Mortimer: Living in Dublin aids Mayo stars

Conor Mortimer believes the high number of Dublin-based Mayo players is one of the reasons why the county have performed well against Dublin in recent years.

Mayo have beaten Dublin in four of their last eight league and championship games, drawing one and losing three. Of the current panel, Cillian O’Connor, Aidan and Seamus O’Shea, Kevin McLoughlin, Alan Freeman and Jason Doherty are among a group who all either study or live in the capital.

Mortimer, who left the panel last season, has been living in Dublin for several years and believes the benefits of Mayo players living in the city are two-fold.