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'Superstar' status for Seamus Keohoe

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

THE ANNUAL North Sligo AC Superstar competition took place in Grange recently there was a good turnout of enthusiastic athletes who took part in the various events.

Night of awards

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SLIGO TENNIS club held their annual end of season party recently.

Students on top form in cross-country

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SLIGO SCHOOLS figured prominently in the medals at the North Connacht Schools Cross-country championships at Sligo Race Course on Thursday last. A total of 804 young athletes from schools from Sligo, Mayuo, Leitirm and Longford took part in the event.

Another quest for glory by Breheny

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

HE'S ONE of Sligo's longest serving players, having made his Championship debut against New York ten years ago, but Mark Breheny has plenty of miles left on the clock.

McGee fit and ready to hit the ground running

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

AFTER MISSING last season with a serious shoulder injury, Sligo marksman, Colm Mcgee, is hoping to hit the ground running in 2012.

St. Attracta's bid for semi-final spot

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

ST. ATTRACTA'S Community School, Tubbercurry, is hosting the Under 19 'C' Girls All Ireland quarter final tournament on Saturday next. St. Attracta's, Beech Hill College, Monaghan, St. Aidan's Comprehensive School, Cork and Mount Temple, Dublin, will be competing in the tournament.

Sligo's League Fixtures

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

February 4th Antrim v Sligo

Cook insists Rovers must hit the ground running

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:14 +0000

AS SLIGO Rovers return to pre-season training, manager, Paul Cook, has demanded that his new-look squad hit the ground running at the start of the new campaign.

Cook linked to Accrington

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:14 +0000

SLIGO ROVERS manager, Paul Cook, is a contender for the manager's job at English League Two club, Accrington Stanley, according to sources in the UK.

Cost of running the Cup winners was €750,000

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:14 +0000

SLIGO ROVERS 2011 FAI Cup winning team cost over €750,000 to run, according to figures revealed at the club's annual general meeting in the Clarion Hotel.

Weather disrupts weekend fixtures

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SEVERE WET weather conditions saw games fall in every division but thanks to the fantastic new Astro pitch facilities at Cleveragh that was on the go all weekend in the only match played in the Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel Super League was between Manor Rangers languishing near the dreaded drop zone and needing points but they had a tough encounter with fifth in the table Ballisodare United.

Donegan's on the top of their game

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

ON MONDAY nigh,t K&M Celtic were beaten by a Keith Hennessy strike in a very entertaining game. Donegans have been going really well since the Christmas break and are proving a very difficult team to beat.

A need for new blood on board

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

JUNIOR SOCCER supremo, Noel Kennedy, and Gerry Nicholson, have stepped down from Sligo Rovers Management Committee, meaning there are four vacancies to be filled on the Board.

Mark of respect for Packie

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SLIGO ROVERS have paid tribute to the memory of one of their greatest servants, the late Packie Mcgowan, by naming a room at their offices at Sligo Showgrounds in his honour.

500 Club gave €102k in 2011

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SLIGO ROVERS 500 club contributed €102,000 to the club in 2011.

Hard work pays off in hurling

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:18:09 +0000

SLIGO'S TROJAN work at promoting hurling at under-age level resulted in many encouraging signs during 2011 with county under 14, under 16 and minor teams all making significant progress in their respective age groups.

DCU scholarship for Sligo hurler

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:38:22 +0000

SLIGO HURLER, Patrick Quinn, has been granted a scholarship on the Dublin City University Business School and the Gaelic Players Association's Executive MBA Programme.

GRASSROOTS

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:46:04 +0000

phones for the Jack and Jill foundation. Phones can be given to committee members or placed in the box in Tuffys shop, Corballa. Indoor hurling will commence in the new year at the community centre. It is hoped to have an U6/8 hour followed by and u11/13 hour on Wednesday evenings. Helmets and hurls will be provided. More details closer to the date. The club will hold a function during Christmas week for all members and supporters of the club where the club awards and county medals will be presented. Details will be revealed next week.

Castleconnor jackpot

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:53:58 +0000

The lotto draw for €14,700 took place on Friday night in Mahoneys pub.

Brave Calry are beaten

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:20:07 +0000

BALLYGAR 2-13 CALRY/ST. JOSEPH'S 1-5

Sligo team selection is delayed

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SLIGO HAVE delayed naming their team for Saturday's opening Allianz League Division Three showdown with Antrim at Casement Park as manager, Kevin Walsh, assesses a number of niggling injury worries within the squad.

Good times are rolling again for Summerhill's GAA teams

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:14 +0000

SUMMERHILL COLLEGE, once one of the proudest GAA nurseries in the country, is well on the way to reviving past glories.

Enniscrone/Kilglass GAA

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

TP Bourke RIP: It was with great sadness that the club learned of the death of one of our Vice Presidents, TP Bourke.

Committees hold meetings

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

Riverstown

Ladies away against Armagh

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SLIGO LADIES get their Division Three League campaign under way on Sunday with a tough away assignment against Armagh.

Sligo clock up another win

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:55:31 +0000

SLIGO RFC 20 ARDS RFC 16

Cup win for Sligo Grammar School

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:14 +0000

SLIGO GRAMMAR School advanced to the semi-finals of the Supermacs Connacht Senior Cup by defeating holders Colaiste Iognaid by 11 points to 3 at the Grammar School grounds, The Mall, on Wednesday afternoon last.

A timely boost for Under 19 team ahead of Cup clash

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:32:14 +0000

AFTER TWO weeks of pressurized League action Sligo's preparation for the Cup commenced with a friendly against a visiting side from Limavady.

Sligo ladies back in cup action

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:02:18 +0000

SLIGO LADIES played their first game in the Ulster Rosie Stewart Cup against Enniskillen, a Senior AIL side.

Successful league

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:33:18 +0000

AFTER YEARS of toil and heartbreak, Sligo Rugby Club finally had cause for celebration when they clinched the Connacht Junior One League title with an emphatic 42-3 win over Castlebar at Hamilton Park.