After all the talk of provincial structures and the nature of this championship season being so slow to take off, it was refreshing to have a weekend like the one we’ve just had where there were big games everywhere you looked.

The sight of Aidan O’Shea scoring a championship goal had almost become as rare as the corncrake.

Peadar Gardiner was as positive as ever when he reflected on his side’s second-half collapse in Castlebar last Wednesday, and a defeat that extends Mayo’s run of six barren campaigns in Connacht at this level.

EirGrid Connacht U20 Football Championship – Round 5  Sligo 0-14  Mayo 0-9  Kevin Egan at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar  Eventually, in the eighth ...

Donegal have blown Ulster wide open with their win over Derry.

We all remember the first match we went to. For me, it was a chastening experience.

A fascinating climax to the group stage of the Connacht U20 Football Championship is in store this Wednesday evening, with all teams in contention for either a place in the final or semi-final.

Christy Ring Cup – Round 1  Kildare 2-19  Sligo 2-8  Gavin Cawley at Markievicz Park  Kildare, this year’s favourites to win the Christy Ring Cup, showed exactly why ...

Tony McEntee knows there is plenty for Sligo to improve on despite a routine win over Leitrim in the opening round of the Connacht SFC. “We’re happy with the outcome. I’m happy in particular with the second half against a very strong breeze.

Connacht SFC Quarter-Final  Sligo 0-15  Leitrim 0-6  Gavin Cawley in Carrick-on-Shannon  Sligo eased to victory against neighbours Leitrim as they booked a placed in ...

What do the 'Riabhach days' mean to you?In Irish folklore, the last few days of March and the first few days of April are referred to as the 'Riabhach days', a period in which three of the coldest days of the year arrive by some quirk or other.

Eirgrid Connacht U20 Football Championship – Round 2 Sligo 0-9 Roscommon 0-9 Gavin Cawley in Markievicz Park Bobby Nugent came up trumps to ensure that Roscommon came away with a share of the spoils, as his free late into stoppage time denied ...

Allianz NFL Division 3 – Round 6  Sligo 0-13  Offaly 1-10  Gavin Cawley in Markievicz Park  Sligo’s slim chances of promotion came to an end on Saturday afternoon as ...

Mayo GAA hurling joint-managers Brian Finn and Ray Larkin have made two changes to their starting team ahead of the Allianz National Hurling League round 5 game against Sligo tomorrow (Saturday), March 16, at 1pm in Kent Park, Ballydoogan, Sligo.

Allianz Hurling League 3A – Round 4  Sligo 2-23  Monaghan 1-20  Gavin Cawley at Markievicz Park  Sligo maintained their unbeaten start to the Allianz Hurling League ...

Allianz NFL Division 3 - Round 5  Down 2-17  Sligo 1-8  Gavin Cawley in Pairc Esler, Newry  Sligo fell to their second defeat in Division 3 as Down outclassed them ...

Allianz NHL Division 3A – Round 3  Sligo 5-19  Louth 3-17  Gavin Cawley in Páirc Naomh Brid, Dowdallshill  Sligo got back to winning ways as they proved too strong ...

Allianz NFL Division 3 - Round 4 Sligo 1-20  Antrim 1-13  Gavin Cawley in Markievicz Park  Sligo made it three wins on the spin as a strong second half performance ...

Allianz Football League Division 3 – Round 3  Sligo 1-12  Limerick 0-10  Gavin Cawley in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale  A goal on 28 minutes from Paul McNamara ...

Allianz Football League Division 3 – Round 2 Sligo 2-10 Wicklow 1-11 Gavin Cawley at Markievicz ParkSligo recovered from an opening-round defeat against Clare to edge out Wicklow and pick up their first win of this season’s National Football League.

Sligo manager Tony McEntee was far from pleased as poor discipline and a lack of penetration with the ball cost his side dearly in their defeat to Clare in Ennis on Sunday last.

Connacht PPS Senior ‘A’ Football Championship semi-final St Gerald’s, Castlebar 1-9 Summerhill College 0-9 Anthony Hennigan at Connacht CoE, Bekan It’s not what you do, it’s what you do when without it.

The Christmas tree was barely up in the Radisson Hotel in Ballincar on December 8, yet Tony McEntee and his Sligo players already had their eyes firmly fixed on a date in Ennis on January 28.

Sligo senior club Tourlestrane have announced Ballaghaderreen native Mike Solan as their manager for 2024. Solan spent the last two seasons as the assistant manager of the Leitrim senior footballers under Andy Moran.

Sligo U20A Final Eastern Harps 1-11 Drumcliffe Rosses Point 0-9 A strong second-half performance from Eastern Harps ensured they were deserving U20 champions with captain Dylan Walsh ...

Six years since their historic Connacht junior football title win, Lahardane MacHales will look to bring a second one home to the proud North Mayo village when they face the Sligo champions at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park on Saturday (1. 30pm).

AIB Connacht Club JHC Final Easkey 1-18 Ballinasloe 2-12 At Connacht CoE, Bekan Easkey retained their Connacht junior hurling championship crown after a big battle with Ballinasloe on Saturday.

The experience of winning a Connacht title six years ago means Lahardane footballers Aaron Murphy and Chris Rowland are well equipped to deal with the pressure this time around, writes Stuart Tynan.

I often reflect on the GAA and its enduring popularity, trying to figure out what makes it so special, so unique. I have come to the conclusion that it is not just one thing but a mixture of many.

Connacht LGFA Intermediate Club Championship – Final Ballinamore Sean O’Heslin’s 1-10 Eoghan Rua 1-9 Gavin Cawley in Markievicz Park In a game of small margins, this is one that Eoghan Rua will struggle to understand how they lost considering all ...

Last week’s appointment of Paul Shankey as Waterford’s new senior football manager was probably one that went under the radar, but it was significant in that it was the last open position over a county team in the National League to be filled.