The Mayo Football Podcast

Next month marks 48 years since St Colman's College, Claremorris became the first Mayo school to win the All-Ireland Colleges Senior ‘A' championship title.Next Monday, St Colman's will compete in the Hogan Cup Final at Croke Park trying to emulate the achievements of the 1977 group.Mike sat down with three members of that famous team, Eugene Macken, the captain, and Charlie Gilmartin and Padraic Coyne for a stroll down memory lane.

The EirGrid Mayo Football Podcast Club Stars awards were a great success back in December.This week the Club Stars' charity partner - Down Syndrome Mayo - were presented with their proceeds from the night.Colm Boyle and James Carty from DS Mauro joined John, Mike and Rob at Knockranny House Hotel for the cheque presentation, to reflect back on the night and talk some football.

There were emotional scenes at Croke Park on Sunday as Crossmolina beat Ballinderry in the All-Ireland Intermediate club final in the most dramatic of circumstances. A penalty from Conor Loftus six minutes into added time won the day and sparked scenes of bittersweet emotions and celebrations. Mike and John were there to witness history being made, and we also hear from Crossmolina manager Brian Benson, man of the match Níall Coggins and Fionan Duffy.

Our decision to bring back the Club Stars awards was well and truly vindicated on Friday night when a capacity crowd turned up at Knockranny House Hotel in Westport.This show brings you behind the scenes and into the midst of a great night's entertainment.Rob and John caught up with some of the award winners over the course of the night, including James Maheady, Conor Loftus, Janette O'Malley and Sam Callinan. They also chatted to special guest, Oisin McConville.You can also hear some audio from Aidan O'Shea, Sam Callinan, Niall Heffernan, Justin Healy, Alan Dillion, Tommy O'Malley and Liam Breheny.

Books are always a good Christmas present choice and Edwin McGreal's 'Our Finest Hour', in which over 50 Mayo GAA clubs reflect on their own individual day of glory, has the makings of a fine festive gift. Ed joins Rob and John on the pod to chat about the book and the many stories and photos it contains within its covers.Also on this pod, ahead of Friday's now sold-out Club Stars event Mike chats with Seán Regan of Ballina Stephenites and Tooreen. Seán will be presented at the Club Stars event with an Outstanding Achievement Award (sponsored by Connacht GAA), having won back-to-back county medals in football and hurling with Ballina and Tooreen respectively.      

The final countdown is on to the Club Stars awards on Friday, December 13th.John, Mike and Rob look ahead to the big night and we hear from the now former Kilmeena manager, John Reilly, who will be presented with a Special Achievement award on the night.Mike sat down with John recently to talk about his time managing his home club, which coincided with winning Mayo Junior and Intermediate championships, as well as an All-Ireland Intermediate crown.They also talked about what makes club players tick, why John loves coaching, and what he plans to do next.

Fresh from winning a Mayo Junior club championship title with Cill Chomain, Nigel joins Mike and Rob to reflect on a famous day for the North Mayo club.The lads also chat about some of the people who will be picking up awards at the Club Stars banquet next month and Nigel gives some great insight into why the likes of Niall Heffernan, John Reilly, Tommy O'Malley, Seán Regan, Aidan O'Shea and the Westport ladies are all worthy winners.

With five weeks to go until The Mayo Football Podcast Club Stars with EirGrid, we announce the nominees for the Team of the Year.Colm Boyle, one of the Club Stars judges along with John Casey, Martin Carney and Nigel Reape, joins Mike and Rob to talk through the list of players who will be in the running for awards on Friday, December 13th at the Knockranny House Hotel in Westport.The lads also chat about some of the players whose club form might lead to a county call-up.

The official launch of The Mayo Football Podcast Club Stars with EirGrid took place at Knockranny House Hotel in Westport on Tuesday.It was a who's who of Mayo football with everyone from Lee Keegan to Colm Boyle to Aidan O'Shea coming along to help us get the ball rolling. We were also delighted to have the likes of Ballina Stephenites manager Niall Heffernan and coach Cora Staunton in attendance; as well as Westport ladies manager Pop Geraghty and players Janette O'Malley, Aoife Kennedy and Noirin Moran there. We also chatted to Ciara Galvin from EirGrid, the main sponsors of this year's Club Stars, and James Carty from Down Syndrome Mayo, our charity partners. 

With the dust settling after an incredible weekend of drama and draws in the Mayo club championships, we hear from some of the players and managers involved. This show features Darren McHale, Seán Deane, Niall Heffernan, Conor McStay, Tomás Morley, Chris McGlynn, Liam Nyland, Joe Burke, Nobby McLoughlin and Johnny Lavelle.

The curtain came down on the Mayo club championship quarter-finals on Sunday. John, Mike and Rob were out and about in Foxford, Breaffy and Ballina to see some of the title contenders in action while we also round up the stories of the other games of the day. 

The action, drama, thrills and spills were all in plentiful supply as the third round of the Mayo club championships came to a climax. John, Mike and Rob round up another hectic day across the county as the quarter-finalists and relegation candidates were all confirmed.

The second round of the Mayo Senior and Intermediate club championships threw up plenty of talking points as the groups start to take shape.  Rob and Mike were out and about again and they round up the day's events and also look at how the Junior championship is shaping up. 

The Mayo Senior and Intermediate club championships swung into action this evening.Mike and Rob were around some of the grounds and met up after the games to give podcast listeners this round-up of the day's events.

The passing of the legendary ‘Johnno' has cast a long shadow across Mayo, the West of Ireland and the GAA world this week.Mike is joined by Edwin McGreal, Martin Carney, Andy Moran and Stephen Drake to talk about John's life and his legacy, and why he will always be remembered as both one of the great Gaelic football managers and a gentleman.

John, Mike and Rob meet up for a quick chat about a big week for the Mayo senior team. The lads look back at last Sunday's draw with Dublin and look ahead to next Saturday's All-Ireland prelim quarter-final against Derry in Castlebar. Plus, they shoot the breeze about some of the talking points that have cropped up in recent days and tell you why so many people are subscribing to the podcast every week. 

In the wake of Mayo's win over Roscommon, the focus has shifted to a date with the All-Ireland champions. The venue has been decided, the tickets are on sale, and the conversations about injuries, match-ups and the spread have already started. So John, Mike and Rob gathered for a chat about the mood on the ground, the likely talking points, and to tell non-members what they have been missing over on Patreon for just €5 a month.

In this new Recently on the Podcast show, we look back at audio our Patreon club members will already have heard from the latest Connacht Championship game involving the Minors. We also review some of our podcast coverage that was recorded leading up to and after Sunday's Connacht SFC final against Galway at Pearse Stadium.From the Final Whistle show recorded after the Minors' win over Leitrim, we hear Colm Boyle describe the co-ordinated way in which the team defended. Next it's Colin Sheridan and Finian Hanley, with the former chatting about the occasion that is the Connacht final, while the latter talks about Galway's favourite Mayo man, John O'Mahony. From our Here Comes the Weekend show Stephen Drake opines on his favourite spud. The focus then turns to the fallout from Mayo's one-point defeat to Galway and the voices we hear providing analysis on the game and what it mmeans for both teams include Colm Boyle, Barry Cullinane, Colm Keys and Billy Joe Padden.      

Every so often, we provide a taster of the podcast content we make available on an ongoing basis to our club members on Patreon. In this latest Recently on the Podcast show, Rob and John review audio from Mayo/Roscommon Minor Final Whistle pod, where Martin Carney points to prominent performers in that game; from the Mayo/Sligo U20 Final Whistle show, where Mike reflects on Mayo's Championship elimination and where Mayo manager Peadar Gardiner and Sligo manager Paul Henry provide post-match reaction and from our Mayo/Roscommon Senior Final Whistle show where Colm Boyle and Lee Keegan chat with Rob and John following Mayo's five-point win at Dr Hyde Park.   

Mayo have beaten New York by a scoreline of 2-21 to 2-6 in the Connacht championship quarter-final at Gaelic Park in the Bronx.Rob, Mike and John were joined at Gaelic Park by Colm Boyle, John Casey and Seán Reilly. There's also post-match reaction from Mayo manager Kevin McStay, New York manager Alan O'Mara and Mayo captain Paddy Durcan.To get access to all of the podcast episodes, join the club at Patreon.com/mayopodcast, where annual membership is now available for just €1 per week (plus VAT).

The Mayo Football Podcast is going to New York next month so it's time to start the build-up!Colm Boyle joins Rob, Mike and John to chat about the trip to the Big Apple and a live event that will be taking place in NYC on Friday, April 5.The lads also chat the weird and wonderful differences of Mayo playing a championship match in Gaelic Park, and Boyler tells a few stories from his own Mayo days.Plus, they take a look ahead to Sunday's National League match against Derry and ask whether Mayo will be going all out (or not) to win the game.All this and much more!

Mayo claimed a dramatic draw in this afternoon's LGFA NFL Division One Round 4 clash with Kerry at Fitzgerald Stadium. Twice they battled back from three points in arrears in a low-scoring contest, with late points from Sinéad Walsh and Maria Cannon giving the Westerners a deserved share of the spoils.After the game Rob chatted with Cormac Reape, former Knockmore LGFA manager and current manager of the Sligo ladies team. He also got post-game reaction from Mayo manager Liam McHale and from long-serving player Fiona McHale.To get access to all of the podcast episodes, join the club at Patreon.com/mayopodcast, where annual membership is now available for just €1 per week (plus VAT).

Just over forty years have passed since Mayo won All-Ireland honours at Under 21 level for the third time, when they beat Derry in a replayed final played at Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh. It was the first ever All-Ireland final to be played north of the border, with the Mayo team featuring within its ranks a number of players who would go on to become household names for the county at Senior level in the years that followed.In this podcast episode, Rob and John sit down with two members of that All-Ireland winning Mayo team, captain Eddie Gibbons from The Neale and John Finn of Mayo Gaels, to reminisce on the 1983 campaign. They chat about memorable incidents in the matches the lads played in on the way to that historic replayed decider in Irvinestown and they discuss how the very competitive schools football scene at that time was instrumental in ensuring that Mayo were in a position to push for All-Ireland honours at U21 level. They also consider the legacy of the 1983 U21 All-Ireland success and how it laid the foundations for Mayo's return to prominence at Senior level later that decade and in the years since then.  To get access to all of the podcast episodes from where these extracts are taken, join the club at Patreon.com/mayopodcast, where annual membership is now available for just €1 per week (plus VAT). 

In our first highlights show of 2024, Rob and John take a sample of voices our Patreon club members will already have heard on the Mayo Football Podcast over the last few weeks.On this pod, Rob Hennelly talks about his hopes for the year, Colm Boyle lists the players who impressed him in Mayo's recent FBD match against London, the London manager Michael Maher reacts to his team's surprise win in that game, Billy Joe Padden reminisces about his pre-season days when John Maughan was manager, while Colm Boyle explains why this period of the year is so crucial for fringe players trying to break into the panel. We wrap up this pod with extracts from interviews with Mayo LGFA manager Liam McHale and Mayo manager Kevin McStay. To get access to all of the podcast episodes from where these extracts are taken, join the club at Patreon.com/mayopodcast, where annual membership is now available for just €1 per week (plus VAT).    

As the curtain comes down on another year, and the FBD League looms on the horizon, we're taking an opportunity to check in with all our listeners.John, Mike and Rob reflect on two years of welcoming members to the Mayo Football Podcast and tell you why you should sign up if you haven't already.The lads explain how to join for just €1 a week and give a flavour of what you can look forward to on the pod in 2024.Join the Mayo Football Podcast club on Patreon to get exclusive access to our bonus pods as well as early access to other episodes. 

In this episode of the Mayo Football Podcast, Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan review extracts from our coverage of the weekend's county finals, which club members on Patreon have already got access to in our Final Whistle pods recorded after the Junior, Intermediate and Senior club finals at MacHale Park.  The first clip comes from Cill Chomain's Eoghan McGrath who was a guest on our Junior final preview pod and who spoke about how tough it is to win the Junior Championship. We then hear an extract from our Final Whistle pod after the Junior decider, in which the winning manager, Lahardane's Eddie Conroy, gives his reaction to his side's win over Shrule/Glencorrib.Next we have audio from the Final Whistle show recorded after Kilmeena's win over Ballinrobe in the Intermediate final. From that pod we have a snippet from Billy Fitzpatrick's match analysis and we also hear from Kilmeena's Jack Carney. The low scoring nature of the Senior decider became a national talking point on Sunday evening and the extracts we have from the Final Whistle pod recorded after Ballina's Moclair Cup success focus on that aspect of the game. John Maughan provides his views on the standard of football witnessed in the Senior final while former Knockmore manager Eamonn Clarke chats with Rob about how negative tactics have become the norm in Gaelic football. By contrast, our final clip features Stephenites' 'keeper David Clarke, who provides his reaction to the club's county final victory.     This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

In this episode of the Mayo Football Podcast, Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan review extracts from some of the content our club members on Patreon have got access to over the last few weeks.  From Colm Boyle we hear reaction to the news that Corofin's Joe Canney has joined Kevin McStay's management team. The split season, and issues relating to it, was covered in two different pods and from them we hear points made by Stephen Drake, Billy Joe Padden, Colm Keys and Ciaran O'Hara.  Two GAA books were published in recent weeks and we had two podcast shows to coincide with these. Ciaran Murphy of Second Captains discusses the split season from the perspective of the club player when he came on the pod to chat his book "This is the Life" while Declan Varley talks about what inspired him to write "Mayo - A Biography in Nine Lives".  This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

To mark the release of his new book all about grassroots GAA 'This is the Life' Ciaran Murphy of Second Captains fame, sat down with Rob Murphy to talk all about what motivated him to write about how the GAA can captivate villages and towns all over the land.Ciaran dropped into our studios in south Mayo after a day of travelling around the county visiting some of the best bookstores to sign copies of the book.The chat covers everything from the allure of the club to the sense of duty and pride that seems to entice even the busiest of people intio dedicating huge chunks of time to playing, coaching and/or simply marking the pitches.Get your copy now, available at all good bookstores as they say.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

In this episode of the Mayo Football Podcast, we look back at some of the content our club members on Patreon have got access to over the last few weeks. Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan review extracts from these pods, which feature Kieran Kilkenny, Conor Diskin, Kevin McLoughlin and Peadar Gardiner.  The first extract we hear comes from Mayo GAA Performance Games Development Administrator Kieran Kilkenny who explains the work being done at county level with the U14, U15 and U16 groups. Next it's Claremorris footballer Conor Diskin, who in recent months has had to cope with the tragic loss of his baby son Cillian and who then suffered a season-ending cruciate injury. We then hear from recently retired Mayo player Kevin McLoughlin who explains why he never did much in the way of media interviews during his time on the county team and who also talks about the pride his family took in his involvement with Mayo. Finally, newly appointed U20 manager Peadar Gardiner talks about his footballing philosophy and how he'll want his Mayo U20 team to play.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

We had three Mayo Football Podcast shows last week and in this review episode Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan review extracts from these pods, focusing on Jason Doherty's inter-county retirement and the start of the club Championships.Following Jason Doherty's announcement that his days as an inter-county player were over, he sat down for an in-depth interview with Mike Finnerty. We hear a few clips from that pod, focusing on how he decided on the timing for his departure, why the Mayo team he was part of never managed to win the All-Ireland, what it was like to battle back from two cruciate injuries and how he reckons Mayo are fixed as they head into 2024.The focus then shifts to the club action and we hear snippets from our Championship preview show, which featured Aghamore manager Paddy Finnegan, Balla's Ger Flanagan and Lee Keegan of Westport. This includes Lee's rather forthright opinion on whether or not Fergal Boland should still be involved with Mayo. This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

We had three Mayo Football Podcast shows last week and in this review episode Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan review extracts from these pods, where the main focus during the week was on the Mayo ladies team who were in All-Ireland semi-final action against Kerry on Saturday.  To start the show we hear audio from podcast regular Edwin McGreal, who reflects on Mayo's absence from All-Ireland final day and who then goes on to consider the contenders for the vacant U20 manager's position and the process to be used for this appointment. Shifting focus to LGFA matters, we hear audio from the Kerry match preview show from Mayo players Clodagh McManamon and Ella Brennan. Then, from the Final Whistle pod recorded after the game at Semple Stadium, there's audio from Nóirín Moran, Sinéad Stagg, Michael Moyles and Austin O'Malley, who, in different ways, all reflect on how the Mayo ladies fared out this year and their future prospects.    .This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

We had two Mayo Football Podcast shows last week and in this review episode Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan review extracts from these pods, featuring audio from podcast regular Billy Joe Padden and from Mayo manager Kevin McStay.  Billy Joe muses about the style of play needed in the modern game and he points to evidence of how Mayo attempted to set up in this way in 2023. He also reminisces about what it was like to play alongside the generational talent that was Ciaran McDonald. Rob's hour-long interview with Kevin McStay was, though, our main podcast highlight this week. The lads review what the Mayo manager had to say on that pod about what kind of year it had been for his team, what the thinking was behind the Conor Loftus experiment and how the defensive structure that was deployed fared out this year and how the aim for greater consistency will be addressed as the team faces into 2024.    .This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

As we move on from the 2023 inter-county season for the Mayo men's team, we've switched our focus on the Mayo Football Podcast to other issues. In this regular review show we highlight extracts from recent podcast episodes made available to club members and this week we've got audio from Edwin McGreal and Austin O'Malley as well as a number of voices from our Final Whistle pod recorded at Pearse Stadium on Saturday, where the Mayo ladies snatched victory over Galway in the LGFA All-Ireland quarter-final. From that show we hear from Kathryn Sullivan, Ciara Needham and Shauna Howley as well as from analyst Nóirín Moran.Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan discuss these extracts, along the way chatting about the language used by supporters when reacting to victory and defeat, the pursuit of All-Ireland glory by the Mayo ladies and the way in which Dublin and Kerry made it through their respective All-Ireland semi-finals last weekend. This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Ever since the final whistle sounded at Croke Park on Sunday before last, Mayo fans have been coming to terms with the county's exit from this year's Championship, with Dublin defeating them comfortably at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage. On the Mayo Football Podcast we've been analysing the reasons why Mayo slumped to such a comprehensive loss that day and what the defeat means for the county for next year and beyond.In this pod Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan pick out and discuss some extracts from the three shows we've made available for our Patreon club members in the wake of the loss to Dublin. From our Final Whistle show, recorded at Croke Park straight after the match ended, there's audio from Billy Joe Padden, John Casey and Eamon O'Hara, from our in-depth match review show you'll hear the voices of Colm Boyle and Colm Keys while there's more from Billy Joe on our final pod of the week, in which we reflect further on Mayo's Championship exit. This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. All of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made. Details on becoming a club member are available here.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

In this pod, which is being made available on all podcast platforms, we provide a sample of our podcast content over the past week, almost all of which was made available exclusively to our club members. Rob and John look back on the podcast shows we made available last week and they start by listening to audio from Dan Bannon of the Louth and Proud podcast on the Final Whistle show recorded after Mayo had just beaten the Wee County. Next we hear about the state of the MacHale Park pitch on the Louth review pod where Mike was joined by Billy Joe Padden and Stephen Drake. We then hear from Pauric Ring and Ger Brady who were chatting to Mike about the Together for Ger exhibition match and after that there's audio from Nigel Reape and Seán Deane on the Final Whistle show recorded at Carrick-on-Shannon following the Minors' defeat to Monaghan on Saturday evening. 

An exhibition football match is being played in Claremorris this Saturday at 3pm as part of the 'Together For Ger' initiative.The game will see friends, former team-mates and club-mates of Ger Brady from Claremorris tog out as a Mayo selection takes on a Claremorris selection.Mike is joined by former Mayo footballer Ger Brady from Ballina and former Claremorris footballer Pauric Ring to chat about Saturday's game and to reflect on why so many people want to come along this weekend to show the 'real' Ger Brady their support.Ger (44) was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last August.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it on the Mayo GAA Blog.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Over the past week, we released four new shows on the Mayo Football Podcast and in this episode Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan provide a sample of this content, almost all of which was made available first to our club members on Patreon.Voices you'll hear on this show include Colm Boyle, Marc Ó Sé, Edwin McGreal and Billy Joe Padden as they looked back on the Kerry game, Olof Gill who chatted about the weekend's All-Island football tournament on Clare Island and Seán Deane and team captain Rio Mortimer who spoke with Mike Finnerty after the Mayo Minors had beaten Galway on Friday evening to retain the Connacht MFC title.    This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it on the Mayo GAA Blog.All but one of the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.The monthly rate for club membership is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

The All Island Championships take place on Clare Island this weekend and we thought we'd give you a quick preview of what is in store. Olof Gill is both set to play for the home team and a member organising committee and he took time out from his busy week to have a chat with Rob Murphy and set the scene for the biggest weekend of football since they last hosted it ten years ago.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it on the Mayo GAA Blog.Sign up to become a podcast club member – here. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter (here), so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

It's been another busy week on the Mayo Football Podcast, where club members have again had access to loads of new audio content, both leading up to and after the match against Kerry in Killarney on Saturday, while we also kept tabs on the Minors' progress on Friday evening.Voices you'll hear on this episode, in which we showcase some of the audio club members have heard over the past week, include Tony Leen of the Irish Examiner and Billy Joe Padden, who chatted with Rob on the Kerry preview show, Seamie O'Shea who spoke with Mike during the week, Martin Carney and Stephen Rochford, who spoke with Rob and Mike respectively for our Final Whistle pod from Killarney, and podcast regular Nigel Reape who chatted with Rob and John at MacHale Park after the Minors' win over Roscommon.   This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it on the Mayo GAA Blog.All the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.Sign up to become a podcast club member – here. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter (here), so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

The week just gone was a hectic one on the Mayo Football Podcast, with four separate shows going online for our club members on Patreon during the week, featuring interviews with three separate Mayo managers. In this pod, Rob and John introduce a few segments from these four shows.Last Monday, Mike caught up with Mayo LGFA manager Michael Moyles to reflect on his team's Connacht final victory over Galway, then on Friday morning Rob sat down to chat with Senior manager Kevin McStay as his charges gear up for the start of the All-Ireland SFC group stage while on Friday evening Mike spoke with Minor manager Seán Deane after his side had drawn with Sligo in the Connacht MFC.We also had a separate pod during the week with Colm Boyle, who looked back on the Connacht final, cast his mind ahead to the Kerry game and what lies beyond this summer for Mayo and provided his take on the top three teams in the country right now.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog.All the audio clips you hear from the contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.Sign up to become a podcast club member – here. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter (here), so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

In this weekly episode of the Mayo Football Podcast, we showcase segments of the audio that our club members on Patreon will already have heard in full. Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan review this week's audio excerpts, featuring the voices of Mayo Minor manager Seán Deane, who reflects on his team's win over Roscommon last Friday evening, as well as podcast regulars Nigel Reape and Austin O'Malley, both of whom were speaking on the podcast with Mike Finnerty over the last few days.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog.All the audio clips you hear from the various contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.Sign up to become a podcast club member – here. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter (here), so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Every week on the Mayo Football Podcast, we make plenty of audio content available to our loyal club members on Patreon. We thought it would be a good idea to give everyone else a taster of this content and so we're launching a new series on the podcast, providing snippets of audio from our Patreon pods.Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan chat about the audio excerpts that feature in this show. Voices included in this episode are Edwin McGreal, reflecting on Mayo's loss to Roscommon on the Final Whistle pod that went online on Sunday evening, Mike Finnerty on the same pod outlining where the loss leaves Mayo, Colm Keys of the Irish Independent on Wednesday morning's match review pod explaining why Mayo supporters shouldn't be too concerned about Sunday's defeat, Colm Boyle on the same pod explaining how Mayo got sucked into Roscommon's sticky, well-organised backline and his thoughts on how Ryan O'Donoghue might be better deployed to unpick such defences, Mayo U20 manager Maurice Sheridan and Sligo U20 manager Paul Henry speaking with Mike and Rob respectively on last night's Final Whistle pod on the U20 semi-final.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog.All the audio clips you hear from the various contributors on this show featured in pods first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.Sign up to become a podcast club member – here. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate, where a single annual payment is made.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter (here), so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Solan's bar in Ballaghaderreen was the venue for our live Mayo Football Podcast recording where we sought to get under the hood of the Mayo/Roscommon rivalry ahead of the counties' meeting  on Sunday in the opening round of this year's Connacht SFC.Mike Finnerty, Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan get the discussion going at Solan's along with podcast regular and former Ballaghaderreen captain Stephen Drake. They're then joined by legendary Ballagh' clubman Christy McCann who chats about famous Mayo/Roscommon clashes down the years and who gives his take on what makes this rivalry so special. Former Mayo player David Drake then joins brother Stephen in the roundtable at Solan's as the discussion turns towards the present day rivalry and Sunday's clash at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog.The podcast was first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.Sign up to become a podcast club member – here. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter (here), so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Back in 2019, Ciaran Treacy scored the winning goal for Mayo against Kerry in the National League Final.So where is he now?Mike caught up Ciaran last week to talk to the Ballina native who now lives in Abu Dhabi. They chatted about his journey - on and off the field - scoring that goal four years ago, his time with Mayo and his plans for the future.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog. The podcast is also available on Patreon, where club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides. Sign up to become a podcast club member on Patreon here.  The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is available at a 10% discount.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter @MayoPodcast, so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes. podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Host Rob Murphy is joined by Billy Joe Padden and Colm Keys of the Irish Independent to reflect on Mayo's fast start to the season and try to assess what it means for the Championship.The podcast includes the clubhouse section where we get Billy Joe Padden to tell us about all of his goals in a Mayo jersey!This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog.The podcast was first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides. This pod is just a taster for the kind of content club members get access to on a continual basis.Sign up to become a podcast club member on http://www.patreon.com/mayopodcast. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter @Mayopodcast, so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Mayo enjoyed an emphatic win over All-Ireland champions Kerry at MacHale Park on Saturday night - the biggest win the county has recorded over the Green and Gold since 1948 - and in this podcast episode, which was made available to our club members the day after, we review the match and get some reaction to the result.Rob Murphy hosts the show and he's joined on the pod by John Gunnigan, along with special guest Colm Boyle, who picks out the key plays that won the night for Mayo and assesses what the win means for Kevin McStay's youthful side. We also hear how the action developed in an in-game slot with Rob and Edwin McGreal and we hear post-match reaction from Stephen Rochford and from Kerry manager Jack O'Connor.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog.The podcast was first released on Patreon, where our club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides. This pod is just a taster for the kind of content club members get access to on a continual basis.Sign up to become a podcast club member on http://www.patreon.com/mayopodcast. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is also available at a 10% discount off the standard rate.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter @Mayopodcast, so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes. 

With two games already played in the National League and a week's break before All-Ireland champions Kerry roll into town, in this episode of the Mayo Football Podcast we take stock of how Mayo's season is starting to shape up after two draws.Mike Finnerty hosts this pod and he's joined by Colm Boyle and Stephen Drake to look back on how the team has performed against Galway and Armagh, and how Kevin McStay's plan of action is coming together.Boyler and Drakey talk in detail about last Sunday's late drama against Armagh and assess what Mayo will have learned from the experience. They also reflect on Aidan O'Shea's display, look at some of the players still to return and discuss Roscommon's recent good form.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog.The podcast is also available on Patreon, where club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides.Sign up to become a podcast club member on http://www.patreon.com/mayopodcast. The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is available at a 10% discount.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter @Mayopodcast, so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes. 

A bonus episode this weekend as Mayo goalkeeper Rob Hennelly sits down with our own Edwin McGreal to chat about his his planned transfer from Breaffy to Raheny, discussing the reasons behind the move. During the podcast he speaks about the emotions involved in leaving his home club. He talks about how travel has impinged on his club performances in recent years and how he hopes that transferring clubs will extend his playing career.He also reflects on Mayo's draw with Galway on Saturday evening, his efforts to return to full fitness after a broken toe, his impressions of the new Mayo management team and his hopes for the season both personally and collectively.  This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog. The podcast is also available on Patreon, where club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides. Sign up to become a podcast club member on Patreon here.  The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is available at a 10% discount.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter @MayoPodcast, so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes. podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

Seven months have passed since the Mayo senior team last played a competitive match, which was that All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Kerry at the end of June last year. With a new management team, headed by Kevin McStay, having taken over since then, the start of a new year feels in large part like a new start for the county's footballers.  The National Football League gets underway this weekend and on Saturday night at MacHale Park Mayo have a tasty opener in Division One against near neighbours Galway. To get the ball rolling on the resumption of inter-county action, in this episode of the podcast we set the scene for the coming League campaign. Colm Keys and Stephen Drake join host Rob Murphy for this National League preview show. The lads take a look back at the form lines in the different January pre-season tournaments and they sketch out what might be in store in Division One over the coming weeks. Colm assesses the importance of this year's League for Mayo while Stephen looks at some of the early indicators on likely tactics and playing style the new Mayo management team could adopt. The discussion rounds off with some predictions for how the League might go.This episode of the Mayo Football Podcast is now online and is available to listen to on iTunes, SoundCloud, Podomatic and Spotify. You can also listen to it directly on the Mayo News website as well as on the Mayo GAA Blog. The podcast is also available on Patreon, where club members get access to loads of exclusive content and more besides. Sign up to become a podcast club member on Patreon here.  The monthly rate is €5 plus VAT but annual membership is available at a 10% discount.The Mayo Football Podcast is also on Twitter @MayoPodcast, so if you're a Twitter user you should follow us there to make sure you get the latest podcast-related updates, including new episodes. podcast-related updates, including new episodes.

In his first interview since announcing his retirement from inter-county football, Mayo legend Lee Keegan chats to Mike Finnerty.In this very special episode of the Mayo Football Podcast, Lee talks to Mike about the reasons behind his decision to hang up his Mayo boots, the highlights and best memories from his illustrious career, the All-Ireland Final defeats that hurt the most, and why playing at the highest level seemed to come easy to him.Join the Mayo Football Podcast club on Patreon to get exclusive access to our bonus pods as well as early access to other episodes.Annual club membership is now available at a 10% discount compared to the standard monthly rate.      

Lee Keegan's retirement announcement earlier this week brings down the curtain on a glittering inter-county career. Since he made his Mayo debut in 2011, the Westport man won five All-Stars and was named Footballer of the Year in 2016. He won seven Connacht SFC medals and a National League medal as a Mayo player, earning plaudits far and wide for his stylish performances, his peerless man-marking skills and his never-say-die attitude.In this special episode of the Mayo Football Podcast, we pay tribute to a player whom many have described this week as Mayo's best ever performer in the modern era. Host Rob Murphy is joined by Colm Boyle, Billy Joe Padden and Edwin McGreal to reflect on Lee's retirement announcement. They chat about the career Lee had as a Mayo player and the legacy he leaves for football in Mayo as well throughout the country.Join the Mayo Football Podcast club on Patreon to get exclusive access to our bonus pods as well as early access to other episodes. Annual club membership is now available at a 10% discount compared to the standard monthly rate