Mayo still on a learning curve, says defender Saoirse Lally

Mayo are just a game away from a return to the TG4 All-Ireland senior final, with a Connacht title tucked away and their great rivals Galway in their slipstream

LEARNING CURVE: Saoirse Lally of Mayo, right, and team-mate Tamara O'Connor celebrate at the final whistle of the quarter-final win over Galway at Pearse Stadium. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Half a dozen games into this season's National League campaign, Mayo had cause for concern.

Sure, they'd beaten holders and All-Ireland champions Meath but they'd lost their five other Lidl Division 1 games, leaving them in a relegation battle with Donegal.