Sligo minors set for semi against Mayo
Sligo minors have been drawn against Mayo in the Connaught GAA Minor football Championship. The competition format has been revised and the teams will meet in a straight knockout semi final. Sligo had played two games in the Ulster B Minor League, beating Fermanagh and drawing with Donegal, but the…
McGuinness says Croker gives Dublin unfair advantage, as Kildare win battle for Newbridge
The GAA have backed down in the row with the Kildare footballers over the venue of their third round qualifier. The match against Mayo is now set to take place in Newbridge, though that has yet to be confirmed by the association. The fixture was due to be played as…
Sligo masters beat Mayo by a point
The Sligo masters team gained a measure of revenge on neighbours Mayo last night with a narrow win in Ballymote. The Yeats men lost to the same side in last year’s All-Ireland final, but recorded a 0-12 to 1-8 win last night.
Leitrim face Mayo in Connacht junior semi-final this evening
Holders Leitrim begin their defence of the Connacht Junior Championship title tonight. They face Mayo in Carrick-on-Shannon at 7pm. Mayo beat Roscommon in a dramatic quarter-final last week, and as Sligo have opted out of this year’s competition, tonight’s winners will face Galway in Sunday’s junior decider. That final will…
Sligo and Mayo name their teams for Sunday’s championship clash
Sligo boss Niall Carew has named the same fifteen that started in New York on the weekend before last for Sunday’s Connacht Championship quarter-final against Mayo. That means that Pat Hughes, Brendan Egan, Mark Breheny, Keelan Cawley and Adrian McIntyre are all listed to start despite picking up knocks in…