Person: Seamie O’Shea

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Brady dismay at club GAA pay culture

Former Mayo footballer David Brady has shone a light on the culture of paying managers at club level.

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At half-time, even the most cynical Mayo fan must have felt their blood pressure rise

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Believe the hype and hope around Mayo’s attacking threat

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Galway unlikely to abandon defensive strategy

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Padden: O’Connor loss could haunt Mayo down the road

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Moran: My plan was never to lose to the Rossies

Diarmuid O'Connor misses out as Mayo make two changes for Championship opener

Mayo captain Diarmuid O'Connor has missed out on the Mayo team for their Championship opener in New York.

Thu, 02 May, 2019

O’Connor set to miss New York clash

Mayo look set to be without their inspirational captain Diarmuid O’Connor for Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final with New York at Gaelic Park.

Wed, 01 May, 2019

James Horan: It’s not sacrifice, players love what they do

James Horan maintains the demands placed on players have not increased during the four years he was away from the inter-county scene, with the Mayo manager taking umbrage to the suggestion that players make sacrifices to wear their county shirt.

Wed, 24 Apr, 2019

Tipperary v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2

Still standing but Mayo on shaky ground

Mayo 1-19 Tipperary 1-11

Mon, 25 Jun, 2018

Jim Gavin relishing tussle with ‘physical’ Kerry after thumping Mayo

The game panned out along expected lines with Dublin racking up another routine victory, and Jim Gavin stuck to a familiar script afterwards when he spoke to reporters.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018

Mayo and Dublin: A rivalry gone toxic

Enda Varley had his nose broken off the ball in the 2012 semi-final meeting of Mayo and Dublin and also played in the 2013 final. Gone from the county scene, he has since slipped behind enemy lines, playing his club football with St Vincent’s. Kieran Shannon discovers how he’s grown to appreciate his new surroundings and respect teammates like Diarmuid Connolly, but also sees a rivalry between his two homes slipping out of control

Sun, 17 Sep, 2017

Dublin v Tyrone - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Stephen Rochford’s tweaks win tactics battle

Talking points from last weekend’s GAA action.

Mon, 28 Aug, 2017

An epic. Or a classic?

The reflex impulse immediately after the final whistle yesterday was to describe this game as a classic. 

Mon, 21 Aug, 2017

Seamie O’Shea: Mayo now peaking for Kerry challenge

Mayo will be taking on “the form team in the country” when they cross swords with Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday week next.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Rough edges but Galway refused to be bullied

Not good for the heart for either set of supporters. Relief was the overriding emotion for the Galway contingent yesterday afternoon.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

Late flourish enough for Mayo

Mayo 2-14 Sligo 0-11: Anybody searching for definitive signs that this might be Mayo’s year would have left MacHale Park sorely disappointed yesterday afternoon.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

Croke Park cracker a tantalising taste of sensational Super 8

Kieran Shannon picks out four key takeaways from the weekend’s League final.

Wed, 12 Apr, 2017

Pearse O’Neill and Eamon Fennell see reasons to be positive from return of ‘mark’

“My memory is not the best,” laughs Pearse O’Neill. He’s just been asked to jog it back to the spring of 2010 when the mark last featured in inter-county Gaelic football.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

Castlebar Mitchels to meet surprise packet in final

Champions Castlebar Mitchels will take on surprise packets Knockmore in the Mayo SFC final for the first time since 1980.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

Surely Mayo won’t push Lee Keegan back on Michael Quinlivan?

At the outset of the championship, I thought Mayo the team most likely to stop the Dublin machine retaining their All-Ireland crown. I never envisaged Tipperary standing in their way this late in that mission.

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

Kieran McGeeney and Liam McHale give ‘mark’ seal of approval

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney and Roscommon selector Liam McHale have backed the introduction of the ‘mark’ to Gaelic football, but McGeeney believes the GAA could do even more to encourage high fielding.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

Dublin won’t change to counter Aidan O’Shea threat

Jim Gavin has intimated that Dublin will not draw up special plans to deal with the threat of Mayo’s Aidan O’Shea around their penalty area in Sunday’s second All-Ireland football semi-final at Croke Park.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2015

Dara Ó Cinnéide: Donegal and Mayo can’t afford to lose this one

No matter how you look at it, this evening’s All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park between Donegal and Mayo will be an era-defining game.

Sat, 08 Aug, 2015

Resolute Mayo find a way

CONNACHT SFC SEMI-FINAL:

Mon, 09 Jun, 2014

Where the game will be won and lost

The tactical battles which will decide the destination of Sam Maguire

Sat, 21 Sep, 2013