Ryan O'Donoghue leads Belmullet into Mayo semis

Belmullet will play Garrymore in the semi-finals while Castlebar Mitchels meet near-neighbours Breaffy. 

Ryan O'Donoghue scored eight points in Belmullet's Mayo SFC quarter-final victory over Claremorris. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Footballer of the Year frontrunner Ryan O’Donoghue played a leading role as Belmullet booked their place in the Mayo SFC semi-finals in fine style on Sunday.

The Erris men, who have never won a county senior championship title, upset the odds in spectacular fashion as they cracked in five goals to beat Claremorris by 5-13 to 0-20.