Sligo councillor expresses concern over local emergency calls being answered in Galway
Questions are being asked over how effective having Garda personnel in Galway answer calls from Sligo. Currently, the communications centre for emergency calls for this region is located in Galway with calls dealt with by Garda there with subsequent direction given. However it’s thought that it would be…
Donegal GAA podcast 02/10/2022 – Going up, staying up & coming down
Paddy McGill is joined by Termon manager Francie Friel to reflect on the key club championship stories and talking points this weekend: The virtues of ‘free-kick’ shoot-outs – Can anybody stop St Eunan’s? – Dungloe’s return to senior – St Naul’s send Bundoran down. Plus – there’s County LGFA glory…
Female cyclist suffers serious injuries in Collooney road traffic collision
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision involving a bicycle and a car on the N4 at the Collooney roundabout in Sligo earlier today, (Sunday, 2nd October 2022). The collision occurred at around midday. The cyclist, a woman aged in her 70s, was later taken to Sligo…
“I just got hot man” – EJ Sligo All-Stars Greg Poleon on his 40-point haul
EJ Sligo All-Stars new American recruit scored 40 points in Saturday night’s impressive opening Superleague vicory over DBS Éanna in Dublin. The game was the All-Stars first Superleague fixture since 2002. Poleon attended Sunday’s Sligo GAA Club Championship semi-final double-bill at Croke Park – and spoke to Ocean FM Sport’s…
Aodh Ruadh are Donegal LGFA county champions 2022
Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon lifted the Donegal LGFA Kernan Group intermediate football title for 2022 on Sunday with an emphatic 6-11 to 1-6 victory over Ardara in Letterkenny. The Ballyshannon girls dominated the contest from start to finish to clinch the county title and move up to senior championship football next…
St Mary’s & Tourlestrane to contest Sligo SFC final
Holders Tourletrane and St Mary’s are through to the 2022 Homeland Sligo senior football championship following Sunday’s epic semi-final double-bill at Markievicz Park. St Mary’s won an entralling first semi-final on penalty kicks after their memorable north division tussle with Drumcliffe/Rosses Point finished level at the end of extra-time (2-17…
Dramatic Dromahair win relegates Melvin Gaels
A goal with the last move the match deep in added time gave Dromahair a dramatic one-point win over Melvin Gaels in Sunday’s Leitrim Connacht Gold senior relegation final in Drumshanbo. Dromahair won by 2-11 to 2-10. The result keeps Padraig Clancy’s side in senior championship football for next year…