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Peter Leahy says the walk-out was related to hurt feelings

'Close to slanderous' - Leahy slams Mayo walk-out talk

Mayo ladies manager Peter Leahy says some of the accusations around the player walkout are "close to slanderous".

Jacqui Hurley and Darren Frehill will host The Dressing Room live from The Croke Park Hootel

Warm up for All-Ireland final with 'The Dressing Room'

Dublin and Tyrone collide in the All-Ireland SFC final this Sunday and RTÉ will be warming up early for a huge day of coverage from Croke Park.

GAA • 31 Aug 18

Cora Staunton was among the Carnacon players who left the county panel

Carnacon to appeal Mayo Championship ban

All-Ireland Ladies club champions Carnacon have been thrown out of the Mayo Championship as a result of the walk-out by a number of their players from the county's senior panel but plan to appeal.

GAA • 23 Aug 18

Cora Staunton will not line out for Mayo on Saturday

Row in the Mayo Ladies football camp rumbles on

The row in the Mayo Ladies football camp has taken another turn as the Executive Board released a statement giving the players and management their full support.

GAA • 12 Jul 18

Cora Staunton is among the players to have left the squad

Mayo players cite welfare issues as reason for walkout

Just days before their All-Ireland championship opener, key players have left the squad.

GAA • 10 Jul 18

Galway came through with a narrow win at MacHale Park.

Cora returns for Mayo but Galway defend Connacht crown

Cora Staunton returned to Mayo's starting line-up, but Tracey Leonard played a captain's role as Galway defended their senior Connacht title.

Ladies Football • 24 Jun 18

Cora Staunton will be back in the Mayo colours once more

Returning Cora Staunton 'a massive asset' to Mayo

Cora Staunton's return to the Mayo colours for a 24th successive championship campaign will be a huge boost to the county's chances of winning back the Connacht senior title from holders Galway, says team-mate Niamh Kelly.

GAA • 22 Jun 18

Cora Staunton is back ion the green and red

Cora Staunton back with Mayo for Championship charge

Cora Staunton has returned to training with the Mayo ladies senior football squad ahead of their Connacht final clash with Galway later this month.

GAA • 21 Jun 18

Cora Staunton has signed a new deal with Aussie Rules side Greater Western Sydney Giants

Cora Staunton signs new deal with Aussie Rules outfit

Four-time All-Ireland winner Cora Staunton has signed a new deal with Greater Western Sydney Giants which will see her play a second season with the Aussie Rules outfit.

GAA • 04 Jun 18

Cora Staunton may return to the Mayo fold

Staunton participation to be decided after league final

Mayo manager Peter Leahy says he will speak to Cora Staunton about her inter-county plans for the rest of 2018 after his side's Division 1 final against Dublin.

GAA • 02 May 18

'There was a running joke through the club for interviews and things like that, that Cora would have to slow down her talking'

'When Cora got the ball, the crowd would just go crazy'

Greater Western Sydney Giants player Courtney Gum shares her experiences of playing with Cora Staunton in the women's AFL.

GAA • 14 Apr 18

Cora Staunton shone again for Sydney Western Giants

Cora's rise and rise continues Down Under

Cora Staunton scored a terrific goal to help keep Greater Western Sydney Giants' NAB AFL Women's Grand Final dreams alive with a crucial defeat of Fremantle on Saturday.

Other sport • 03 Mar 18

Staunton kicked a goal for GWS Giants in the first round of the AFLW season.

Cora Staunton draws praise from the Aussies in AFLW bow

Cora Staunton received praise in Australia after impressing in the first round of the new Women's AFL (AFLW) season.

AFLW • 03 Feb 18

Cora Staunton kicked two goals on her Aussie Rules debut for Greater Western Sydney Giants

Staunton kicks two goals on Aussie Rules debut

Cora Staunton admitted she found her Aussie Rules debut "tough but enjoyable" as she hit two goals for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in a practice match on Saturday morning.

GAA • 20 Jan 18

Carnacon celebrate with the cup after the game

Joy of Six for Staunton and Carnacon

Cora Staunton signed off in style ahead of her Australian adventure by captaining Carnacon to a sixth All-Ireland senior ladies club football title at Parnell Park on Sunday.

GAA • 03 Dec 17

Dublin captain Sinéad Aherne received a sixth award

Six All Star awards for All-Ireland champions Dublin

All-Ireland senior champions Dublin lead the way with six representatives on the 2017 TG4 Ladies Football All Star team.

GAA • 26 Nov 17

Staunton shines as Carnacon stroll into final

Cora Staunton collected 1-7 as five-time winners Carnacon booked their place in a first All-Ireland ladies senior club final since 2013.

GAA • 19 Nov 17

Cora Staunton: 'It was a dream to be some sort of professional sportsperson'

'It was a dream' - Cora Staunton on going pro

Cora Staunton says it is her dream to prove that female GAA athletes can excel as professionals when she moves to Australia.

Ladies Football • 31 Oct 17

Cora Staunton will soon make the move to the women's AFL

4-13 for Staunton but Carnacon must go again

Australia bound Cora Staunton scored 4-13 and yet it still wasn't enough to secure another Connacht senior club title for holders Carnacon on Sunday.

GAA • 29 Oct 17

Watch Cora Staunton's first steps with the Giants

Mayo star Cora Staunton was put through her paces in her first full day of training as she began life Down Under with the Sydney Giants.

GAA • 19 Oct 17

Staunton will make call on Mayo future in March

Cora Staunton will make a decision on her inter-county future in March as she prepares for the challenge of a lifetime Down Under.

GAA • 18 Oct 17

Actor Ray Meagher, aka Alf Stewart from Home & Away, led the tributes to Cork City

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all of the sports news from this October Wednesday morning.

Other sport • 18 Oct 17

Cora Staunton breaks new ground in her move to the Greater Western Sydney Giants

Cora the Giant - Aussie Rules switch confirmed

Mayo ladies football legend Cora Staunton is set to become a professional Aussies Rules player when she joins the Greater Western Sydney Giants on Wednesday.

GAA • 18 Oct 17

Cora Staunton is linked with the Greater Western Sydney Giants

LGFA unconcerned as stars linked with Aussie Rules

Despite two of Mayo's biggest stars being linked with moves Down Under, the Ladies Gaelic Football Association have no plans to discuss the potential impact of the Australian Football Women's League.

GAA • 12 Oct 17

Cora Staunton (L) will line out for her seventh All-Ireland final at Croke Park on Sunday

'Stubbornness, a change of attitude and hard work'

Cora Staunton believes Mayo can match a Dublin side that have lost the last three finals for desire when they meet in the All-Ireland decider this weekend.

GAA • 24 Sep 17