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League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories The victorious Ballina Stephenites team.James Lawlor/INPHO FreeBallina GAA Regan the hero as Ballina produce late rally to win third Mayo SFC title in a row Evan Regan finished with 1-8 as Ballina snatched victory from Westport. 5.29pm, 25 Oct 2025 Share options Ballina 2-13 Westport 1-15 Colm Gannon reports from Hastings Insurance MacHale Park TIME WAS SLIPPING away, the scoreboard wasn’t in their favour, but Ballina Stephenites didn’t panic and in MacHale Park on Saturday evening, they delivered a comeback for the ages, to claim three titles in a row. Three minutes into injury time, trailing by two, Ballina were patient, probing, holding possession like their season depended on it – because it did. Eventually, the ball found its way to Evan Regan. The man for the moment. He steadied himself, picked his spot, and split the posts. Level game. Extra time loomed, but Ballina weren’t done. They turned Westport over, Conor McStay took charge, spotted Regan peeling off the shoulder and slipped him the ball. Regan didn’t break stride and he curled over a winner, what an ending, what a game and what a way to win it. The drama started early. Just 16 seconds in, Finbar McLaughlin got on the end of a Eoghan McLaughlin pass and palmed it past David Clarke. Paddy O’Malley added a monster free, and Westport were five up inside three minutes. Ballina responded through a Regan two pointer of his own and a Mike Murray point, but Westport were flying. Joey Holmes clipped over three in the first half, and Rory Brickenden’s booming two-pointer sent them in 1-10 to 0-6 ahead at the break. Killian Kilkelly stretched the lead further after the restart, and when McLaughlin and Kilkelly added two more, Westport were 1-14 to 0-7 up with 12 minutes to go in normal time. Game over? Not quite. 🤯 THE EVAN REGAN SHOW! Ballina have won the Mayo Senior Football Championship with the last kick of the game after an unbelievable comeback against @westportgaa 📺 Watch 👉 https://t.co/6XcYnJsnRw@MayoGAA pic.twitter.com/Og541mcqVO— StreamSport.ie (@StreamsportI) October 25, 2025 Advertisement At this stage of the game Ballina had lost Padraig O’Hora to injury, Westport lost Eoghan McLaughlin. Could Westport hold out and see the remaining minutes out or could Ballina find another gear. It turned out they could find at least two more. Regan’s quick thinking to have a go at goal from a close range free took a deflection and nestled in the net. Then Frank Irwin’s 45 dropped short, and Dylan Thornton burst through the bodies to get the vital touch to make it 2-7 to 1-14. Game on. Kilkelly steadied Westport with a free, but Ballina were surging. Irwin pointed, McStay pounced after Callinan’s goal effort was blocked, and Regan slotted a free in injury time to bring it back to a two-point game and there was still time for more than one last twist. Ballina held the ball, waited for the moment, and when it came, Regan didn’t miss level with injury time almost up. But the drama wasn’t done yet, McStay got the ball, and spotted Regan breaking into space, come the time come the hour and when Regan collected the ball and had the goal in his sights he wasn’t going to miss. A three-in-a-row sealed in the most amazing way possible and the 39th Mayo senior title heading home with the Stephenites. Ballina: Evan Regan (1-8, 2tp, 3f), Dylan Thornton (1-0) Frank Irwin (0-2), Mike Murray (0-1), Conor McStay (0-1), Padraig O’Hora (0-1) Westport: Killian Kilkelly (0-6, 5f) Finbar McLaughlin (1-1), Joey Holmes (0-3), Paddy O’Malley (0-2, 1tpf), Rory Brickenden (0-2, 1tp), Mark Moran (0-1) Ballina Stephenites 1. David Clarke 2. Liam Golden, 3. Luke Jordan, 4. Ciaran Boland 5. Sam Callinan, 22. Padraig O’Hora, 7. David Tighe 8. Mike Murray, 9. Frank Irwin 10. Dylan Thornton, 11. Conor McStay, 12. Niall Feeney 13. Evan Regan, 21. Jack Irwin, 25. Luke Doherty 15. Ciaran Tracey for Niall Feeney 6. Sean Regan for Padraig O’Hora 23. Luke Feeney for Jack Irwin 20. Ben Thornton for Ciaran Boland 1. Paddy O’Malley 2. Ben Doyle, 3. Niall McManamon, 4. Brian McDermott Related Reads 'It’s a dream come true' - The stunning rise of Tyrone's new senior football finalists 'The intention is for me to play next year' - Shane O'Donnell set for Clare return in 2026 Dublin, Kerry, and Tipperary finals televised live as part of this weekend's GAA club action 5. Conal Dawson, 6. Eoghan McLaughlin, 7. Finbar McLaughlin 8. Rory Brickenden, 21. Ryan Askin 10. Luke Tunney, 11. Joey Holmes, 12. Brian O’Malley 13. Lorcan Silke, 14. Killian Kilkelly, 29. Mark Moran. 25. Joe Grady for Ryan Askin 17. Tom Lambert for Eoghan McLaughlin 22. Kevin Keane for Luke Tunney 15. Colm Moran for Mark Moran Referee: Kevin Connolly (Hollymount-Carramore) Colm Gannon Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Regan the hero as Ballina produce late rally to win third Mayo SFC title in a row”. 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