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Marcella Heffernan on the pitch as the Mayo 1999 and 2000 All-Ireland Ladies winning squads are honoured at the 2025 All-Ireland final

Joyous days for Mayo come flooding back for Heffernan

Former Mayo star Marcella Heffernan recalls those days when the county were a dominant force in ladies football.

Sinead Walsh of Mayo during the TG4 All-Ireland SFC Group A Round 2 match between Cavan and Mayo at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park in Longford.

Mayo secure Senior survival after seeing off Leitrim

Mayo have secured their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship for 2026 after seeing off Leitrim in the relegation play-off at Kilcoyne Park in Tubbercurry.

Womens Football • 05 Jul

Emma Cleary of Cork celebrates during the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Group 2 match between Mayo and Cork at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar, Mayo.

Cork fend off Mayo fight-back to reach last-eight

Cork are into the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football quarter-finals as they beat Mayo 3-08 to 1-10 at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park

Womens Football • 21 Jun

O'Leary catches the eye as Kerry see off spirited Mayo

Danielle O'Leary struck for four points off the bench and Siofra O'Shea also hit four as All-Ireland champions Kerry overcame a spirited Mayo at Austin Stack Park in this Group 2 Round 1 encounter.

GAA • 07 Jun

Sinead Walsh was the key player for Mayo

Mayo edge out Kildare to keep survival hopes alive

Mayo kept their Lidl NFL Division 1 survival hopes intact after a one-point win over Kildare in Swinford Amenity Park.

Womens Football • 22 Mar

Liam McHale's side are on the cusp of relegation

Doherty: Depleted Mayo set for short summer in 2025

The Mayo women's footballers are set for a short summer unless they can develop a more coherent attacking plan, according to former Donegal captain Nadine Doherty.

GAA • 19 Mar

Moya Feehan of Armagh in action against Danielle Caldwell of Mayo

Lidl NFL: Armagh too good for Mayo

Armagh added to their impressive start to the Lidl National Football League campaign as they picked up their fourth win on the trot at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds and proved too strong for Mayo, winning 2-14 to 1-10.

Armagh LGFA • 22 Feb

Tyrone overturn big half-time deficit to pip Mayo

Tyrone overturned a seven point half-time deficit to beat Mayo 1-15 to 2-11 in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League.

GAA • 09 Feb

Dublin battle past Mayo to make winning league start

Rebecca McDonnell and Chloe Darby grabbed goals in either half at Parnell Park as Dublin began life under the joint management of Paul Casey and Derek Murray with a hard-earned 2-07 to 1-07 win over Mayo in the opening round of the Lidl National Football League Division 1.

Womens Football • 25 Jan

Ciara Whyte in the colours of Mayo during the 2022 season

Whyte back in green and red after Aberdeen adventures

Following a prolonged absence, Mayo's Ciara Whyte has spent the past few weeks gradually readjusting to the life of an inter-county footballer.

GAA • 11 Jan

Dublin duo Carla Rowe, left, and Kate Sullivan tackle Éilís Ronayne

Rowe to the fore as Dublin get the better of Mayo

Team captain Carla Rowe struck 1-02 at Parnell Park as defending champions Dublin kick-started their TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 4 campaign with a 1-10 to 0-05 victory over Mayo.

Dublin LGFA • 09 Jun 24

Galway finish strongly to win back Connacht title

Andrea Trill's goal in their final attack assured Galway regained the TG4 Connacht senior title at St Brigid's GAA in Kiltoom after a 1-11 to 0-09 win over Mayo.

GAA • 12 May 24

Waterford players Lauren McGregor, right, and Clare Walsh

Waterford relegation worries deepen after Mayo triumph

Waterford remain in serious relegation trouble from the top flight of the Lidl National Football League after going down by three points to Liam McHale's Mayo in Ballina.

GAA • 24 Mar 24

Maria Cannon scored two points for Mayo in their victory on Leeside

Vital win for Mayo puts Cork in relegation mire

Mayo picked up vital points in this Lidl Division 1 clash with Cork at the 4G pitch at SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh.

GAA • 02 Mar 24

Women's NFL: Mayo earn last-gasp draw away to Kerry

Sinead Walsh was Mayo's saviour at Fitzgerald Stadium when she struck a point at the death to secure a draw - 0-08 to 0-08 - in the fourth round of the Lidl National Football League Division 1.

GAA • 17 Feb 24

Mayo manager Liam McHale saw his side pick up their first win of the campaign against Galway on Sunday

Doherty: Liam McHale effect already evident for Mayo

Former Donegal footballer Nadine Doherty feels the Liam McHale effect is already making an impact on Mayo as they navigate their way through the early rounds of the Lidl National Football League.

GAA • 31 Jan 24

Cáit Lynch of Kerry (c) was named player of the match in the win over Meath

Heart and desire key as Kerry march on to semi-finals

Kerry joint manager Darragh Long paid tribute to his charges for the way they mastered the conditions in Tralee to oust reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Meath and take another step towards ending their 30-year famine since the Brendan Martin Cup rested in the Kingdom.

GAA • 17 Jul 23

It's an 11.30am throw-in for the Connacht final

Ladies football championship: All you need to know

Silveware will ne handed out as old rivals Mayo and Galway battle it out in the TG4 Connacht senior championship final on Sunday at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.

GAA • 05 May 23

Sarah Tierney of Mayo breaks clear from Niamh Carmody

Kerry edge Mayo for back-to-back victories

The old adage that goals win games proved to be true at the Connacht Centre of Excellence when three second-half strikes powered Kerry to a 3-05 to 0-13 win over Mayo in Division 1 of the Lidl NFL.

GAA • 28 Jan 23

Locals rally around Mayo starlet after cancer diagnosis

Fundraising efforts have so far exceeded expectations as the local community rally around Mayo underage star Emma Langan who is recovering from her cancer diagnosis.

GAA • 29 Oct 22

Cáit Lynch, left, and Síofra O'Shea helped Kerry into a first All-Ireland final since 2012

Goal-hungry Kerry beat Mayo to end 10-year final wait

Kerry beat Mayo 4-10 to 0-13 at Croke Park to reach the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Final for the first time since 2012.

GAA • 16 Jul 22

Jennifer Dunne in action against Tara Needham of Mayo

Dunne-inspired Dublin beat Mayo to maintain 100% record

Dublin beat Mayo 2-14 to 1-07 to go top of Group A in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship.

GAA • 25 Jun 22

Byrne won All Irelands in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003.

Ex-goalkeeper Yvonne Byrne 'impressed' with Mayo ladies

Yvonne Byrne says that Peter Leahy's side have the talent and the attitude to get the job done ahead of the Connacht Final replay against Galway.

GAA • 06 Jul 19

Leahy confirmed to stay in charge of Mayo until 2021

Peter Leahy has been confirmed to remain in charge of the Mayo Ladies until 2020.

Ladies Football • 08 Nov 18

The Mayo Ladies County Board voted 27-5 in favour of an appeal to the perceived leniency of the suspensions handed out to eight Carnacon players. That appeal is expected to take place tonight.

Mayo County Board vote not to withdraw Carnacon appeal

The Mayo Ladies County Board have voted not to withdraw its appeal of the leniency of the suspensions given to eight Carnacon players by the National Appeals Committee of the LGFA.

GAA • 09 Oct 18

Mayo LGFA