CONNACHT SFC 2010:CHAMPIONS MAYO will open the defence of their Connacht title in a live televised encounter with Sligo at Markievizc Park next June. The June 25th clash between John O'Mahony's men and 2007 winners Sligo has been switched to a Saturday evening start so that it can be shown live on RTÉ.

Indeed, if Mayo are to again emerge from Connacht then they will do so with each of their games in front of the live television cameras.

The winners of their clash with Sligo will meet Galway – presuming they defeat New York – in a game which will be broadcast live by TV3 on June 27th.

That game will go ahead at the revamped McHale Park if Mayo advance, but Sligo will have to travel to Galway if Kevin Walsh’s side win the first-round clash.

The Connacht championship will start on May 2nd when Galway travel to play New York, while later that month Roscommon will go to Ruislip to play London.

The winners of that clash will meet Leitrim in the semi-finals.

The Connacht final will take place on Sunday, July 18th, and will be televised live by TV3.

** Connacht championship fixtures 2010: Sunday, May 2nd: New York v Galway (Gaelic Park). Sunday, May 30th: London v Roscommon (Ruislip). Saturday, June 5th: Sligo v Mayo (RTE, Markievicz Park). Sunday, June 20th: Roscommon/London v Leitrim (Hyde Park/Carrick-on-Shannon). Sunday, June 27th: Sligo/Mayo v Galway/New York (TVS, Castlebar/Galway). Sunday, July 18th: Connacht SFC final TV3 (replay, Saturday, July 24th).