Galway GAA have confirmed that Pádraic Joyce is leaving his position as senior football manager after seven seasons at the helm.

The Killererin clubman had been contracted until the end of the 2028 season and indicated following Galway’s Championship exit in June that he intended to remain in charge.

However, Joyce has now decided to step away, leaving Galway GAA to begin the search for a new senior football management team.

Joyce calls time on Galway tenure

Joyce described managing Galway as both a privilege and an honour. He thanked the county’s players, supporters, backroom personnel and their families for the commitment they had shown throughout his time in charge.

He also confirmed that he intends to return to the stands as a supporter and wished the next management team well.

“It has been a privilege and an honour to manage my county.”

Pádraic Joyce

Galway restored as Championship contenders

Joyce was appointed in October 2019 ahead of the 2020 season, having previously managed the Galway under-20 footballers.

After a difficult beginning to his senior tenure, he rebuilt Galway into one of the leading teams in the country and delivered four consecutive Connacht championships between 2022 and 2025.

Galway returned to the All-Ireland final in 2022, their first appearance in the decider for 21 years. They pushed Kerry throughout a closely contested final before eventually losing by four points.

Joyce brought Galway back to the final two years later. On that occasion, Armagh prevailed by a single point after a tense encounter at Croke Park. It was a dramatic game with the Galway players running up and down the field but the weren’t able to peg Armagh back. 

Those two defeats meant Joyce was unable to add an All-Ireland title as a manager to the medals he won as one of Galway’s greatest players, but his team remained consistent contenders during the latter part of his tenure.

Disappointing end to 2026 campaign

Galway’s 2026 season did not reach the heights of the previous campaigns. Roscommon ended their run of four consecutive provincial titles before Dublin eliminated Joyce’s side at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage.

Speaking after the Dublin defeat, Joyce said that he still had two years remaining and believed Galway were moving in the right direction.

Speculation about his future continued during the summer. Galway officials initially dismissed reports that he was preparing to leave, but his departure has now been formally confirmed.

Galway to begin search for successor

Galway GAA chairperson Paul Bellew praised Joyce’s leadership, commitment and influence during his seven seasons in charge.

Bellew said Joyce had returned Galway to the biggest stage on a consistent basis and helped create an environment in which players could develop and perform at the highest level.

John Concannon, John Divilly, Micheál Ó Domhnaill and Sean Rhattigan were also thanked for their contributions to the outgoing management structure.

No immediate successor has been identified. Galway GAA confirmed that a process to appoint the county’s next senior football manager will be established shortly, with further information to follow.

What happens next? Galway GAA will put a process in place to appoint the next senior football manager, with the successful candidate inheriting a squad that reached two All-Ireland finals under Joyce.

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Mayo will host Leitrim at MacHale Park in Castlebar this coming Sunday at 2.00 pm in the Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final.

In their last outing, Mayo thrashed Sligo in the quarter-finals of the Connacht championship. Winning by 3-23 to 0-12 in a 20-point winning margin.

Mayo was on tip-top form throughout their league campaign, after their shock relegation. They have bounced back to Division 1 in style.

The level of young and prosperous players James Horan has at his disposal is unquestionably brilliant.

With Belmullet’s Ryan O’Donaghue and The Neales Tommy Conroy amongst the new recruits to try and make Mayo All-Ireland challengers.

Leitrim on the other hand, are often seen as the whipping boys in Connacht.

Going by their league form in Division 4 North, Leitrim will be outclassed by this young Mayo side.

Putting up decent showings against Louth and Antrim before losing to Sligo, who in return got hammered by Mayo in the quarter-final.

The two teams met last year in the quarter-finals, with Mayo coming out 11 point winners on a wet and windy day in Carrick-on-Shannon.

If Leitrim does cause an upset, they could look to Clare’s performance in the league semi-final against Mayo.

Mayo were rattled once Cillian O’Connor came off with his serious injury.

At one point leading Clare by 2-13 to 0-08 points and by the 46th minute, the lead was 2-17 to 2-10.

Coming out with the victory by a score of 2-22 to 2-18.

Although Clare is a much better side than Leitrim, in reality, Mayo will not let a lead slip like that against a poor Leitrim side.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Leitrim’s weaknesses are apparent to see almost immediately, they do not have the raw talent that elite county footballing sides possess, and in Connacht, they have been picked apart on more than one occasion.

Mayo will be missing Cillian O’Connor for the remainder of the championship, without him James Horan will need to improvise going forward.

Aidan O’Shea was in scintillating form against Sligo, showcasing his brute force and finishing ability when deployed in the full-forward line.

With Ryan O’Donoghue taking over from Cillian O’Connor, he will need to improve his free-taking skills if Mayo is to compete come late August.

Darren McHale also impressed. Scoring 1-05 from play.

Conclusion

Any result where Mayo does not come out victorious here will be one of the shocks of the decade.

It will be plain sailing for the defending Connacht champions, with tougher tests to come against Galway in the Connacht final.

Prediction: Mayo by 17 points

Predicted Teams – Subject to Change

Mayo

1. Rob Hennelly
2. Enda Hession
3. Oisín Mullin
4. Lee Keegan
5. Paddy Durcan
6. Michael Plunkett
7. Eoghan McLaughlin
8. Matthew Ruane
9. Conor Loftus
10. Kevin McLoughlin
11. Darren McHale
12. Jordan Flynn
13. Tommy Conroy
14. Aidan O’Shea
15. Ryan O’Donoghue

Leitrim

1. Brendan Flynn
2. Aidan Flynn
3. Michael McWeeney
4. Paddy Maguire
5. Oisin Madden
6. Conor Reynolds
7. Jack Gilheany
8. Donal Wrynn
9. Shane Quinn
10. Shane Moran
11. Mark Plunkett
12. Dean McGovern
13. Pearce Dolan
14. Keith Beirne
15. Tom Prior

Betting

Mayo: 1/500

Leitrim: 33/1

Draw: 66/1

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Roscommon 0-12 Galay 2-11

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Roscommon 0-12 2-11 Galway – Connacht Football Result 2021

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Stack point

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Enda Smith point

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Tierney GOAL

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Finnerty puts Galway 4pts up

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Another Roscommon wide

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Murtagh gets Roscommon within 3pts

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Shane Walsh puts Galway 4pts up

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Tierney free

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Cox wide, thats seven wides for rosocmmon

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Cregg point

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Tierney point

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Rob Finnerty point

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Donie Smith free

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Paul Kelly point, Galway by 2pts

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Half time Roscommon 0-07 Galway 1-05

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Donie Smith wide

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Tierney free gives Galway the lead

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Diarmuid Murtagh wide

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Enda Smith point, game is level

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Shane Walsh kicks Galway ahead from a free

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Donie Smith levels it up

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Conor Daly point

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Point from Paul Kelly

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Paul Kelly point

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Conor Daly gets Roscommon within a point

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Hussey point for Roscommon

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GOAL from Paul Kelly

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Niall Kilroy shot hits the post

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2pts at the waterbreak

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Roscommon get a perfectly good score signaled wide

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Enda Smith point, its all level

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Damien Comer point

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Two wides from Roscommon

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Conor Cox wide

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Diarmuid Murtagh levels it up

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Sean Kelly with the first score

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Rob Finnerty wide

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Wide from Shane Walsh

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Preview

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Dr Hyde Park – 1:15 pm – Live on RTÉ

Roscommon will host Galway in the Connacht Senior Football Championship on Sunday, 4th, July 2021 at Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon live on RTÉ.

Both teams played in Division one during their league campaign, however, they endured terrible league runs with both sides getting relegated.

They come into this game with everything to prove and with a potential meeting with Connacht champions Mayo on the line. The Rossies and the Tribesmen did face off against each other in the league, where Galway came out on top with a 2-16 to 1-13 victory at Pearse Stadium.

Form – last three results

Roscommon – LLL (Loss, Loss, Loss) – Includes League Form

Galway – WLL (Win, Loss, Loss) -Includes League Form

Players to watch:

Roscommon: Enda Smith

Galway: Shane Walsh

Team News

Roscommon

1. Colm Lavin
2. David Murray
3. Brian Stack
4. Conor Daly
5. Sean Mullooly
6. Conor Hussey
7. Niall Daly
8. Enda Smith
9. Eddie Nolan
10. Niall Kilroy
11. Ciaran Murtagh
12. Shane Killoran
13. Diarmuid Murtagh
14. Donie Smith
15. Conor Cox

Galway

1. Connor Gleeson
2. Sean Kelly
3. Sean Mulkerrin
4. Liam Silke
5. Kieran Molloy
6. Dylan McHugh
7. Johnny Heaney
8. Paul Conroy
9. Matthew Tierney
10. Damien Comer
11. Peter Cooke
12. Finnian Ó Laoi
13. Robert Finnerty
14. Shane Walsh
15. Paul Kelly

Betting

Roscommon: 15/8

Galway: 8/15

Draw: 15/2

Prediction: Galway

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Sligo will host newly promoted and All-Ireland contenders Mayo at Markievicz Park in Sligo.

Tony McEntee will look to cause an upset by knocking out the Connacht champions to book their place in the semi-final.

Mayo will be looking to prove doubters wrong after gaining promotion from last years relegation to Division two.

Beating Westmeath, Down, Meath and Clare. They are a clear Division one side.

With the absence of starman Cillian O’Connor in the full-forward line, it will be interesting to see how Mayo handle themselves without him.

The reigning champions should steamroll their way into the semi-final.

Players to watch

Sligo: Niall Murphy (Coolera/Strandhill)

Mayo: Tommy Conroy (The Neale)

Starting/Predicted Teams

Sligo

Eamonn Kilgannon; Ryan Feehily, Eddie McGuinness, Evan Lyons; Keelan Cawley, Darragh Cummins, Paul McNamara; Paddy O’Connor, Paul Kilcoyne; Conor Griffin, Sean Carrabine, Mikey Gordon; Nathan Rooney, Niall Murphy, Cian Lally

Mayo

Rob Hennelly; Eoin O’Donoghue, Oisin Mullin, Lee Keegan; Michael Plunkett, Stephen Coen, Fergal Boland; Matthew Ruane, Jack Carney; Diarmuid O’Connor, Darren McHale, Bryan Walsh; Ryan O’Donoghue, Tommy Conroy James Carr

Betting

Sligo: 16/1

Mayo: 1/100

Draw: 33/1

Prediction

Mayo.

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