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Gaelic Football

London GAA v Mayo

⚽️ McGovern Park is the place to be for high stakes Gaelic Football action as London GAA take on Mayo in the Connacht Senior Football Championship quarter-final on Saturday 11 April.  Read on for a preview and the latest ticket information.

The Connacht Football Senior Championship is an annual knockout competition featuring the senior county teams of Connacht GAA.  All five counties take part – Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo – along with London and New York.  The winners and runners-up progress directly to the All-Ireland Group Stage.

Galway are the current holders.  They beat Mayo in last year’s final, having also got the better of Mayo in the 2024 final.  Galway’s victory made it four wins on the spin in the competition, having defeated Sligo and Roscommon in the 2023 and 2022 finals respectively.

The winners of today’s quarter-final between London and Mayo will meet the winners of New York and Roscommon in the last four.  The semi-finals take place on the weekend of Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April.  The final is scheduled for Sunday 3 May at Pearse Stadium in Galway.

Can London GAA see of last year’s beaten finalists to progress to the semi-finals?  Or will Mayo spoil the party?  Head to McGovern Park find out at what is a great opportunity to watch top-level Gaelic football in the capital.

LONDON GAA – TIMING, TICKETS & TRAVEL

🎟️ Tickets: For the latest information visit the London GAA Facebook page. 

🕒 Throw-in for London GAA v Mayo is at 2.30pm.

🚊🚗 Travel tips: Public transport is recommended as there are no parking facilities at McGovern Park on a matchday.  The nearest station is South Ruislip on the overground.  It’s approximately 10 minutes walk from the ground.  The station is on the Chiltern Railways line with a direct connection to London Marylebone.  Use the Transport for London website to plan your journey.

ABOUT LONDON GAA

The club has a rich history in London celebrating 125 years of existence in October 2021.  The longest serving county outside of Ireland, and affiliated just 12 years after the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) itself came into existence, the celebrations marked the contribution that Irish people have made in the capital and the competitiveness and quality of London GAA matches. 

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