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Sligo GAA county managers re-appointed
Sligo County Board last night ratified three football managers at one meeting. Anthony Brennan, Tourlestrane, will be the County’s u21 manager while Tommy Breheny, St.Mary’s will take charge of the minor squad. Kevin Walsh was reaffirmed as Sligo’s Senior Manager for the 2011-2012 season. County Board Chairman Cyril Feehily thanked the interview panel who worked [...]
Mixed bag on NW Sports front
Sligo Rovers set the pace for the weekend in the North West with an imnpressive 2-0 win over Shamrock Rovers at the Showgrounds. It was a wet Friday evening. The game was screened live on televison, but that still did not deter the big crowd that attended. Yesterday, Sligo GAA followers will be remembering back [...]
Sligo referee receives medal for Minor final
Referee Michael Duffy, from Co. Sligo, who refereed the ESB GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship final, is presented with his referee’s award by Uachtarán CLG Criostóir Ó Cuana. 2010 National Referees’ Awards Banquet, held in Croke Park, Dublin. over the weekend. Picture credit: Barry Cregg / SPORTSFILE
GAA: IT Sligo & Sligo County in first competitive fixture
IT Sligo will take on the Sligo County GAA team in the first ever competitive fixture between the two teams, at IT Sligo this Saturday at 7pm. The encounter promises to be interesting because many of the IT Sligo panel are also on the Sligo county panel, but for this FBD League fixture, it is [...]
Calry St. Joseph’s Fun Run
Sligo based Calry St.Josephs GAA club are holding there annual fun run on Saturday January 22nd. Registration is from 10am at the Calry GAA pitch. There are two events on the day the 3k run which is aimed at beginners and children gets under way at 11am, while the 10k event starts at 11.30am.
Sligo GAA & December 8th tradition
December 8th was, for many years, the traditional Christmas shopping day especially for farming families. For Catholics it was a holy day of obligation and country people would take advantage of this and travel to purchase the bulk of their Christmas needs after attending Mass on the day. For many years the day was used [...]
Sligo’s Charlie gets his GPA Award
Charlie Harrison of Sligo, (centre) receives his award from Dave Sheeran, right, MD Opel Ireland, in the company of Dessie Farrell, Chief Executive of the GPA, during the 2010 Opel Gaelic Players Association Gala Awards for hurling and football. Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co. Dublin. The event which took place on Friday night is considered to [...]
Sligo’s Harrison gains GAA All Star recognition
Sligo’s Charlie Harrison this evening joined an elite group of players from Sligo who have been awarded a GAA football All Star. He is the only player from the north west to receive such an honour this year. It also marked the first GAA All Star for the ‘wee’ county Louth. All Ireland Champions Cork have [...]
Sligo duo nominated for All Stars
GAA Provincial finalists Sligo have two players shortlisted for the GAA All Stars, which were announced last evening. Captain Charlie Harrison is nominated in the full back line while David Kelly is nominated as part of the full forward contingent. There were some surprises that the likes of Sligo’s Johnny Davey did not get the [...]
Humphries reminds the GAA who they are!
It is not that often that we refer to other media in IrishDigest, but Monday’s article in the Irish Times, by Tom Humphries is a must read for people in the north west, especially if you are from Sligo. It captured something that many GAA followers believe and that is the distancing of the true [...]
Sligo are All Ireland junior champions
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 [...]
Walsh ratified as Sligo GAA boss for two more years
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, [...]
Sligo All Ireland ambitions are ‘Down’ and out!
2010 All Ireland qualifiers – Round 4 Down 3-20 (defeated in the Ulster semi final with wins over Longford & Offaly) Sligo 0-10 (last weekend’s beaten Connacht finalists to Roscommon) Game played at Breffni Park, Cavan Any chances that the coals of the fire could be relit in Cavan this evening by Sligo after their [...]
Sligo GAA boss frustration over 6-day recovery period
Sligo GAA boss Kevin Walsh has expressed his frustration over the All Ireland qualifiers system for beaten provincial finalists, as his team face the prospect of a Saturday encounter with Down in Breffni Park, just six days after his side’s one point defeat to Roscommon in the Connacht Final, held on Sunday in MacHale Park [...]
Sligo head to Cavan for ‘show’ Down
Sligo will need to show strength of character as they face the trip to Breffni Park this weekend, just six days after their one point defeat to Roscommon in the Connacht Final on Sunday. But it is not just about pride, but a place in the 2010 All Ireland quarter finals at stake. Their second [...]
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