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As a Mayo GAA fan I was happy Galway got to the All-Ireland final

Ah – the things you do for love.  Myself and my Tuam-ian fiancée met just one month out from the All-Ireland final in 2016. To be exact, it was the night before Mayo’s All-Ireland semi-final clash with Tipperary. On the weekend of the final she came to Dublin and met my sister for the very first time and, while she […]

Sunday match reports

It might only be the middle of January but yesterday we had a club from the county contesting an All-Ireland title while the Mayo footballers were beating Galway in the FBD, having earlier in the day reportedly also got the better of Westmeath with another county team in a separate pre-season joust. Time for the return of the match reports […]

Terrific Tooreen just come up short

Tooreen gave it absolutely everything in this evening’s All-Ireland Intermediate club hurling final against Monaleen of Limerick at Croke Park but suffered heartbreak at the finish as they were overhauled in the closing stages. They lost at the end by just two points, on a scoreline of 1-17 to 1-15. This was a marvellous performance by the tight-knit, hard battling […]

Loads about Lee

There has, understandably, been a significant amount of media coverage following Lee Keegan’s retirement announcement yesterday. It’s a testament to the esteem in which Lee is held that the prevailing narrative throughout all this coverage is one that extols the leadership qualities and never-say-die attitude that made Lee such a fans’ favourite, not just among Mayo people but for followers […]

Lee announces his retirement

We’ve all been dreading this day but it’s finally arrived. Earlier this morning, Lee Keegan announced his retirement from inter-county football. The official announcement from Mayo GAA is here. In it, Lee himself makes clear the rationale for his decision. He’s got family commitments, with two small children, and so he feels unable to give the required time to inter-county […]

FBD clash with Galway confirmed for next Saturday in the Dome

Following Galway’s preliminary round win over Leitrim yesterday evening, our FBD League semi-final clash against the Tribesmen has now been confirmed for the Dome this day week (Saturday 14th) with a 5.30pm throw-in. The match will be streamed live by Connacht GAA. There’s no link for the game as yet but the link for where Connacht GAA stream their matches […]

Tickets for Tooreen’s All-Ireland final now on sale

Tickets have gone on sale today for Saturday week’s All-Ireland JHC and IHC finals at Croke Park. The Junior title decider between Ballygibbon of Cork and Sligo’s Easkey throws in at HQ at 5pm that evening (14th January) and it’s followed at 7pm by the Intermediate final between Monaleen of Limerick and Mayo’s finest, Tooreen. The link for purchasing tickets […]

Tooreen fundraiser on in Aghamore tonight

Excitement is mounting in Tooreen, as well as across Aghamore parish more generally, ahead of next month’s All-Ireland Intermediate hurling final. The biggest game in the club’s history is set for Croke Park on Saturday, 14th January, and in it Tooreen are up against Monaleen of Limerick. This All-Ireland decider will be played under the lights at HQ, where throw-in […]

Tooreen’s All-Ireland final fixture details confirmed

The GAA yesterday confirmed fixture details for next month’s All-Ireland Intermediate club hurling final between Limerick’s Monaleen and our lads from Tooreen. This title decider will be played at Croke Park on Saturday, 14th January under the lights at 7pm. The Intermediate final forms part of a Croke Park double-header and there’s Connacht involvement in the other game too. That’s […]

Tooreen through to All-Ireland final

Tooreen are on their way to Croker. Their All-Ireland Intermediate hurling Championship semi-final against Liatrom Fontenoys of Down finally went ahead at Breffni Park in Cavan this afternoon, having been put back by 24 hours due to the then prevailing sub-zero temperatures. With the cold snap over this morning, the pitch was fine for action today. Tooreen really looked to […]