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MAYO GAA COLUMN: Jim Gavin, heartbreak and pouring concrete

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...

16.10.2025 3

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Anne-Marie Flynn

GAA COLUMN: Embrace the madness of Mayo county final day

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...

16.10.2025 5

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Ger Flanagan

COLUMN: A day in the life at the Ryder Cup

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...

08.10.2025 2

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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 1

The Mayo News

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...

21.08.2025 30

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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 1

The Mayo News

Anne-Marie Flynn