With all the attention given to our free-scoring footballers today, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that two other Mayo teams were also in competitive action this afternoon. Both the hurlers and the county’s camogie team had matches against Roscommon, with the hurlers coming out on top while the camogie team lost out after a brave battle. The hurlers were to […]
If momentum truly is an important factor in this year’s condensed inter-county season, then the early evidence from Mayo is already looking positive. Once we got on top of this National League opener at a rain-soaked MacHale Park today we fairly showed Down a clean pair of heels and we won pulling up well before the finish. We were never […]
In normal times our first competitive match of the year would be played in deep winter, before January was over. But these aren’t normal times and so instead it’s the middle of May when this year’s National League gets underway. Regardless of the timing, though, it’s great to have the football – and the hurling and the camogie – back […]
The time is now ticking down rapidly ahead of the footballers’ first competitive outing of 2021. In fact we’re now less than 24 hours out from the big throw-in. To complicate matters, there are three separate Mayo matches that are worth keeping track of tomorrow. The footballers’ NFL Division Two North clash with Down at MacHale Park at 2pm we […]
There was a lot to like about Mayo’s opening round NHL meeting with Derry last Sunday. First, it was great to see a Mayo team in action again. The main focus here on the blog is, I know, on the football but the hurlers deserve some attention too and it was nice that they led us off this year, in […]
Monday’s almost done with on a week that’s set to be one of increasing excitement, anticipation and, no doubt, nervousness for Mayo fans everywhere. Yes folks, it’s finally a game week with the countdown now well and truly on ahead of our opening League match on Saturday against Down. One of the by-products of our relegation from the League’s top […]
Mayo’s hurling League campaign got underway this afternoon when the county took on Derry in an opening round NHL Division 2B clash at a windy MacHale Park. The blustery wind blowing down the field from the Albany end had a major bearing on proceedings in this afternoon’s contest. The home team were always in charge in the opening half with […]
The 2021 inter-county season gets underway this coming weekend, with the first round of action in the National Hurling League taking place. For us, this means a Round 1 clash in NHL Division 2B against Derry. That match – which, needless to say, is behind closed doors – is fixed for MacHale Park next Sunday (9th May) where throw-in is […]
The fixtures for this year’s shortened National Football League campaign have finally been released – full details here. None of you need reminding that following our demotion from Division One last year we’re bracketed in Division Two North for 2021, along with Down, Westmeath and Meath. The Mourne County will be the first team we meet in a competitive match […]
The draw was made today for this year’s Nicky Rackard Cup, hurling’s fourth tier Championship in which we’ll once again be competing this summer. Last year we lost out narrowly in the decider to Donegal and that’s who we face first in this year’s competition. I’d always thought that the Rackard winners compete at Christy Ring level the following year […]