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Monday 5 June 2023 Dublin: 13°C

# James Horan

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# Opinion
Murph's sideline cut: 'This is the biggest thing to have happened to these counties, politically, socially, or spiritually, in 2012'
Mayo fans were rewarded for their faith with an exceptional performance against Dublin yesterday. Now they will face their biggest challenge yet, writes Ciaran Murphy.
# GAA
VIDEO: Horan 'delighted and relieved' to reach All Ireland final
The Mayo manager praised the character of his side to hold on for the win, but now all the focus is on ‘game five’.
# Dublin v Mayo
O'Sullivan keen to learn from mistakes of the past
“If there isn’t an improvement there Mayo are definitely a team that will put us away,” says Dublin’s Cian O’Sullivan.
# Dublin v Mayo
Clarke savouring semi-final challenge
The Ballina Stephenites goalkeeper knows that he will have to be at his best if Mayo are to end Dublin’s All-Ireland reign on Sunday.
# Team news
Varley gets the nod in Mayo attack
The Garrymore man comes into the Mayo side in place of injured captain Andy Moran.
# Dublin v Mayo
Mayo sticking to Horan's simple principles
Mayo manager James Horan on losing Andy Moran, Conor Mortimer (again), and the principles that his side take into Sunday’s semi-final against Dublin.
# Dublin v Mayo
MacAuley: Ghosts of Castlebar still haunt Dublin
“We have to set that wrong right this weekend,” says Michael Dara MacAuley on Dublin’s league drubbing by Mayo last March.
AS IT HAPPENED
Mayo v Down, All-Ireland SFC quarter-final
Would it be James Horan or James McCartan who guided the first team into the semi-finals of this year’s All-Ireland senior football championship? We were in Croke Park for all the action.
# Team news
Mayo announce unchanged side for Down clash
James Horan has resisted the temptation to bring star midfielder Aidan O’Shea into his line-up for Saturday’s game in Croke Park.
# column
Murph’s Sideline Cut: Mayo and nuns on Midwest Radio
Work commitments at the Connacht final brought Ciaran Murphy back home for the weekend.
# Post-Match
VIDEO: ‘It was a struggle but we have something to build on’ – Horan
The Mayo boss also responded to the statement released by Conor Mortimer’s family after the narrow Connacht final win over Sligo yesterday.
# Preview
Sligo v Mayo - Connacht SFC final match guide
Mayo are bidding to retain their Connacht title tomorrow afternoon but Sligo will be an awkward obstacle to overcome.
# Fallout
'Conor was not wanted in the team' - Mortimer's family blame Horan
In a statement read out on radio last night, they criticised the Mayo senior football manager’s decision to overlook the forward.
# Reaction
I can’t understand why Mortimer wasn’t playing – Maughan
The ex-Mayo manager also expressed doubt over whether the player’s decision was “the correct course of action to take”.
# Preview
Match Guide: Connacht SFC - Mayo v Leitrim
Mayo are bidding for their fourth Connacht final appearance in five years. Leitrim are bidding for their third Connacht final showing in 44 years. It looks like only one result in Castlebar on Sunday.
# Lay-Off
Mayo itching for football action after 'boring' break
James Horan’s Mayo charges are the last side to debut in the 2012 football championship when they face Leitrim in the Connacht semi-final next Sunday.
# Analysis
GAA reaction: Counihan pleased with result rather than performance
Meanwhile, James Horan was content with his side’s recent progress, in spite of their loss today.
# GAA
League decider preview: Young Mayo players out to silence history
They should be praised for reaching Croker, but James Horan’s starlets are reminded of a ‘cursed’ record of which they have nothing to do.
# GAA
Cillian O'Connor the only change for Mayo
James Horan makes a single switch ahead of the Croke Park showdown with Cork in the league decider.
# GAA
Cork v Mayo: where the league title will be won and lost this weekend...
The Division 1 crown is up for grabs at Croke Park on Sunday.
AS IT HAPPENED
Kerry v Mayo, National Football League Division 1 semi-final
We’re went minute-by-minute as Kerry took on Mayo in the NFL semi-final.
# Team news
(Semi)-final Countdown: here are the Kerry and Mayo teams for Sunday's meeting
Kerry show seven changes, Mayo two from the sides which lined out out against each other in Tralee last weekend.
# Save the Date
Mayo v Dublin abandoned match refixed for March 31
No throw-in time has been confirmed for the rescheduled game in McHale Park, Castlebar.
# Absent
Mayo without pair for start of National League
Defensive duo Trevor Mortimer and Tom Cunniffe are both abroad and are likely to miss the first two matches.
# Fit and Ready
Mortimer boost for Mayo
James Horan has named an unchanged starting XV for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry.
# Sick Notes
Stalling for time: Anxious Horan waits on injured stars
Mayo manager looks set to finally name his starting XV this evening.
# Early Doors
The Morning Score: Friday
It’s nearly the weekend, but before you crack out the Crunchie to go with your cuppa, here’s your round-up of the news.
# doubt
Mayo's Mortimer set to miss All-Ireland semis
Lee Keegan will come into the half-back line should the player fail to recover in time for Sunday’s game.
# Team-sheets
Mayo name side for Rebel assignment
James Horan show his hand early as Connacht champs prepare for Croker trip to take on Conor Counihan’s Cork.