18 year olds man drowns off Arranmore Island
An 18 year-old man has drowned off Arranmore island in County Donegal. The teenager was swimming with his friend when he got into difficulty along the pier. Gardai say he got taken out to sea due to a big swell. An RNLI boat went out to take…
Melvin Gaels appoint ex-Fermanagh player Matthew Keenan as manager
Melvin Gaels have appointed former Fermanagh footballer Matthew Keenan new senior team manager. The club made the announcement on Monday evening. Keenan, a double senior club championship winning player with Enniskillen Gaels, was part of the Fermanagh team which took Armagh to a replay in the 2008 Ulster football final.…
Sligo beat Leitrim in Connacht FBD opener
Sligo senior gaelic footballers made a winning start to 2022 on Monday evening with an entertaining 1-21 to 1-17 victory over Andy Moran’s Leitrim at the NUI Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome. The match was the first competitive intercounty fixture to be played indoors on the island of Ireland. The…
Leitrim v Sligo live this Monday
The opening game of the 2022 Connacht FBD GAA competition this bank holiday Monday, January 3rd, will be broadcast live on Ocean FM from the NUI Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome in Bekan at 6pm. The game will be Andy Moran’s first competitive fixture in charge of Leitrim, since taking…
Wright leaves Sligo Rovers to join Telford
Andre Wright has parted company with Sligo Rovers after joining National League side AFC Telford at the weekend. The former West Brom player scored just two goals during his time at the Showgrounds. Wright came on as a second-half substitute in Telford’s 1-1 draw away to Chester on Sunday. Telford…
Booster jab appointments for 16-29 year olds in north west can now be booked
Booster appointment can now be booked at Sligo and Carrick on Shannon Vaccination Centres for 16 to 29 year olds People in that age group who received their last vaccine dose at least 90 days ago and have not had Covid-19 in the meantime may now book an appointment online…
CE supervisors’ pension issue resolved, says Feighan
Community Employment Schemes supervisors and assistant supervisors have decided to vote in favour of proposals by government to resolve a long running issue arising from a Labour Court recommendation on pensions. The settlement, agreed with unions SIPTU and Fórsa, will benefit more than 2,200 people employed by CE schemes going…