Mayo’s New York tour of duty ticks all the boxes for Dillon

The Mayo senior football squad returned to Ireland this morning after their busman’s holiday to New York last Sunday and there were plenty of reasons for the travelling party to be cheerful.

A comprehensive 22-point victory over the Exiles has helped to kickstart Mayo’s defence of their Connacht championship title, and there was also some valuable team­building done over their long weekend visit.

The return of Alan Dillon to competitive action after a six month lay­off was also one of the highlights from Sunday’s game for the Westerners.