Updated 20.10
CILLIAN O’CONNOR WAS shown a black card as champions Ballintubber opened the defence of their Mayo senior football title with a win.
O’Connor missed a chunk of Mayo’s league campaign and needed surgery on a knee injury, but returned to club action in a 15-point win over Ballinrobe.
He came off the bench as a second-half sub and scored a point before he was ordered off with a black card just 16 minutes later.
Elsewhere on Sunday there were wins for Knockmore, Breaffy, Kiltane and Garrymore in their opening round-robin games.
On Saturday, Castlebar Mitchels launched the bid to regain the crown they won in 2013 with a four-point win against Ballaghaderreen.
The 2013 champions, who have been involved in four of the last five county finals, trailed by 0-6 to 0-5 at the break.
But Declan O’Reilly’s men held the visitors to just one point in the second half in Castlebar.
Meanwhile Ballina Stephenites ran out seven-point winners against Claremorris in Saturday’s other Group 2 clash.
Ballina led by two points after a close-fought opening half, 0-7 to 0-5, but pulled away after the break to open with a comfortable victory.
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Group 3:
Group 4:
Group 2:
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Good news, Mayo fans! Cillian O'Connor played (briefly) in Ballintubber's win today
Updated 20.10
CILLIAN O’CONNOR WAS shown a black card as champions Ballintubber opened the defence of their Mayo senior football title with a win.
O’Connor missed a chunk of Mayo’s league campaign and needed surgery on a knee injury, but returned to club action in a 15-point win over Ballinrobe.
He came off the bench as a second-half sub and scored a point before he was ordered off with a black card just 16 minutes later.
Elsewhere on Sunday there were wins for Knockmore, Breaffy, Kiltane and Garrymore in their opening round-robin games.
On Saturday, Castlebar Mitchels launched the bid to regain the crown they won in 2013 with a four-point win against Ballaghaderreen.
The 2013 champions, who have been involved in four of the last five county finals, trailed by 0-6 to 0-5 at the break.
But Declan O’Reilly’s men held the visitors to just one point in the second half in Castlebar.
Meanwhile Ballina Stephenites ran out seven-point winners against Claremorris in Saturday’s other Group 2 clash.
Ballina led by two points after a close-fought opening half, 0-7 to 0-5, but pulled away after the break to open with a comfortable victory.
Mayo senior football championship - Sunday
Group 1:
Group 3:
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Saturday
Group 2:
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The All-Ireland club football champions have got their 2015 campaign off to a winning start
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Club Action green and red Mayo SFC Castlebar Mitchels