McSharry improves on her IM best in Copenhagen
Mona McSharry swam a lifetime best of 1:01.90 when finishing seventh in a fast heat in the 100m Individual Medley at the European Championships in Copenhagen this morning. The Grange youngster was also part of the Irish team that set a new national record of 1:43.15 in the Senior Mixed…
McSharry narrowly misses out on final spot
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the 50 metres breaststroke at the European Short Course Championships in Denmark. The 17-year-old’s time of 30.39 seconds was almost half-a-second faster that her time in the qualifying heats, as she finished 12th of the 16…
Mona McSharry advances to European semi-final
Sligo’s Mona McSharry has qualified for the semi-finals of the 50 metres breaststroke at the European Short Course Championships in Denmark. The 17-year-old’s time of 30.80 seconds was the 16th fastest time in the qualifying heats, and she will be back in the pool in Copenhagen shortly after four o’clock…
Christopher O’Donnell honoured at National Athletics Awards
North Sligo AC athlete Christopher O’Donnell was among the winners at the National Athletics Awards held in Santry yesterday. The Grange native was honoured as the top-performing male schools athlete after a number of national successes and after breaking the Irish junior 400m record at the European U20 Championships in…
St Molaise Gaels AGM rescheduled
The St Molaise Gaels GAA Club AGM has been rescheduled from tonight until Tuesday 12th December at 8.30pm in the Clubhouse in Grange.
Work on four Sligo sewerage schemes to start in February
Irish Water has announced that work on four long-awaited sewerage schemes in County Sligo will start this coming February. Sixteen million euro is to be spent in upgrading the schemes in Grange, Strandhill, Tubbercurry and Ballinafad. Irish Water says the upgrade works will increase the treatment capacity of each of…
Mona McSharry to switch on Sligo Christmas lights
World junior champion Mona McSharry will turn on the Christmas lights in Sligo this weekend. Ahead of travelling to Denmark for the European Short Course Championship in December, the Grange youngster will launch the festive season on Saturday at 5.30pm. The 17-year-old is the reigning World and European Junior gold…