Ballina Stephenites and Westport will have to do it all again after playing out a 1-15 to 0-18 draw in today’s Mayo senior football championship final in Castlebar.

Having led by 0-9 to 0-5 at half-time, the defending champions saw their advantage wiped away with eight minutes remaining in the game and Westport rallied and then hit the front through Killian Kilkelly’s two-pointer.

The 2022 champions moved three ahead before Ben Thornton scrambled in a goal for Ballina. Westport would still hold a two-point advantage in injury-time via Kilkelly, but Frank Irwin’s free from outside the arc at the death snatched a second chance for Stephenites.

The Mayo SFC final replay is now fixed for Saturday, October 25th at Hastings MacHale Park (3pm).

Frank Irwin rescues Ballina with virtually the last kick of the game to force a replay in the Mayo Senior Football Final against Westport in a thiller. pic.twitter.com/vlJ9ELCgtE

— AllIrishSport (@AllIrishSport) October 19, 2025

A cracking Westmeath senior hurling championship final saw Castletown-Geoghegan and Lough Lene Gaels finishing all square (1-23 to 2-20) in Mullingar.

In the end, it was Niall O’Brien’s free that secured a replay for holders Castletown who had led by four at half-time before Tommy Doyle and David Williams got early second-half goals for the Gaels.

O’Brien bagged Castletown’s goal in the 40th minute and would come up trumps in injury-time to ensure another date between the sides.

Meanwhile, the Meath senior hurling championship final saw Podge O’Hanraghan’s point on the hour mark rescue a 4-16 to 3-19 draw for Ratoath against Kiltale in Navan.

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