Mayo Football Talk

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 provincial winners’ designated clubs will each receive €5,000, while there will be awards of €1,500 to the clubs of the honourable mentions.
An overall national winner will be selected from the provincial winners, and their club will receive an additional €5,000, for a total award of €10,000. 
So there are plenty of good reasons for you to get involved over the next couple of days, and get your entry in before midnight this Sunday, May 17th.
Ciara Galvin, who is the Media Lead with EirGrid, joined Mike to chat a bit more about the competition and to explain how people can enter to be in the running for some great prizes.

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 county lads lined out with their clubs last weekend, and Ger tells us how he’s found the first few rounds of the senior league - including his evening marking Fergal Boland in Aghamore! 

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 inter-county and club level, with lively discussion and in-depth analysis from a range of expert contributors.
Drawing on the long track record of the Mayo GAA Blog, Mayo Football Talk also provides written content in the form of blog posts, regular columns, news stories, fixture details, team announcements, match reports and more.  

Go to www.mft.ie to see for yourself. 

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. 

Rob and John were joined after today's game by Edwin McGreal to assess the importance of the result. We then hear post-match reaction from Andy Moran, in conversation with Mike, while Rob chats with fellow Ballinrobe man Diarmuid Duffy before Rob, Mike and John wrap up the show with a few final thoughts. 

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 Sunday's game in Castlebar having inflicted a first defeat this year on high-flying Donegal last time out. Ed considers how Mayo's performance in Tralee might impact the progress made to date this year while Nigel ponders how Andy Moran's team are likely to set up against Roscommon on Sunday. 

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 Walsh. 

We also hear from the St Nathy’s camp as team manager Colm Maye and captain Conor Moriarty took a break from preparations to chat to some of the local media. 

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 thoughts from Mayo manager Andy Moran in the bonus edition - which is available on Patreon. 

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 by Mark Ronaldson and then Frank Roche of the Irish Independent in our club members only edition on Patreon. We also hear post-match thoughts from Mayo manager Andy Moran which you can listen to also only on Patreon.

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 the next six months.