CILLIAN O’CONNOR HAS decided to opt out of the Mayo football panel for 2025.
The news, as reported in The Irish Examiner, will come as a blow to Mayo boss Kevin McStay.
O’Connor is believed to be taking a year out, and not retiring from inter-county football.
The 32-year-old is the Championship’s all-time top-scorer but has been troubled by injuries in recent seasons.
The Ballintubber player won back-to-back Young Footballer of the Year awards in 2011 and 2012 and is a two-time All Star.
Oh dear, they might not win the All Ireland now
@Sambo: Donegal or Kerry I’d say
@Daire O’Reilly: or dubs
Is that Aiden o Shea boy going. Most overrated player ever in the gaa
@Gary Galligan: Couldn’t agree more, always goes missing when it most matters.
That is a big blow to Mayo. It is a bad time to take a year out with the championship now so open compared with when Dublin dominated it.
I’m sure he has his reasons, that is his business and best of luck to him.
McCarthy and Fenton retiring will make lots of counties think they can win the all Ireland in 2025.
Like it wouldn’t be a shock if either or both of Armagh and Galway didn’t make it to the semi finals next year.
Mayo need to wrap O’Donoughue in cotton wool now.
@Joe O’Regan: mayo were never going to win the all Ireland
@Alan Moloney: day
@Alan Moloney: I couldn’t agree more with all the reasons you gave for that prediction, Alan. As usual, really enlighten stuff from you.
Mayo for sam