MAYO GAA captain Paddy Durcan has been ruled out for the remainder of the year after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.
Durcan suffered the season-ending injury in the dying minutes of Mayo’s victory over Cavan on Saturday.
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The skipper had only entered the fray in the 56th minute of the clash.
Mayo boss Kevin McStay, said: “This is very disappointing news for Paddy and for everyone involved in Mayo GAA.
“He is a valued player who also exhibits outstanding leadership capabilities. We will all support and rally around him in his recovery.
“Paddy will remain our captain and a vital member of our squad, where he will continue to lead and inspire us. We look forward to his return to the playing field.”
It has been a rough couple of weeks for McStay’s side after already losing another star to injury earlier this month.
James Carr underwent knee surgery to repair damaged cartilage which left him on the sidelines for even longer than he already was.
Carr has had an injury-hampered year where he missed most of the league in January and February.
His only senior appearance in 2024 was coming on after 50 minutes against Monaghan in Mayo’s final league match.
Mayo GAA confirmed that fresh setback saying: “James Carr had a knee procedure today following assessments by the Mayo Medical team for a meniscal injury.
“He will commence rehab shortly and we look forward to his return in the coming weeks.”
Mayo were without Durcan again for the Galway defeat and McStay said afterwards that it was a calf-injury.
He said: “We have to have our team in on a Thursday, but we train on a Thursday night. We thought he would make it; he just failed his fitness test.
“It was just a bang on his calf, we think we could probably have played him for a while but the bigger picture is that there are three big round robin games so then do you risk him and lose him for two/three games?
“Let’s see if that was a good decision in a few weeks’ time.”
Unfortunately it’s more bad luck for Durcan and Mayo as they will have to do without him for the rest of the year.