Youth Soccer podcast 02/072023
It’s the final Youth Soccer podcast of the season as Tina Beirne takes stock of a busy Sligo/Leitrim campaign.
Sligo’s All-Ireland hopes dashed by Limerick
Sligo women’s gaelic footballers suffered a second consecutive defeat in Group A of the TG4 All-Ireland junior football championship when they lost to Limerick by 2-7 to 1-7 in an entertaining game in Newcastlewest. The result, coupled with Down’s hammering of Kilkenny, means Sligo cannot now qualify for the All-Ireland…
Gardaí renew appeal for information in Slieve League investigation
An Garda Síochána are continuing to investigate all the circumstances of an alleged assault that is reported to have occurred in the Slieve League/Killybegs area between Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th June Areas preserved in Slieve League to facilitate this investigation have been lifted and the area has fully reopened to…
Sinn Féin continues to be most popular party
Sinn Féin remains the most popular party in the country according to the latest Sunday Independent/ Ireland Thinks poll. The poll shows Mary Lou McDonald’s party out in front on 32 per cent. The poll also shows support for Fine Gael is also unchanged at 20 per cent, while Fianna…
Milk price drops continue to affect farmers
The recent reductions in the price of milk will put many farmers out of business according to one representative group. A 10 cent drop in the price of Lidl and Aldi’s own-brand milk products came into effect yesterday. Tesco and Supervalu say they’ll introduce a 10 cent decrease tomorrow. Pat…
Toll increases “highway robbery”- Aontú leader
The Leader of Aontú says the increase in road tolls amounts to “highway robbery”. Nine tolls upped their charges yesterday with new increases ranging from 10 to 30 cent per vehicle. They’d been due to rise at the start of the year in line with inflation, but this was delayed.…
Leitrim club game abandoned after team stays too long in dressing room
A club game in Leitrim was halted on Saturday evening by the match referee after the start of the second-half saw one team score an uncontested goal straight from the throw-in. The match in question was the Masonite Division 2 fixture between Allen Gaels and Ballinaglera at Shane McGettigan Memorial…