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The Junior Quad return to the slip after Saturday morning's training session in preparation for the Sligo Head of the River which will be held on Saturday in Doorly Park. Pictured are Stephen Harty, Caroline Mcgowan, Daniel Hackett and Sandra Mcgowan.

It's all systems go for a great day of racing on the Garavogue

SATURDAY will be a big day on the Garavogue River, providing a great spectacle for those on the riverbanks and for other river users as Sligo Rowing Club holds its annual Head of the River races from Lough Gill to the town end of Doorly Park.

Challenging day for all in the rain

CHALLENGING UNDERFOOT conditions did not deter young Athletes in the County Cross Country held in the Racecourse on Sunday.

United fundraiser

LAST FRIDAY a very successful Fund Raiser was held in Gilroy's Enniscrone, a great crowd enjoyed a night of Horse Racing to raise funds for Kilglass/Enniscrone Utd. Winning horse owners on the night included M Duffy, M Gallagher, Phil Munnelly, Myles Kilcawley & Liam McKeon.

A carnival atmosphere lights up season's end

GLORIOUS sunshine, a bumper crowd, which included over 800 students from IT Sligo, a sparkling double by Ruby Walsh, and an appearance in the winners' enclosure by Irish recording star, Mick Foster, all contributed to a carnival atmosphere at the closing fixture of the 2011 season at Sligo Races on Wednesday last.

Dettori links with Sligo winner

FRANKIE DETTORI, one of the most iconic personalities in racing, would hardly have had the humble surroundings of Sligo Racecourse on his radar during a glittering career, but the winner of the feature event at Sligo on Tuesday last had a very definite link with the top jockey.

In Pictures

The week in pictures The week in pictures for 2011-06-29

In Pictures

Historic postcards Over 6,000 photographs, political prints and portraits from days gone by form part of a project launched at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. To view collection and buy the images, visit www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards.