At the ninth time of asking, Andy Moran was a winner in a national senior final on Sunday — and boy did it feel sweet.

The contrast couldn’t be starker. Of their 26-man panel that travelled to Roscommon last Sunday, 11 Kerry players have yet to lose a national final in Croke Park.

The chance of claiming a first national title in 18 years is not to be sniffed at but in the event Mayo do fall short of reaching the final tomorrow James Horan seems satisfied with what he has learned from their Division 1 exploits.

The flip chart in the Mayo dressing room after Saturday night’s gritty win in Tralee was light on to-do’s for this week’s training.

A stunning second-half display from Corofin earned the reigning All-Ireland club champions a third provincial championship title in a row this afternoon.

Holders Castlebar Mitchels were held to a draw by rivals Ballintubber in Saturday night’s thrilling Mayo SFC semi-final at MacHale Park, Castlebar.

Mayo may not have beaten Dublin in a competitive fixture for almost six years, but Stephen Rochford says that his team ‘certainly don’t fear’ the three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions.

Mayo 5-7 Cork 1-14: An hour and a half after Stephen Coen lifted the Clarke Cup, he and his team-mates were back on the field to mingle with friends and family.

Magic from Conor Loftus and Liam Irwin brought Mayo U21 All-Ireland glory for the first time since 2006.

There was late drama at today's EirGrid All-Ireland U21 football semi-final between Mayo and Dublin at O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

The chief protagonists in Mayo’s 2013 minor success made a conscious decision in the days and weeks after delivering the county’s first All-Ireland at that grade in 28-years; they vowed, on and off the field, to stick together.

While it is a side lacking in any senior experience, there are still some familiar surnames in the Kerry side to play Cork in the Cadbury Munster U21FC quarter-final in Austin Stack Park tomorrow night (7.30pm).

Mayo 3-19 Monaghan 1-12

Mayo 3-19 Monaghan 1-12