David Clarke’s club career with Ballina Stephenites has been more troughs than peaks so it is little wonder the two-time All Star goalkeeper is enjoying being part of a three-in-a-row chasing team.

One of the many issues with the tight turnaround to the county final is the semi-finals become yesterday’s news very quickly.

Mayo LGFA Senior Championship Final  Westport 1-13  Knockmore 1-10 Paul O’Malley at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park  In a tale of two halves on Sunday, Westport ...

Sligo LGFA Senior Championship – Final  Eoghan Rua 2-10  Tourlestrane 1-8  Gavin Cawley at Fr Kevin Brehony Park, Keash  Eoghan Rua made it back-to-back senior ...

Homeland Sligo SFC Final Coolera-Standhill 3-13 Shamrock Gaels 2-16 Gavin Cawley in Quigabar A replay is required to determine this year’s winners of the Owen B.

As the large crowd left Quigabar last Sunday evening following a rip-roaring conclusion to the Sligo county final, all the chatter was about who was better placed heading into the replay.

“You know, there was a lot of hurt in the dressing-room from last year, to see what Crossmolina have done this year.

Egan Jewellers Mayo IFC Semi-Final  Moy Davitts 1-20  Ardnaree Sarsfields 0-11  Anthony Hennigan in James Stephens Park, Ballina  When they’re good, they’re very, ...

Connacht Gold Mayo SFC Semi-Final  Westport 1-24  Crossmolina 1-20 (AET, 1-14 apiece at full-time)  Edwin McGreal at Fr O’Hara Park, Charlestown  ...

The trick isn’t playing well. It’s playing well late. Championships aren’t sprints; they’re long, messy auditions where the best sides spend half the season pretending not to care.