Racing in Roscommon on Monday
John Oxx has won Monday’s feature at Roscommon, the €45,000 Listed Lenebane Stakes (8.25), five times since 2008 and he goes in search of more glory with Flying Fairies who will be ridden by Gary Carroll. The favourite for the race is the Aidan O’Brien-trained Exemplar who was last seen…
LISTEN BACK: Leitrim manager Brendan Guckian on Roscommon test
Leitrim face Roscommon in Roscommon’s Dr Hyde Park on Sunday at 3.30pm in the Connacht Senior Championship semi-final. Manager Brendan Guckian spoke with Ocean FM’s Darragh Cox ahead of the game… Sunday’s game is live on Ocean FM in association with John McManus at McManus Pharmacy, New Line, Manorhamilton. Commentary…
Leitrim name unchanged team for Roscommon test
Leitrim boss Brendan Guckian has named an unchanged starting 15 for Sunday’s Connacht semi-final against Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park. It means that Dean McGovern retains his place at centre-half-forward having come in to the team at the expense of Jack Heslin before the quarter-final defeat of London three weeks…
Roscommon name 3 debutants in team to face Leitrim on Sunday
Roscommon Manager Kevin McStay has announced his team to play Leitrim in the upcoming Connacht Senior Football Semi Final in Dr Hyde Park Roscommon on Sunday at 3.30pm. McStay is handing championship debuts to Éire Óg’s Colm Lavin in goal, to Tadhg O’Rourke of Tulsk Lord Edwards and Brian Stack of…
Gorse fires continue to affect the region
Gorse fires continue to affect the region this morning. Fire Services from Sligo, Tubbercurry and Ballina are attending a fire in Easkey this morning where a ‘controlled burn’ is underway to stop the spread of the fire. A fire in the Geevagh/Ballyfarnon area was attended by Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Longford…
LISTEN BACK: Paul Taylor praises strength of his panel after semi-final win
Sligo put in a superb second half display to come from three points down to beat Roscommon by 1-13 to 0-13 in the Connacht U21 Football Championship Semi-Final in Kiltoom last night. Sligo boss Paul Taylor spoke to Gavin Cawley for Ocean FM Sport after the game…
Two fires in the region overnight
Gardai were alerted to a blaze at Aurivo at around 11:15pm last night in Ballaghaderreen by a local woman who heard an explosion and saw “the sky light up”. No one was injured in the fire and fire services from Mayo and Roscommon were called to the scene where it…