Mayo Football Talk

There are so many different perspectives to Mayo's All-Ireland victory and so many fascinating stories to be told.

James Carr from Ardagh is one of the members of the Mayo squad who ticks both of those boxes, being the first man from his club to wear the Green and Red at senior level and the only player from a Junior club to win a Celtic Cross last Sunday week. 

Mike caught up with James to hear about Mayo's season from his pers...

A huge crowd of Mayo supporters gathered at The Oxford Arms in Camden Town in London on Thursday evening for an All-Ireland Final fundraiser organised by Cairde Mhaigheo London.
Mike was there for MFT to sample the atmosphere and to talk some of the assembled audience, which ranged from seasoned Mayo supporters to young fans who are looking forward to the novelty of an All-Ireland Final after a five-year break.
It was a wonde...

As the countdown continues Billy Joe Padden and Edwin McGreal join Rob Murphy to take a detailed look at what to expect from the game on Sunday week.

The numbers behind Mayo’s forward play, the challenge of the aerial battle with Kerry’s midfield and the monumental task of curtailing their attack.

There are loads of reasons for hope but there is no hiding from the talking about challenges either, as we pre...

As the countdown continues Billy Joe Padden and Edwin McGreal join Rob Murphy to take a detailed look at what to expect from the game on Sunday week.

The numbers behind Mayo’s forward play, the challenge of the aerial battle with Kerry’s midfield and the monumental task of curtailing their attack.

There are loads of reasons for hope but there is no hiding from the talking about challenges either, as we pre...

The focus this week may be mainly on the senior footballers' exploits, but there is still plenty of work to be done behind the scenes by Ruairí Conroy, the newly-appointed CEO of Mayo GAA. 

The Tourmakeady native chats to Mike about why he took on the role, what his first priorities are, and what he would define as a success as Mayo GAA's first CEO. 

Ruairí also outlines the remit of his position, how he intends to approach...

If Mayo want to stay in the championship and book their place in the All-Ireland quarter-finals, they will have to beat Meath in Castlebar on Saturday evening.
Billy Joe Padden joins Mike and Rob to look back on what we learned from Sunday’s narrow defeat to Tyrone, reflect on the displays of some key players, and discuss some of the match stats to see what they tell us about where the game was won and lost.
The lads al...

Mayo are off to Omagh on Sunday to face Tyrone in Round 2A of the All-Ireland football championship. With both Tyrone and Mayo having recovered from provincial disappointment to record Round 1 wins over Roscommon and Monaghan respectively, the significant prize now on offer for the victors at Healy Park this weekend is a place in the All-Ireland quarter-finals, while the losers will be left with one last chance to progress via a Ro...

We start the week leading into Mayo's first game in the All-Ireland SFC series by having a chat with one of the country's leading Gaelic Games correspondents. 

Colm Keys of the Irish Independent joins Mike to give us his thoughts on where Mayo now stand ahead of their trip to Monaghan on Sunday, and the lads also discuss some of the weekend's games and touch on the subject of the latest blockbuster football rivalry between Kerr...

Last month marked 20 years since Mayo won an historic All-Ireland Under-21 football championship title by beating Cork in Ennis. 

This weekend those players are having a reunion in Westport to celebrate the 20th anniversary of that famous triumph. 

To mark the occasion, Mike caught up with three of the men who were integral to that success — Barry Moran, Mickey Conroy and Aidan Kilcoyne to chat about their memories of...

EirGrid, the operator and developer of Ireland’s electricity grid, have also been the main sponsors of our Club Stars awards for the last two years.
Recently, EirGrid also launched the second year of their GAA Community Heroes National Volunteer competition.
And with the deadline for entries coming up this Sunday night, we wanted to remind our MFT listeners why you (or somebody you know) should get involved.
The four...

With the dust settling on Mayo’s exit from the Connacht championship, and Roscommon celebrating a clean sweep of provincial titles, the next phase of the season is just around the corner. 

Ger Flanagan joins Rob and Mike to chat about how the Connacht Final played out, how the order in the province has changed, and what it says about Mayo’s chances of getting back on track. 

The lads also discuss how most of the...

Mayo Football Talk brings together the Mayo Football Podcast and the Mayo GAA Blog in one integrated online space, making it a true one-stop shop for Mayo football supporters.
In this podcast episode, Mike, John and Rob tell you more about MFT.ie
Mayo Football Talk continues the work of the Mayo Football Podcast in providing podcasts covering all the major Mayo matches during the year, both at inter-county and club level, wit...

Mayo had it all their own way at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park this afternoon as they had 21 points to spare over Roscommon in a one-sided National Football League final round encounter. The result sees Andy Moran's team finish third in the Division One table, just missing out on a final place to Kerry on the head-to-head rule, thus guaranteeing a three-week break ahead of their Connacht Championship opener against London. 

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Mayo's 16-point defeat to Kerry on Saturday was their worst ever in the National League but a win over Roscommon in the final round this Sunday could yet see them qualify for this year's Division One decider. 

Host Rob Murphy is joined on the pod by Edwin McGreal and Nigel Reape to assess the damage done by the hammering inflicted by Kerry in Tralee and to look ahead to the challenge Roscommon are likely to pose, coming into Su...