Sligo team to play Laois named
Sligo manager Tony McEntee has named his starting 15 for Sunday’s opening match in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League against Laois at Markievicz Park. Team captain Niall Murphy returns to the starting line-up at corner forward with fit-again Eddie McGuinness lining out full-back. The four Sligo under-20 players…
Donegal lose to All-Ireland champions Meath
Donegal somen’s gaelic footballers suffered their second defeat of the Lidl national football league division 1 campaign on Saturday with a 1-7 to 0-5 loss to reigning league and All-Ireland champions Meath at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. The fixture was a repeat of last seaon’s Division 1 final at Croke…
Sligo lose to Enniscorthy
Sligo men’s rugby team were beaten 19-5 by bottom-of-tbe-table Enniscorthy in Saturday’s Energia All-Ireland League Division 2B game in Enniscorthy. It was just the Wexford’s side’s second win this season and keeps their survival hopes alive. Sligo drop one place to seventh after this defeat. Greystones continue to lead the…
John McNulty stays on as Aodh Ruadh manager
Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon have confirmed that John McNulty is staying on as senior football team manager for the 2023 season. McNulty guided Aodh Ruadh to the quarter-finals of the senior championship last season, having previously been in charge of Kilcar. McNulty will be assisted by Conor Doherty and Declan Gallagher…
Flower boxes and lights damaged in Drumshanbo
Drumshanbo Tidy Towns have expressed their disappointment after flower boxes throughout the town have been ripped out and smashed in the South Leitrim town overnight. Flower pots have been smashed in the High Street, library and Laird House areas of the town. Recently installed lights at Laird House Courtyard have…
Full-time GP appointed for Dunkineely area
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has announced that Doctor Janinda Muhandiramge has been formally appointed as GP in the Dunkineely area. Doctor Muhandiramge’s full-time post will will come into effect from Monday, January 30. The Dunkineely Health Centre had been without a GP since mid-November when Dr Charles McManus left…
St Attracta’s reach Connacht Colleges GAA final
St Attracta’s Community School senior boys gaelic footballers completed a memorable week for the south Sligo with a dramatic 2-8 to 1-10 win over St Muredach’s of Ballina in Friday evening’s Connacht Colleges senior ‘B’ football semi-final at the province’s Centre of Excellence. This victory followed the St Attracta’s junior…