The Irish Times

Kevin McStay: Croke Park still a huge advantage to Dublin

My feeling now is that there will be no more shocks coming from the provinces

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 06:30

John Maughan and Jack O’Connor get set to go head-to-head again

Alan Dillon looks back on the 2004 All-Ireland final and Mayo’s failure to stop the Kerry juggernaut

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 06:00

Darragh Ó Sé: I don’t buy this idea that Kerry have nothing to lose

Peter Keane has a young team but that doesn’t mean they get a pass for losing the final

Wed Aug 21 2019 - 06:35

Meath can take some heart from history with Mayo

Sunday’s encounter means counties will have met in seven of the past eight decades

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 07:00

Roscommon well capable of springing another ambush on Galway

McStay’s side are underdogs despite being defending champions on their home patch

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00

Kevin McStay confirmed as Roscommon manager

Management team given two-year term with option on a third

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 22:39

McEnaney backs McQuillan to handle All-Ireland pressure

Referee for Mayo-Dublin clash ‘will ref game in front of him’ despite history with fixture

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 07:30

Ciarán Murphy: Can Roscommon keep answering the questions?

Enda Smith’s injury-time free kick to equalise against Mayo was very impressive

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 21:05

Roscommon in doldrums after dream of breakthrough turns sour

Kevin McStay’s tenure promised so much but the decline has been quick and awful

Sat Mar 25 2017 - 07:04

Gaelic football and basketball make for intriguing combination

Ronan McGarrity and Aidan O’Shea will play for Sligo All-Star’s in division one cup final

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 11:00

Gaelic football makes its mark and the Gael’s heart soars

The new rule for next season should appeal to traditionalists and controversialists alike

Fri Dec 02 2016 - 21:00

Mayo footballer Aidan O’Shea makes his return to basketball

He joins former team mate Ronan McGarrity for winter months with Ej Sligo All Stars

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 13:00

Kevin McStay new manager of Roscommon senior footballers

McStay helped county to Connacht final replay last season alongside Fergal O’Donnell

Thu Oct 20 2016 - 22:04

Mayo won’t lack the motivation to bounce back again

‘This team is hardened enough and steely enough, and the appetite will be there’

Sat Oct 08 2016 - 06:00

Pat McEnaney: ‘I went from being the best referee in Ireland to worst. All in a week’

Monaghan man took charge of two more finals but he is forever linked to 1996

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 18:00

All-Ireland final: A Mayo win means all we know is wrong

Mayo as overlords. Mayo played by George Clooney. Everything we know will be wrong

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 11:50

Kevin McStay set to take hold of Roscommon reins in 2016

Last year’s joint manager Fergal O’Donnell has stepped down, along with David Casey

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 09:05

Roscommon hoping sun will come out this summer

County’s league form has been a revelation but it is championship success that will matter most

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 10:00

Roscommon’s rise adds intrigue to Connacht battle

Kevin McStay happy to admit that his side look every inch a Division One outfit

Tue Mar 15 2016 - 05:00

Allianz Football League: Weekend Previews

Down unlikely to be capable of halting Dublin’s winning ways

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 20:06

Kevin McStay could be Roscommon manager next week

The All-Ireland club winning boss is to be interviewed on Monday for the vacant role

Mon Sept 21 2015 - 21:00

Dublin trust Rory O’Carroll to curb the threat of Aidan O’Shea

Experienced full back will have the unenviable task of stopping Mayo’s talisman

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 01:00

EU plan to limit methane emissions opposed by most countries

Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly said ammonia goals proposed for Ireland would be challenging

Wed Jun 17 2015 - 01:00

Donal Vaughan: Still chasing the Mayo dream

The Mayo defender has come close to winning an All-Ireland medal and still believes it can be done

Sun Feb 01 2015 - 11:39

Gavin Duffy ineligibility another ‘messy situation’ for Mayo county board

Former Connacht rugby player missed deadline to declare for Mayo for 2014 championship

Thu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00

Terry Hyland looks to bring best out of Cavan’s bright generation of footballers

Manager hoping to translate three years of under-21 success into an Ulster title

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 17:51

Westmeath still waiting to appoint a new football manager

Former Laois and Offaly boss Tom Cribbin now one of those in the frame

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00

Mayo board ratify new management team

Questions asked but county board go with decision to appoint Pat Holmes and Noel Connelly

Thu Sept 25 2014 - 22:26

Mayo must decide whether to throw caution to the wind this time

James Horan has to opt between again adopting a cautious strategy or this time going for the Kerry jugular

Sat Aug 30 2014 - 05:00

Liam McHale thinks Ger Brennan starting can help Mayo

Former midfield star is hopeful Cillian O’Connor wil be fit

Thu Sept 19 2013 - 01:01

The year Mayo finally got back to the top table

The last time Mayo faced Tyrone in an All-Ireland semi-final in 1989 it was the beginning of a long and so far unfulfilled quest

Fri Aug 23 2013 - 01:00