All-Ireland MFC quarter-final Monaghan 1-15 Mayo 1-8 By Michael McMullan A POWERFUL showing from Max McGinnity, Tommy Mallen and Matthew Finn shot Monaghan into the All-Ireland semi-finals at the expense of Mayo on Saturday in Carrick on Shannon. Advertisement The trio shot nine of their sides tally, but the hunger inside the Farney jersey was […]
All-Ireland minor fixtures finalised
May 31, 2023
By Michael McMullan THE dates, times and venues have been announced for the All-Ireland minor quarter-finals. Ulster champions Derry will take on Galway in a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland semi-final. The Tribesmen were 2-9 to 1-11 winners on their way to the title despite a spirited Derry comeback. Advertisement From this year’s team, captain […]
Two Donegal changes ahead of crunch Mayo clash
March 24, 2023
By Jackie Cahill DONEGAL boss Maxi Curran has made two changes in personnel from the team that lost to Dublin last time out for Sunday’s relegation crunch against Mayo in Division 1 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League. Donegal must win in Letterkenny (2pm) to preserve their top-flight status, having contested a Division 1 […]
GERARD O’KANE: Mayo have the depth for Sam
March 24, 2023
In my last column four weeks ago, I remarked how the upcoming National League games at that time could be compared to ‘moving day’ in the golf majors. Since that weekend there has been another two rounds of the National League with another one left. As it stands now, there is still plenty to play […]
Crunch time for Donegal ahead of Mayo visit
March 16, 2023
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have spent just two years in the last decade outside the top flight and Sunday’s visit of Mayo poses an acid test of their survival chances this season. Paddy Carr’s side have been a mixed bag. After a hot and cold opening to the league, the grit demonstrated when nothing was […]
GERARD O’KANE: The spider’s web
September 9, 2022
THE managerial merry-go-round is in full swing at the moment at county level. County board delegates are meeting in smoke-filled back rooms, curtains closed, under cover of darkness and a special knock to get in. The veil of secrecy thrown over some of these processes is akin to waiting on white smoke coming from the […]
Rochford on the task of catching Dublin both on and off the field
December 17, 2020
Former Mayo boss and current Donegal head coach feels it’s time the GAA took a subjective look at the Championship landscape
Mayo push aside weak Tyrone effort
February 4, 2019
Allianz Football League Division One Tyrone 0-10 Mayo 2-13 Mayo have hammered a weary Tyrone outfit to inflict a second loss of the season on the Red Hands at Healy Park. Mickey Harte’s men now face a relegation battle after falling to a nine point defeat, trailing 1-7 to 0-3 at the break after Keith […]
Harte makes two changes as Tyrone prepare to host Mayo
January 31, 2019
Mickey Harte has made two changes to the Tyrone side which lost their Allianz League opener in Kerry. Lee Brennan and Kieran McGeary come into the starting team while David Mulgrew and Liam Rafferty miss out. There is also two changes to the 26 man squad as Ronan O’Neill and Frank Burns join the panel […]
O’Rourke absent a number of key men for Monaghan opener
January 26, 2018
FAST starts have been a ever-present from Malachy O’Rourke’s side since they moved to Division One for the 2015 season, and they have helped pave the way to two top-four finishes in that time. Sunday’s opponents Mayo, meanwhile, are notoriously slow out of the blocks and have lost four of their last five league openers. […]