Sea Shanty Festival in Rosses Point takes place this weekend
The Wild Atlantic Shanty Festival starts in Rosses Point in County Sligo today, Friday. It runs until 16th and supports the work of the RNLI Lifeboats. Hugh O’ Neill is chairman of the Shanty Festival.
Unsafe levels of lead found in drinking in Co Sligo
A test at a property in Co Sligo found there were unsafe amounts of lead present in the drinking water. Lead levels, six times higher than the limit for safe consumption, was discovered at a house in Rosses Point late last year. Since the start of 2017 unsafe levels of…
Alex Gleeson claims Bridgestone Order of Merit title
Castle international Alex Gleeson has finished first in the race for the Bridgestone Order of Merit. Gleeson, who has family connections in Sligo, overtook long-time leader Robin Dawson at the final event of the season. The 24-year-old Dubliner took top prize thanks to his semi-final run at the AIG…
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point GAA Club Notes
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point GAA Club Notes Sunday, August 12th, 2018 There was disappointment for the senior men’s footballers at Kent Park on Saturday evening in their opening Group 2 match of the 2018 Belfry senior football championship. Despite leading by four points at one stage, a strong second-half from opponents Coolera/Strandhill saw…
LISTEN BACK: Co Sligo GC claim Connacht Junior Foursomes title
Darragh Cox spoke with two members of the victorious County Sligo Golf Club Connacht Junior Foursomes team – 15-year-olds Niall McDermott and Daniel Ford – as well as the team captain and club junior convenor Robert Fitzpatrick and club captain Joe Keyes about their success in defeating Castle Dargan in…
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point GAA Club Notes
Our senior men’s footballers begin their Belfry Senior Club Championship campaign this Saturday evening when they play Coolera/Strandhill in their opening Group 2 match at Kent Park at 7pm. We are in a three-team group along with St Molaise Gaels. Two teams will qualify for the knockout stages. Good luck to Michelle McNamara, Sinéad…
Co Sligo GC’s Sean McLoughlin to compete in Scotland
Co Sligo Golf Club youngster Sean McLoughlin has been named on the Irish team for the Scottish U14 Champinship in the middle of August. Four players have been named by the Golfing Union of Ireland in the squad for the event at Turnhouse from August 13-14, with McLoughlin to be…