Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal hurlers to be honoured at All-Star awards
Three Leitrim hurlers and two Sligo players have been named in the Lory Meagher Champion 15 announced today by the GAA and the GPA. Liam Moreton, Conor Byrne and Clement Cunniffe will all be presented with their awards at this evening’s ceremony, after helping Leitrim reach last year’s Lory Meagher…
Calry advance to Connacht hurling final
Calry/St Joseph’s are through to a seventh consecutive Connacht Junior Championship final. A 4-13 to 0-6 defeat of Leitrim champions Carrick Hurling yesterday, means that the Sligo champions will face Galway side Sylane in the decider next Saturday at the Connacht GAA Centre at 2pm.
Draws confirmed for Rackard and Meagher Cups
The draws for next year’s Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup competitions have been confirmed. Leitrim and Donegal are both paired in Group 2 in the Nicky Rackard Cup and will clash in round two in Donegal. In the opening round, Tyrone will host Donegal, while Leitrim will be at…
Michael McCann named new Donegal hurling boss
Michael McCann has been appointed as the new manager of the Donegal senior hurlers on a two-year term, with the option of a third. The Burt clubman will be joined in his management team by Derry-man Gabriel O’Kane as coach, and another selector will be appointed in due course. He…
Five IT Sligo GAA teams in action in two days
IT Sligo had four teams in action yesterday in the Higher Education Leagues, but all four suffered defeats. The senior footballers lost out by 2-11 to 0-11 away to Maynooth University, while the intermediates lost out by 2-18 to 2-10 to same college. The freshers footballers lost away to NUI…
King says belief is back with Harps ahead of county final
Manager Shane King says the current crop of players have got the belief back in Eastern Harps with their progress to this year’s Belfry Senior Championship final. Harps contested four finals in a row within the last decade, but the last of those came back in 2010. It has been…
Monday night’s GAA action in Sligo and Leitrim
In the Leitrim U17 Football Championship last night, there was disappointment for Melvin Gaels and Dromahair, who lost out to St Mary’s and Kiltubrid respectively. In hurling, Naomh Eoin and Benbulben Gaels both picked up wins in the Sligo U16 Championship. Naomh Eoin beat Tubbercurry/Cloonacool at Kent Park, while Benbulben…