Brian’s seven-day Benbo hike for brother Steven
Ocean FM’s Saturday Sportsbeat presenter Brian Kerrigan will climb Benbo mountain every day for a week, starting this Saturday April 24th. He’s raising funds for Sligo University Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. The fundraiser will mark…
Connacht GAA President dismisses Draw claims
Connacht GAA President John Murphy has dismissed suggestions he purposely picked out a team over another in the provincial senior football draw. Speaking to The Irish Examiner, the Sligo native said: “There was nothing untoward.”…
Darkness Into Light Sligo 2021 – What’s Happening?
This year’s Darkness into Light will be taking place on May 8th but it will be different. Saoirse Faughnan spoke to The Francie Boylan Show about what is happening for 2021. For more see www.facebook.com/DarknessIntoLightSligo/…
McSharry improves Irish record
Just hours after achieving the Olympic qualifying standard for Tokyo in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke, Sligo’s Mona McSharry improved her own Irish record in the event on the first finals night of the Irish…
Sligo Rovers win 3-1 at Dalymount
Second-half goals from substitutes Mark Byrne and David Cawley gave Sligo Rovers a 2-1 win away to Bohemians in Tuesday night’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division game at Dalymount Park. Jordon Gibson had given Rovers…
Donegal to face Down in Ulster championship
Donegal have been handed a trip to Pairc Esler in Newry in the preliminary round of this year’s Ulster senior football championship. Declan Bonner’s team were the second team out of the draw drum during…
Mona McSharry qualifies for Olympics
Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry has qualified for this Summer’s Tokyo Olympics. The Grange woman swam the 100 metres breaststroke in 1min 06.97secs which is inside the Olympic ‘A’ qualifying standard. She was competing at the…