St Attracta’s Connacht junior final set for February 28
St Attracta’s Connacht Junior A Championship final has been set for Tuesday, February 28, in Claremorris. The game was originally fixed to take place yesterday, but was postponed because of mock examinations taking place. The throw-in time for the final will be two o’clock. St Attracta’s senior side also face…
St Attracta’s through to Connacht junior final
St Attracta’s junior footballers are still in the hunt for a league and championship double. They beat Roscommon CBS by 1-13 to 1-9 in yesterday evening’s Junior A Championship semi-final at the Connacht GAA Centre. They will now face either St Colman’s Claremorris or St Jarlath’s Tuam in the final.…
Winning start for new Leitrim boss, but Sligo and Donegal lose out
Brendan Guckian got his term as Leitrim senior football boss off to a positive start, with a comprehensive defeat of GMIT in the FBD League yesterday. It finished 5-20 to 2-10 in favour of the home side in Mohill. Guckian told Ocean FM’s PJ Leddy it was a good way…
Summerhill to begin championship title defence on January 18
Holders Summerhill College will begin their defence of the Connacht Senior A Football Championship on Wednesday week, January 18, at the Connacht GAA Centre. The Sligo school will face St Gerald’s Castlebar at 12.30pm in Bekan, with the winners progressing to a quarter-final against St Jarlath’s of Tuam on February…
FBD League Fixtures
Home Team Away Team Date Time Round Venue Referee Linesman Mayo N.U.I. Galway 8/1/2017 14:00 Round 1 Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar Barry Judge E O’ Grady & C. Conway Roscommon IT Sligo 8/1/2017 14:00 Round 1 Abbey Park Declan Corcoran J. Henry & P. Guckian IT Sligo Mayo 15/1/2017 14:00…
Calry/St Joseph’s All-Ireland semi-final to take place in Tullamore
Calry/St Joseph’s All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship semi-final will take place in O’Connor Park, Tullamore. The fixture against Munster champions Mayfield from Cork was confirmed by the GAA on Friday and will take place on Sunday, January 29, with a 12.30pm throw-in. It will be part of a double-header at…
LISTEN BACK: Niall Murphy on Interpro final
Sligo’s Niall Murphy was one of three Sligo players in the Connacht squad for Saturday’s interprovincial final against Ulster at Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon. Murphy started at corner-forward and set-up two first half goals, but Ulster emerged victorious with a three-point win. The Coolera/Strandhill clubman gave his thoughts…