Connacht SFC round-up: Coolera Strandhill shock Ballina after penalty shoot-out win
Pádraig Pearses put on defensive masterclass as Mohill fail to move the mountain
Mayo GAA
Con O’Meara and Coolera-Strandhill hoping to cause an upset in Connacht
The Sligo club will play Ballina Stephenites in a Connacht club semi-final on Sunday
Mayo SFC final: Ballina brush aside Knockmore to retain title
Ballina Stephenites claim 38th senior football title with seven-point win in Castlebar
Cora Staunton hopes playing success follows her to the sideline with Ballina Stephenites
The 11-time All Star is a coach and selector for Ballina Stephenites’ senior men’s team who face Knockmore in this weekend’s county final
Kevin McStay ready to go again as Mayo review finally produces green light
Manager under increasing pressure to deliver as county board take three months to analyse the outcome of the 2024 season
Kevin McStay to remain with Mayo for 2025
The Ballina man is two years into his initial four-year term
Ulster counties dominate minor football team of the year
Five Derry players have been named on the Electric Ireland Minor Star Football Team of the Year
Gaelic football year in review: Armagh the biggest surprise in a season of upsets
The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by Irish Times writers
The Schemozzle: Galway’s class of ‘98 continue to inspire and motivate
Iconic Tribesmen of 1998; Mayo unimpressed; Ulster on the rise; form holding up; and more
John O’Mahony obituary: Influential figure in GAA and politics
A considerate, inclusive and shrewd man who respected colleagues and opponents alike, he rarely forgot a name
All-Ireland winning manager and former Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony dies aged 71
John O’Mahony managed Galway senior football team to All-Ireland titles in 1998 and 2001
Andy Moran hopeful Aidan O’Shea will remain a Mayo player in 2025
O’Shea has the most appearances of any outfield player in the history of the senior football championship
Ciarán Murphy: Reluctant Rebels pay a heavy price for their timidity
Ciarán Murphy: Cautious Cork refused to even place a bet when all the chips were on the table and Louth duly scooped the pot
Tactical breakdown: Derry pin back Mayo’s forwards to blunt their attacking threat
Mickey Harte’s side made it their business to get men who are key to an opposition’s game plan doing jobs they didn’t want to do
Football’s final eight learn their fate as Cork, Mayo, Tyrone and Monaghan depart
Clare skip into hurling semi-final clash with Kilkenny; Scotland sent homeward after painful defeat to Hungary; Harrington’s hat-trick at Dick’s
Armagh make first All-Ireland minor final since 2009 after barnstorming second half
Aidan O’Rourke’s team proved much too good for a highly rated Mayo side
‘They were mean at the back’ - Derry show old defensive grit to knock out Mayo
Mickey Harte’s side prevail after ding-dong encounter but the home side will regret the chances missed prior to the penalty shootout
Football previews: Derry’s likely last stand in Castlebar the pick of the preliminary quarter-finals
Mayo are coming from a different position. Frustrated not to get the win over Dublin, they are nonetheless on a run of just one defeat in the past seven matches
Why did it take a draw against Dublin for Mayo fans to regain their faith?
Kevin McStay’s side are probably not All-Ireland contenders, but been playing well enough to expect a better showing from supporters
Niall Toner set to make Derry return for preliminary quarter-final clash with Mayo
Mickey Harte will also have Gareth McKinless available after he served his two-game suspension
Aidan O’Shea’s single point against Dublin does not tell the complete story of his impact
No outfield player has more senior football championship appearances than O’Shea. Mayo will miss him when he’s gone, they just mightn’t know it yet
Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo exposed some of Dublin’s flaws but the champions will be better in Croke Park
Dessie Farrell’s team aren’t as far ahead of the pack as people assumed, but they will improve and it’s up to everybody else to keep up
Tactical breakdown: Mayo’s ‘game insight’ left them down at the vital moment
The statistics told Mayo to drop off on Dublin’s last kickout - they didn’t; Tyrone love their attacking lanes; Galway’s issues with defensive balance
Cormac Costello’s form gives Dublin a quandary - how many inside forwards to play in the same team
With Con O’Callaghan, Paul Mannion, Colm Basquel and Paddy Small to include as well, balance will be critical
Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Change is coming to the football championship structure ... again
Jarlath Burns indicates the group stages are on the way out; Mayo show what they are made of; Cork are on a learning curve
Draws cost Mayo and Galway on dramatic day in the championship
Dublin and Armagh strike late equalisers to secure All-Ireland quarter-final places
Dublin and Mayo play out a scintillating draw as Dessie Farrell’s side go straight to quarters
Cormac Costello grabs an injury-time leveller to snatch a draw after a fantastic game in Dr Hyde Park
Time for Mayo to discover just where they stand
It’s been a reasonable campaign to date for Kevin McStay’s Mayo side but we will know a lot more about their potential this year after they face Dublin at Hyde Park
Dean Rock: Lack of Dublin-Mayo spark in keeping with slow-burning championship
We are still waiting for the championship to catch fire, despite the finish line on the horizon
Forget Galway’s glittering attacking talent, they have the meanest defence in the country
The Tribesmen are the only team in the Senior Football Championship yet to concede a goal
Michael Murphy: Devising great tactics won’t matter if the best players aren’t on the pitch
Striking litany of injured players undermines teams but also impacts on individuals themselves
All-Ireland minor championship: Derry beat Dublin as Kerry, Mayo and Armagh ease through
Derry’s 0-18 to 2-10 win over Dublin in Breffni Park was the only close encounter of the four quarter-finals
Dublin to take on Mayo at Dr Hyde Park in final series of neutral venue games
Winner takes all Group One clash between Galway and Armagh to take place at Markievicz Park
O’Donoghue and McHugh strike in the second half to send Mayo past Roscommon
Kevin McStay’s men always had the upper hand but they had to keep a late Roscommon rally at bay
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