Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

AN outstanding display from Mayo sharpshooter Cillian O’Connor helped ease defending champions Ballintubber through to the Mayo SFC semi-finals yesterday.

MAYO captain Alan Dillon racked up 1-11 for Ballintubber as the reigning Mayo senior club football champions got the defence of their title off to a flying start.

Mick O'Dwyer has been nominated for the Mayo senior football manager's job, although there is opposition to a manager from 'outside the county' being appointed to the role.

JOHN MAUGHAN could be in line for a shock return to the Mayo football hotseat.

THE Monaghan county board management committee met last night in Truagh to consider demands made by Seamus McEnaney which will play a crucial role in determining whether he will remain in charge of the county’s senior footballers for a seventh year.

Alan Dillon has called for root-and-branch reform of Mayo football following their humiliating exit from the All-Ireland championship on Saturday.

ALAN DILLON has called for root and branch reform of Mayo football following their humiliating exit from the All-Ireland championship on Saturday.

GALWAY footballers received a huge boost with news the knee injury Michael Meehan sustained against Kerry on Sunday is not as serious as first feared.

WATERFORD football boss John Owens will give Gary Hurney time to make a decision on his future inter-county plans after he pulled out of the county hurling squad.

IT was a match where they were strongly challenged, but during the critical closing phase Armagh produced the goods to swing yesterday’s ESB All-Ireland MFC final at Croke Park in their direction.

TWELVE months after they were visited by heartbreak in the national decider, Mayo’s minor footballers established a platform for revenge after claiming the scalp of Down in yesterday’s ESB All-Ireland MFC semi-final in Croke Park.

IT’S been a challenging season for Mark Turley and his Down minor footballers.

THE restaurant chain McDonald’s spends over €145 million a year in purchasing beef, dairy and egg products in Ireland.

Mayo 3-11 Tipperary 1-8

AFTER the trauma of last year’s All-Ireland minor final replay defeat, Mayo boss Ray Dempsey sets off on the 2009 campaign trail tomorrow in the Connacht MFC semi-final against Galway.

Tyrone 1-20 Mayo 1-15 (aet)

ON THE cusp of All-Ireland success with seconds remaining, Mayo football endured another luckless ending at Croke Park Sunday.

Tyrone 0-14 Mayo 0-14

Mayo manager Ray Dempsey has stuck with the team that beat Kerry last time out for Sunday's ESB Football All-Ireland Minor final against Tyrone at Croke Park (throw-in 1.30pm).

HARD to believe this was the same Mayo who almost kicked away the All-Ireland MFC semi-final a week ago.

KERRY coach John Kennedy has called for a massive improvement from his charges ahead of today’s All-Ireland MFC semi-final replay against Mayo at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick.

GIVEN all their senior success over the last 20 years, it’s hard to believe that Kerry have won only two minor All-Ireland titles in the same period.

WHEN Mayo full-back David Heaney joined the county side he shared a dressing-room with the likes of Dermot Flanagan, Pat Fallon, Ray Dempsey and John Casey.

Shareholders in Birr and Nenagh marts have been urged to deliver a strong yes vote in support of proposals to create a new mart society, Central Auctions, at special general meetings in both towns on November 8.