Dermot Crowe

6 days ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

Mayo, the eternal optimists, resuscitated their championship prospects at Healy Park on Saturday evening, a 2-17 to 1-13 win over Tyrone the perfect antidote after defeats in the Connacht final and the first round of the All-Ireland series at home to Cavan. The absence of manager Kevin McStay on health grounds added another layer to the narrative but his side responded in style with a spirited performance, with two players, Sean Morahan and Conal Dawson, making their first championship starts.

6 days ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

The final whistle brought Waterford’s championship to an end at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Sunday. Six attempts at qualifying from the Munster round-robin since its inception in 2018 have all been unsuccessful. Casualties pay a high price. Shot down in May, they are left staring into the void. But life goes on. Stephen Bennett was back at work last week as principal of Kilmagner primary school. To be hurling, even for a short time, is an achievement.

6 days ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

The final whistle brought Waterford’s championship to an end at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last Sunday. Six attempts at qualifying from the Munster round-robin since its inception in 2018 have all been unsuccessful. Casualties pay a high price. Shot down in May, they are left staring into the void. But life goes on. Stephen Bennett was back at work last week as principal of Kilmagner primary school. To be hurling, even for a short time, is an achievement.

6 days ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

No room for error as Tribesmen need to bounce back if their All-Ireland intentions are trueEven with a qualification bar as low as we have in the All-Ireland football group stages — where only four teams are eliminated after 24 games — you still need to win at least one match to stay in the race. If that’s not asking too much. And in the so-called ‘group of death’ there is a growing sense of peril to Galway’s journey to Celtic Park today.

6 days ago | independent.ie | Dermot Crowe

‘We felt that we were pulling the right way’ – Mayo transformed but job not done says Stephen RochfordActing Mayo manager Stephen Rochford during the All-Ireland SFC series win over Tyrone at O'Neills Healy Park in Omagh, Tyrone. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/SportsfileMayo caretaker manager Stephen Rochford, deputising for Kevin McStay while he recovers from illness, reflected on a famous win for the county in Omagh that revitalises their championship season.