Sligo stun Mayo in Connacht minor football championship
Sligo minor gaelic footballers came from six points down in the first half to beat Mayo by four in Friday evening’s Connacht minor football championship game, played at Markievicz Park, on a final scoreline of 0-16 to 0-12. The victory came just seven days after the Yeats county suffered a…
Dundalk 4 Sligo Rovers 0
Sligo Rovers were comprehensively beaten 4-0 by Premier Division leaders Dundalk at Oriel Park on Friday night. A hat-trick from John Mountney and a penalty from Pat Hoban moved Dundalk three points clear at the top of the table. Rovers, who were without the injured trio of Dante Leverock, Johnny…
Sligo-Dublin rail line blocked after train hits cattle near Kilcock
Services on the rail line between Sligo and Dublin are being delayed because of a collision with cattle near Kilcock. The incident does not involve a Sligo train but rather a special train travelling between Connolly Station and Mullingar. However, the single track line is blocked at the location as…
Obituaries, Friday, May 31st, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Kathleen Crowne, Sligo Ann Gallagher, Ballyshannon Robert Vance, Mountcharles Tommy Heraghty, Manorhamilton Willie John Morrow, Laghey June Harte, Strandhill Peter Gerard Lynch, Sligo Joe Costello, Sooey Noreen McGloin, Sligo…
Sligo’s Cliona Walsh serves her way to Youth Olympics
Sligo tennis teenager Cliona Walsh has secured a place on the Ireland team for the European Youth Olympics in Azerbaijan in July. Cliona, who’s fifteen, and a junior cert student in the Ursuline College, beat Lisa Ryan from Malahide in the play-off decider 6-4 6-3 in Dublin – to clinch…
Brain-damaged Sligo attack victim forgives those responsible and wants to meet them
20 years ago, well-known American author, Robert Drake, was seriously assaulted in an incident at Holborn Street in Sligo. He was severely brain-damaged and has been confined to a wheelchair ever since at his home in Philadelphia. His two attackers were each jailed for eight years – Robert says he…
Online registration opens for 2019 Warriors Run
Online registration for the 2019 Warriors Run in Strandhill opened on Friday afternoon. This hugely popular event is now into its 35 year. 900 registrations are available online at warriorsrun.ie. The Warriors Runtakes competitors from the Cannon Gun at the beachfront in Strandhill to the top of Knocknarea, around Queen…