“It’s like a form of meditation” – Lawn bowls on the rise in Sligo
Sligo Lawn Bowls Club is currently the only lawn bowls club in Connacht. Ocean FM Sport’s Austin O’Callaghan paid a recent visit to the club’s base in Cleveragh. OceanFM Ireland · “Nobody comes up here to lose” – The rise of lawn bowls in Sligo
Donegal’s Brendan Boyce finishes 25th at World Championships
Donegal’s Brendan Boyce finished 25th in the men’s 35-kilometre walk at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. The Letterkenny man lasted the pace in humid conditions which began at 6.15am Oregon time. The Finn Valley AC athlete crossed the line in a time of 2:33.31. Of the 50 starters in…
St Nathy’s, Curry & St Pat’s win Sligo LGFA league finals
St Nathy’s confirmed their return to Division 1 football next season with a 1-7 to 0-3 victory over Shamrock Gaels in Saturday evening’s Sligo LGFA Connacht Gold Divsision 2 league final in Keash. Curry won the Division 3 decider with a 3-10 to 3-18 success against Calry/St Joseph’s. On Sunday,…
Donegal’s Laura Feely in Ireland squad for Japan tour
Ballybofey’s Laura Feely has been included in a 29-strong Ireland women’s rugby squad for next month’s two-match Test series in Japan. Ireland will play the Japanese in Shizuoka on Saturday, August 20th – and then in Tokyo on August 27th. Riverstown’s Aoife McDermot, who has been part of the national…
Club GAA/LGFA results in Donegal, Leitrim & Sligo
Saturday, July 23rd DONEGAL Brian McCormick SFL Division 1 final Kilcar 0-10 Naomh Conaill 0-8 Division 1 relegation play-off Killybegs 0-10 Glenswilly 0-9 (Glenswilly relegated to Division 2) Division 3 promotion play-off Naomh Muire 0-16 Na Rossa 2-6 (Naomh Muire promoted to Div 2) LEITRIM Masonite SFL Division 1 Mohill…
Naomh Columba reach All-Ireland 7s semi-finals
Naomh Columba of Donegal reached the semi-finals of the 2022 Kilmacud All-Ireland football sevens on Saturday. Glen enjoyed wins over Templeogue (Dublin), St Gall’s (Antrim) and Aghnamullen (Monaghan) in the group stages. 🏐Strong run & 🕶️finish by Ryan Gillespie as he slots home a 4th goal for @CLGNaomhColumba as the…
Kilcar win Donegal Division 1 league title
Kilcar regained the Donegal Brian McCormick Sports senior football league Division 1 title on Saturday evening with a 0-10 to 0-8 win over Naomh Conaill at a wet Fintra. Paddy McBrearty scored 0-6 and team captain Brian O’Donnell 0-2 as the Towney club controlled the match for long periods to…