Sligo Rovers draw with Drogheda
Sligo Rovers were held to a 1-1 draw by Drogheda United in Saturday night’s SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division game at the Showgrounds. In dreadful weather conditions, Ryan Brennan gave Drogheda an early second-half lead…
Sligo’s Derek Fox wins Aintree Grand National for a 2nd time
Sligo jockey Derek Fox produced a brilliant ride about the 8/1 favourite ‘Corach Rambler’ to win Saturday’s Aintree Grand National. It’s the second time that Fox has won national hunt racing’s most famous steeplechase, having…
Donoghue & McGloin win Streets of Ballyshannon 5k
A field of over 250 runners took part in Saturday’s ninth annual Streets of Ballyshannon 5k race at the Lakeside Centre. Weather conditions were perfect with little or no wind, which made for fast times.…
Sligo clinch play-off place after win over Harlequins
Sligo senior men’s rugby team have qualified for the end-of-season promotion-relegation play-offs in the Energia All-Ireland League following Saturday’s 40-7 win over fellow promotion rivals Belfast Harlequins at Strandhill. Tries from Brendan Cunningham, Kuba, Euan…
Sligo minors lose to Galway
Sligo minor gaelic footballers lost their opening game of this year’s Connacht minor football championship on Friday evening as they lost out to last year’s All-Ireland champions Galway at Markievicz Park on a final scoreline…
Connacht Motor Club postpones Open Day as mark of respect for Craig Breen
Irish rally driver Craig Breen has died following an accident during a pre-test event in Croatia. His team, Hyundai Motorsport, confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday afternoon. Breen’s co-driver, James Fulton, was unhurt…
Sligo’s Derek Fox bids for second Grand National winner
Sligo jockey Derek Fox will ride his recent Cheltenham winning mount ‘Corach Rambler’ in this Saturday’s Aintree Grand National. Fox, who won national hunt racing’s most famous race in 2017 aboard ‘One For Arthur’, will…