Mayo's request for the Division One Allianz Football League final to be played on Saturday has been turned down.
The Central Competitions Control Committee has decided to stick with the original fixture schedule and the decider, which sees Mayo go up against provincial rivals Galway, will take place at Croke Park on Sunday next with a 4pm throw-in. It will form a double header with the Division Two final between Derry and Dublin (1.45pm).
Mayo had sought for the game to be played a day earlier so as to maximise the lead-in to their Connacht Championship quarter-final against Roscommon, which takes place in Castlebar on Sunday week.