The shortlist of candidates for the position of Mayo manager has been known for a few weeks now and, with the interviews set to be held over the next few days, the name of the new bainisteoir should be announced soon. That much was confirmed by Mayo GAA Secretary Dermot Butler, who’s quoted in this week’s Mayo News as saying […]
I’m a bit late to the party on this one, I know, but the news is still worthy of recording here all the same. The news in question being confirmation of Ray Dempsey’s proposed backroom team should he be appointed as the next Mayo manager. Michael Gallagher had the details of the Knockmore man’s management team in today’s Mayo News […]
As the process to appoint the next Mayo senior manager rumbles on, in this episode of the Mayo News Football Podcast host Mike Finnerty catches up with Colm Keys of the Irish Independent and with Mayo News columnist Billy Joe Padden to talk about the latest developments. Firstly, Colm tackles the talking point of whether or not Mayo’s managerial appointment process is working well so far […]
August used to be the month when the serious stuff happened at inter-county level but this year, with the split season in force, the inter-county year is already over. As a result, August is given over to chat about the forthcoming club Championships and, of course, the appointment process for the vacant position of Mayo manager. In this episode of […]
With the four candidates who have been nominated to fill the vacant post of Mayo manager now identified, it might be useful to outline the broad shape of the process from here, a process that, all going well, should see the new manager of the Mayo Senior team in position before the end of this month. The first step has, […]
Details of the proposed management team assembled by Declan Shaw has been revealed today. The Castlebar Mitchels clubman is one of four nominees for the position of Mayo manager and Edwin McGreal has the details in the Mayo News (here) of the backroom team he has announced. The proposed backroom team comprises Paddy Christie, Richie Feeney, Dessie Sloyan and Cormac […]
It’s just been confirmed by the Mayo News on Twitter (here) that four candidates have applied for the position of Mayo manager. They are Ray Dempsey, Kevin McStay, Declan Shaw and Mike Solan. The proposed backroom teams put together by Kevin McStay and Mike Solan were reported on over the last few days. There’s no word yet on who would […]
As this piece by Donnchadh Boyle in the Irish Independent so aptly puts it, the race for the vacant position of Mayo manager is hotting up, with the news coming out tonight about the proposed management team assembled by Mike Solan. The Ballaghaderreen clubman’s candidacy is one of what I understand are four nominations for the post that were submitted […]
While most of the focus right now is, understandably, on the vacant post of Mayo football manager, the county’s hurlers are also without a bainisteoir, following Derek Walsh’s announcement today that he’s stepping down from the role. Official statement from Mayo GAA is here. The Ballyhaunis man was initially appointed to the post back in 2018. In his time at […]
The deadline for initial expressions of interest in the vacant position of manager of the Mayo Senior panel is 6pm tomorrow. Over the last few days there’s been a fair bit of speculation about who might or might not be going for the position but tonight RTÉ’s Damien Lawlor has broken the story (here) that was doing the round all […]