Fixture details confirmed for Mayo GAA football championships

The fixture details for the opening round of the Connacht Gold SFC and Egan Jewellers IFC have been confirmed. The games will be played over the weekend of August 17 and 18.

Defending senior champions Ballina Stephenites open their Group 2 campaign away to Mayo Gaels on Saturday, August 17, at 5 p.m., while the 2022 champions and recently crowned Division 1 winners Westport will visit Balla the same evening for a 7 p.m. throw-in.

The live game on Mayo GAA TV that weekend is the Group 1 clash of the 2023 beaten finalists, Breaffy, and Kilmeena, which starts at 7 p.m. in Breaffy. In the same group, Aghamore host Ballintubber earlier in the day (5 p.m.).

Both Group 4 games will be played that day as well, with Ballyhaunis hosting Garrymore at 7 p.m. and Castlebar Mitchels enjoying home advantage against Charlestown Sarsfields at 5 p.m.

The senior action continues on Sunday, August 18, with the Group 3 games between Ballaghaderreen and Knockmore at 12 noon and Claremorris and Belmullet at 3 p.m., which will also be broadcast on Mayo GAA TV.

The majority of the intermediate championship games will be played on the Sunday but two games take place on the Saturday – the Group 1 encounter between Lahardane MacHales and Crossmolina Deel Rovers in Bofeenaun (7 p.m.) and the Group 3 clash involving Parke/Keelogues/Crimlin and Ballinrobe (7 p.m. in Parke).

Group 1 continues on the Sunday with the meeting of Moy Davitts and Louisburgh in Foxford at 3 p.m., while Group 2's fixtures that day are Castlebar Mitchels B v Davitts (1 p.m. in Josie Munnelly Park, Castlebar) and Kiltimagh v Hollymount/Carramore (1 p.m. in the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, Bekan).

Kilmaine host Kiltane in their Group 3 encounter at 3 p.m. on the Sunday, while Group 4 sees Burrishoole face Islandeady in Newport and Ardnaree Sarsfields welcome The Neale to Ballina, both games to throw in at 3 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Treanlaur Catering Exclusive Junior Football Championship continues that weekend with round two fixtures.

Round one games will be played this weekend, with fixtures as follows (first named teams at home): Group 1 – Kilmovee Shamrocks v Moygownagh (Sunday, August 11, 12 noon), Swinford v Bonniconlon (Sunday, August 11, 2.30 p.m. - live on Mayo GAA TV); Group 2 – Tourmakeady v Ardagh (Saturday, August 10, 4 p.m.), Northern Gaels v Shrule/Glencorrib (Sunday, August 11, 2 p.m., Lacken).

Mayo GAA has announced details of a club championship season ticket pass that covers entry to all 94 games, as well as junior B and underage championship matches. The ticket, which costs €100 (or €75 for students and OAPs), entitles entry to the named individual to any of these games. The tickets can be purchased here.

Mayo GAA has also announced that on Mayo GAA TV this year, the season pass costs €100 for all 28 games covered between the junior, intermediate and senior football championships, plus the senior hurling final.

PRO John Walker said the season pass is excellent value when one considers the cost to view every single game is just over €3 per match.

He added: “We have worked closely with our service providers StreamSport over the past three years to constantly enhance and improve the service. We are always looking at new ways to engage, inform and give new insights to our loyal supporters at home and abroad.”

The Mayo GAA TV season pass can be purchased here.