2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship

April 2022 2015 Connacht SFC 2015 Noel ConnellyPat Holmes Keith Higgins Mayo 46 Sligo Adrian Marren Niall Carew 2014 2016 The 2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 116th instalment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It was one of four provincial competitions in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending Connacht champions and retained the title after a 6-25 to 2-11 win against Sligo in the final on 19 July. http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-match-reports/mayo-6-25-sligo-2-11-aidan-6100384 Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11: Aidan O'Shea helps Mayo to their fifth Connacht title in a row 20 July 2015 Irish Mirror 21 July 2015 https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0719/715869-mayo-c/ Mayo crush Sligo for Connacht five-in-a-row 20 July 2015 RTE Sport 21 July 2015 http://www.hoganstand.com/Mayo/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=241213 Connacht SFC final: Mayo maul Sligo to complete five-in-a-row 20 July 2015 Hogan Stand 21 July 2015 http://www.the42.ie/mayo-sligo-live-2224832-Jul2015/ Connacht SFC final: As it happened 20 July 2015 The 42 21 July 2015 The draw to decide the fixtures was made on 10 October 2014.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2014/1009/651212-football-draw/ 2015 football: Donegal to meet Tyrone in Ulster RTÉ Sport RTÉ 10 October 2014 3 January 2015 As in previous competitions, the opponents of London and New York in the opening round were decided in advance. The teams that visit the 'Exiles' are chosen on a cyclical basis. As in the 2010 Connacht Championship, Roscommon faced London and Galway faced New York. Mayo and Sligo were drawn straight into the semi-final stage. Under GAA rules introduced in 2014 to allow counties to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches, the two sides of the draw were named as either A or B. London, Roscommon and Sligo were named on the A side of the draw, while Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and New York's draw was named as the B side. New York, as in previous seasons did not compete in the All-Ireland qualifiers. Note due to COVID-19 it would be Galway playing New York and Roscommon for London last games to be held were cancelled in the 2020 championship but now there are rotational fixtures took place in 2025. Teams The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York. TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialGalway20px|border Maroon and whiteSupermac'sKevin WalshPaul Conroy20012008Leitrim20px|border Green and goldThe Bush HotelShane WardDanny Beck1994London20px|border Green and whiteMoran's HotelsPaul CogginsMartin CarrollMayo20px|border Green and redElverys SportsNoel ConnellyPat HolmesKeith Higgins19512014New York20px|border Red, white and blueNavillus ContractingIan GalvinKeith ScallyRoscommon20px|border Blue and YellowClub RossieJohn EvansNiall Carty19442010Sligo20px|border Black and whiteRadisson Blu, SligoNiall CarewMark Breheny2007 Bracket Fixtures Preliminary round 3 May 2015 8.00pm (Irish time) Preliminary round New York 0-08 – 2-18 Galway PJ Banville (0-07), JJ Matthews (0-01) D. Comer, S. Walsh (1-04 each), P. Ó Gríofa, L. Silke, S. Denvir, F. Ó Curraoin, P. Conroy, D. Cummins, M. Martin (0-01 each) Gaelic Park, New York City Ciaran Branagan (Down) Report Quarter-finals 17 May 2015 3.30pm Quarter-Final Leitrim 0-8 – 1-13 Galway K. Conlon (0-03), S. McWeeney (0-02), F. Clancy, R. Kennedy, P. McGowan (0-01 each) P. Conroy (0-06), D. Comer (1-01), D Cummins (0-02), G. O'Donnel, M. Lundy, P. Óg Ó Gríofa, P. Sweeney (0-01 each) Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Report 24 May 2015 3.00pm Quarter-Final London 0-10 – 1-14 Roscommon Ciaran Murtagh 1-2, Enda Smith 0-4, Cathal Shine 0-2, Donie Shine 0-2(2f), Diarmuid Murtagh 0-2, Ian Kilbride 0-1, Ultan Harney 0-1. Lorcan Mulvey 0-8(5f), Adrain Moyles 0-1(1f), Alan O’ Hara(0-1) Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip E Kinsella (Laois) Report Semi-finals 14 June 2015 4.00pm Semi-Final Mayo 1-15 - 2-8 Galway C O'Connor 0-9 (8fs), F Hanley 1-0 (og), A Moran 0-2, J Doherty, A O'Shea, M Ronaldson, S O'Shea 0-1 each. G Sice 1-3 (0-2fs), D Cummins 1-1, P Conroy 0-3 (3fs), D Comer 0-1. Pearse Stadium P Hughes (Armagh) Report 20,254 20 June 2015 7.00pm Semi-Final Sligo 1-14 - 0-13 Roscommon Adrian Marren 1-7, Cian Breheny, David Kelly, Mark Breheny 0-2 each, Pat Hughes 0-1. Cathal Cregg 0-3, Ciaran Cafferkey, Enda Smith, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-2 each, Niall Daly, Donal Smith, Finbar Cregg 0-1 each. Markievicz Park Maurice Deegan (Laois) Report Final Final 19 July 2015 4:00 PM Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Mayo 20px|border 6-25 - 2-11 Sligo 20px|border Aidan O'Shea 3-4, Cillian O'Connor 1-7 (0-5f, 1 '45), Diarmuid O'Connor 0-4, Lee Keegan and Seamus O'Shea 1-0 each, Jason Doherty 0-3, Donal Vaughan and Mark Ronaldson 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Barry Moran, Alan Dillon 0-1 each Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy) Mark Breheny 0-4 (0-2f), Brendan Egan and Pat Hughes 1-0 each, Adrian Marren 0-3, Cian Breheny, Niall Murphy, Neil Ewing, Eoin McHugh 0-1 each Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry) 23,196 Report Miscellaneous Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games in 2020, it took an extra 5 years for Roscommon vs London and Galway vs New York to take place again. See also 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2015 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2015 Munster Senior Football Championship 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship References Connacht Category:Connacht Senior Football Championship