Monaghan welcome Mayo to St Tiernachs Park Clones on Sunday at 4pm in round 1 of the All Ireland series. The Farney side contested the Ulster final 2 weeks ago where they lost out to Armagh after extra time, while it is close on 5 weeks since Mayo’s last outing as they were defeated by Roscommon in the Connacht Semi-final.
Sean Mc Caffrey chatted to Irish news journalist and We are Monaghan podcaster Jack Madden who remarked that it is hard to know if the extended break for the Westeners could be a factor