It would be remiss not to remark upon the news yesterday that Cora Staunton has announced her retirement from the AFLW, having played six seasons Down Under with Sydney club GWS Giants. When she left for Australia in 2017, Cora had already done more than enough in her LGFA career to seal her status as a legend of the fast-developing […]
It’s been well flagged in recent weeks but last night’s official confirmation that Oisín Mullin is departing for Australia shortly to take up a professional AFL contract with Geelong is nonetheless a significant blow for the county ahead of next year’s inter-county campaign. At a personal level, it’s only right to wish Oisín well. We’re all given only one life […]
Mayo GAA announced within the last hour that two-time Young Footballer of the Year Oisín Mullin has decided to stay in Ireland to concentrate on playing for Mayo and for his club Kilmaine. The statement from Mayo GAA confirming Oisín’s decision is here. As he confirms in the statement, the opportunity to go to Australia to play Aussie Rules professionally […]
The New Year has already seen football action at both inter-county and club levels, with Mayo edged out by Galway in the FBD League in the novel surroundings of the Air Dome at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, while Kilmeena and Knockmore experienced contrasting fortunes in their respective Connacht football finals. In this first Mayo News football podcast episode […]
When he spoke to the press after the Galway game, James Horan may have been reflecting on defeat on the night under the Dome, but what he had to say about player availability for the forthcoming National League campaign was pretty positive. Speaking with the Mayo News this week (paper and digital variants), the first bit of good news James […]
The Irish Examiner has a piece online this evening by John Fogarty (here) which reveals that Oisín Mullin’s move to AFL club Geelong has “hit a snag”. It’s stated in the piece that the Kilmaine man may not have signed a contract yet with the Australian club and that, as a result, “the move could now be in jeopardy”. This […]
The news that, in truth, we’ve all been dreading to hear has tonight been confirmed – Oisín Mullin is definitely heading off to Australia. Geelong Cats have announced (here) that they’ve signed the Kilmaine club man on a rookie contract. This is obviously a great opportunity for Oisín. He has all the qualities to succeed in the professional game and […]
The news that broke this morning about the likely impending departure for Australia and the AFL of Oisín Mullin is a bad blow for the county’s football team. An All-Star and Young Footballer of the Year in his debut season at inter-county level in 2020, the Kilmaine player quickly established himself as one of our most important performers. The news […]
Cora Staunton’s incredible playing career continues and, as it does, the list of accolades she has collected keeps growing. The latest award to be added to the list came from her latest season in the AFLW in Australia where, following another impressive campaign Down Under with the Great Western Sydney Giants, the Carnacon legend has been named in the 2021 […]
All the fun and games going on in New York over the last few days acted to overshadow somewhat the dispiriting news from Australia, where ex-Mayo star Cora Staunton suffered a serious leg injury on Saturday. Cora recently completed her second season in the AFLW with Greater Western Sydney Giants. Following this, she’d already agreed terms with the Giants to […]