Seán Rice

Tommy O’Malley’s search for Sam

FOOTBALL Ex-Mayo player Tommy O’Malley aimed for an All-Ireland senior title and believed once it was within his grasp.

FOOTBALL From one game to the next in the National League, you were left wondering which Mayo would turn up.

FOOTBALL Mayo showed a renewal of old fighting qualities and unfamiliar accuracy from distance in Cork on Sunday.

FOOTBALL This time the cause was faulty shooting, and it has cost Mayo a place in the lucrative semi-finals.

FOOTBALL Former Dublin player and Mayo manager Brian McDonald says he fears for the future of Gaelic football.