Mortimer hat-trick sends Mayo into semi against Galway

BITTER rivals Kerry helped save Tyrone from Division Two football after a thrilling final round of action yesterday which saw the Red Hands lose out to high-flying Mayo.

A hat-trick of goals from Mayo’s Conor Mortimer seemed to have consigned the Ulster men to the drop in Omagh but Kerry’s narrow victory over Dublin in Parnell Park keeps Mickey Harte’s side in the top flight.

Mayo now head to a NFL semi-final with Connacht foes Galway while Tyrone knuckle down to championship preparations.