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Roscommon manager Kevin McStay will miss their last Super 8s game against Dublin.

In GAA, the same crime doesn't always bring same time

Kevin McStay has been issued a 12-week ban for his actions towards officials in Roscommon's Super 8s defeat to Donegal.

GAA • 25 Jul 18

Kevin McStay insists he wasn't sent off in Roscommon's defeat to Donegal.

Curran: Officials and managers must respect each other

Former Roscommon goalkeeper Shane Curran says that there should be a 'mutual respect' between officials and managers.

Football • 23 Jul 18

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay watching on from the dugout

I wasn't sent off in Donegal defeat, says Kevin McStay

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay has said he wasn't sent off by referee Ciarán Brannagan in the Super 8 defeat to Donegal, but was left bitterly disappointed by a number of calls that went against his team.

GAA • 21 Jul 18

Kevin McStay's side will welcome Donegal to Dr Hyde Park next weekend

McStay: 'Tyrone's conditioning is way ahead of ours'

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay admitted that his side couldn't live with Tyrone's athleticism and conditioning.

GAA • 14 Jul 18

Kevin McStay and Roscommon will now focus on their Connacht opener against either New York or Leitrim on 26 May

McStay: Mistakes will be tidied up come the summer

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay admits his side made many mistakes in their Division 2 final win over Cavan, but is confident that the upcoming championship will see an eradication of such errors.

GAA • 01 Apr 18

Kevin McStay's side are well on track for promotion

McStay: Roscommon didn't shirk when game had to be won

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay hailed the "brilliant body language" his side showed when digging deep to see off Cavan.

GAA • 18 Mar 18

'I hope it doesn't haunt us'

Kevin McStay and Andy McEntee were both to left to rue what might have been after their sides played out a dramatic draw at Dr Hyde Park on Sunday.

GAA • 29 Jan 18

Can Mayo finally end their wait for Sam?

A peer inside the Mayo mindset

Three Mayo greats - Kevin McStay, Seán Lowry and Conor Mortimer - know what it's like to taste defeat in an All-Ireland. So why haven't Mayo been able to get over the line and what can they do to change that?

GAA • 17 Sep 17

Lee Keegan fired home Mayo's goal in the drawn game

Keegan: No advantage to either side ahead of replay

Lee Keegan believes it's still all to play for when Mayo and Roscommon return to Croke Park for their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final replay.

GAA • 30 Jul 17

Lee Keegan's contribution was central to Mayo finding their feet in the drawn game

Praise aplenty after Keegan's midfield deployment

Mayo manager Stephen Rochford pulled the wool over the eyes of his Roscommon counterpart Kevin McStay by playing Footballer of the Year Lee Keegan at midfield during the first half of their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final on Sunday.

GAA • 31 Jul 17

Kevin McStay (L) and Stephen Rochford embrace at the final whistle

Rochford airs relief at getting second bite of cherry

Stephen Rochford felt relief and frustration at the final whistle of Mayo's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final arm wrestle with Roscommon, and admitted his side were "lucky" to get a second bite of the cherry.

GAA • 30 Jul 17

Roscommon's Enda Smith celebrates their Connacht title

'We can't cage the chaos' - McStay loving glory charge

Kevin McStay said Roscommon "can't cage the chaos" and instead must embrace the gloriously frenzied excitment their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final showdown with Mayo will bring.

GAA • 27 Jul 17

McStay names Roscommon team to face Mayo in quarters

Kevin McStay has named his Roscommon team to face Mayo in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals a full week before the two collide in Croke Park.

GAA • 23 Jul 17

Kevin McStay: 'We just want to be super, super competitive in that final.'

McStay: It's time for Rossies to break into the bubble

Roscommon boss Kevin McStay said last week's clash between Mayo and Galway was "the Connacht final for all intents and purposes", but he believes his team can finally turn some heads and earn some respect.

GAA • 21 Jun 17

Kevin McStay wants to get points on the board

Morale remains high in Roscommon, says McStay

Their Division 1 status might be hanging by a thread, but Roscommon manager Kevin McStay insists that his charges remain determined to take a scalp before their inevitable relegation.

GAA • 19 Mar 17

Dublin are unbeaten in 33 consecutive League and Championship games

McEnaney: Leinster All-Stars wouldn't beat Dublin

Wexford football manager Seamus McEnaney says that "the pick of Leinster" wouldn't beat a Dublin side he says look to have no serious challengers for their All-Ireland crown.

GAA • 06 Mar 17

Kevin McStay took the helm with Roscommon last year

McStay hits out at 'nonsense' criticism of Mayo roots

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay has hit out at criticism of his management from within the county.

GAA • 06 Mar 17

Galway captain Gary O'Donnell holds the FBD League cup

Walsh: Galway won't target too much too early

Galway manager Kevin Walsh said he won't target "too much too early" after the Tribesmen retained their FBD League crown against Roscommon.

GAA • 29 Jan 17

McStay pictured with former Roscommon joint-manager Fergie O'Donnell earlier this year

McStay given two more years in Roscommon

Kevin McStay has been ratified as Roscommon manager for two more years, bringing to an end weeks of speculation about his future in the role.

GAA • 21 Oct 16

Nigel Dineen: 'I have strong reservations about the integrity of the selection and recruitment process.'

Dineen questions 'integrity' of Rossies process

Nigel Dineen has pulled out of the race for the Roscommon senior football manager's post due to "strong reservations about the integrity of the selection and recruitment process".

GAA • 13 Oct 16

Nigel Dineen has been in charge of the Under-21 side

Dineen to challenge McStay for Roscommon role

Nigel Dineen will challenge Kevin McStay for the Roscommon job after the Under-21 manager was nominated alongside the 2016 manager.

GAA • 22 Sep 16

Nigel Dineen is a former Roscommon Under-21 manager

Dineen to challenge McStay for Roscommon job

Former Roscommon star Nigel Dineen has confirmed he will challenge Kevin McStay for the manager role with the county.

GAA • 12 Sep 16

Kevin McStay will have to apply for the position if he wants to remain in charge of the Roscommon footballers

McStay must apply for Roscommon position

Kevin McStay will have to reapply for the role of Roscommon senior football team manager following the resignation of fellow joint-manager Fergal O'Donnell on Wednesday.

GAA • 09 Sep 16

Fergal O'Donnell said he made the decision in the 'best interests' of the Roscommon team

Fergal O'Donnell steps down from Roscommon job

Fergal O'Donnell has resigned as joint-manager of the Roscommon senior football team.

GAA • 07 Sep 16

Kevin Walsh (L) celebrates with Gareth Bradshaw

Walsh: Huge Connacht challenge focused Tribe minds

Galway football boss Kevin Walsh said the scale of the challenge to conquer Connacht focused the minds and energies of his players after they outplayed Roscommon to lift the title on Sunday.

GAA • 18 Jul 16