Gardaí seeking public’s help in tracing whereabouts of missing Sligo man
Gardaí in Sligo are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a man that was last seen over the weekend. 22-year-old David Slanina was last seen when he left his home in Grange at approximately 4:30pm on Saturday to go for a run in the locality.…
Weekend GAA/LGFA results
Saturday/Sunday July 8/9th, 2023 Sunday’s results will update here as games finish… All-Ireland senior hurling semi-finals Limerick 2-24 Galway 1-18 Kilkenny 1-25 Clare 1-22 All-Ireland minor football final Derry 1-13 Monaghan 1-9 U16 Fr Manning Cup semi-finals Leitrim 3-16 Wicklow 4-11 Longford 4-13 Wexford 2-9 TG4 Women’s All-Ireland IFC quarter-finals…
Roscommon GAA has ‘wrong sheep’ on county crest
Roscommon County Board is considering updating its GAA crest after discovering the emblem features the wrong breed of sheep. The Sunday Independent reports that both Roscommon GAA and Roscommon County Council have been asked by breeders to check whether they’ve been using the correct image of the ‘Roscommon sheep’ following…
Sligo’s Cian Flynn wins All-Ireland triple jump title
Corran Athletic Club’s Cian Flynn won gold for Sligo at the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday. Flynn, a pupil at St Attracta’s Community School in Tubbercurry, jumped 13.14 metres to finish 11 cms ahead of Greystones Daniel Quirke, who took silver. Despite beginning the competition…
Family Day at Sligo Races today
Sligo Races hosts its Family Day race meeting today, Sunday, July 9th at Cleveragh. A seven-race National Hunt card begins at 2pm with the Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel & Lodges Maiden Hurdle. The feature race will be the Irish EBF and Kilcawley Construction Mares Handicap Hurdle of €17,500 at 3:10pm. Scruffy…
EU pledges to “protect and restore the health of oceans”
The European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union says the EU is working to clean up the Atlantic Ocean. Mairéad McGuinness says by the year 2030 the EU has pledged to “protect and restore the health of oceans.” The Galway Statement – a cooperation agreement…
Sligo-Leitrim TD hopes to increase awareness of Restoration Laws
A Sligo-Leitrim TD is among those who will be aiming to increase awareness of major new biodiversity laws being considered by the EU at a public meeting in Galway. Sligo-Leitrim TD Marian Harkin along with Independent TDs Michael McNamara and Michael Fitzmaurice are hosting the event at the Shearwater Hotel…