Listen back: Sligo SHC final second half
Listen back to the second half of the 2020 Sligo SHC final, where Easkey won their first title since 1963, defeating the holders Naomh Eoin. Second half commentary is followed by the presentation from Sligo GAA Chairman Brendan Leonard, and the acceptance speech from Easkey captain Finnian Cawley. Post match…
Pádraig Mannion appointed Sligo hurling boss
Sligo GAA have announced the appointment of Pádraig Mannion as the new Sligo Senior hurling manager. He will take charge of the remaining fixtures for the 2020 season. The team and new management will start to prepare for the Roinn 3B final against Leitrim, and the Christy Ring cup tie…
Underage progress in Easkey key in SHC success
It’s been a long time since Easkey last won the Sligo Senior Hurling Championship – a back to back in 1962/63. But in 2013 a group of young hurlers from west Sligo won the All Ireland Féile Division 4 title, and certainly raised a few eyebrows. They went on to…
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…
Sligo GAA strategy for reintroduced crowds
Under the Government’s new ‘Living with Covid’ plan, people will be allowed to attend sporting events in limited numbers from September 16th. The new rulings state: – Up to 200 people in venues of 5’000 plus capacity – Up to 100 people in smaller grounds – Up to 50 people…
Minor ‘B’ success for Shamrock Gaels
It took extra time to separate Shamrock Gaels and Geevagh/St Michael’s in last night’s Expert Electrical Minor ‘B’ Championship final. In a high scoring encounter, Gaels ran out winners after a high scoring encounter – 2-26 to 3-17. Six points up in the dying minutes of the game, the eventual…
Sligo Minor ‘B’ Championship final
Geevagh / St Michael’s and Shamrock Gaels will do battle tonight in the Sligo Minor ‘B’ Championship final. The game was due to be played last week, but had to be refixed after a Covid check in Shamrock Gaels. This is the second meeting of the sides in this year’s…