Sligo Sport

NOVEMBER 2016, ISSUE 8, VOLUME 2

Sligo Astro League Roundup Sligo Rowing Club Try Our Day Young Sligo Sailors well placed in interschools competition

CO. SLIGO HARRIERS EJ’s Sligo All Stars JUMP CROSS Overcome Letterkenny IT Schools Triathlon A Great Success

U15 A League: Sligo RFC V Ballina

North Sligo Athletic Club - Grange 10k

Reaching For The Sky with Silverstars Cheerleaders

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WELL DONE CROSSFIT SLIGO

The team from Crossfit Sligo after completing the Filty150 challenge in Dublin recently

Bank of Ireland Tubbercurry & South Sligo Welcomes Enterprise Town Bank of Ireland has announced that Enterprise Town will be coming to Tubbercurry & South Sligo on Friday, November 4th, from 5-9p.m., and Saturday, November 5th, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at St. Attracta’s Community School, Tubbercurry. The events will feature a Business, Community and Sports Expo as well as plenty of family friendly activities. The Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town event has been organised by the Bank in partnership with the local community. The initiative aims to promote enterprise and drive business momentum for local businesses and the wider sports and social community in Tubbercurry & South Sligo by connecting with the communities in these areas to showcase what the area has to offer.

Events are free to attend for all the family and are open to both customers and non-customers of Bank of Ireland. Over the two day event, 80 exhibitors will display a wide variety of products and services. Former Dragon and businessman, Gavin Duffy, will enliven the crowd with a speech about enterprise. Gavin will also host the local final of Bank of Ireland BizWorld. The BizWorld programme is designed to inspire and empower primary school children to

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learn about money management, critical thinking and enterprise in a fun and creative way. Children from three local primary schools will be pitching their winning ideas to Gavin and seeking investment of BizBucks! Coder Dojo, the coding club for children will be there. The event also includes the final of an essay writing competition for local schools.

There will be a Business Expo including a panel discussion with representatives from the Local Enterprise Office, Sligo Women in Business, An Chroi Enterprise Centre, Aclare Community Council and Plan Energy Consulting Ltd. A Tourism & Rural Regeneration panel discussion will feature Sligo Greenway, South Sligo Tourism, Sligo Food Trail and Wild Wet Adventures. Daniel Davey, Sport Nutritionist with Dublin Senior GAA Panel and Leinster Rugby team, will host a session on food and nutrition.

Other participants and activities include: Local GAA Clubs with a GAA Blitz, Sporting Heroes Celebration Athletics and gymnastics displays Phoenix Players, local musicians, Irish dancing and the Knocknashee Ceili

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Band performing Face-painting and lots more for the kids Health & Safety Talks Fashion Show hosted by Tommy Marren from Mid West Radio Fireside Chat with Tommy Marren and Helen Rochford Brennan Flower Demonstration Commenting on the initiative, Joann Hosey, Head of Bank of Ireland Sligo, said: “Bank of Ireland is committed to supporting business growth across Sligo and we want to continue to be Ireland’s Enterprise Bank. We would encourage local businesses and the wider community to come and share in activities over the weekend.

I would like to thank the Enterprise Town Committee and all those involved in helping to organise and exhibit at this event.”

Tubbercurry & South Sligo Branch Manager, Sheila Lenehan, added: “The local community have embraced this initiative wholeheartedly, and working together we have organised a very exciting programme of activity. The events will be free to attend and is open to all. It is a fantastic opportunity for the community to see the level of enterprise all around Tubbercurry & South Sligo.”

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Sligo Athletic Club well represented at the Connacht Cross Country

There was a super turnout at the Connacht Cross Country where the Sligo AC was well represented across all categories, well done to all concerned.

Sligo racecourse was the venue for the Connacht Senior, Masters and Novice championships cross country. All categories were ran in one overall race over a distance of 8K. Westport AC’s Robert Malseed was the overall winner of the Mens Race which had a field of 42. Sligo AC were well represented. Raymond Byrne was 6th overall and 2nd in the Novice race.

Ultan McNasser finished 9th overall and 3rd in the Masters with Mel Casserley 13th overall and 6th Master. The final 2 scorers were Conal Sexton who was 21st overall and 11th Master and Alan Kearins who was 22nd overall and 12th Master.

These combined scores place Sligo AC 2nd in the Mens Competition behind Swinford AC with 2 more races to go.

Ann Lennon (Mayo AC) was the overall winner in the women’s race over 4K in a combined field of forty.

Sligo AC were represented by Mari Johnston who was 2nd overall and 2nd Master, Carmel Nolan who finished 8th overall and 4th Master, Catherine Bradley was 22nd overall and 14th Master and Ruth Walsh Campbell was 33rd overall and 16th Master. The Sligo AC Womens team lie 3rd behind leaders Swinford AC after Laura English won the Ladies Novice and Fionnuala Silke finishing in 3rd position. A lot of new runners ran on Saturday with great distinction. Well done everyone.

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Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers were delighted to be involved once again in UEFAs “Fare” campaign. The campaign is ran in order to encourage participation of football amongst all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, while also showing there is no room for racism in football.

Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the campaign.

Huge congratulations to this year’s women’s ‘Try a Tri’ initiative participants, who all completed the main event yesterday. Thank you to all the coaches & volunteers at Sligo Triathlon Club and all the buddies involved in the ‘Buddy Support System’, who supported the ladies for the last 7 weeks.

Well done to the sligo all stars u12 boys who had a great win away to Donegal town

We would love if your club could submit pictures and reports on what is happening in your organisation on a regular basis and we will be sure to include it. It is important that we get as much involvement from clubs such as yours from the get go so any info you have please send it to seamus@sligosport.ie or feel free to contact me on 085 2498067.

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An opportunity not to miss!!!

Dunleavy selected for Irish M/35 Congrats to Emmett Dunleavy who has been selected on the Irish M/35 Crosscountry team for the Home Internationals in Glasgow on the 12th of November.

Well done to Richard Gorman who has been named 1st reserve on the M/40 team. The club has been well represented previously with Lucy Brennan,Danny Hannon and Tom Meehan wearing the Irish vest in this fixture. Well done lads

Amsterdam Marathon Sligo AC athletes made the trip to the Netherlands to take part in the Amsterdam Marathon. Roy Kelly was the first Sligo runner home in 3:00:24, agonisingly just outside the magic sub 3. It’s only a matter of time before Roy dips inside the sub 3. Paul Deering ran a good 3:24:34 while wife Deirdre will be pleased with her 3:43:46. Meanwhile Cathy McCarthy ran 3:45:22 while Conor McCarthy finished in front of the grandstand in the Olympic Stadium in 4:47:19. Daniel Wanjiru of Kenya was the winner in a new course record time of 2:05:19.

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NORTH SLIGO ATHLETIC CLUB

North Sligo Athletes Get Ready To Run In Grange 10k

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he 27th annual North Sligo Sports Centre Grange 10k was held recently in beautiful sunny conditions in the picturesque village of Grange.A top quality field including 3 former winners and the course record holder contested the men’s race,the women’s race was dominated by North Sligo Athletes.Emmett Dunleavy Sligo AC a winner of this race in 2011 and 2012 came back for a third bite of the cherry to dominate this race,Dunleavy was

challenged by Patrick Brennan Finn Valley course record holder in the first 1.5k but he faded somewhat at the first of the hills,Liam Feely North Leitrim led through 2k but Dunleavy put his foot on the gas and pulled away having a clear lead at the 4k mark which he kept extending right through to the finish line which he crossed in 31 mins 51 secs,Feely was 2nd in 33 mins 45 secs and Brennan finished 3rd in 34 minutes 18 secs.Tommy Kelly North Sligo AC

showed great form winning the over 40 category in a very nippy time of 34 mins 51 secs with Ultan McNasser and David Kearns both of Sligo AC taking 2nd and 3rd spots.The effervescent North Sligo man Jimmy Currid took the top spot in the over 50 section with Carl Boyce Sligo AC showing good form to finish 2nd,Martin McMoreland won the over 60 award.The women’s section was dominated by Andrea Horgan who ran strongly from

the start and showed a clean pair of heels to her pursuers,the North Sligo girl was a very convincing winner of the Paddy Brennan Perpetual Cup in a time of 42 mins 30secs,clubmates Linda Lally and Karen Gilmartin were 2nd and 3rd with times of 44 mins 56 sec and 45 mins 12 secs.Mary Gilmartin North Sligo won the over 40 section in 45mins 44 secs with Cindy McCarthy Sligo AC just 15 secs adrift and her clubmate Roseanne Mitchell

taking the 3rd spot,Paula Devaney North Sligo AC took the top spot in the over 50 womens section in a time of 49mins 33 secs with Mary Vesey running 52 mins 11 secs for 2nd.North Sligo AC took the top spot in the team awards edging out Sligo AC by 5 points 24 to 29 points and their B team took the 3rd team award with 70 points.The North Sligo womens A B and C teams took all the team awards with the competition being from within the club.

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The 1st 3 over 40 Ultan McNasser 2nd Sligo Winner Tommy Kelly North Sligo 3rd David Kearns Sligo

The 1st 3 women in the Grange 10k Karen Gilmartin 3rd.Winner Andrea Horgan 2nd Linda Lally

The North Sligo AC Winning Team L to R Mary Gilmartin Karen Gilmartin Andrea Horgan and Linda Lally

The first 3 in the Grange 10k Liam Feely North Leitrim 2nd Winner Emmett Dunleavy Sligo 3rd Patrick Brennan Finn Valley

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The Sligo AC Mens 2nd In The Team Awards L to R Ultan McNasser,Emmert Dunleavy,Andrew Duffy and David Kearns

REACHING FOR THE SKY WITH

Silverstars Cheerleaders

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ne of Sligo’s fastest growing new sports, allstar cheerleading is taking off in a big way.

Blossoming from its traditional side line motivational roots, the all-star offshoot is a much more serious pursuit, involving athletics, choreography and dance. With both recreational and competitive teams, the

Athletics gym, the air of positivity is palpable. With youngsters stretching and exercising, while others simply chat and giggle, there’s a real family feeling about the club.

As I sit down to chat with head coach Emily Kelly, it’s not difficult to see where they kids take their cues from. With an unbridled enthusiasm, the former kickboxer’s bright demeanour is infectious as she explains the reason for the club’s morale; “it’s because it’s so unified”, she says; “everyone works together”.

Springing into life a little under four years ago, it was from a chance visit to a conference in Limerick that the Sligo Silverstars was born. “There was a cheerleading conference on”, explains Emily taking up the story: “I thought the course was

Sligo Silverstars, mentored by head coach and director Emily Kelly are once again taking to the world’s stage, as they prepare to head to Paris to face competitors in the European championships. Eamon O’Neill caught up with Emily to find out all about the club, and what it takes to become a contender.

Stepping into Silverstar

pretty cool, and I was pretty impressed with that, and I got hooked”. From there the idea to take the sport to Sligo was born: “It was something very different; it was new and it interested me because I thought; there’s nothing like this - I’ve never seen anything like this before”.

To some, cheerleading might be seen as something of a supporting pursuit, rather than a standalone sport. However, Emily is quick to dispel any notion that this is the case. “A lot of people associate it with pompoms and girls on the side lines just shaking their booty and waving their hands in the air”, she admits; “but It’s not like that at all”. Explaining the complexities of all-star cheerleading, a picture emerges of an extremely physical and demanding sport: “The kids have to train about three to four hours a week”, says Emily; “they do conditioning, they do cardio work, and then they do full on stunting and dancing, so it’s nonstop”.

And hard work is the key to success, for although the club caters for all levels; with recreational, novice and league teams, the Silverstars has a serious and competitive side to it too.

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SLIGO SPORT NOVEMBER, 2016 “We’re sending two teams to The European Open Championships, which are being held in Disneyland Paris in November”, booms the proud coach excitedly. There’s an incentive for any youngster, I offer: “Exactly, and it’s an amazing opportunity for them; to go over and to compete in Disneyland itself”, agrees the trainer. “We’ve four days in the theme park, and the kids then get to walk in the actual Disney parade after the competition”, she enthuses.

Although a dream come true for those taking part, Emily warns that there is still plenty to do before reaching the event: “It’s a massive adventure for them, but they have a lot of work to put in before they get over there. They’re in here three days a week, and they’re doing up to five hours of training at each session”, she explains. For such a lot of work, routines typically last only two and a half minutes, however Emily is quick to stress that it can be gruelling: “you feel every single bit of it when you’re on the mat”, says the athlete.

Dedication, however, is not something that the students are lacking. “The time that these kids

put in to get to the level that they’re at is serious. They’re focused, and they know what they want to do. It becomes their life, this bubble; these kids become their family, and they don’t want to let their team down”, she beams. “It instils confidence in them; every single one of them has fantastic confidence – it’s amazing”.

It’s this confidence that brings the team together, and, cooperation it seems, is at the very heart of all-star cheerleading. “The energy is very positive”, says Emily; “the whole American thing where they’re trying to keep it very positive and promote the spirit of cheerleading – we’re right onboard with all of that”.

With our chat winding down, Emily is keen to stress that although predominantly female based, the Silverstars is for everyone: “It’s mostly girls, but we do have boys. We had ten

last year, but they all went off to college! laughs the coach.

Explaining the virtues of the male members of the club, Emily says: “The boys are very good – they’re a pleasure to teach, they have no fear, and they just and to go for it”.

As our time comes to an end, and the busy director runs off to tend to another group of tumblers, I ask if despite her efforts, cheerleading is sometimes taken less seriously than other sports: “Without a doubt, and that’s the point – to try and change that perception”, she says emphatically. “It’s a sport, and it’s going to be recognised as such after Christmas by the Irish Sports Council”, she states, proudly. With national recognition and the World Championships to look forward to, 2017 looks set to be another glittering year for the crown logoed Silverstars.

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SLIGO ASTRO LEAGUE

KEVIN EGAN CARS PREMIER DIVISION 2016/17 Cornview Celtic 4 - 2 The White Gorillas

In the game of the season so far the BallinaBoys will be wondering how they didn’t come away with at least a share of the spoils but that

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different.#McDonaghs men showed once again why they are the reigning and defending #Champions by coming from 2-1 down after leading the game early in the 1st half.Joey slotted home from the spot to level things at 1-1 and 5 mins later Richie Lynn somehow got his head to a cross to open his eyes to see the ball fly into the top corner to put the Gorillas 2-1 up.But from then on it was the #KellyShow he latched onto a miss hit cross to make it 2-2 on the night, 8 mins later he cooly beat the despairing dive

of #Kennedy in the goals to curl a 25 yard free kick into the bottom corner to make it 3-2.His fourth and game ending came after he was brought down inside the box after some trickery from Healy to set him free.He dusted himself off and finished into the top corner to end any hopes of a comeback 4-2.

A special mention to #MarkKennedy in the #Gorillagoals who pulled off some top class saves but #Superman wouldn’t have stopped Kelly on this showing tonight .

Bald Eagle’s FC 4 - 0 Foleys Bar FC 2 goals from MOTM DavidAddams and 1 a piece from #McLeash & Lynchsecure all 3pts for #Hartes men and move them up to joint 4th on a night when they were simply to good for Foleys who in fairness were missing some of their regular starting 11.

But take nothing away from the Eagles they were at it from the get go and took an early and well deserved lead thanks to man of the match #Addiewith a finesse header into the top corner .He later

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Goals from #Hughes 3 and #Deery 1 claim all 3pts and maintain the#RoscommonsMen 100% start to the season to go back #TopOfTheLeague.

Charlie’s #MeanMachine nearly got a share of the spoils only to be denied by a last gasp goal line clearance after #Callaghan made it 4-3 from the penalty spot.

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS TRIATHLON A MASSIVE SUCCESS PHOTOS © COLIN GILLEN/FRAMELIGHT.IE

370 kids complete Primary Schools Triathlon

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riday the 21st of October saw 370 children representing 22 Primary School from across Sligo complete a Primary Schools Triathlon. The event, organised

by Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership in partnership with Triathlon Ireland Junior Development Officer Ross McLynn and assistance from Sligo Triathlon Club, was hosted at Sligo Sports Complex and Cleveragh Regional Park.

The event took place in near perfect conditions despite some misty rain in the early morning and involved children completing a 25m or 50m swim depending on age group, 1.5km cycle and a 800m run all based in the fabulous public facilities of Sligo Sports Complex and Cleveragh Regional Park.

Children went off in nine different waves and each child received a medal as they crossed the finish line. No times were recorded as this was purely a non-competitive event for all primary school children from 3rd class to 6th class, the emphasis was on fun participation and completing the distance. This created an enjoyable

atmosphere for the children and was evident from buzz and excitement around the venue, not only from the children but also from the large crowd of supporters of parents, teacher s and friends who came along to cheer on the participants.

This event has come on the back of previous successful collaborations between Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership and Triathlon Ireland, but could not have been done without the help, manpower and equipment

of local triathlon club and volunteers. The organisers would like to thank all the volunteers who gave up their time to make the event safe and fun for the children taking part.

Triathlon Ireland Development Officer said, “What a day for sport in Sligo...Triathlon Ireland and Youth Sport West’s successful partnership continued with another successful inter county primary schools event, setting what must be a national record with over 370 kids taking part in a non-competitive try-atri. Boys and girls from the age of 8 and up took on a tough course with a mixture of bravery and excitement. The happy faces at the end combined with numbers increasing by over 100 in one year from the same event last year can only mean promising things both for the sport and for the event.”

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ast night seen years of effort and hard work come together with our first home game for the Senior EJ’s Sligo All Stars. The game was against our local rivals Letterkenny IT and after having two tough away games it was the time to bring it home. The buzz and crowd were electric from a full house in the Mercy College.

The action on the court replicated the energy in the room.

While the All Stars were down by 4 after the first quarter 11-16, Luke McLoughlin scoring 6 and Cian Lally scoring 5. In the second quarter we were toe to toe with both sides scoring 20 points each leaving the half time score at 31-36. Toby Brouckham with 5 and Emmet Keogh with 4.

The start of the second half we started to come into our owe with the EJ's All Stars taking 24 to LYIT’s 17 point putting us in the driving seat going into the 4th at 55-53. Our very local hero, Philip Hamilton, causing one of the turning points in the game by nearly bringing ring down from an immense slam dunk. The crowd went nuts !

Plus a crucial 3 pointer from former Mayo & GAA All Star Ronan McGarrity just before the end of the quarter. Ronan McGarrity and Kayllim Noel scoring 6.

The 4th and final quarter

EJ's Sligo All Stars

Shane O'Meara, Morgan, Padraic Morgan & Kaylim Noel

seen the Ejs All Stars playing a game of possession. This frustrated and tired LYIT causing a number of fouls, with 7 of our 21 point from the free throw line, EJ’s All Stars 21 - 18 LYIT. Ronan McGarrity played an excellent game holding the ball which ran down the clock with Kaylim Noel pulling foul after foul from the opposition, scoring 5 points from the free throw line.

Final score EJ’s Sligo All Stars 76 - 71 Letterkenny IT. This was our first home game and first win from an excellent night.

We would like to thank all our friends, family, supporters, sponsors and the traveling Letterkenny IT for a great game and atmosphere roll on the next game !

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The game went right to the wire but Martin came out on top with a 6-5 win.

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Annual Hill Walk & Ramble for Peru

Join The Holey Soles Hill Walking Club for a wonderful hill walk on Ballinabehy Mountain, Glenfarne, home to Ireland’s famous Red Grouse Project so we might even spot one! If you don’t feel like a walk there will be a ramble through Glenfarne Demesne.

Meet at Rainbow Ballroom of Romance Glenfarne Co. Leitrim at 10.30 am for both walks on SUNDAY 6 Nov. . Complimentary refreshments served afterwards at Rainbow Ballroom. Don’t miss this great day, and all for a very good cause. Tawnylust Lodge Self Catering Accommodation Leitrim North West IrelandLovely Leitrim Leitrim Tourism Network Leitrim Tourism The walks are in aid of Warmi Huasi women’s & children’s project in Lima. This is operated by a friend, Fr. Ed O’Connell. Donations welcome on the day.

The route goes from Ballinabehy to Two Sisters giant rocks, Lackagh Mountain. The walk will start in the townland of Moneenlom, Glenfarne and will follow the Leitrim Way South for 6 km to the townland of Dergvone. Walkers will then leave the Leitrim Way and walk 3km due East to Lough Carran. You will then turn right and walk West for .75km to Lackagh Lough and the Two Sisters. The Two sisters are two giant rocks overlooking Lackagh Lough, each rock is about the side of a semi detached house. (This is difficult terrain and walkers will have the choice to avoid it and walk back to the start of the walk along the Leitrim Way). After reaching the Two Sisters, the walk will then go due East for 3.5km back to the Leitrim Way and walk six km North to the start.

Total Distance is: 16km approx. The Walk along the Leitrim Way is easy but the trek to Lackagh Lough is challenging over rough ground. Highest point is 440 meters. The ascent is gradual. Duration will be 5 to 6 hours approx, depending on the group, shorter if walkers stay on the Leitrim Way. This walk is suitable for the fit and is under the watchful eye of the Holey Soles Hill walking club.

Please wear hill walking boots, waterproofs and bring a packed lunch and hot drink RAMBLE If you prefer something more pedestrian, opt for a 2 hour ramble in Glenfarne Demense. Enjoy stunning views of Lough MacNean and across to Fermanagh and Cavan This walk on gravel paths is easy paced.

Participants will see some of the pieces on the MacNean Sculpture trail and will visit the site of Glenfarne Hall of the former Tottenham Estate.

Please wear strong walking shoes/boots and waterproofs.

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QUADRANGULAR EVENT 2016 HOSTED AT LANDSDOWNE LTC. CONTINGENT FROM SLIGO TENNIS CLUB GAVE A GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES - BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURTS!

Adult Swimming Lessons for Beginners and Improvers Wednesday evening at 7pm €80.00 for eight week classes Childrens swimming lessons from Little ducks (in armbands) beginner, level 1 & 2, lane swimming Tuesday & Wednesday 3.50 and 4.25, Saturday morning 9am lane swimming, Saturday other classes 10am, 10.35am, 11.10am,11.45am,12.20 pm, Childrens classes run for 7 weeks @ €56.00 and 8 weeks €64.00

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SLIGO LEITRIM & DISTRICT SOCCER LEAGUE T

he Boys of Ballisodare United are the league leaders of The Great Southern Hotel Sligo Super League after yet another excellent display against a very good and somewhat unlucky St John’s.

Ballisodare went three goals up the opener from Darragh Healy and Conor Davey cracking home two brilliant strikes added to that a missed penalty from Darragh Healy and yes it was all one-way traffic as St John’s went down to ten men following the penalty award. Yet the Coolbeg boys showed their mettle and despite Colin Feehily missing from the penalty spot Malachy Spratt made no mistake with a second St John’s spot kick to leave them in with a shout at half time. The second half seen Ballisodare United dominate with that extra man and leading scorer Andrew Patton netted twenty minutes from time bringing his tally to twelve goals in seven games. St John’s still battled on and were rewarded just before the fulltime whistle when Conor Brennan struck a fine effort this was by all

accounts a cracker of a game and but for the sending off St John’s might have taken something from the game. Ballisodare are starting to look the real deal with their biggest threat perhaps Carbury.

Aughanagh Celtic the draw specialists this season yet again shared the points in this six goal thriller at home to visitors Ballymote Celtic. Bryan Craig scoring twice and Thomas Cryan adding the third for an exciting Aughanagh Celtic side coming back to their best. Ballymote Celtic finding their feet in the Super League were very sharp and the Hitman Mark Irwin firing home two superb goals with Karl Scanlon striking the third that insured an excellent point for the visitors.

Carrick Town rocked the boat in the Andrew Mullen Sligo Pallets Premier League with a blistering display of power and pace away to the league leaders Ballygawley Celtic who were undefeated all season and prior to this game had only conceded seven goals. The Town hit Ballygawley for five Ray

Mulvey with two from play the Big Man Niall Comerton with two from the penalty spot and Conor as smooth as Silke with the fifth rounding off a super display from the Town.

North Sligo King Pins Cliffoney Celtic took full advantage of Ballygawleys defeat as they won by the odd goal in three at home to a vastly improved Coolaney United. Christy Keaney and Kevin Gavigan were the hero’s for Cliffoney with a goal each and Aiden Coleman netted for Coolaney United.

Manager Darren Kelly seen his young Merville United side go three goals up at home Benbulben FC and it looked all over. Benbulben however stormed backed and at one stage actually led by five goals to four. But there was still more to come in this pulsating high scoring encounter with Benbulben in the lead at six goals to five it looked like the comeback of the season but in injury time Merville equalised in the highest scoring game of the weekend. Joe Spratt and Ryan Hargadon each

Connacht Representative Squad for Ward Cup

scored twice for Merville United with Bradley Fowley netting once and last and most important on the day for Merville Conor Cox. Benbulben scorers were Nigel Gallagher, Paddy Watters brothers Alan and Niall Mc Gloughlin, Eoghan Brady and Anthony Moylette.

Michael Hynes Manager of Dromore Villa seen His Young Guns hit Gurteen Celtic for four without reply in a high tempo encounter.

Stephen Feeney cracking home two superb strikes aided and abetted with a goal each from Jason Harte and David Cuilkin to take all three points. The Villa are away to Ballygawley Celtic on the Astro at Cleveragh and with a full squad they will give a good account of themselves.

MCR FC had no game this weekend as their goal keeper Tony Clarke was on duty with the Connacht Representative Team in Cork, next weekend will be a stern test for MCR when they travel to take on the league leaders Cliffoney Celtic in what will be a cliff hanger.

Coolaney Utd welcome Arrow Harps in what could be a home win while Benbulben will prove a threat to Gurteen Celtic. © Results: Sunday 16th October The Great Southern Hotel Sligo Super League: Aughanagh Celtic 3 Ballymote Celtic 3; Ballisodare Utd 4 St John’s FC 2; Glenview Stars P Manor Rangers P Andrew Mullen Sligo Pallets Premier League: Ballygawley Celtic 1 Carrick Town 5; Real Tubber P Arrow Harps P; Merville Utd 6 Benbulben FC 6; MCR FC P. Chaffpool Utd P; Dromore Villa 4 Gurteen Celtic 0; Cliffoney Celtic 2 Coolaney Utd 1;

The 20 man squad for the upcoming FAI Youth Inter-provincials

Ballisadare Utd U18 and senior team player Roland Anderson has made the 20 man Connacht squad for the upcoming FAI Youth Inter-provincials to be held in Dublin’s AUL .

Congratulations to Rolly who is one of the most hard working, dedicated and skillful players at our club. You deserve this opportunity and best of luck in Dublin.

Also a big Congratulations to Ballymote Celtic under 18 and senior player player adam cunnnane on being selected for the connacht under 18 squad. Fantastic achievement The full ine up is Karl McKenna Arrow Harps Ultan McKenna Arrow Harps Aaron Leggett Athenry Roland Anderson Ballisodare United Adam Cunnane Ballymote, Sligo Troy Slattery Colga FC Mark Walshe Wynne Corrib Rangers Daniel Corbett Galway Hibs Jack Kissane Galway Hibs Marcus O Neactain Galway Hibs Nathan Ward Galway Hibs Dean Cullinane Galway Hibs Jack Mularkey Kiltimagh / Knock Bradley Fowley Merville United Jordan Muldoon Merville United Ryan Hargadon Merville United Matthew Barrett Oranmore Maree Jack Gavin Shiven Rovers Ben O Connell Tuam Celtic Graham Fallon Tuam Celtic

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Connacht Swimming Castlebar Gala Pictures taken at the gala are a small reflection of all the excitement and great day that was had by all of Sligos swimmers at the Connacht Swimming Castlebar Gala. So many PBs and fantastic swims by all Sligos swimmers and podium finishers

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1,200 CHILDREN TAKE PART IN SSRP SUPER VALU ATHLETICS FESTIVAL

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he annual SuperValu Primary Schools Athletics Fest coordinated by Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership took place on Friday 23rd September and once again proved to be a huge success with a record number of schools and participants enjoying a great event at the athletics arena at IT Sligo. One thousand two hundred

primary school children representing forty two primary schools from all over County Sligo took part.

For one school, Taunagh NS Riverstown, it was their first time to attend the event. The event is now in its thirteenth year and continues to grow in popularity with the focus being on maximum participation, fun and enjoyment.

Certificates of participation and an event t shirt was presented to all athletes in recognition of their sporting effort.

The event was kindly supported

by SuperValu stores throughout County Sligo. On the day, a team of volunteers from County Sligo Athletics Association, Athletics clubs throughout the county, a group of transition year students

from Sligo Grammer School and SSRP staff worked collectively to ensure the event went off smoothly.

Event co ordinator, Theresa Kilgannon of Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership stated “Once again the Super Valu Athletics Fest has proven a great success with a huge number of children taking part from across

the County. The positive response and support for this event from the many schools and teachers who accompany their pupils to the event is great to see”. She added “The collective effort from Athletics clubs, volunteers, event sponsor SuperValu and SSRP staff, all contribute to a great sporting occasion for the young people involved”.

Results are detailed below: Junior Girls 4 * 100 M 1st Scoil Ursula, 2nd Scoil Naomh Molaise Grange, 3rd St. John’s NS Ballisodare Junior Boys 4 * 100 M 1st Realt na Mara Rosses Point, 2nd St. John’s Ballisodare, 3rd Culfadda NS Junior Mixed 4 * 100 M 1st Strandhill NS , 2nd Owenbeg NS, 3rd Holy Family Tubbercurry Senior Girls 4 * 100 M 1st Ballinleg NS, 2nd Bunninadden NS, 3rd Scoil Ursula Senior Boys 4 * 100 M 1st Ardkeenan NS, 2nd Scoil Ursula, 3rd Realt na Mara Rosses Point Senior Mixed 4 * 100 M 1st Ardkeenan NS, 2nd Strandhill NS, 3rd Taunagh NS Senior Girls 4 * 200 M 1st Drimina NS, 2nd Holy Faith Tubbercurry, 3rd High Park NS Senior Boys 4 * 200 M 1stBallymote NS, 2nd Gaelscoil Cnoc na Re, 3rd St. Brendans NS Senior Mixed 4 * 200 M 1st Holy Family Tubbercurry, 2nd Maugherow NS, 3rd Rockfield NS

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1,200 CHILDREN TAKE PART IN SSRP SUPER VALU ATHLETICS FESTIVAL

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he annual SuperValu Primary Schools Athletics Fest coordinated by Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership took place on Friday 23rd September and once again proved to be a huge success with a record number of schools and participants enjoying a great event at the athletics arena at IT Sligo. One thousand two hundred

primary school children representing forty two primary schools from all over County Sligo took part.

For one school, Taunagh NS Riverstown, it was their first time to attend the event. The event is now in its thirteenth year and continues to grow in popularity with the focus being on maximum participation, fun and enjoyment.

Certificates of participation and an event t shirt was presented to all athletes in recognition of their sporting effort.

The event was kindly supported

by SuperValu stores throughout County Sligo. On the day, a team of volunteers from County Sligo Athletics Association, Athletics clubs throughout the county, a group of transition year students

from Sligo Grammer School and SSRP staff worked collectively to ensure the event went off smoothly.

Event co ordinator, Theresa Kilgannon of Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership stated “Once again the Super Valu Athletics Fest has proven a great success with a huge number of children taking part from across

the County. The positive response and support for this event from the many schools and teachers who accompany their pupils to the event is great to see”. She added “The collective effort from Athletics clubs, volunteers, event sponsor SuperValu and SSRP staff, all contribute to a great sporting occasion for the young people involved”.

Results are detailed below: Junior Girls 4 * 100 M 1st Scoil Ursula, 2nd Scoil Naomh Molaise Grange, 3rd St. John’s NS Ballisodare Junior Boys 4 * 100 M 1st Realt na Mara Rosses Point, 2nd St. John’s Ballisodare, 3rd Culfadda NS Junior Mixed 4 * 100 M 1st Strandhill NS , 2nd Owenbeg NS, 3rd Holy Family Tubbercurry Senior Girls 4 * 100 M 1st Ballinleg NS, 2nd Bunninadden NS, 3rd Scoil Ursula Senior Boys 4 * 100 M 1st Ardkeenan NS, 2nd Scoil Ursula, 3rd Realt na Mara Rosses Point Senior Mixed 4 * 100 M 1st Ardkeenan NS, 2nd Strandhill NS, 3rd Taunagh NS Senior Girls 4 * 200 M 1st Drimina NS, 2nd Holy Faith Tubbercurry, 3rd High Park NS Senior Boys 4 * 200 M 1stBallymote NS, 2nd Gaelscoil Cnoc na Re, 3rd St. Brendans NS Senior Mixed 4 * 200 M 1st Holy Family Tubbercurry, 2nd Maugherow NS, 3rd Rockfield NS

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Bord Na NĂ“g Fun Day @ Saint Molaise GAA Clubhouse Photos:Charlie Brady

Sponsored balloons ready for lift off

Happy young men with their medals Mark Egan, Tristian Watters and Aaron Conway.

Brian Mc Gowan and Eoin Coyle in action.

Orla Devlin winning captain of the Tipperary team with Hayley Toher.

Parents teams who played on the day.

Rory Carroll Donegal winning team been presented with the cup from Michael Gillen.

Medal winners madeline Mc Govern and Eimear Coyle.

Medal winners Gianna and Zelie Mc Caughey and Emily Watters.

Donegal winning team.with captain Rory Carroll.

Orla Devlin holding the cup.

Peter Devlin black cards himself.

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Bord Na NĂ“g Fun Day @ Saint Molaise GAA Clubhouse Photos:Charlie Brady

Kevin Mc Nellis, Peter Kerins, Daniel Watters and Paul Flynn.

Cavan and Derry teams receiving their medals.

Philip Gillen receiving winning plaque from Mark Quinn.

Winners in the Jack Hoey Memorial Cup. Ulster Championship teams Tyrone and Monaghan.

Brian Mc Caughey clearing the ball under pressure..

Cork team winners in the parish league.

Medal winners from the Tipperary Team

Fermanagh team runners-up.

Brian Mc Gowan, Mark Quinn and Sean Herron.

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U15 A LEAGUE: SLIGO RFC V BALLINA

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Corinthians get the better of Sligo U13’s Sligo U13 rugby team played their third league game of the season on Saturday the 8 October and went down 24 10 to a physically bigger Corinthians team who raced to a 14 0 half time lead.

This was the team’s first game on the full pitch in Hamilton Park and while slow to adjust to the bigger pitch and some of the interpretation of the rules they adapted very well to come back in the second half and score two excellent tries.

The game was played in an excellent spirit with both sides spreading the ball freely. Centre Ben O’Brien continued his rich vein of form this season with both tries from Sligo; one out wide showing his pace and one from in close following good work by the forward pack. Outhalf David Keyes adapted to conditions very well with an excellent kicking display from hand. Number 8 Matthew Ryan battled very bravely against a bigger pack, ably assisted by Cathal Morahan and Ross Clarke who had good games. Starting scrumhalf Sean Keane and livewire fullback Ben Cawley tackled bravely all day as did Jack Dennison who is emerging as both a potent attacking threat and lead the tackle count. Andrew Barlow showed great versatility swapping positions to great effect and was unlucky to be denied an intercept try. New starters this year Owen Mulkeen and Sam White made fine contributions throughout.

Well done all you volunteers Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team A late night for the team last week with not 1 but 2 callouts, one immediately after the other!

Last gasp try defeats determined Sligo Sligo’s First XV suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Bruff on Saturday afternoon in Limerick.A bus of loyal supporters travelled from Sligo for the big. game.Kick off was at a later time of 4:00pm due to the televised interpro game between Munster and Leinster.Sligo kicked off from right to left and started off slowly. Bruff took the game to Sligo from the off and got three points on the board after 9 minutes via a penalty.By the 16th minute mark, Bruff had further enhanced their lead through a penalty and an unconverted try.However, Sligo roared back into the game through the evergreen Ross O’Boyle,who bundled his way over on the back of a rolling maul.Conor Kerins failed to add the extras but soon made amends for this after half an hour when Aaron Spring touched down to put Sligo ahead for the first time.Kerins expertly converting from the touchline to snatch the lead before half time.Footage of this can be seen on the “Sligo Rugby” Facebook page.

Half time score was 12-11 in Sligo’s

favour.The second half kicked off and Sligo continued on from where the left off at the end of the first half and added another penalty through the reliable boot of the aforementioned Kerins to put 4 between the teams.

A couple of minutes later , the immense pressure imposed by Sligo resulted in another try through the adept hands of Daire Byrne.Kerins added the extras to leave the score at 22-11 to Sligo.This score sparked the Bruff men into life as they ran in two unconverted tries to raise the temperature of the game.The score now stood at 21-22 to leave the minimum between them.In the 73rd minute Sligo moved further ahead with another well executed penalty.However there was to be one final sting in the tail.At the last play of the game Bruff ran in untouched in the corner to send the Bruff men into delirium and the Sligo men into despair.This was a very brave effort from Sligo away from home and although they will be disappointed will take solace from the fact they claimed a losing bonus point. Final score-

Bruff 26 Sligo 25 .

Sligo’s next game is v Rainey at home on the 29th of October.Get behind the lads and drive them on for the next home game.

Team:15.Kerins 14.Spring 13.Rooney 12.Byrne 11.Goddard 10.Wells 9.Feehily 8.Boyle(C) 7.Coulter 6.Heath 5.Cassidy 4.Bowes 3.Mitchell 2.O’Hehir 1.O’Boyle Replacements: 16.Gormley 17.Keegan 18.Mc Morrow 19.Gavin 20.Keegan Sligo RFC Development Squad Away match V Ballinrobe Sligo played their Rescheduled away match against Ballinrobe last Sunday.Yet again they were victorious in their unbeaten start to the season.Sligo started off brightly and took an early lead through a converted try.There was to be no more scores for the remainder of the half as the game ebbed and flowed.

In the second half, Ballinrobe got an early penalty to put pressure on the Sligo rearguard .However Sligo held out to grind out the win versus their Mayo counterparts.

Final score Ballinrobe 3 Sligo 7

Callout 1 - Call to assist the recovery of a casualty with a lower leg injury on Knocknarea. Carried out by the team to by stretcher to an awaiting HSE ambulance. (Thanks to North West Mountain Rescue Team for the loan of a stretcher whilst ours is off being serviced!)

Callout 2 - Call to assist two walkers on steep ground in the Gleniff Horseshoe at Diarmuid & Grainne’s Cave.

Both casualties recovered after a long technical effort to a waiting array of soup, sandwiches and tea!! Kindly provided by the residents of the Gleniff Horseshoe area, a huge thanks to you all!

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EWINGS SEA ANGLING AND BOAT CHARTERS

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Its that time of year again when the folks out at Island View Riding Stables get to enjoy the windswept beauty of Autumn along the Wild Atlantic Way.

Great fishing with Ewing boat charters. Well done Arthur with winning the biggest fish a real beauty of an 11 and a half lb cod!

ST. JOHN'S VICTORIOUS LOLA MONTEZ JUNIOR B CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2016 Photos courtesy of Frida Schulz

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URSULINE V GRAMMAR - HOCKEY

Home Nations Cup Funding

Marc MacSharry TD presenting the Ursuline All Ireland Soccer team with €3000 in conjunction with Mr Noel Kennedy, Sligo/Leitrim District Soccer League for their recent trip to the Home Nations Cup in the UK. An enormous thank you to them both for securing the funds and for their very generous support.

Aviva Connacht blitz

Congratulations to the Ursuline Senior and U.16 hockey team’s who played against the Grammar today in beautiful sunny conditions. The Senior game was a very tight affair. Despite both teams having chances in what was an end to end game the match finished 0-0 thanks to great goal-keeping from both sides. The U.16 match was another lively affair with the Grammar getting off to a great start and scoring midway through the first half. However, the Ursuline settled and slowly turned the game in their favour and ran out comfortable winners finishing the match 2-1 up.

Coola on tour on a recent trip to the Aviva to support the boys in the green

Sligo's U10 boys travelled to neighbours Ballina RFC on Sat morning 22nd Oct for the Annual Aviva Connacht Blitz.

The faced their counterparts from Westport RFC in their 1st game followed by games against Loughrea, Corinthians & Claremorris RFC. The boys played exceptionally well resulting in 4 wins from 4.

The lads passed and moved the ball well and tackled like trojans when they needed to.

The Sligo u12s girls also attended the Aviva blitz in Ballina on Saturday. The squad of 16 included 6 players who had never played at a blitz before. While the team faced strong competition in all 4 games they acquitted themselves admirably. They achieved this by playing a sparkling brand of running and offloading rugby which resulted in some wonderful team tries.

The emphasis on the day was fun and both the lads & ladies really did enjoy themselves. Well done to all.

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DOG AGILITY CLINIC T o give a little help to the next generation of agility handlers and help grow a supportive agility community we are holding our first clinic which we hope will help some handlers to.

Improve and refine handling skills.

Address individual problem areas.

Get your pets smiling.

Open to grade 1-5 only.

There will be no charge..

A day away from your normal training class, where we might be able to help you. This will in no way replace your current training and will we hope be complimentary to it.A chance to do a little agility get a little advice and address a problem area for you or your pet.

Often we learn best from our mistakes so the three of us who have excelled

in making mistakes will be at your disposal. With about three million mistakes between us and I can account for two million of them, Derek Keegan and John Bowe with a million between them we should be able to pass on a little help if I am not mistaken.

The clinic will be held in North County Dublin on November 6th and places will be limited.

Probably a morning session starting at ten and an afternoon session starting about two.

If you are interested send me an email boarding@bestkennels.ie Please put the following information ONLY. Anything else on email will be an elimination but of course I will be happy to deal with questions at a later stage.

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SafeTALK Workshop in Sligo on 6th December What is SafeTALK? SafeTALK is a half day training programme that prepares participants to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. These specific skills are called suicide first aid resources. These specific skills are called suicide alertness and are taught with the expectation that the person learning them will use them to help reduce suicide risk in their communities. Following a SafeTALK workshop you will be more willing and able to perform an important helping role for persons with thoughts of suicide.

Who should attend SafeTALK? This training is suitable for everyone over 18 who wants to help prevent suicide and is prepared to become suicide alert.

How is SafeTALK different from other Workshops?

SafeTALK is more than general awareness training.

You will be learning alertness skills. It isnot at the advanced stage of a two-day ASIST intervention workshop.

Please note that SafeTALK is not recommended for any participant that has been personally bereaved or affected by a suicide in the previous twelve months.

There is no charge for this training.

Forthcoming Training Dates 2016 Tuesday 6th December - Sligo 10 am – 1 pm Advanced Booking Essential For bookings or more information please contact Belinda Taylor on 071-9135061 or Belinda.Taylor@hse.ie

1. Subject heading Agility clinic.

2. Your name.

3. Your pets name, size and grade if graded.

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4. Two main areas where you may need some help i.e. 1 weaves 2 start line.

Run As One Dog Agility Club The standard in the recent competition was very high. There were fewer eliminations than usually, and even those who got eliminated did lovely rounds; it’s a tough sport and so many things can go wrong! So you can all give yourselves a pat on the back - not forgetting your dogs, of course! :) Here are the results: SMALL BEGINNERS: 1. Paul & Millie 10.00 2. Nicolla & Winnie 21.38

3. Patricia & Mia 25.19 Sharon & Loki elim.

MEDIUM BEGINNERS: 1. Michelle & Muirdeach 0.00 2. Tina & Smilsey 46.66 Patricia & Reno elim.

Beezies Kinder, colt foal born the 6th of October Sire- Beezies Echo. Dam- Beezies Rolo.

LARGE BEGINNERS: 1. Tina & Molly 0.00 2. Nicolla & Lucy10.00 Anna & Bella elim.

Denise & Beth elim.

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LADIES TOUR OF LOUGH GILL A GREAT SUCCESS I

nnisfree Wheelers once again in conjunction with Sligo Sports Partnership – Women in Sport, staged the eighth annual Ladies Lough Gill 40km Cycle Tour. This great event took place in autumnal weather conditions on Saturday 24th of September. Almost eighty women turned out in this ladies only event in aid of the North-West Multiple Scleroses Support Centre, Sligo. We would like to thank the many women who travelled from different parts of the country to participate in this unique event. Among the visitors were a group of women cyclists from the North Pole club in Donegal The cyclists were on their way shortly after 11am and headed for Dromahair via Slish

wood and continued on the scenic road passing the Lake Isle of Innisfree.

The island nestled in the morning autumnal sunlight on what turned out to be a pleasant day for cycling.

Although some of the women were finding the hilly terrain quite a challenge, the entire group reached Dromahair within an hour and gladly availed of the food-stop provided at The Blue Devon Pub in this picturesque little village.

They were treated to a selection of delicious homemade scones, and of course the scrumptious biscuit cake supplied as usual by our own Pam Benson.

Fully replenished, our riders then tackled the undulating road towards Parkes Castle and Deer Park hill-climb. At Clogherevagh

crossroads the riders could then look forward to a relatively downhill run into Sligo Town.

The only other slight climb was that of Pearse Road in the town. On completing the tour the women were treated to a meal of tea, coffee and a selection of buscuits back at The Sligo Park Hotel and all agreed that this 8th Ladies Tour of Lough Gill was by far the most successful to date.

Innisfree Wheelers would like to thank all who helped make this such a success: The 75+ participants, many members of IWCC who assisted in many ways, Sligo Sports Partnership – Women in Sport, An Garda Siochana, The Blue Devon Dromahair, Sligo Park Hotel, The civil defence, and the many sponsors too numerous to mention.

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SLIGO MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY

Congratulations to Ethan and Jason on there promotion to Shodan well done lads A huge well done to all who graded recently its not an easy thing to do for sure but it builds great inner resolve and character for sure,congrats!

A special mention must go to Ethan and Jason who graded to 1st dan black belt level.Anyone

who was watching their performance seen that they gave everything they had mentally and physically to achieve their goal which started over 10yrs ago as juniors. Both have matured into,strong,courteous,respectful and humble young men and im

sure ye will have success in whatever ye chose to apply yourselves to in the future such is yere work ethic. Big thanks to everyone who gave their time to help out before,during and after the grading and to all the parents without who none of it is possible, respect!

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Yeats Country Cycling Club After a very successful launch Yeats Country Cycling club are still looking for new members to come along and join Sligo newest cycling club . Most weekends will see the club go back to basics with nice steadily paced rides taking place both Saturday & Sunday from 9:00am departing Carraroe car-park. All interested riders are encouraged to attend and meet up with the club! The weather is still fantastic and the easier pace makes it easier for new riders to jump in and enjoy the time on the road with a group of like-minded folk.

Coffee will be drank on route and the watering hole is as yet to be determined!

Advancing the Conversation on Racism All are welcome to the upcoming Symposium: Advancing the Conversation on Racism in Ireland, 2016. One of the speakers will be from Sports Against Racism Ireland (SARI) and will be of particular interest to any sporting organisations active in Sligo. In particular they will address the way in which sport can be effective in connecting communities and combating racism. The symposium will be held in the Glasshouse Hotel on Thurs November 10th, 9:30am-1pm. It will be hosted by Sligo Intercultural Forum in collaboration with the Sligo Family Resource Centre, and is funded by Sligo County Council. Please register your intention to attend by emailing Cathy Kilcoyne at: cathyk.sfrc@gmail.com.

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COUNTY SLIGO SURF OPEN

An amazing day was had at the Co. Sligo Open with perfect waves, weather and a huge crowd enjoying the spectacle. Huge thanks to all the club members, judges and volunteers on the day. Most of all thank you to our kind local sponsors who keep this event so strongly supported each year.

Co Sligo Open Results: Open Men, supported by Hastings Insurance 1st Gearoid Mc Daid 2nd Stephen Kilfeather 3rd Damien Conway 4th Owen Murphy Open Ladies, supported by Voya Seaweed Products 1st Maia Monaghan 2nd Ione Byrne 3rd Una Britton 4th Grace Doyle Longboard Men, supported by DanielSurf 1st Abdel Sahal 2nd Stephen Kilfeather 3rd Gearoid McDaid 4th James Garvey Longboard Ladies, supported by Shells Cafe 1st Ione Byrne 2nd Grace Doyle 3rd Melanie White 4th Sarah Gannon Bodyboard, supported by Draft House Gastropub 1st Shane Meehan 2nd Martin Kelly 3rd Rory O’ Dowd 4th Ryan McEnroe SUP, Supported by Mammy Johnstons 1st Paul Byrne 2nd Dave Owens 3rd Jason Smith Over 30’s, supported by Call of the Wild 1st Derek Parle 2nd Stevie Burns 3rd Abdel Sahal 4th Brian Parle U-18 Boys, supported by Surfworld Bundoran 1st Shane Lally 2nd Rodrigo Garcia 3rd Jack Scott 4th Louis Devenney

U-18 Girls, supported by Surfworld Bundoran 1st Una Britton 2nd Maia Monaghan 3rd Susana Garcia 4th Sarah Moore 5th Ariana Torres

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YOUNG SLIGO SAILORS WELL PLACED IN INTERSCHOOLS COMPETITION

Congrats to Sligo Grammar School who came 2nd overall in the Interschools Event over the weekend. Well done also to Summerhill College who did well and thoroughly enjoyed themselves! Really well done to all our young sailors involved! Doing Sligo proud!!!!!

Presentation of a Cheque to John Gillespie representing North West Hospice

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The Mirror fleet sailed for their last two cups - the Print 2000 & Captain Devaney on Sunday 2nd October. The sun shone & the wind blew so conditions could not have been better. Well done to all.

Sligo GAA Development Squad Fundraiser Last Friday evening the annual Sligo GAA Development squad fundraiser took place at ITSligo’s Knocknarea Arena. Once again a great crowd came out to support the evening. This year we ran a very novel event where we incorporated the audience into 10 different fun events such as snatch the bacon, x’s and o’s, cups and saucers to name a few. The 10 winners then went into an overall final to win a fabulous prize sponsored by John Cox’s company RSS. The prize is a 100 euro voucher for a place of the winners choice and a 400 euro coaching workshop voucher for the club of their choice. The winner of the overall prize on the evening was Clare Dunne from St Farnan’s. Big congratulations to Clare and a big thank you to RSS for this fabulous prize.

Their was also 10 prizes for each of the qualifier events on the evening also and we would like to thank the following for their generous prizes.

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Finally we would like to sincerely thank all the players their parents and anyone who kindly contributed to this great event. The proceeds of the evening go to supporting buses, food and gear for our Development squads throughout the year.

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OVER 500 RIDERS GATHERED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO RICHIE BYRNE THE GODFATHER OF IRISH MTB, WHO TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY AFTER A BATTLE WITH CANCER.

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ichie Byrne is credited with kickstarting the Irish mountain bike scene back in the nineties when he formed Ireland’s first ever

mountain biking club, which was followed shortly after by the country’s first National Championship race. Richie also ran

the Giant Store, Dublin and raced at elite level. You could expect to see (or hear) his larger than life personality at any big event in the country.

More than this though, Richie was a true ambassador of the sport organising women’s, kids’ and beginners’ rides to get as many people as possible excited about his beloved sport.

In October last year Richie was diagnosed with a tumor in his brain with another that had spread to his body. True to form, he was resolute in his battle with the disease.

He never gave a hint that the cancer would win and even printed t-shirts that said: “if only you knew who you have started on”. His courageous battle inspired many, especially through the No Surrender blog that charted his year long fight. Unfortunately Richie succumbed to the cancer on September 29, he died peacefully in his sleep.

500 riders gathered at Ballinasloe for a Last Blast mass start ride in Richie’s honour, while tributes were also paid at the Foxhunt. The event was full of smiles, happiness and “good craic”, just how he would have wanted.

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Innisfree Wheelers out in force in Blacklion A large contingent of Wheelers recently made the journey out to Loughin House near Blacklion in County Cavan to cycle in their annual community charity event.

This year course designer and promoter and Innisfree Wheelr stalwart John Greene must not have heard the weather forecast!

After almost three weeks of balmy autumn weather our members were faced with monsoon-like wet conditions on what turned out to be a very tough but mostenjoyable cycle.

Martin McCabe relives this very tough but great event.

“What a poor day for cycling it was, but all for a good cause. It was the hardest 60k I’ve cycled as it lashed rain for the first 40k. I have to say, the food stop was well received at that stage and the food at the end was class, soup and a choice of chicken or beef on rice and chips!!

It was nice to cycle on new roads, Cavan-Blacklion, Florencourt rd in Fermanagh, a loop around before climbing into Glangevlin for the tea and then across into Dowra and back to Loughan House.

I hear there were 55 cyclists out which was good considering the

weather! A big shout goes out to Martin Keville who cycled the route with me, showed me a few of his old haunts way back when….lol” Geevagh IKA Charity Cycle on Saturday 1st of October.

There was a great turnout of Innisfree Wheelers on this sunny Saturday morning for the IKA cycle from Geevagh. The weather was good if a bit windy but a nice 70k and for a good cause. We had 13 from the club out, but a few were camera shy! Well done to all these Wheelers who keep showing up in large numbers at local charity events.

Northwest mtb well represented in Rostrevor Absolutely mental weekend in Rostrevor, Co Down!

400 riders, A Mass start! and only one way down..

Northwest mtb were representing with 11 riders in attendance. Some great results from the guys too.

A 12th place for Kyle Malee and 37th for Warner Wilders with most the other guys finishing mid pack and most importantly all making it down safely! Roll on next year!

Carrowmore Archers

Tuesday nights are back on for club members.

Luckily it was still bright when we got out there.

Beautiful evening, fabulous sunset, then got the generator to work after a lot of effort. Polytunnel looks fantastic in the dark. Bit of shooting, bit of craic, plan to do it again each week 7ish-9ish. All club members welcome.

Scór na nÓg Dates finalized The dates for the Sligo County final of Scór na nÓg have been set by the the GAA’s cultural committee.

The competitions which cater for U17’s with talents in singing, dancing, music and drama will take place on Saturday November 26th at 6pm with the venues to be confirmed. The winners will go on to represent the county at the Connacht final in Claremorris on January 15th. The quiz final will take place in the New Year with the winners going on directly to the All Ireland final.

Anyone interested in competing should contact their club, Scór Secretary Catherine Gallagher 087-6494568 or Irish & Cultural Officer Keith Henry on 086-3357182 The competitions include; Solo Singing, Ceili Dancing, Set Dancing, Recitation/Story Telling, Novelty Act/Dramatic Presentation, Music Group and Ballad Group.

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SLIGO SPORT NOVEMBER, 2016 Sligo Yacht Club recently Honored a great friend and member of the Club, Tim Corcoran will leave Sligo to join his family in Spain. Over a 100 close friends from all parts of the country joined Tim and his wife Pilar to celebrate the night with presentations and a fantastic dinner produced by his Sister Nikki, Bon Voyage

Remembering Alan McEneff formely of Sligo Yacht Club Foynes Yacht Club lost a stalwart this season with the untimely passing of Alan McEneff in early May. Alan, who was actively involved in promoting sailing to newcomers in the Club, will be greatly missed by all in the Shannon Estuary Club.

Alan, a native Dubliner, from

Booterstown, started his sailing career with Sligo Yacht Club on theGP14 circuit where he excelled for many years. He was also a past Commodore of Sligo Yacht Club.

Alan moved to Galway in the eighties for a number of years and became a member of Gal-

way Bay Sailing Club, where he sailed cruisers. He finally moved to Limerick in the early nineties, and with his good friend Ger Hobbs they successfully campaigned, the cruiser Whisper for many years. Alan then teamed up with Liam Madden and Rurai Buckley and brought an X332

Dexterity to Foynes which he campaigned for 12 years on the West and South coast of Ireland.

Many sailors in Foynes can thank Alan for the skills and confidence they acquired under his leadership in the learn to sail programme he set in Foynes. He was very proud of his so called newbies. Alan gave his time freely to all he encountered at the Club and the various Committees he served on over the years.

Close to Alan’s heart was racing, having cut his teeth on the GP14 class; it was inevitable he would graduate to cruiser racing. Each year Alan would make plans for big events, WIORA and Cork Weekand Sovereigns Cup. Delivery to these events was carefully planned, delivery crews enjoyed expert tuition in navigation and boat handling skills under his watchful eye. Alan also took great pride in cooking great meals at sea. These trips to Cork and Galway were the highlight of the Sailing season for Alan and his crew. Alan was also keen to learn new skills himself, having

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raced in the Round Ireland Yacht Race 2000 with the late Joe English and crew from Sligo Yacht Club. He often recalled the bad broaches off Eagle Island, Mayo Coast in the middle of the night with the kite up in near Gale conditions. When called on to help with delivery trips, Alan was always keen to take on new adventures, such as hiscruise from Dun Laoghaire to Bordeaux to deliver a yacht to the Med for his good friend Marcus Higgins.

It was testament to the high regard and respect Alan was held in by the large number of yachts that turned out on a lovely Sunday in September for Alan’s final farewell.

His ashes were released into his beloved Shannon Estuary by his Loving Wife Noelle, daughter Lindsey and son Andrew on the going tide. It was nice to see the wonderful respect shown to Alan and Family, and the remarkable display of genuine gratitude and love for a remarkable one off individual who leaves such a void in all of our lives.

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Sligo win their 6th Irish Intercounties Surfing title Sligo won their 6th Irish Intercounties Surfing title with the dream team of current Irish National Champion Gearoid Mc Daid, Aaron Reid, Stephen Kilfeather andColin O Hare. They defeated the Donegal team of Neil and John Britton, Stephen Conwell and Kenny Ward in a closely fought final run off at Tullan on Saturday evening.

Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented at lrish Surfing’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner on Saturday night. Recipients were the five original founders of The Irish Surfing Association Kevin Cavey, Roger Steadman, Bo Vance, Dave Kenny and Brian Britton together with former Chairman Roci Allan.

2017 Rowing Season Under Way Hard luck to the Sligo lads who gave a great performance in the All Ireland finals in Roscommon recently – Jason Earlis was beaten by a very good Dublin opponent in Robbie Farrelly- it was Jason’s first final and there’s no doubt he will be in another one soon Martin Cooney was beaten by Paddy Donovan from Laois- Donovan’s serve won him a lot of aces

and Martin struggled with it for most of the game- once Cooney returned the serve he matched Donovan in most areas.

Last up was ballymotes Francis McCann- in his way of an all Ireland medal was Westmeaths Robbie McCarty Snr - the pair have met on numerous occasions before and their matches are always a great spectacle. McCarty came

out on top today - he got off to a good start and although McCann clawed his way back into the first game, it was McCarty took it 21-15.

McCarty dominated most of the second game even though there were some great rallies.

It wasn’t to be Sligos day but the players gave it everything and will hopefully be back stronger next year

Connacht MOTOR CLUB The 2017 rowing season is now well underway having started with a Come Try Day in mid September. Rowers are now beginning to settle into their fixed crews and fixed training slots with the influx of beginners beginning to settle. Fortunately the weather to date has been very accommodating with calm conditions on the Garavogue facilitating the introduction of beginners to the sport. Circuit training is also under way on Monday and Thursday nights for the fifty members of the club. The club is continuing to improve the boat racking within their boathouse and to facilitate this a Zombie 5KM Fun Run has been scheduled for Sunday October 30th in Doorly Park. Afterwards there will be light refreshments in the Riverside Hotel where the club invites all past and present members to join them in celebrating the tenth anniversary of the club.

It’s great to see Sligo being represented on the Cork 20 Rally last weekend.

Niall Burns navigated for John O’Sullivan in a Fiesta R2, while Art McCarrick & John McCay took to the stages again in a Honda Civic, raising awareness about platelet donation.

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