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COLUMN: A Tralee trip that put Mayo fans to the test

Saturday's National League defeat to Kerry in Austin Stack Park leaves Mayo with plenty of questions We are lucky enough to have an organiser in our...

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Oisin Bradley

COLUMN: Mayo learn hard lessons in League defeat to Kerry

Austin Stack Park in Tralee was a difficult experience for the Green and Red as they suffered their second Division One loss GOING into this game,...

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Oisin Bradley

COLUMN: Success is no coincidence for Balla Secondary School

Ahead of the All-Ireland C Schools Final, our columnist Ger Flanagan examined his time at the school THIRTEEN years ago, when this columnist was...

12.03.2026 10

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Oisin Bradley

COLUMN: Examining Mayo's progress under Moran after Armagh win

The National League form of Mayo continues to thrive in 2026, with the latest win in MacHale Park a signal of progress It's hard to believe it’s...

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Oisin Bradley

COLUMN: Positive signs for Mayo ahead of visit of Armagh

Our columnist, Billy-Joe Padden, was impressed with Mayo as they swept Monaghan aside to get back on track in the National League SOMETIMES, the most...

26.02.2026 10

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Oisin Bradley

COLUMN: Kobe debut icing on cake in as Mayo sparkle in Clones

Ger Flanagan, our columnist, gave his take on Mayo's rampant win in Saint Tiernach's Park to fly high in Division One TWO goals and 30 points is...

25.02.2026 30

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Oisin Bradley

'If you’re good enough, you’re old enough. I’d wager Kobe would agree'

Our columnist, Anne-Marie Flynn, offered her thoughts on Mayo's facile National League win over Monaghan IN contrast to the previous week’s low...

24.02.2026 20

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Oisin Bradley

COLUMN: Balla’s battle in the blizzard shows schools football at its best

Our columnist, Ger Flanagan, was full of praise as his side battled past Gortnor Abbey, Crossmolina in Bekan THIS columnist was drafted in for...

19.02.2026 20

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Oisin Bradley

OPINION: A dismal day for Mayo in Letterkenny League tussle

Donegal proved too stiff an opposition throughout the National League tie, writes our columnist, Anne-Marie Flynn THERE are days when writing this...

18.02.2026 10

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Oisin Bradley

OPINION: Mayo endure day of learning and hard truths in Donegal

Our columnist, Billy-Joe Padden offers his thoughts on the National League tie in O'Donnell Park Days like Sunday are the moments where you learn the...

17.02.2026 20

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Oisin Bradley

ANALYSIS: Ryan O'Donoghue shines in new-look Mayo position

Our columnist, Ger Flnagan, gives his take on Mayo's star forward after a solid start in the National League THERE has been plenty to digest about...

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Oisin Bradley

COLUMN: Moran's Mayo a smart blend of trust and opportunity

Our columnist, Billy-Joe Padden, remains excited for the future after National League wins over Dublin and Galway In last week’s column, I started...

07.02.2026 20

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Oisin Bradley

OPINION: Mayo’s attacking style and squad depth bring fresh optimism

Anne-Marie Flynn, our columnist, offered her take on the National League victory in MacHale Park “OF course the Mayo GAA public will take all this...

06.02.2026 20

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Oisin Bradley

OPINION: Mayo League to elect new committee this week

The Mayo League meets this week to elect a new management committee and hopefully, get the 2026 season, the start of which has been delayed, back on...

04.02.2026 10

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John Corless

OPINION: Mayo's Oscar Traynor hosting 'embarrassment for the game in the county.'

I was in Milebush on Sunday, for the Oscar Traynor Cup semi-final between the Limerick League and the Donegal League. It wasn’t a great game in...

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John Corless

COLUMN: Mayo stars shine in style under Moran’s guidance

I haven’t always looked forward to Mayo games in recent years, but Sunday’s clash with Galway had me genuinely excited. Maybe it was the sense of...

30.01.2026 50

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Billy Joe Padden

COLUMN: Moran’s Mayo embrace bold football in thrilling opener

Mayo won. Andy Moran won his first competitive game as manager against Galway. The final score read 3-18 to 2-18 in Pearse Stadium. Those are the...

29.01.2026 10

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Ger Flanagan

COLUMN: Mayo's Salthill win offers relief, optimism, and fresh belief

“UNDIGNIFIED - humiliating - a whipping”. It will be a year ago next week since I took to the keyboard, surrounded by a red mist. Galway had...

28.01.2026 20

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Anne-Marie Flynn

Let's talk about reunification: Valuable lessons to be learned from the German example

LET us talk about Irish reunification. A border poll doesn’t seem imminent but since Brexit was painfully conceived, debates around reunification...

09.01.2026 10

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David Rischke

COLUMN: Lessons learned from 2025 and hopes for 2026

As another year closes behind us, it’s tempting to rush headlong into resolutions and predictions. But it’s worth pausing to ask what the year...

01.01.2026 20

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Anne-Marie Flynn

COLUMN: Optimism on rise after Andy Moran’s opening Mayo games

As the dusk of the year draws in, and we bridge the 2025 and 2026 seasons, Sunday, December 21, was a good day all round for Mayo . Two from two for...

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Anne-Marie Flynn

COLUMN: Mayo FC entering League of Ireland at a good time

By the time you read this, it could already be official: Mayo FC may have been named as one of the teams to compete in the ‘third division’ of...

10.12.2025 20

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John Corless

COLUMN: Mayo says goodbye to sporting icons Danny Dolan and Joe Hennigan

The Legends' Avenue in downtown Heaven got a little more crowded this week when two mighty Mayo sportsmen took up residence. Joe Hennigan and Danny...

28.11.2025 10

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Michael Gallagher

COLUMN: CEO decision 'most important Mayo GAA will ever make'

The appointment of a full-time CEO for Mayo GAA is one of the important decisions for the organisation in its recent history. Bigger than any...

27.11.2025 20

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Ger Flanagan

COLUMN: Mayo awaits replay after epic county final battle

Ominous would have been the word to describe the long-range weather forecast a week ago. We had been gearing ourselves up for a damp, dreary, dark...

25.10.2025 10

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Anne-Marie Flynn

GAA COLUMN: Embrace the madness of Mayo county final day

In many ways, it's a blessing that Ballina and Westport have just a week to prepare for the Mayo county final. Not that it’s the right decision (an...

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Ger Flanagan

MAYO GAA COLUMN: Jim Gavin, heartbreak and pouring concrete

It's Monday morning as I type this, before the workday starts, and being honest, I could have done with another hour or two in bed. Four games over a...

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Anne-Marie Flynn

COLUMN: A day in the life at the Ryder Cup

You know the excitement is real when a 4am alarm doesn't knock a pipe out of you. That Christmas morning feeling as a young lad, except this time...

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Ger Flanagan

COLUMN: The right appointment at the right time for Mayo GAA

Andy Moran has been appointed Mayo manager and I’m absolutely delighted for him. Obviously I know Andy from having played with him and I know the...

23.08.2025 10

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Billy Joe Padden

COLUMN: The right men for Mayo GAA's toughest job

If only the FBD League was still in existence. There'd be 10,000 Mayo souls pouring into a freezing cold, damp and windy MacHale Park in January...

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Ger Flanagan

COLUMN: New Mayo managers bring charisma, vision and ambition

Football is never far from the mind here in Mayo . Whether you’re ambling in Achill, climbing Croagh Patrick, wandering in Westport, or browsing in...

20.08.2025 30

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Anne-Marie Flynn

OPINION: Women's beauty and cosmetic treatments have gone too far

Aesthetician boutiques have recently popped up all over the country to save women from fat, wrinkles, thin lips and more. In recent years “baby...

04.08.2025 10

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Bridin Ni Fhearraigh-Joyce

OPINION: Mayo club football thrives under new GAA season model

It's great when things get quieter around this time of year, isn’t it? The usual suspects moaning about the split-season throughout the inter-county...

31.07.2025 10

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Ger Flanagan

Mayo town to host busy schedule for biennial Covie Week event

COVIE Week is slipping into view again with proceedings kicking off on Thursday, July 24. The biennial event has seen the past two years flow by so...

25.07.2025 20

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Liamy Macnally

COLUMN: It’s time to value Mayo’s early years professionals

Educators in Early Years and School Age Care play an instrumental role in children’s lives. Parents recognise this, and it’s time for our...

18.07.2025 10

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Michael Duffy

COLUMN: All hands on deck for Mall River clean-up

The biennial clean-up of the Mall River, or more correctly the Carrowbeg River, is underway. The river, as it flows through the centre of Westport, is...

12.07.2025 10

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Liamy Macnally - de Facto

OPINION: Time for Irish Rail to reinstate trolley service

It is now over two years and three months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that Covid-19 no longer represented a global health...

11.07.2025 10

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Michael Duffy (Editor)

COLUMN: Thirty years of local radio celebrated in Mayo town

Community Radio Castlebar last week celebrated thirty years of transmission as CRCfm, a landmark which few would have envisaged back in 1995 when then...

10.07.2025 10

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John Healy

OPINION: Mayo McStay statement blunder fuels rumour mill

Clarity is important in all walks of life, and I don’t think we’ve had much of that from Mayo GAA over the past few days. The statement issued...

02.07.2025 10

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Billy Joe Padden

COLUMN: Conversations about fertility and loss must be more open and inclusive

You'll rarely find this writer lamenting the lack of male voices anywhere, because, well, there is no deficiency. The most recent data I can find,...

20.06.2025 10

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Anne-Marie Flynn

OPINION: Mayo take centre stage on bumper weekend of action

It's hard to believe that we are only in mid-June and there is a real possibility that the Mayo senior footballers could be out of the Championship by...

13.06.2025 10

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Editorial - Michael Duffy

OPINION - Bright young lights can lift the darkness in Mayo

While faith in Mayo 's senior prospects in both the men’s and women’s codes has wavered and waned over the past four years, there are definitely...

11.06.2025 10

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Anne-Marie Flynn

OPINION: Mayo bounce back but face huge challenge against Donegal

THE mood in the Mayo GAA community was very sombre over the last two weeks after the surprise defeat to Cavan and the subsequent issues surrounding...

05.06.2025 10

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Editorial - Michael Duffy

OPINION: Where to now for Mayo after collapse against Cavan?

It has been well documented that Mayo were not considered a serious threat in this year's race for Sam Maguire but everyone expected Kevin McStay's...

22.05.2025 10

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Editorial - Michael Duffy

OPINION: Mayo need statement of intent as championship gets serious

AFTER the disappointment of defeat in the Connacht Final against Galway, Mayo must dust themselves down and go again with the prospect of three big...

15.05.2025 10

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Michael Duffy (Editor)

EDITORIAL: Mayo will be disappointed but all is not lost

THERE was a real sense of disappointment among Mayo fans as they exited Hastings Insurance MacHale Park on Sunday after another loss in a Connacht...

09.05.2025 9

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Opinion - Michael Duffy

COLUMN: Twenty five years of choral singing in Mayo

The Mayo Male Voice Choir last week celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala concert in the perfect setting of the Church of the Holy Rosary in...

08.05.2025 10

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County View - John Healy

MAYO GAA COLUMN: Two points and a world of regret

Mayo ’s greatest attribute is their ability to break your heart. We learned that again last Sunday in MacHale Park where over 27,000 supporters saw...

06.05.2025 10

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Ger Flanagan

COLUMN: 'The weight of history' on the line for Mayo against Galway

With two days to go until the biggest game of the year for Mayo – so far, at least – it’s probably a good time to stand back and take stock of...

04.05.2025 20

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Anne-Marie Flynn

Pope Francis will be remembered with love, kindness, joy and compassion

The legacy of Pope Francis is plain and simple, he lived a life of faith, hope and love. It was borne out beautifully one day last week when Rev...

27.04.2025 10

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Liamy Macnally