Horan: Mayo have survived protests, battles, and dogfights with the Rossies

It may be 18 years since Roscommon beat Mayo in the championship, but James Horan is bracing himself for a tough battle in Saturday evening’s Connacht SFC semi-final in Castlebar.

Horan, who was in charge of Mayo when they squeezed past the Rossies by a point in a provincial semi-final five years ago, was in Hyde Park recently to see Roscommon beat Leitrim by 14 points in a one-sided quarter-final.