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Less than a week before Christmas in an eerily empty Croke Park, Mayo battled hard in this Covid-era All-Ireland final but ultimately they came up five points short against perennial champions Dublin

For the past two weeks we've been running 'The Final Countdown' series on the Mayo News football podcast and now, less than 24 hours out from throw-in in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park, the series reaches its conclusion with this final episode

'The Final Countdown' series is almost complete on the Mayo News football podcast ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland final between Mayo and Dublin. Almost but not quite!

There are just three days to go now until Mayo lock horns with five-in-a-row champions Dublin in this year's Covid-era All-Ireland final

Rob Murphy and John Gunnigan of the Mayo GAA Blog introduce this episode and our two special guests bring you two very different perspectives ahead of Saturday's final.

As the lead-in to this year's novel Christmas All-Ireland final gathers pace, 'The Final Countdown' series on the Mayo News football podcast continues too.

The man in the red suit is already planning his annual global itinerary but ahead of his arrival down the chimney Mayo supporters all over the world are gearing up for the county's involvement in a novel Christmas All-Ireland final

The Mayo News football podcast was, though, out in force at Croke Park to tell the tale of the win that sees the county back in the All-Ireland final for the fifth time in ten years

In the lead-in to this Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final between Mayo and Tipperary we've been running 'The Road to Croker' series on the Mayo News football podcast

As Mayo's All-Ireland semi-final with Tipperary on Sunday draws ever nearer, the Mayo News football podcast is back with another episode in 'The Road to Croker' series

There are six days to go now until Mayo's All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Tipperary and on 'The Road to Croker' series of the Mayo News football podcast the build-up to the big match on Sunday continues apace.

In this latest episode in the series, host Rob Murphy chats with Mayo News duo Edwin McGreal and Ger Flanagan as well as with podcast regular Daniel Carey