Sligo Sport

Sligo Southern Hotel Super League 2010/2011

Posted by editor on September 6, 2010 at 11:43 am

                  Avg       Team P W D L F A GD Pts Pts 1 City Utd. 4 4 0 0 23 5 18 12 3.0 2 Carbury FC 4 3 1 0 17 5 12 10 2.5 3 Strand Celtic FC 4 2 1 1 [...]

EA SPORTS Cup final set for The Showgrounds

Posted by editor on September 1, 2010 at 12:33 pm

The 2010 EA SPORTS Cup final will take place in Sligo’s The Showgrounds on Saturday, September 25th, it was confirmed last evening. Sligo Rovers will host Monaghan United in the final of the 2010 EA SPORTS Cup in a match which will be screened live on Setanta Ireland (kick-off 5.30pm).

Now Sligo Rovers meet Monaghan in FAI Cup as well!

Posted by editor on August 30, 2010 at 10:57 pm

There was more than a gasp of surprise when Sligo Rovers were drawn at home this evening against Monaghan United in the quarter finals of the Ford FAI Cup – the same opponents they are to meet in the EA Sports Cup final. Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Shamrock Rovers have been given a home [...]

Sligo beat Harps in 1st ever FAI Cup clash

Posted by editor on August 28, 2010 at 9:35 am

2010 FAI Cup Round 4 Finn Harps           0              Sligo Rovers        1 Premier Division Sligo Rovers advanced to the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup by overcoming Finn Harps in a surprisingly low-key north-west derby at Finn Park. This was no swan lake encounter and while Sligo were all over Finn Harps in the early stage of [...]

Donegal’s Coleman knows he has to be patient

Posted by editor on August 27, 2010 at 2:24 am

Killybegs native and former Sligo Rovers player Seamie Coleman has promised to be patient in his search for a regular first team spot with Premier league team Everton, despite impressing in the 5-1 win over Huddersfield in the Carling Cup during the week. “It was brilliant!” he told evertontv after a barnstorming performance at right-back [...]

Sligo Old Gaol Opens to Public

Posted by editor on August 26, 2010 at 12:12 pm

Last Sunday saw an Open Day at the Old Sligo Gaol as part of Heritage Week 2010. This unique tour bought visitors back to a time when the Gaol had a huge influence within the County and the wider region. Staff from Sligo Local Authorities worked with the Sligo Youth theatre to make the tour an [...]

Sligo Rovers v Finn Harps – the game everyone is talking about!

Posted by editor on August 26, 2010 at 11:32 am

Sligo Rovers v Finn Harps. It’s the one game that soccer fans everywhere in the north west are talking about – the FAI Round 4 clash which is the FIRST ever meeting between the two teams in the FAI Cup. A huge crowd is expected – and that is only from Sligo. The game takes place at [...]

Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers (Match Arrangements)

Posted by editor on August 25, 2010 at 9:16 am

The Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers game at Finn Park on Friday next, 27th August, will be strictly segregated for home and away supporters.  Harps fans are asked to please enter the Ground by the Navenney Street entrance while Sligo Rovers supporters are requested to enter from Chestnut Road turnstiles only. The Club would like [...]

European Championship trophy for Finn Park

Posted by editor on August 23, 2010 at 11:07 am

Finn Park will play host to a special visitor on Friday 27th August when the Henri Delaunay Trophy will be on view at the ground.  The Henri Delaunay Trophy is awarded to the European Football Champions, with Spain the current holders having won the Euro 2008 Tournament two years ago.   The trophy will be [...]

Sligo are All Ireland junior champions

Posted by editor on August 22, 2010 at 4:55 am

  2010 GAA All Ireland Junior Final Sligo 2-10 Kerry 1-07  Game played at Pearse Stadium Galway Sligo overcame Kerry in their All Ireland Junior Final game yesterday on a score of Sligo 2-10 to Kerry’s 1-07. A magnificent victory which will offset the disappointment of a one point defeat in the Connacht senior Final against [...]

Centenary match between Sligo RFC and Trinity College

Posted by editor on August 20, 2010 at 8:36 am

Sligo RFC would like to invite all members, supporters, and friends to Hamilton Park, next Tuesday evening ( August 24th) to witness a unique event, when the senior team play host to Dublin University (Trinity College), to mark the centenary of the first fixture between the two clubs, played in 1910.

Sligo Rovers defeat Hoops to earn Final place

Posted by editor on August 18, 2010 at 12:43 am

Sligo Rovers through to final 2010 EA Sports Cup Semi Final Sligo Rovers 2 Shamrock Rovers 1 Game played at the Showgrounds While Sligo Rovers may have dropped back down to fourth in the Airtricity Premier league last night, the good news is that they are just 90 minutes away from some silverware this season, [...]

Community Games deemed resounding success

Posted by editor on August 17, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Members of the Sligo County Delegation at the HSE National Community Games Finals at Athlone Institute of Technology on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Athlone was a centre of excitement and expectations during the first weekend of the HSE Community Games National Finals August, 2010 which took place from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August, 2010 [...]

Walsh ratified as Sligo GAA boss for two more years

Posted by editor on August 17, 2010 at 12:00 am

There will be a sigh of relief amongst Sligo GAA fans and team, after it was announced last evening that former GAA All Star and All Ireland medal winner with Galway, Kevin Walsh has been unanimously voted to remain as Sligo GAA manager for another two years.        At a County Board meeting last night, [...]

Savage cuts proposed for HSE West – Labour

Posted by editor on August 14, 2010 at 12:15 pm

The savage cuts proposed for the HSE West (stretching from Donegal to Limerick) cannot be tolerated and must be resisted.  They are quite simply too deep and too hurtful to the most sick and vulnerable in the region,  Jan O’Sullivan TD, the Labour Party Spokesperson on Health has said. “Already 750 posts are gone in nursing [...]