Mona McSharry crowned world champion
Sligo’s Mona McSharry won 100m Breaststroke Gold at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis USA on Saturday, with the 17-year-old Marlins Swimming Club member becoming Ireland’s first ever gold medalist at the event. McSharry lead from start to the finish winning out by .37 of a second over silver…
McSharry wins her semi-final at World Championships
North Sligo’s Mona McSharry has eased through to the final of the women’s 100 metres at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. The Grange 17-year-old was second-fastest qualifier in Friday night’s semi-finals, matching her time of one minute 7.79 seconds from the morning heats. McSharry has already won…
Mona McSharry the fastest qualifier in 100 metres at World Championships
Mona McSharry has qualified fastest for this evening’s semi-finals in the 100 metres breaststroke at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis today. Her time of one minute 7.79 seconds sets her up nicely for this evening’s semi-finals, with the second round of heats getting underway shortly after 11.30pm Irish…
Mona McSharry goes for a world title in the US from 11pm tonight
European champion Mona McSharry will go for gold at the World Championships in the US shortly after 11pm Irish time tonight. The Grange youngster was the fastest qualifier in last night’s 50 metres breaststroke semi-finals in Indianapolis at the World Junior finals, in a time of 31.09 seconds. The Marlins…
Mona McSharry wins her first heat at World Championships in USA
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has won her first heat at the opening day of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis today. The double-European champion from Grange was in heat seven of the 50 metres breaststroke, and touched home first in a time of 31.41 seconds. McSharry is top seed…
Fuel spill on N15 at Grange
Motorist on the N15 in Grange in North Sligo are urged to drive with care. It’s because of a fuel spill, which the Fire Service is dealing with on the Sligo/Donegal road.
National record for Christopher O’Donnell at U20 European Championships
Christopher O’Donnell ran a new national junior record at the European U20 Athletics Championship in Italy at the weekend. The North Sligo Athletic Club member from Grange ran 46.54 seconds in the 400 metres final to finish sixth overall, having come through two heats. There were also a number of…