The Mayo footballers will hold a training camp in Portugal next month as part of their preparations for their defence of their Connacht crown.

James Horan's charges, who have hit a sticky patch in the Allianz Football League in recent weeks, will fly out on Sunday, April 15 and return the following Saturday, April 21. Both Division 1 semi-finals are scheduled to take place on the day of their departure, and there is a possibility that Mayo could be involved in one of those if they win their remaining games against Cork, Dublin and Kerry.

According to the Mayo News, the recently disbanded Mayo supporters' group in Dublin, Club Mayo Dublin, will contribute to the cost of the trip along with the Mayo county board. Club Mayo Dublin were informed earlier this year by the county board that they were no longer entitled to fundraise for Mayo GAA following the establishment of a new fundraising group, Cáirde Mhaigheo.

Mayo secretary Kevin O'Toole confirmed that there has been no communication between the Dublin-based supporters' club and the county board in the past fortnight, but that contact would be made this week.

Two years ago, Mayo were forced to cancel a planned six-day training camp in Vilamoura, Portugal after it emerged that it would have been in breach of GAA regulations. Tweet

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