The Irish Times

Carnival underway as football championship roars into life

Pádraic Joyce dedicates Galway’s victory to Kate Moran as Armagh are out-foxed

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 06:00

Football Championship 2022: A county-by-county guide

Seán Moran and Malachy Clerkin review the prospects across the provinces

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00

Jim McGuinness: Sense of unfairness in disciplinary process a recipe for resentment

Side that finds the balance between kicking and possession will be championship favourite

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00

Kerry spring into summer with all guns blazing and silverware

David Clifford puts in another stunning show in 15-point win over Mayo

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 06:00

Kerry leave Mayo cut adrift as they complete comprehensive league final victory

David Clifford and Paul Geaney in top form as Jack O’Connor’s side win by 15 points

Sun Apr 03 2022 - 20:17

GAA league final previews: Formidable Kerry look to set a marker

Kerry v Mayo and Cork v Waterford in Division One deciders

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 20:37

Seán Moran: Decline in the east gives hope to Sam Maguire aspirants elsewhere

It was a good league for the three other provinces with several counties in robust health ahead of the championship

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 06:00

Lee Keegan as committed as ever to Mayo’s cause

Vastly experienced defender looking forward to locking horns with Kildare as Horan’s side look to book final place

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 06:00

Jack O’Connor delighted with Kerry’s ‘great heart’ after one-point win over Mayo

David Clifford’s late free sees side keep up unbeaten league run

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 21:47

‘We kept at it’: How 2011 signalled a different kind of Kerry v Mayo rivalry

The acquiescence has vanished with both counties on a mission to get over the line

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 09:00

Mayo take advantage of Armagh’s late freeze to pull through at the Hyde

Aidan O’Shea’s arrival in midfield one of a number of effective replacements

Sun Feb 27 2022 - 18:25

Cohesion still missing as Dessie Farrell refuses to worry about relegation

James Horan praises Mayo’s intent and attitude after winning battle on the ground

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 06:00

Dublin’s confidence hit hard by demoralising Mayo loss

Mayo maintain unbeaten start to the league while Dubs now have to stave off relegation

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 05:51

Weekend football previews: Throw-in times, TV details, team news

Seán Moran gives his verdicts on the Allianz League and Croke Park club finals

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 06:00

Mayo confirm Tommy Conroy has suffered a cruciate knee injury

James Horan says forward ‘will remain very much part of the panel’

Wed Feb 02 2022 - 19:49

James Horan praises Mayo’s resilience after nabbing a point against Donegal

Rob Hennelly’s 74th minute equaliser denied Donegal victory at Markievicz Park

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 12:27

GAA weekend previews: Throw-in times, TV details, team news

Seán Moran looks ahead to the football league fixtures and club semi-finals

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00

Mayo stand at the foot of their holy mountain, ready to climb the reek again

James Horan’s side begin nomadic league campaign looking for that last ingredient

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00

Exhibitions, short courses, portrait prizes and healing mothers

2021 Zurich Portrait Prize won by Salvatore of Lucan for Me Ma Healing Me

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00

New Mayo chairman calls for ‘full support’ for players and management team

Joint statement with manager James Horan comes after fall-out from defeat to Tyrone

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 17:59

Letters, phone calls and abuse: What happens when a referee gets a big decision wrong?

James Owens, Conor Lane and Paud O’Dwyer on being in the spotlight this year

Sun Nov 07 2021 - 08:00

John Horan doubles down on preference for Option B

Four eight-county ‘provinces’ Option A choice may be withdrawn from clár

Mon Oct 18 2021 - 21:46

James Horan expresses reservations about Option B

Mayo boss also hits back against claims of a damaging rift between him and his selectors

Mon Oct 18 2021 - 12:42

Jim McGuinness: Gut sense is that Mayo will draw on every past experience and find release

When it comes down to it I struggle to see beyond Mayo but the margins are fine

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 07:00

John O’Mahony: ‘I’ve no doubt that if they break the barrier, anything is possible’

Former Mayo player and manager, who faced cancer last year, has high hopes for native county

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00

Rob Hennelly much more than a safe pair of hands for Mayo

Many times during his long career the Breaffy man has stood up to be counted for the county

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00

All-Ireland final - Mayo v Tyrone: Throw-in time, TV details and team news

More practised game plan and greater forward potential tilts balance Tyrone’s way

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 22:07

Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo’s track record suggests they can take the final step

Horan’s men have beaten better teams than Tyrone have over the past few seasons

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 06:00

Stephen Coen not missing Lucan-MacHale Park midnight shuttle

Coen is balancing his All-Ireland final countdown with the closing phases of his PhD

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 05:00

Kevin McStay: Mayo will win this final, and bring an end to the grand obsession

Tyrone are a good match-up but comfort in chaos can bring the 70-year wait to an end

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 06:00

Dillion unconcerned by Mayo’s new-found status as final favourites

‘Finals bring their own element of chaos. No-one really knows what’s going to pan out’

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 01:00

Ciarán McDonald’s second coming ushers in a new era for Mayo

County luminary is seen as having had a major impact on senior team over past two years

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 06:00

‘Madness and stubbornness’: James Horan and Mayo, ready to give it all again

Manager’s even disposition a calming device through a mad football decade

Sun Sept 05 2021 - 10:00

Jim McGuinness: Mayo asked the hard questions Dublin didn’t have the answers for

How Dublin respond to the sight of another team lifting the Sam Maguire will be fascinating

Sun Aug 22 2021 - 08:00