We had three Mayo Football Podcast shows last week and in this review episode Rob and I review extracts from these pods, where the main focus during the week was on the Mayo ladies team who were in All-Ireland semi-final action against Kerry on Saturday. To start the show we hear audio from podcast regular Edwin McGreal, who reflects on Mayo’s […]
The day before the game’s biggest day of the year saw the curtain fall on Mayo’s year of inter-county football. Yesterday’s LGFA All-Ireland semi-final at Semple Stadium ended in a five-point defeat to title favourites Kerry. Here’s what’s online about the game: Locals: Mayo News, Connaught Telegraph, Western People, Radio Kerry. Nationals: Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Irish Mirror. Others: Ladies […]
Mayo’s inter-county year came to an end at Semple Stadium in Thurles this evening, as the county lost out to Kerry in an entertaining LGFA All-Ireland semi-final. Kerry had five points to spare at the finish, as they ran out winners by 1-16 to 1-11. Mayo trailed by nine points at half-time, having played into a Salthill-like stiff breeze and […]
We’ve named our team and subs for tomorrow’s LGFA All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry at Semple Stadium (throw-in 5pm). Here’s our match day panel for Thurles: Mayo (LGFA All-Ireland SFC semi-final v Kerry, 29/7/2023): Laura Brennan (Hollymount); Saoirse Lally (Westport), Clodagh McManamon (Burrishoole), Danielle Caldwell (Castlebar Mitchels); Éilís Ronayne (Davitts), Ciara Needham (Louisburgh), Kathyrn Sullivan (Castlebar Mitchels, captain); Aoife Geraghty (Westport), […]
Mayo’s inter-county season isn’t over yet and this coming weekend there are big matches involving the county in both women’s football and camogie. Unfortunately, the two games clash as both of them are set to be played on Saturday afternoon, one in Thurles and the other in Birr. The LGFA and the Camogie Association have a poor track record, both […]
We had two Mayo Football Podcast shows last week and in this review episode Rob and I review extracts from these pods, featuring audio from podcast regular Billy Joe Padden and from Mayo manager Kevin McStay. Billy Joe muses about the style of play needed in the modern game and he points to evidence of how Mayo attempted to set up […]
We’ve got another Mayo Football Podcast exclusive for our club members on Patreon. Mayo manager Kevin McStay sat down this week with Rob Murphy for a wide-ranging interview following the conclusion of the county’s first inter-county season under his stewardship. It’s a detailed interview too, running to just over an hour in length, covering such topics as how the management […]
I wrote the piece below for this week’s Mayo News (here) to provide an overview of what supporters were saying on the blog in the wake of Mayo’s defeat to Dublin. * * * * * The mood among supporters following a Championship-exiting defeat is understandably downbeat. That’s true of those Mayo supporters who contribute to the debate on the […]
Tickets are now on sale for Saturday week’s LGFA All-Ireland semi-final double-header at Semple Stadium in Thurles. Our match against Kerry throws in that evening at 5pm, with Cork and Dublin getting underway at 7.30pm. The link for purchasing tickets online is here. Adult tickets cost €20, with concessions for OAPs and U18s. It’s free admission for kids aged under […]
As we move on from the 2023 inter-county season for the Mayo men’s team, we’ve switched our focus on the Mayo Football Podcast to other issues. In this regular review show we highlight extracts from recent podcast episodes made available to club members and this week we’ve got audio from Edwin McGreal and Austin O’Malley as well as a number of […]