Mayo GAA captain and vice-captains confirmed for upcoming season
Jack Coyne has been appointed Mayo captain for 2026. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
Mayo GAA have announced that Ballyhaunis dual star Jack Coyne has been named captain of the Mayo senior football team for the upcoming season.
The 25-year-old defender, Mayo All-Star nominee this year, succeeds Paddy Durcan in the role. Coyne becomes the latest Ballyhaunis clubman to lead the county team, following in the footsteps of Keith Higgins, who captained Mayo in 2015.
Extending his best wishes, Mayo GAA Chairperson Seamus Tuohy praised Coyne’s leadership and consistency.
“Jack goes about his business in an understated but extremely effective and composed manner. He is an exemplary individual who has proven himself as a teak-tough defender over recent years. Jack has been an integral member of the Mayo senior football panel for the past few years, and his leadership both on and off the pitch is outstanding,” commented Tuohy.
A former captain of the Mayo U20's, Coyne was a standout presence in defence throughout Kevin McStay’s management tenure.
With Mayo, Jack has won a Connacht Senior medal in 2021, and FBD and Allianz League medals in 2023, while with his club Jack was a Mayo Intermediate winner in 2022
Mayo senior football manager Andy Moran has also confirmed to Mayo GAA that Ryan O’Donoghue from CLG Bhéal an Mhuirthead and Darren McHale from Knockmore GAA will serve as vice-captains for the forthcoming season.
