Former US President, Joe Biden led the tributes to the Mayo GAA team following their history-making All Ireland victory yesterday.
This comes after Mayo put 75 years of agony and pain behind them to beat last year's champions, Kerry to win the Sam Maguire Cup at Croke Park on a 1-20 to 1-17 score line yesterday, with the final hooter met with a burst of unbridled joy and jubilation for the Green and Red.
Since winning their last All Ireland Football Championship in 1951, Mayo had played in 13 All Ireland finals, losing 11 and drawing two, with current manager Andy Moran featuring five of those defeats as a player between 2004 and 2017.
In what will surely go down as one of the greatest moments in the history of modern Irish sport, a number of other players finally got their hands on a treasured All Ireland medal, like Aidan O'Shea, Paddy Durcan, Stephen Coen, and Matthew Ruane to name a few, players that also played in several of those heart-breaking final defeats in the past.
In Castlebar, and towns across the county, crowds gathered to celebrate the county's first All Ireland success in more than seven decades, with a homecoming for the ages expected later today.
Following this, a number of household names paid tribute to Mayo, including Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney and the Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam.
Taking to social media, former US President Biden, who visited Ballina, Mayo three years ago, and has family from there, shared his congratulations to the team.
"I said it three years ago when I was in Ballina: Mayo for Sam! And I meant it," he said. "I said it because I know what it means not just for the county of Mayo but to my own family's story. Today, the dream becomes reality".
"Congratulations to my friends in Mayo. You earned this victory. Enjoy every minute. Sam is coming home".
"A proud son of County Mayo tonight".
For the first time in 75 years, the Sam Mcguire Cup comes home to Mayo, Ireland.
I said it three years ago when I was in Ballina: Mayo for Sam!
And I meant it.
I said it because I know what it means not just the county of Mayo but to my own family’s story.
Today, the… pic.twitter.com/keRp8ddQ39
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 26, 2026
Elsewhere, Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney wrote that he was "proud" to have roots in Mayo: "After 75 years, the curse is broken and the Sam Maguire Cup is coming home".
A proud son of County Mayo tonight.
After 75 years, the curse is broken and the Sam Maguire Cup is coming home. https://t.co/eBRpxKcAxa
— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) July 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Oasis bandmates, Noel and Liam Gallagher, who spent many years travelling to Mayo, home of their late grandmother Margaret, also paid tribute to them.
Liam wrote on X: "Congratulations MAYO lick it up to ras very proud LG x".
Congratulations MAYO lick it up to ras very proud LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) July 26, 2026
Noel also wrote: "FINALLY!! UP MAYO!!".
