Play the four championships throughout the season, like the FA Cup in England, sprinkled into the fixture list every couple of weeks
Mayo GAA
The momentum Galway picked up with that injury-time Connacht final victory is something Mayo are in dire need of finding over the coming weeks
Sunday’s Connacht final was decided on the breadth of a bus ticket but it sends the teams on wildly different journeys
Connor Gleeson’s late free earns Galway a record 50th Connacht SFC - although their route to Sam Maguire may be rockier than Kerry’s
Mayo led by two going into injury-time but Connacht champions fought back with goalkeeper landing late free to clinch title
Connacht Final: Mayo have had the upper hand on their great rivals Galway since Kevin McStay took over as manager
The system rewards mediocre performances, and allows the likes of Kerry and Dublin to manage their workload until the big days
McAtamney becomes the latest Irishman in the NFL; Bragging rights up for grabs in Galway vs Mayo and spicy Tipperary-Waterford clash
For the simple joy of beating that other shower, Sunday is a game these old rivals would dearly love to win
Roscommon never led once O’Shea raised the green flag in the eighth minute in front of nearly 14,000 at Dr Hyde Park
Mayo’s inability to have several top forwards playing together has been their Achilles heel for years, and Kevin McStay needs to solve that
The winner faces a quick turnaround for an Ulster semi-final against Tyrone or Cavan next week, while the loser will have a four- or five-week break to prepare for the All-Ireland series
Much-changed New York no match for Kevin McStay’s Mayo side in Connacht championship opener
Who ranks as the main All-Ireland contender heading into the first weekend of championship action?
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