Mayo Football Talk

It's going to be a fast week for Mayo supporters with all roads leading to Croke Park on Saturday evening for the All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Louth.  John, Mike and Rob meet up to start the week as MFT means to go on — by talking football and whetting the appetite for the days ahead.  The lads also catch up with Dan Bannon of the 'Louth & Proud' podcast to get a sense of the mood in the...

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,...

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 wo...

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 o...

The draw for Round 2A of the All-Ireland Series has pitted Mayo against Tyrone in Omagh for the second summer in a row.  Billy Joe Padden joins Mike and Rob to discuss the draw, reflect on Sunday's win over Monaghan, talk about the way the team selection is evolving, and what issues need to be addressed before Mayo arrive in Tyrone. 

Mayo's team selection for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC series game against Monaghan shows five changes from the side that started the defeat against Roscommon.  Aidan Kilcoyne joins Mike to discuss Andy Moran's selection, including the decision to drop the likes of Rob Hennelly, Paddy Durcan and Aidan O'Shea and hand championship debuts to Jack Livingstone, Diarmuid Duffy and Darragh Beirne. 

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 blockbuste...

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 ab...

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 ge...

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...

The draw for round one of the All-Ireland SFC has pitted Mayo away to Monaghan in Clones at the end of the month.  John, Mike and Rob reflect on the draw, chat through some of the talking points that it throws up, and wonder what the future might have in store for Mayo this summer. 

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 int...

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 Champio...

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...

  Excitement levels in Balla Secondary School and St Nathy’s in Ballaghaderreen are at fever pitch this week ahead of the All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Finals next Saturday.  Mike paid a visit to Balla last week to catch up with Gareth O’Donnell and Adrian Philips from the team management; key players Keith Malone and Liam Glynn; and school principal Teresa Walsh and deputy principal Conor Wals...

Mayo scraped past Armagh by a single point in a hard-fought National League Division One encounter played in difficult weather conditions at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park. This latest win now makes a League final appearance a real possibility for Andy Moran's team.  Rob, Mike and John were at the game today and joining them on the pod are Aidan Kilcoyne and Edwin McGreal. We also hear post-match...

Mayo bounced back in impressive fashion from last weekend's defeat to Donegal as they recorded an emphatic nineteen-point win over Monaghan at St Tiernach's Park. On a day when Mayo had many star performers, debutant Kobe McDonald lit up the afternoon in Clones with a hugely impressive tally of 1-4 off the bench.  Rob and John were at St Tiernach's Park for the game and they're joined on the pod b...

The National League pace is starting to pick up as Mayo get ready to face Monaghan next Sunday.  Billy Joe Padden joins Mike to look back at what we learned from Sunday's defeat to Donegal and to assess what it might mean for the trip to Clones. Paddy Finnegan also pops in to give his thoughts on this week's draw for the 2026 Mayo club championships which gives everyone something to aim for over t...

The National Football League swings back into action for Mayo away to Donegal next Sunday in Letterkenny.  Aidan Kilcoyne joins Rob to look ahead to the game and chat through some of the talking points and tactical angles. Mike and Rob also do a news round-up as they look ahead to this week's Sigerson Cup Final and check in on Mayo's preparations for Sunday's game. 

The league games are coming thick and fast over the next few weeks, but we went back for a look at the recording of Mayo’s win over Galway.  Mike chats with Aidan Kilcoyne about some of the things he noticed in real time and other aspects of the display that really jumped out after a second watch.  From the way Mayo tried to impose their game on Galway to Darragh Beirne’s assured debut to Andy Mor...

The National League gets underway this coming weekend and ahead of this Rob is joined on the pod by Edwin McGreal and Billy Joe Padden to set the scene for another year of inter-county action for Mayo, who this year are now managed by Andy Moran. The lads look back on how first seasons in charge panned out for other Mayo managers in the past and consider how Andy Moran might approach the year ahea...

The official launch of The Mayo Football Podcast Club Stars with EirGrid took place at Knockranny House Hotel in Westport on Monday. A whole host of Mayo footballing personalities were there, including Mayo manager Andy Moran.  You hear our interview with Andy on a separate pod, but here we talk to Westport ladies manager Pop Geraghty, team selector Padraig Walsh, and players Janette O’Malley and...

Sunday’s decider sees Kilmeena and Moy Davitts go head-to-head on the biggest day of the Intermediate club championship season.  Ger Flanagan and Ardnaree Sarsfields manager Rory Clarke join Mike to run the rule over the last two teams standing in the race to play senior football next season. 

Can Ballina Stephenites march on to victory for the third year in a row?  Or will Westport lift the Moclair Cup for just the second time in their history?  John Maughan and Aidan Kilcoyne join Mike to answer those questions and many more ahead of Sunday’s final.  The lads discuss managers and match-ups, formations and form lines, and much more.  John also explains why he believes Kobe McDonald is...

There are four teams left in the race for the Sweeney Cup with the semi-finals taking centre stage this weekend.  John Reilly joins Mike to preview Kilmeena's clash with Kiltane and Moy Davitts versus Ardnaree Sarsfields, along with the make-or-break Intermediate relegation final between Burrishoole and Louisburgh.