Sligo Sport Magazine

may 2016, ISSUE 4, VOLUME 2

Coola Fall Short inSchool Final

Irish Cross Country NPSRound 1 @ Union Wood

Sligo Yacht Club Western Championships

All You Need toKnow About The Tyre

Sligo Martial Arts Academy Updates

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It was a historic day for Bray’sDublin Oak Academy as JoaquinMargain lifted the First Year ‘B’ Boys

Cup following a solid performanceagainst Connacht ChampionsCoola Post Primary School fromRiverstown.A brace of goals by Jose Salmon inthe opening half was enough to seeJohn McShane’s side reach amomentous occasion for the School.The Bray boys were made up ofstudents from Mexico, Spain, Italyand Chile and they certainly turnedon the style at City Calling Stadium,Longford Town FC on Wednesdaylast (April 27).The physical superiority of DublinOak was evident early on but thetalented Johnny Kenny and ConorHealy worked tirelessly throughoutthe game to keep the Sligo side in

contention.Bray’s Salmon sliced through Coola’sback four on the quarter mark to slotpast Kearns from close range for theopening goal of the game.Dublin Oak doubled theiradvantage eight minutes later asJose Salmon was again on target.Diego Aldape was denied a Brayhat-trick three minutes from halftimeas his rocket smashed off the Coolacrossbar.The second half was far more evenand the Coola lads battled hard toget back into this contest. CaptainCiaran McKeon was a busy mantrying to get to grips with the Brayonslaught as Conor Kearns did wellto keep the deficit to two.Coola’s Flynn, Kenny and Healywere magnificent for KevinMcCarthy’s side but the Bray

defense were adamant to keep aclean sheet for netminder IvanMourino.Bray still have a League semi-final tofulfil so their Cup celebrations will beput on the backburner until theirseason is completed.

DUBLIN OAK ACADEMY, BRAY: IvanMourino, Leonardo Davila, FedericoMadrigal, Francisco Vega, MauriceDel Gado, Joaquin Margain(Captain), Daniel Madero, IgnacioEscudero, Jose Salmon, DiegoAldape, Alejandr0 TorreagrosaSUBS: Fabian Munoz for Madero (55),Juan Pablo Garza for Salmon (28),Juan Carlos Villarreal for Madrigal(49), Pablo Barreda, Diego Vives forEscudero (59), Sebastian Murrillo forTorreagrosa (53), Carlos Hernandezfor Aldape (53)TEACHER: John McShane

COOLA POST PRIMARY SCHOOL,SLIGO: Conor Kearns,BrianO’Connor, Aaron McKenna, PaulMahon, Ciaran McKeon (Captain),Jason McGoldrick, Luke Kennedy,Lee Deignan, Johnny Kenny, ConorHealy, Thomas Flynn.SUBS: James Keegan, Gareth Keville,Diarmuid Gilmartin for O’Boyle (59),Daniel Murphy for Flynn (40), ConorO’Boyle for Kennedy (28), OranMcKenna, Niall Wheleman, JamesKeegan (GK)EXTENDED SQUAD: Aaron Mulvey,Jamie Donovan, Seán Gilmartin,Seán Mullen, Alex Hamilton, RyanSheridanTEACHER: Kevin McCarthyPRINCIPAL: Damien McGoldrickREFEREE: George Burke (Midlands)

BRAY 2-0 COOLA POSTPRIMARY SCHOOL, SLIGOJose Salmon (16, 24)

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Congratulations to George Conway and Noel Burnswho won the St Patricks and Easter Monday Salmoncompetitions last Sunday with 9lb3oz salmon. Thecompetitions had run on for a while but now they arewon roll on the mayfly.

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Congratulations to Michael Whelan and Niall mcDermott out of Sligo Mugendo. Both are full contactIrish champions 2016

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Congratulations to Dean Clancy fighting out ofPictured here after winning A boy 4 national title.

Sligo Triathlon Club hosted theirfirst National Series event ofthe year with their pool based

sprint. It was a capacity qualityfield for the event & with gloriousweather it made for a great daysracing.

A great day for Westport ConDoherty and Alan O’Reilly comingin first and second in the mainmens race, Kieran Jackson fromWaterford coming in third. In themain womens race the winner wasHelen Foley with Caron Ryan in

Second & Johanne Flanagahn inthird. There was some success forSligo Triathlon club with membersEamonn Mcandrew winning hisage group & Elaine Garrettwinning the Ladies Super SprintEvent.

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The student achievements of ITSligo’s Clubs and Societieswere honoured at a special

awards ceremony in the BestWestern South Hotel in Sligo lastThursday.

Student representatives fromthe Institute’s 70 clubs and soci-eties gathered for a galaevening, which was organised inassociation with AIB.

Each year, the awards honourthe outstanding achievements ofstudents through their activities

with clubs and societies.IT Sligo sports scholarship stu-

dent, Declan Reidy, was namedmale Personality of the Year for hisgolfing exploits over the last 12months, which saw him secure aprestigious Royal & Ancient golf-ing scholarship, as well as reachthe matchplay stages of thisyear’s West of Ireland AmateurGolf Championship at RossesPoint. The final year Business withMarketing student is also finished4th in the R&A sports scholars tour-

nament at the prestigious St An-drew’s course – an event whichalso carries world ranking points.

Newport’s Sophie Knox, a finalyear Mechatronics student, col-lected the women’s personalityaward for her exploits with the In-stitute’s badminton club. Sophie isChair of the Institute’s badmintonclub and is also team captain,guiding IT Sligo to a runners-upspot in the recent intervarsitiescompetition.

The High Achievement awardsin sport (male and female) wentto World Champion kickboxerDessie Leonard and soccerplayer Rachel Kearns, a memberof the IT Sligo women’s soccerteam which reached the final ofthe recent Intervarsities Cup. Bothstudents are current IT Sligo SportsScholarship recipients.

Watersport featured promi-nently on the night too, with thesurfing team’s Intervarsities suc-cess seeing them pick up theClub of Year accolade, while themen’s basketballers recent All-Ire-

land triumph saw them takehome the Team of the Year prize.

The IT Sligo choir also hit theright notes, as it was named Soci-ety of the year. The choir whichwas set up last September, com-prises students and staff mem-bers, and has proven to be a bighit. It played a central role in theinaugural Sligo Sings Concert atthe Hawk’s Well Theatre last No-vember, and the Institute’s 1916commemoration ceremonies inMarch.

In addition to the main awards,each club and society nomi-nated as the Personality of theYear the student who contributedor achieved most through thatclub. The list or recipients is below.

Congratulating all the awardrecipients, Professor Vincent Cun-nane, President of IT Sligo said:“The role of Clubs and Societieshas never been more central to ITSligo’s ambition to producerounded graduates of the highestcalibre. You are leaving behind agreat legacy to those students

who are following behind you.”Special guests on the night in-

cluded Mayo senior gaelic foot-ball captain, and former SigersonCup winner with the Institute,Keith Higgins, who presented theInstitute’s hurlers with their FergalMaher Cup winners medals.

Irish women’s Soccer Interna-tional Emma Hansberry, whograduated from IT Sligo last Octo-ber, was among the invitedguests.Main Award WinnersClub of the Year – IT Sligo SurfClub;Society of the Year – IT Sligo Choir;Highest Achieving Sports Personof the Year (Male) – DessieLeonard;Highest Achieving Sports Personof the Year (Female) – RachelKearns;Personality of the Year (Male) –Declan Reidy;Personality of the Year (Female) –Sophie Knox;Team of the Year – Men’s Basket-ballers.


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For the second year runningSligo RFCs U18.5 squad havebeen succesful in winning

the Connacht League. It hasbeen evident that Sligo RFC’sYouth Section has beenproducing some very stellarplayers and results in the last fewseasons.

On Saturday Sligo’s 1st XVs AILteam beat Leinster JuniorLeague Champions Enniscorthywith no fewer than 5 players fromthe current and last season U18.5squad. Not to mention 3 playersstarting on the Irish U20’s team inrecent months.

This Sunday at the neutralground in Castlebar, Sligo U18.5s

faced Connemara RFC’s AllBlacks. Sligo had reached thefinal by beating a strongBuccaneers outfit last weekendby 1 point in a hard foughtmatch in Hamilton Park. Thatmatch unfortunately left captainRoss Hickey injured with a tornhamstring.

On Sunday a strong windblowing along the pitch was tobe a major factor in the finalmatch of the season.Connemara kicked of at thewhistle and for the most part ofthe first half, playing down wind,pressured Sligo and kept them intheir own half. Sligo defendedreally well and kept their heads

cool with some solid defensivekicking, but never reallymanaged to bring the gameinto the Connemara half. Thepressure finally yielded a try forConnemara after yet anotherline-out and a pursuing maulfrom the Sligo 5 meter line. Theconversion was good and with afew minutes to go in the first halfconnemara was leading 7 – 0. Atthe restart Connemara collectedthe ball, but a few phases laterconceded a penalty that Sligoquickly took and through a greatbreak by Sean Wynne where heoff loaded to Aiden Cumminsthat carried the ball another 5meters until Shane Flanagan,

coming off his wing, cut backacross the way of play and at abrilliant timed pass by Cumminsgot the ball, bursting through agap in the Connemara defenceand scored under the posts. 1/2time score was 7 all.

At the start of the second halfSligo pressured hard and on acouple of occasion was veryclose to scoring their second try,but fierce defence byConnemara held Sligo at bay.Halfway through the 2nd halfSligo got a penalty at a difficultangle to the posts, but narrowlymissed. Not long afterConnemara conceded anotherpenalty, on their own 22 in frontof the posts and the Sligo went10-7 ahead.

It was Connemara that wereto score the next and last try ofthe match after some sloppy linespeed on defence from Sligothat allowed the Connemaraforwards to push towards the tryline. After a great deal ofpossession they scored andconverted the try going up 14-10.

the next phase of play was allSligo and yet again Connemaraconceded a penalty with 10mins to go that Sligo’s 10, NiallGray, took full advantage of.Sligo was now only 1 pointbehind and although they hadmost of the play it was abreakout by the brilliantConnemara outhalf that nearly

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With under 2 mins of play leftSligo kicked to touch, won theline out and went throughseveral phases, including ablocked attempt at a drop goalthat somehow Sligo retainedand within another couple ofplays Connemara’s achilles heel,lack of discipline at thebreakdown, yield Sligo akickable penalty 30 meters fromgoal.

The pressure on the Sligo kickerwas immense, but Niall Graykept a cool head and struck asweet ball that sailed over for the3 points and a win to Sligo RFC16-14 in the final act of thegame.

Sligo U18.5 team: Sean Wynne,Sean McVeigh, Calum McGrath,Paul Kelly, Cian Hough, JakubWojtkowicz, Adrian Cummins,Mark Keegan (C), ChristianNielsen, Oisin Rouxel, ShaneFlanagan, Niall Gray, GrahamKerr, Jack Gormley, SamDonaghy, Michael Kilcoyne,Thomas O’Hehir, Keelan Brennan,Conor McGovern, VincentReynolds, Benjamin Egan, OisinConlon.Ross Hickey and Philip Carterboth injured.Coach: Joe Walsh and ManagerNiall Gray Snr.

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Richie McLoughlin is Sligo’sown two-wheeled king ofspeed. A road racer who

has competed at lower levelsand made his way up into theprofessional arena, thesportsman is readying himselffor the biggest challenge of hiscareer; the coveted Isle Of ManTT. “It’s the Mecca for racing”,he states emphatically. We sentEamon O’Neill on his bike tocatch up with Richie, to find outexactly what it takes to get tothe TT. On your marks…

The month of May has onlyjust begun as I sit down to chatto Richie Mc Loughlin, butthoughts of the world famousIsle of Man TT are already firmlyplanted in the Sligoman’s mind.With the event revving to starton 28th May, there’s much to bedone before Richie gets there;“I could do with a secretary”,he tells me; “there’s so muchpaperwork with licences and soon”, he adds in a fluster.

In less than a month’s time,Richie will be taking to the Isle ofMan circuit, realising a dreamfor an interest that has been in

his family for generations. “Mydad had bikes all his life, but hewas never involved in racing oranything”, says the amiablerider as we sit down for a chat.“We were brought up on bikesto begin with”, he confirms. The‘we’ Richie is referring to ishimself and brother Christy, andit was the older McLouglinbrother that first donned ahelmet; “bikes are in the family,but racing only came in whenmy brother started In 2004”, hesays.

Keen to help out his siblingwho was competing on anamateur level, Richie soonfound himself wanting to takepart: “I followed Christy into it.He was doing track racing andcircuits, and I was going withhim and helping him out all thetime. I was into bikes anyway, soI figured if I’m going to go, Imight as well compete at it.”

It was a decision that wouldprove fortuitous to thepassionate family, as fate wouldsoon befall them: “I went at it in2005 on the short circuits”, saysRichie taking up the story; “and

Christy became injured at theend of that first season, so thatwas him out”. It delivered ablow to the biking-mad family,however not a fatal one; “henever raced again after that,and I just carried on from thereby myself”, says Richie.

And so began Richie’s stint asa short circuit racer. “You do arider assessment and you getyour race licence after that”,he says of his official entry intothe competitive biking world. Tomake it into the bigger leagueshowever, Richie knew that itwas a matter of working his wayup through the ranks: “To goroad racing, you have toprogress your way through theshort circuits, from club level tonational level,” he explains.

Making big noises on thesmall scene, things were goingwell for Richie until disasterstruck at a race in Belfast: “Itwas 2009 when I was due to domy first road race, and about aweek before that I had a crashat Kirkistown”, says Richie takingup the story; “I had a badlybroken leg out of that, so thatwas the end of that season forme.”

Richie didn’t ride again untilthe following year, and thoughthe wobble didn’t put him off,he does admit to questioningthe sportsmanship of some ofthe competitors: “I wasdisillusioned with the way thatthe younger riders werecarrying on; they’d go throughyou or over you to get onemore placing”, he statesdisbelievingly. The accidentdidn’t put the determined

young man off however, andRichie quickly got back up onthe bike: “The accident wasn’tmy fault, it was someone elsethat took me out, so I didn’tdoubt myself”, he reasons.

The result of which was thatthe younger McLoughlin brotherrefocused his efforts to moveaway from the short circuitscene, and onto the moredisciplined sport of road racing.

“I progressed well enough onthe roads in 2010, and until 2012I was in the supportchampionship. I won theSouthern Centre Championshipthat year, and came third in the

Irish and Ulster championship”,he says proudly. From there,Richie got “upgraded”, as heputs it, to the national levelwhere he has competed eversince.

Richie receiving 4th place award at the Isle of Man Manx GP

SLIGO SPORT MAY, 201612The step up also

meant that he was freeto compete at aninternational level, whichlead him into the bigleagues: “I knew thenthat I was going to beriding with the big boys”,he says. It was then thatRichie qualified for theNorth West 200 for thefirst time, however, hishopes of competingwere dashed by the Irishweather: “It was rainedoff on race day”, he saysdespondently, addingwith a wink; “it happensmost years – it’s calledthe ‘North Wet’ aroundthe paddock!”.

Opting to focus hisenergies elsewhere, therider had his eyes on oneparticular event: “Forme, the TT was alwaysmy main goal”, he saysof the annual Isle Of Manevent. Wasting no time,he entered the 2013Manx Grand Prix, whichRichie describes as “likean amateur TT”, wiselyopting to take it on firstto get a feel for thecourse. It was a decisionthat was to pay off, withthe Yeats’ County manplacing forth in thenewcomers’ race.

It was a greatintroduction, but therider wasn’t fully satisfied;“I only done eleven laps,which in my mind wasnot enough, becausewhen you step up to theTT, you’ve got thatamount of laps done bythe Wednesday inpractice week”, hereasons. It was thisfrustration that led Richieto go for the big prize; tocompete in the TT itself.

“The TT is the meccafor all racing”, statesRichie unflinchingly. “It’sthe road racing capitalof the world and it’snearly thirty-eight mileslong, per lap”, he informsme. In terms of speed,Richie’s most recentjaunts to the Manx islandsaw him tackle thecourse on a 600cc bike,which he says performeddisappointingly at stilleye watering speeds ofup to 165mph. “I’d behoping for 180mph plus”,he opines.

A family man with wifeAoife by his side, and afour year old calledZack, I ask Richie if safetyis a concern, given thehigh mortality rate whichhas claimed some of thesport’s top names on theroads. Richie pausesbefore answering;“everybody knows therisks”, he says simplybefore conceding; “itcould be seen as aselfish sport, because,even though the riderknows the possibleoutcome, by the timethey put on theirhelmets, they’ll still do it”.

Are the bikes perhapsbikes getting toopowerful, I ask? “I can’tsee them getting toomuch more powerful”,reasons Richie; “It’s asclose to being as fast asit can get for road racecircuits”, he states.

Moving on, theconversation turns to thecamaraderie amongriders in the paddock.“Oh yes”, he perks up; “Iwas chatting to anEnglish lad at one of theraces a couple of weeksago”, says Richie; “it washis first road race, and hesaid that he’d prefer torace over here ratherthan back home inEngland becauseeveryone’s friendly in thepaddock. If you’re stuckfor anything; a sparepart or need to borrow atool, someone willalways help you out”. Hecontinues; “It’s simply notlike that elsewhere”,adding; “it’s like a familyin the paddock;everybody knowseverybody, and there’sa lot of familyinvolvement – peoplebring their wives andtheir kids, it’s a real familyaffair”.

As our time comes toan end and I ask Richiewhat his goals are for thisseason, his thoughts turnonce more to the TT; “I’mheading over on 25th

May, and I’m looking tohave a big increase onspeed”, he says, gettingback to his point aboutlast years’ unsatisfactoryperformance. It’s thisyear though that Richiesees as time to put hisexperience into action:“I feel now that I doknow the circuit a lotbetter, and I know whatto expect”, he states. Allof which bodes well forhis target; “I’m going ona 1,000cc bike asopposed to a 600cc,and straight away I’d beexpecting increase inspeed”, he says, with hisvoice stepping up agear.

And long term goals?“There’s a replica trophyof the big one that theygive out to the winnersat the Isle of Man”, hesays; “they give smallerreplicas of them,according to speeds asthey go down, and thesilver replica would beideal”, he reasons. Andwhat of the big trophies,does he see himselfgetting his hands on oneof them? Richie isrealistic; “I don’t seemyself ever lifting the bigtrophy”, he concludes;“well, not unless I stealit!”

“Road racing is apredominantly Irish sport.They do a bit of it inEurope, but it’sdifferent”.


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impressed by, Leicester City &their journey to winning theEnglish Premiership. It’s beenquite a tale & one that will betalked about many a yearfrom now.

There are so many facets oftheir performance that Icould talk about. For thisarticle though there’s onethat’s been ever presentsince their rise to the top.How they dealt with thepressure of expectation. Ifyou Google ‘Leicester Citypressure’ you get a monster

1,410,000 results! When is thebubble going to burst, howwill they deal with thepressure of going & stayingtop etc. etc.

I’ve read a few interestingspotlights on how they did thisand I thought they would beuseful to highlight 5 of them.

The Manager, ClaudioRanieri, set realistic targets &revised them all the waythroughout the season. Itstarted with the original goalwhich was to hit 40 points forthe season, which theymanaged in 20! He then setthe target of getting morepoints in the second half ofthe season than they had thefirst. When that was goingwell it was to get into Europeand then with only a fewgames remaining it was towin the league. Realistic

clear and tangible goalswere set & revised throughoutthe season.

They celebrated achievingthese mini goals throughoutthe season. When theyreached 40 points theycelebrated with champagne,when they had their firstclean sheet they went out forpizza. I’m not saying do thisbut celebrating the smallsuccess on the way to thebigger prize is something youshould be doing if your aren’talready. Enjoy the journeynot just the end game.

It was said that hedeflected pressure from theteam by doing this. I don’tagree with this as pressurecomes from within. Each ofthe team would have had tohave handled any pressurethemselves. They all did this

brilliantly of course.Perhaps this was down to

their mood. James Vardytalked about how they lovedto have a laugh as a team.Make light of situations & try &have as much fun as theycould. Certainly when youare in good form life’s that biteasier. If your finding thepressure of your sport gettingto you this year why notlighten up a bit. It’ll loosenyou up & allow you toperform more freely.

I read an article todayaround the great work thesports science and medicalteam have done. Moreimportantly how all thedifferent aspects of the clubwork together to get the bestresults. Having the right teambehind you is crucial whetherits getting the right coaching,right conditioning &treatments or just listening tofamily and friends whosupport you (why listen to theones who don’t). Thisdoesn’t matter if your goingfor Kona or running you first 5kchoosing your ‘team’ willmake a massive different toyour enjoyment andperformance.

Obviously there are plentymore elements to this successand I’m sure there will bemany a book written on howthey did it. What I’d like youto do is just have a reflect onthe ones I’ve mentioned andsee which ones you areincorporating into you game.There really are some simplesteps here that are sure toraise your level no matterwhat your doing.

John G works as aTransformational Coachbased in Sligo. Forinformation on upcomingcourses delivered by him orany queries around how hecan help your game, yourbusiness or yourself go towww.johngcoaching.com orFacebook John G Coaching

Swimminglessons help withchildrens’ mathsresults, studyfindsSwimming classes help middle classchildren boost their maths grades, astudy by UCL has revealed.Children who take part in organisedsports and physical activities wereone and a half times more likely toreach higher than expected gradesin their maths test at the end primaryschool at age 11, it found.“The chance of experiencingsuccess in sports raises pupils’confidence and self-esteem.”Dr Emily Tanner of NatCen

Researchers claimed that thesense of achievement childrenexperience while engaging inactivities like swimming and dancingmotivates them to do well in theiracademic studies as well.

The study, which was carried outby NatCen Social Research,Newcastle University and ASKResearch, analysed information onmore than 6,400 English children bornin 2000-01. The study’s leadinvestigator, Dr Emily Tanner, ofNatCen, explained the link betweenengaging in sports and other extra-curricular activities and increasinggrades in maths. She said: “Thechance of experiencing success insports raises pupils’ confidence andself-esteem. Activities like after schoolclubs can help a child value school ina new way and establish strongerrelationships with staff.” ‘Social skillsare important’

She said sports also enhancedsocial skills and generated a positiveexperience of school which in returnmade children apply themselvesharder in their academic studies. Sheexplained: “Social skills are importantfor learning.

In sports activities and organisedsports children are mixing with adifferent group of children from theones they mix in class. Therelationship with social skills can becarried through to their academicstudies. “For children who may havehad a negative experience in theiracademic learning, this provides amore positive experience.”

The study also found that amongdisadvantaged children, those whoattended after school clubs alsofared better than their peers whodidn’t take part in such groups.

They achieved an average of twopoints higher in their tests at the endof primary for English, maths andscience, researches said.

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Join us on 2nd July2016 for the mostrewarding day of the

summer! Trek 34km fromDromahair, Co. Leitrim toCoolaney, Co. Sligo anddiscover the SligoCamino. Registration isnow open for the 2016Sligo Camino which willtake place on Sat 2ndJuly along the Sligo Way. The Camino will followthe Sligo Way through

some of the finestscenery in the West ofIreland. The route is achallenging mixture oftracks, trails, forest paths,finishing with 8km ofcountry lanes around theAnnaghmore Estate.

Route highlights include:The ruins of historic 16thcentury CreeveleaAbbey on the banks ofthe River Bonet.Skirting between Lough

Gill and Slish Woodsaround Killerry Mountain

Getting up close to Yeats’Lake Isle of Inishfree.

Slieve Dhá Éan and thesecluded mountain lakeof Lough Lumman.

Trekking along the banksof Ballygawley Loughand through Union Wood.

The Teeling memorial to

the Battle of Carrignagatin 1798.

Tranquil back roadsthrough the Annagh Begestate to Coolaney,winner of Sligo’s tidiesttown.The best cup of teayou’ve ever had at thefinish!

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The craic is BACK!

It’s Tag Time. Tag season 2016 kicks off on ThursdayMay 19th with a brand new committee who can’twait to get the post-game party started in the club-house in association with the Garavogue Bar. Getyour team registered today!

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NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB

Wow what a fantastic weekendhere in Sligo’s Union wood at thefirst round of the national pointsseries and the first time the clubhas organised a event on this

scale. The whole weekend wentflawlessly thanks to the hardwork of the Northwest Crew. 30+!! On the day. From trail work,marshalling, the car park stew-

ards bob, Micheal,David andWill. ( worst job of them all) topjob from he lads out there allday! Thanks to Max Power for allhis expertise and guidance! ALegend who really runs a fantas-tic series along with his seasonedhelpers who helped us with signon and timing. Well done toEnda, Kyle, Bryan, Keigro, headmarshal Damien (amazing job)Trish and des on sign on, Terry onthe mic, Thomas on the quadrunning around all day! DarraghKerrigan creative for trophiesand posters, Kate’s kitchen,Sligofor lunch for all the marshals,Connacht cycling for kids timing,Meave and Martin for back uptiming, Coillte for the use of afantastic facility, and last but notleast all of ye who made the Tripto our Forest! We hope ye en-joyed it. For now we are done!!! Time toride our bikes again!

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Timetable Starting 11th April • Childrens Classes, Yeats Country Club, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo

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WOODLANDSEQUESTRIAN CENTRESimone and her two homebred horses were competing over the last month in Belfast at the Northern Irelanddressage festival at Danescroft. Beezies Double Diamond won the novice warm up class scoring 71.77% andthen went on to place 3rd in the novice championship. Beezies Big Brother also scored consistently over thetwo days to place 3rd in a competitive advanced championship.

Well done to Simone Hession withher horse Beezies Big Brother andour Chef d'Equipe Mary Cox whorepresented Dressage Ireland inthe pre race Parade atPunchestown Beezies Double Diamond Beezies Big Brother

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Ursuline college Senior Golf Team ..MaeveRooney, Ella Mc Dermott and Niamh Cronin

Ursuline college 1st year soccer squad

Congratulations to Helen Monaghan who was pre-sented with the match ball by FAI officer Diane Fayafter scoring her hat -trick..Score Ursuline (6)LauraOates (2) Helen Monaghan (3) Cathy Harrison (1) vSt Caimin's (0) All Ireland Final on 18th May

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Sligo man and NARGC(National Association ofRegional Game Councils)

member, Kieran Finn, is aiminghigh in his quest to raiseawareness and funds for PietaHouse, the centre for theprevention of self-harmdepression and suicide.

Kieran, who has previouslyraised over €20k for MS Ireland,Autism Awareness Ireland, andothers, has set himself a target ofshooting a total of 4,000 claypigeons over four consecutivedays in Ulster, Connacht, Leinsterand Munster.

Speaking in advance of theMay 19th launch of the NationalClay Pigeon Shoot for PietaHouse in Castledargan HotelBallygawley Co Sligo, Kieran said“I did not know until recently that10 Irish people a week take theirown lives, or the fact that eight ofthem are men.” Kieran, who is amember of Ballintogher GunClub and St Michaels GAA clubBallintogher, added “In recentyears, we have been left broken-hearted in every county in

Ireland following the tragic loss ofmen and women, young andold, who lost their battle withdepression”. He believes that it isvital that we support Pieta Housein its work. “Pieta House is a non-profit organisation and 90% of itsincome comes from fundraising.It currently has almost 180therapists and administration staffso we will be doing our utmost toraise as much awareness andfunds as possible to support thegreat work Pieta carry out everyday”.

In 2015 alone, over 5,000people came through the doorsof Pieta House suffering fromsuicidal ideation or engaging inself-harm. The Pieta House staffprovide a specialised treatmentprogramme for people whohave suicidal ideation or whoparticipate in self-harmingbehaviors.

Donna Burke from PietaHouse, said she was delightedthat Kieran Finn and his teamhave decided to run the event inaid of suicide prevention “One ofour goals is to have a centre

within 100km of every person inIreland and we’re well on ourway to achieving this. To helpbring us closer to this importantgoal, we have identified threeareas most in need of our service- namely, the North West, theSouth East and the Midlands. Weare extremely grateful to Kieranfor organising the Clay Pigeonevent and all funds received willallow us to reach our goals, andhelp those most in need, thatmuch quicker”.

Donna added “We’repassionate about our life-savingwork. As 90% of our incomecomes from fundraising events,we rely heavily on the supportand encouragement of ourvolunteers and friends of Pieta.”

Kieran, a proud grandfather tothree year old Shane, revealedthat to give himself the bestchance possible of Shooting at4,000 clay pigeons over fourconsecutive days, he has been inspecial training since September2015 at Sligo gym ROM, assistedby specialist trainer Terry Quinn. “Ihave competed in two WorldChampionships, including SouthAfrica in 2012 but nothing will beas gruelling or as physically andmentally demanding as thechallenge I am undertaking forfour days, starting on 29th of Julythis year”. To take on the 4,000clay pigeon challenge, Kieranneeded the help of the specialistteam at ROM Gym to gain the 21

pound weight and muscle massneeded to withstand the impactof 103,500 recoil pounds ofenergy that he will be hit withover the four days.

Finishing in Sligo on August 1st inRiverstown at Lough Bo shootingcentre where Kieran will target hisfinal 1,000 clay pigeons, the four-day event starts in the Irishshooting Sports Grounds,Meenbanivane inKnocknagoshel Co. Kerry on July29th, followed on the 30th inStreete Gun Club in Streete Co.Westmeath, and the RaphoeShooting Grounds in Raphoe, Co.Donegal on July 31th. Kieran saidhe was delighted at the supportthe event has attracted so far.“The Official Facebook page forthe event – National Clay Shootfor Pieta – is generating greatinterest already and I’m

delighted too that 80 othermarksmen, 20 in each Province,will join me on the day and eachwill target 200 clays of their own.In total we’ll be aiming to shootat 20,000 clays over the fourdays”.

There are a number of ways tomake a donation and supportKieran in his efforts to raiseawareness and essential funds forPieta House:

Contribute directly on Kieran’ssponsorship page onhttps://www.justgiving.com/Kieran-Finn Contact Kieran on 086 1578608 More information on the event isavailable at the officialFacebook page -https://www.facebook.com/National-Clay-Shoot-for-PIETA-452374578295644/?fref=nf

Sligo man Kieran Finn targetsNational Clay Pigeon Shootrecord in Aid of Pieta House

1000 clays to be shot in each Province over four consecutive days in support of PietaHouse & Suicide Awareness


Online Foundation courseThe final Foundation course of the year takes place inSummerhill college on Monday 23rd of May 7-10pmCost - 20 euroto register email [email protected] orenda brady st marys [email protected]

Coolera StrandhillMusical treatWe are pleased to announce our 4th Annual MusicalTreat which is a hugely popular event and promises tobe a wonderful night of entertainment. The event willbe held at 7.30pm on Sunday 22nd May in the Star ofthe Sea Church, Ransboro. Starring Sandy Kelly withspecial guest Charlie McGettigan and local artists.Tickets cost E10.00 and may be purchased at KeanesCentra, Strandhill, Cosgroves Centra, Magheraboy,Coolera House, from committee members and at thedoor.

St. Michaels GAA Well done to everyone from the St Michaels area andall cyclists who took part in the An Post Cycle 2016,great excitement in our club grounds for the FoodStop, also thanks to all the marshalls who helped out.

Great fishing for Aprilwith Ewings Sea Anglingand boat charter

Lovely to see a few mackerel about, plenty ofmouths fed!

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By Mark FoleyEaskey 10km-It had been awhile since I ran a 10km so Iwas looking forward to it. Myweight had slipped below68kg during the week. I used torace 10km like I race triathlons-go hard off the bike. So in pre-vious 10km I would knock out a2.50km to start, settle into3.15km and hold on for the lastfew km. This method had somelimited success, but it was veryhard on the body. Now I lookfor some else to set the paceand run off them. In Easkeytwo of us went off together. Ifelt really comfortable after2km and started up a bit of aconversation with the otherguy. It turned out he was atriathlete from Kilkenny. I chat-ted to him for about 3kmtelling him all about my exploitsin the Ironman Barcelona. Infairness he was not doing awhole lot of talking. The pacewas about 3.25km. I was stillaerobic and felt great after5km. There was a bit of a dragfrom 5-6km so I started to put abit of time into Ray. At 8km Ilooked at my watch and it was27.30 so I had 6.30 to sub 34min. So I put the hammerdown and shifted into top gearor as I like to call it-TommyThreshold-3.10 pace. I closedfor a 34.15 with 10.2km on theclock. I was very happy withmy performance and felt Iraced it well. I definitely lefttime behind me in the first halfof the race. In the next outing Iwill try not the chat as much.The was a great course, ittracked the coast for a coupleof km, It only had one drag forabout 1.5km and a nice down-hill to finish. The refreshmentswere great and everyone waswell feed. I was presented witha large pottery replica of theEaskey Castle and a cashprize. I would definitely recom-mend this race in the future.My recovery from this race wasquick which is always a goodsign. I am looking forward torunning with some of the Sligo

AC lads, hopefully they canpull me out into PB tertiary. Typ-ical forty year old still lookingfor PBs Sligo Pool SprintLet me start by telling you that Iam a shocking pool swimmer. Ihave heavy legs and my armcadence is a bit fast. On theflip side put me in my magicwetsuit and a lumpy sea and Igo like a demon. So the swimtook a fair bit out of me. I heldthe draft for the first 400m andthen the fatigue set in and Iswam the second half on myown. So I started out like a fishand finished like a clam. Ontothe bike and it took a while toget going. When I finally gotthe power down I started mak-ing ground on the completion.Then bang-on the top of thefinal hill I lost my chain, I triedthree times to reset it butfailed. As it was down- hill allthe way to transition I decidedto hop on the bike and freewheel back to transition. Allthe good work on the bike wasnow gone. I racked the bike,stripped the fangs and de-cided to really nail the run. Iran 16.51 for a solid 5km. Thiswas only a B race for me and isa good gauge of where I amat and what I need to work on. My swim is coming on and is awork in progress. I am lookingforward to getting back in thesea-(level the playing field).On the bike I have loads onbase endurance done so ittime to start pushing it up intothe top of the pyramid forpeak performance. I finished7th overall but I can assure youthat I will be a differentprospect in a month’s time.Next up is the Ballina halfmarathon which I have alwayswanted to do but it has neversuited my plans. My PB for ahalf marathon is 1.19 and thiswas in a Half Ironman in theKerry mountains-(1.9km swim-90km bike-21km run)-all in aday’s racing. Needless to say Ithink I can improve on this, byhow much? Time will tell.....

latest update from Eamon McAndrew

Sligo Tri NewsThe annual Sligo pool sprint was held lastSunday. The event was a huge success andattracted a top field of athletes. ConDoherty and Heather Foley added yetanother victory to their growing list of wins in2016 over the weekend as they camehome in 1st place at the Sligo Pool Sprinttriathlon. It’s great to see top athletes inaction and not afraid to race each otherhard.Doherty, who is back home following awinter of training in Australia and racing onthe international ITU circuit, won the race byalmost 2 minutes over his fellow Westportman Aichlinn O'Reilly.But with just one second separating the pairon the swim and a further single secondseparating them on the bike, it wasn't untilthe run leg that Doherty pulled clear,running an impressive 15:59min over 5km toseal victory. O'Reilly managed to hold off afast finishing Kieran Jackson to take 2nd

place by half a minute, with Jacksonposting the second quickest run split of theday to take third.In the women's race, newly crownedNational Duathlon Champ for 2016,Heather Foley took control soon aftergetting on the bike to pull ahead of thefield and comfortably post the quickestbike and run splits of the day. The battle forsecond place was hotly contested withjunior athlete Caron Ryan just pipingJoanne Flanagan by 14secs.There was a strong showing from Sligo Trimembers with myself (Eamon McAndrew)putting in a strong performance all be itwith some mechanical issues on the bike. The event was a credit to all involved, witha special acknowledgment to race directorFergal Henry and the volunteers for givetheir time to make the event a success. Inall 260 athletes of all abilities, shapes andsizes completed.

Enniscrone/Kilglass indoor astro turfarena ratifiedOn Thursday evening last, Enniscrone/Kilglass GAA club members formally gave per-mission to the club to proceed with a revolutionary indoor astro turf facility and gymcomplex that will be situated at the club grounds in Quigabar. Complete with akitchen and toilets, this facility is one of only three in the country and is set to make En-niscrone/Kilglass’ facilities among the best in the country. First and foremost, however,the project is intended to be a centre for the development of young footballers withinthe parish, with the view to providing a world-class training facility to produce betterand skilled players.Speaking following ratification of this major development, club chairman DeclanRouse commented: “This is a landmark day for our club, and one which firmly sets outour intention to provide high quality facilities to players of all ages in Enniscrone/Kilglass.“Our ambition is to return to being a prominent force on the playing fields, and with thisproject we are stating our ambition to produce footballers capable of competing withthe best. “Our coaching structure at present is well organised and with huge numbersat younger age groups, this complex when complete will provide the ideal facility forunderage players in particular to hone their skills all year round. “In addition, this centrecould well become a hub for various other local groups, who are currently without acentre to undertake their activities. “All in all, this is a big step in the right direction forEnniscrone/Kilglass and I, as with other club members, look forward to the excitingtimes ahead.” Construction on the project is set to start in the coming months.

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Water Babies Summer term starts 5May 2016 and they are taking bookingsfor classes. Classes take place in theRadisson Blu, Rosses Point and TheClarion Hotel. Water Babies is run by Jamie and LisaCobbe and currently teaches over 700babies and toddlers per week inGalway, Sligo, Mayo and Limerick.The Water Babies programme isdesigned to make the most of babies’natural affinity with water. It teachesconfidence and safety, using specialisttechniques that see many swimmingshort distances from as young as 30months. Baby swimming is an entirelysafe and gentle activity which helpsparents bond with their baby whilegiving them a lifetime’s waterconfidence and safety skills.Swimming from birth stimulates brainand muscle development in babies in asafe, relaxed way. Babies absolutelylove the fun and freedom of being inwater, and sharing this experience withyour little one is one of the mostexciting and rewarding things youcould ever do. Using word association,movement, games and songs, wecreate sessions that are informativeand heaps of fun.The Water Babies swimming course isdifferent to traditional swimminglessons. Water Babies only uses warmwater pools (30° or above) so babies

can join classes from birth andimmunisations are not required inorder to start classes. And while theemphasis is on having fun, the courseis carefully structured. Each of thelesson plans is worked out to progresslearning and understanding.Our main aim is to enable your child tobe incredibly confident and happy inthe water, right from the word go in anenvironment that is safe and enjoyablefor both parent and child. BabyBeginner classes are suitable for babiesaged between 4 weeks and 14 months.

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North WestPhysiotherapy

Chartered PhysiotherapistsShirley Foley MISCP

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Upper Pearse Road, Sligo • Tel: 071-9162334 /9171912Email: [email protected]

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• Sports Injuries • Back and Neck Pain • Orthopaedics • Manual Therapy • Trigger point dry needling • Flexibility Assessments • Orthotics

Sligo Yacht Club Stages MirrorDinghy Western Championships

Sligo Yacht Club hosted a successful Mirror Westerns event at the weekend, 12 boats altogether sailed with visitors from RCYC, Lough Ree YC, Mullingar SC, Sutton DC.The overall winner was Caolan Croasdell with Alexander Farrell from LRYC. Matthew White with Niall McAllister (RCYC) was 4th overall and winner of the Bronze fleet,Mícheál Broaders with Cian Lynch-Kealy was 2nd in Silver, other local sailors included Jack Curran with Noah Canham, Max Van Dergjin with Gus Bamber, Robert Kieran

with Oisin Brennan, Sarah White, Ben Kelly, Brian And Finn Raftery. Great support from club members on rescue and committee boat, Brendan Brogan was PRO, ablyassisted by Bob Kieran and Owen Carton. Thanks to all who provided food for the visitors and members on the Saturday night also to bar and office for registration andresults. Next event is the Easterns, Lough Ree 21-22 May.

Robert Kiernan and Oisin Brennan (SYC)


Max Vandergjn and Gus Bamber (SYC) Patrick White and Jack Hayes Mullingar SC

Max Vandergjn and Gus Bamber (SYC) Patrick White and Jack Hayes Mullingar SC

Oscar Langan Sutton DC and LughaidhCroasdell LRYC 3rd Overall

Overall winners from Lough Ree YC, Caolan Croasdelland Alexander Farrell with Commodore Mick Spain. Mi ́chea ́l Broaders and Cian Lynch-Kealy SYC

McAllister brothers Oisin and Rory from Royal CorkYacht Club. 2nd Overall ack Curran and Noah Canham (SYC) Matthew White (SYC) and Niall McAllister (RCYC)

Date:Saturday, 2 July 2016 - 6:00amContact Name: David DownesContact Number: 0872274230Email: [email protected]: SligoType: RunningDistance: UltramarathonTaking place on July 2nd 2016 andwith places strictly limited to 50, TheSligo Way Ultra is the first self-sup-ported ultra-run along The Sligo Wayin Sligo, Ireland. Places are strictly lim-ited to 50 runners and we are wel-coming solo runners and pairedteams. The Sligo Way is a way-

marked long distance walking routewhich starts at Lough Talt on theSligo/Mayo border and continueseastwards for approximately80km/50 miles along the Ox Moun-tains, ending at Dromahair, CoLeitrim. The route is signposted usinga combination ofwooden marker postsand metal finger postsand covers a range ofterrain, including quietcountry roads, lane waysand forest tracks. Theevent is not-for-profitbasis and any surplus

funds after all costs have been metwill be donated to the DromahairArts & Recreation Centre (DARC) tosupport local development initia-tives. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/TheSligoWayUltra


50/50 Draw results for March€100 Joe Tuffy €50 Jimmy Giblin €50 Bernard Mahoney €50 Claire Gallagher & Mary Corcoran €50 Rory OConnor €36 Fr Dominic Gilooley

Enter the draw for April for only €8. Drawenvelopes are available in the bar, golf shop andfrom the office. You can also sign up for entry bydirect debit and direct debit forms are availablefrom the same locations.All funds raised through the monthly 50/50 drawgo towards the financing of the coursedevelopment

Strandhill Golf Club Golfer of the Year 20162016 will see the staging of a Golfer of the Yearcompetition which is to be played over eightqualifying competitions throughout the calendarfrom April to October. The eight competitions willsee four played from the blue tees and four fromthe white with an equal mix of stableford andstrokeplay competitions. The best five cards fromthe eight competitions will count towards the finaltally.There will also be a prize for the Most ImprovedGolfer of the year which will run from the start ofqualifying competitions right up until the last 18hole qualifying competitions in early November.The winners of both competitions will receive acrystal trophy and a voucher.The Men’s Competition Committee would like tothank competition sponsor, Padraic Tuffy, QFA forhis generous sponsorship of the competition.Best of luck to all competitors in this fantasticcompetition.

Qualifying Competition Dates

Sun May 8th Stableford – White Tees Sat Jun 4th Stableford – White Tees Sat Jul 2nd Captain’s Day Strokeplay – Blue Tees Sat Aug 6th President’s Day Strokeplay – Blue Tees Sun Sep 4th Strokeplay – White Tees Sun Oct 2nd Strokeplay – White Tees Sat Oct 15th Stableford – Blue Tees

Midsummer Classic at Strandhill Golf Club (CourseDevelopment Fundraiser)It’s that time of the year again so be sure to keepthe date free in your diary. Sunday June 26th willsee the staging of the Midsummer Classic and wehope to build on the enormous success of lastyear’s competitions by increasing the number ofentries from last year.The format for the day is a team scramble eventover 18 holes. Entry for a teams of four of anycombination is €120 and there will be music andfun and games all day. There will also be a free bar-b-que in the eveningbefore the prize giving.Last year proved to be an extremely wellsupported and fun day and this year is alreadyshaping up to be even better. Just like last yearthere will be excellent prizes up for grabs.Book your team now on 071 9168188.

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The Sligo Masters & Senior teams that competedbrilliantly in the National Road Relays in Raheny.

GREAT IRELAND RUNNATIONAL 10k

Roughly 10,000 eliteathletes,runners and walkers ofall ages and abilities came

together in the Phoenix Park for the14th Great Ireland Run. This raceopens with the National 10k RaceChampionships. Conditions werecool and clear but a strong swirlingwind made the athletes work fortheir times on the notoriously toughPhoenix Park 10K course. In theWomens Race, the first womanhome was the former EuropeanCross Country Champion FionnualaBritton (Kilcoole) in 33:30. The Sligoladies did themselves proud. MariJohnston (42.11), Amanda Cunniffe(46.03), Cathy McCarthy (48.38),

Fionnuala Silke (48.48), AishlingKennedy (48.55 PB) and Fiona Melvin52:59 all ran well. In the Mens Race,Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock)won his first National 10k Road title in30:00 though he was beaten foroverall glory by Englishman AndyMaud who won in 29:55 seconds.Richard Gorman (32.55) was 19thoverall and should be well in thehunt for an M40 medal. Strongrunning by Seamus Somers (33.59)brought him home in 37th whileDamien Kennedy (36.46) completeda fine team performance as the 3rdscorer for Sligo AC Masters team.There were good runs by DavidKearins (37:43), Alan Kearins (38:41),

Michael O’Connell (38.48), Bill Carty(40.24 PB), Joe Davey (44.26)Brendan Mc Carrick (49:03) andEnda Whelan (43.55).A super performance from LeoDoherty saw him power his way tovictory in the Junior race 2.6k in 8.08.Eoin Carty in 7th can also be wellpleased with his day’s running ascan Tara and Liam. Ross Doherty,younger brother of Leo, completeda good day for the Dohertyhousehold when he was 3rd in the 9-11 2K race. Well done also to AoifeMorris who ran excellently to finish2nd in the Junior Girls Race.Words: David Kearins Photos: SusanLeonard,Michael O’Connell

The Sligo Masters & Senior teams that competedbrilliantly in the National Road Relays in Raheny. Pics courtesy Seamus Somers

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Ballymote Handball

Laura Finn from the Ballymote Handball clubemerged as the winner of the girls 17 and under bgrade at the recent 40* 20 national finals held in Gal-way where she defeated Tipperary,s Eimear Meagherin the final 15-6 15-3. This year has been a successfulyear for Laura so far in which she reached the finalof the girls u17 championship losing out narrowly toKilkennys Dearbhall O Keefe 21-19 21-15 held inKingscourt Co Cavan. Laura will also be representingConnacht in the upcoming Provincial Team of tencompetition in the u17 grade.Taking part also from Ballymote in national finals wereConnor Finn in the Boys 15 and under grade wherehe reached the semi final of the plate competitionand Cormac Finn in the boys 11 and under gradethis year this grade was played as a fun event withthe emphasis on playing games without the pressureof winning or losing Cormac was in a group with sixothers in which they all played each other where hewon five of his six games.Ballymote Handball clubwould like to thank Collooney handball club for theuse of their top class 40*20 court over the past fewmonths for training .

Sligo Yacht Club hosted asuccessful Mirror Westernsevent at the weekend. This

was the first of the Mirror RegionalEvents which will culminate in theEuropeans being held in the RoyalCork Yacht Club in August. 12 boatssailed in the event with visitorsfrom Royal Cork Yacht Club, LoughRee YC, Mullingar SC and SuttonDC. The overall winner was CaolanCroasdell with Alexander Farrellfrom LRYC. Matthew White (SligoYacht Club) and Niall McAllister(RCYC) were 4th overall andwinner of the Bronze fleet,Mícheál Broaders with Cian Lynch-Kealy (SYC) were 2nd in the Silverfleet, other local sailors includedJack Curran with Noah Canhamand Ben Kelly, Max Van Dergjinwith Gus Bamber, Robert Kieranwith Oisin Brennan, Sarah Whiteand Brian And Finn Raftery. Results: 1st Gold Fleet and overallwinner: Caolan Croasdell withAlexander Farrell from LRYC, 2nd

Gold Fleet, Oisin and RoryMcAllister (RCYC),1st Silver, Oscar Langan (Sutton DC)and Luaidgh Croasdell (LRYC), 2nd

Silver, Mícheál Broaders with Cian

Lynch-Kealy (SYC), 3rd Silver, SarahWhite and Eoghan Duffy (SYC), 1st Bronze, Matthew White (SYC)with Niall McAllister (RCYC), 2nd

Bronze, Patrick White and JackHayes (Mullingar SC), 3rd Bronze,Jack and Eileen Currren (SYC), 4th

Bronze, Max Van Dergjin with GusBamber,5th Bronze, Robert Kieranwith Oisin Brennan, 6th Bronze,Noah Canham and Ben Kelly andBrian and Finn Raftery. Overall this was a great effort withsupport from club members onrescue and committee boat,Brendan Brogan was PRO, assistedby Bob Kieran and Owen Carton.The office was managed by MonicaBarry and Una L’Estrange. Manymembers took part in a majorspring clean on slipway, outsideand inside the club in the run upto the event. The Clubhouse wasbusy on Saturday night with foodprovided for the visitors andmembers.

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SLIGO SWIMMERS WELLREPRESENTED ATCLAREMORRIS A GALA

The recent Claremorris A grade meet held on Sunday17th April proved to be a very productivecompetition for the County Sligo Swimming Club

team. Kitted out in their striking new club tracksuits and t-shirts, the team made the trip to Claremorris LeisureCentre for a long day of racing, under the watchful eyeof head coach Eduardo Santos.

With 28 Sligo swimmers attending the meet, swimmingin 84 races, the Sligo team performed superbly,achieving 13 podiums places, 44 PB times, as well asquite a number of new Division 1 and Division 2 qualifiers.

Podium success was achieved by Ronan Kilcoyne inthe Boys 11 and under age group who was in superbform winning gold in the 100m Backstroke and bronze inthe 200IM. Ronan also had a great swim in the 100mButterfly to finish in 5th place. He qualified for the IrishAge Groups Division 2 meet, which will be held in Limerickat the end of June/start of July. In the 14-15 Girls agegroup, Carrie McDaid had an excellent day of racingwith podium places in all four of the events shecompeted in, winning gold in the 100m Backstroke, silverin the 200m IM and the 200m Breaststroke, and bronze in100m Butterfly. Carrie actually shared 3rd place in the 14-15 Girls age group 100m Butterfly event with teammatePenny Lee, as both girls touched the wall at exactly thesame time, in a time of 1:16.86. In the 12-13 Girls agegroup, Maria Lyons had a great race in the 100mButterfly, winning bronze and knocking 1.63 seconds offher previous time in the process, to finish in a time of1:16.14.

In the 14-15 Boys age group, Eoin Anderson had abrilliant swim to win a well earned gold in the 200mBreaststroke event in a fast time of 2:49.59, a PB of nearly6 seconds. The time also qualified Eoin for the Division 1sin July. In the 16 & over age-group, David Woods wonbronze in the 200m Breaststroke. Also competing in the 16& over age-group was Peter Mooney who won silver inthe 50m Freestyle and two bronzes, in the 200m IM and100m Backstroke.

The club had many other excellent PB performanceson the day, the highlights being a massive 49 second PBby Penny Lee in the 200m IM, a 26 second PB by SeanKeaney in the 200m IM (and a new Division 2 time), and,competing at his first A gala, a 20 second PB by EoghanKearns in 200m IM. Other good swims, PBs and Division 1or Division 2 times were achieved by Adam Hunter,Joshua Fortune, Conor Melvin, Owen Eglinton, NiallO’Donovan, Patrick Maher, Anthony Maher, PatrickMcPartlan, Ciara Connaughton-Jones, Sarah Melvin, TaraMonds, Danielle Farrell, Tara Walsh, Jane McGlinchey,Rachel Martin, Ciara Lynch, Naoise Scott-Ryan, EllaO’Donovan.

This concluded a very positive meet for the team Sligoswimmers and the club would like to sincerely thank allthe team staff for their work supporting the swimmers onthe day.

Next up for the club is the Irish Open SwimmingChampionships which take place from this comingThursday through to Sunday, at the National AquaticCentre, Dublin. This competition is a FINA recognisedqualification event for the Olympic Games in Rio and isan IPC sanctioned event. Everyone involved with CountySligo Swimming Club would like to wish the five swimmersfrom the club the very best of luck at this major gala. Theswimmers competing are Maeve Keaney, Jade Murphy,Carrie McDaid, Ciara Lynch and Peter Mooney.


DARTS PREMIER LEAGUE FINALS@ THE SALLY GARDENSA great day of darts in front of a large crowd. Massive congrats to Peter Savage who beat Seamus Sammon 8-6 in the final of the cup. Congratulations also to Declan Finanwho won the Shield beating Tony McGowan 6-4 Peter threw great stuff all day and is a worthy winner. Thanks again to the Salley Gardens for holding the finals.

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GREAT EVENING AT THE FINN VALLEY Sligo AC athletes who had a great evening at the Finn Valley Little Athletics open track meeting. Well done to all. Photos courtesy Susan Leonard

Amanda Kilcullen, Damien Kennedy, Rich Gorman, Cathy McCarthy, FionnualaSilke, Mari Johnston and Seamus Somers Photo courtesy of Tomas Greally


SLIGO ALL STARS PHOTOS: Jordan Cummins

Email: [email protected]

Sligo All-Stars are delightedto announce that we havebeen accepted back into

Basketball Ireland Men’sNational League Division 1after an 8 year hiatus. This is theright direction and next step forour rapidly growing club. Weare really excited to have theopportunity to compete at thislevel again. A huge thank youto all the players, parents,sponsors, coaches andcommitte members whodedicate so much of their timeand hard work to the club. Wewould like to sincerely thankBasketball Ireland for theirsupport and look forward to

working closely with themgoing forward.

“We’ve been blown awayby the reaction to news of ourreturn to National LeagueMens Division 1 next season.Thanks for all the positivity andwell wishes. Fund raising will bea huge part of our return andone of the ways you can helpis through our 300 Club! A greatway to support our club and achance to win some big cashprizes. If you would like tosupport Sligo All-Stars pleasecontact any member of ourcommittee by email:[email protected] [email protected]”

Congrats to Sligo All Stars Luke Sherlock and Paul Frain on their debutrepresenting Ireland U15 vs Scotland

On the wrong side of some very close games but their effort and commitment to each other isgreat to watch!

Our U14 boys are doing us proud at the all Irelands in Cork

U14 Boys AICC 2016


SLIGO ALL STARS PHOTOS: Jordan Cummins


Our full time coach Pau Vila isputting on summer skill sessionsstarting this Friday. Theemphasis of these sessions willbe fun but with the view to

improving ball skills andshooting. The times and daysare as follows: Friday 6pm-7pm U10’s boys and girls

from 7pm-8pm U12’s boys and girls Saturday 4-5:30 U14’s boys and girls 5:30-7U16’s boys and girls

*****5 euro per session*****The sessions will be great funand are open to all boys andgirls interested in basketball.Non club members are more

than welcome!Remember..... TEAMS aremade during the regularseason, PLAYERS are made inthe off season!!

Basketball fans....

Congrats to Jack Moran on his huge achievement of making the Irish U16 BoysBasketball team for this summers European Championships. Sligo All-Stars arevery proud of this young man and look forward to helping him develop furtherinto the future.

Congratulations to Oisin O’Reilly on being selected to the Irish U18 team for this summersEuropean Championships. This is Oisin O’Reilly’s second time to make an Irish teamhaving been on the U16 team last year. Its a fantastic endorsement of Oisin’s talent andthe relentless work ethic that very few players have. What makes this achievementextra special is that Oisin is actually a year young as he is also part of the U17 Irish Squadwhich are in European Championship action in summer 2017.

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McCormack Fuels & Sligo Tenis Club!!GAME SET & THE PERFECT MATCH!!

McCormack group are delighted to announce that they are sponsoring the West of Ireland on the MayBank Holiday Weekend

Congratulations to all candidates who passed there grading at Sligo Higashi Karate Club.

Ballisodare Bay CyclingClub A date for the diaries Ballisodare Bay Cycling ClubHolding their annual charity cycle on 25th June withtwo route 55 & 75 Km both heading back towards thewest with food stop at Dromore West CommunityCentre. Please spread the word as it will be a greatday out for yee cyclists.

The winner in the 10k Donal Egan and 2nd placeRonan Matthews and missing from the photo is NeilFaulkner (3rd)

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Sligo Athletic Club @ The Easkey 10k and 10 Mile Races

A few of the hardy Sligo Athletic Club crew who travelled to Easkey today to take part in the 10k and10mile races.Well done to all our runners in Easkey. Photos courtesy Cathy Mc Carthy

Belfast Marathon 2016The 35th Belfast City Marathon was held on BankHoliday Monday with the race starting at Belfast CityHall and finishing at Ormeau Park. The event attracted3,000 marathon runners while a further 14,500 tookpart in other events including a team relay race, awalk, a wheelchair marathon and a fun-run.In the full marathon, Kenyan Joel Kipsang Kositanyearned his third Belfast Marathon victory with a time of2:17:39 finishing ahead of compatriot Eric Koech. SligoAC had two athletes competing. Matty Reganfinished 52nd overall and broke the magic sub 3 markfor the first time by running 2:59:57. His runningmate,and Defence Forces comrade, Ross Downeyfinished a very credible 86th in a time of 3:07:10. Greatrunning,well done lads. Well done to Enda Whelan who won his category inthe Limerick Half Marathon

Gold for Richard Gorman & GoldTeam Medal in National 10kA huge well done and congratulations to RichardGorman who won Gold in the highly competitiveM40 category at the National 10k in the Phoenix Parkon Sunday with a superb run in a time of 32.55. It is amassive reward for the dedication that Richardapplies to his training and is thoroughly well deserved.The news could get even better as we awaitconfirmation that our men’s M35 team have wonteam GOLD medals. Seamus Somers being the 2ndSligo man home with a great time of 33.59 while theformer ex Sligo Rovers midfield dynamo DamienKennedy the third man to finish in 36.48. GOLD teamconfirmed.


Just over 5 weeks to go until theCroí Tour de Lough Corrib cycleon Sunday June 12th.

The cycle is the biggest event forlocal heart and stroke charity Croíeach year, with over 1,000 cyclists tak-ing part. Entry is FREE, but participantsare asked to fundraise to support thecharity’s life-saving work.

The route is fully supported with re-freshment stops, lead & sweep vehi-cles, medical support, on the road

repairs & lots of volunteers on hand onthe day!

The charity are still looking for somevolunteers to help on the day. If youare interested in lending your support,contact Aoife on 091-542404 for moreinformation.

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Photo Caption: Just over 5 weeks togo until the Croí Tour de Lough Corribwith cycling. Entry is FREE but peopleare asked to fundraise to support thelife-saving work of Croí. Register nowon www.croi.ie/cycle. Photo Shows (L-R); Neil Johnson, Croí, Alice O’Deaand Matt Stafford, Corrib Oil (MainSponsors) and Eoghan Clifford Para-Cycling World Champion.

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Family affair. Molua Donohoe . Eoghan Donohoe . Niall Colsh. Tom Colsh with Brian Colsh in Cox seat on theGaravouge recently

Captain’s Prizes ResultsTom & Ann DalyKathleen Keane & Trine GodsellMary Brennan & Una Gleeson

Claire Griffin Trophy Results1. H.Demmel & J.Hargadon2. G.McCafferty & P.Kilcawley3. C.Lappin & K.Hegarty4. H.Clarke & B.Johnson

Patsy O’Hara ( founder member) presented thePatsy O’Hara Cup to the Club.

11th April 2016North/South 1st. A.Flanagan & P.Neiland2nd. M.Dufficy & G.Hynes3rd. M.Heraughty & C.Johnson4th. P.O’Hara & A.McGill

East/West1st. J Hargadon & H.Demmel2nd. P.Kilcawley & G.McCafferty3rd. U.Gleeson & M.Brennan4th. L.Walsh & M.Corcoran

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BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS

Darts Six Nations Cup The Great Southern Hotel Sligo - 24th to 26th June

DrawWomen’s Group One1. Netherlands2. Northern Ireland3. England

Women’s Group Two1. Wales2. Replublic of Ireland3. Scotland

Men’s Group One1. Netherlands2. Scotland3. Northern Ireland

Men’s Group Two1. Wales2. Republic of Ireland3. England

The Republic of Ireland Men's squad for the 6-NationsCup in Sligo


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We would love if your club could submit picturesand reports on what is happening in yourorganisation on a regular basis and we will besure to include it. It is important that we get asmuch involvement from clubs such as yours fromthe get go so any info you have please send it [email protected] or feel free to contact meon 085 2498067.

COUNTY SLIGO SURFCLUB HOUR OF POWER

Beautiful morning to restart the Hour of Power at County Sligo Surf Club

The hour of power is back onagain each Sunday folks. We’regoing to hit the water at 10am so

if people could be down theresuited and booted by 9.45am thatwould be great. It’s been a bit chillylately but the wind is going westerly

again so it should be a few degreeswarmer. Just make sure if the kidshave, gloves, hoods and bootiesthat they bring them. We won’t besplitting the group for the first fewweeks so it will only run for one hour.The more parents in the water as

well the better.Also please make sure that the

kids are members of the club forinsurance purposes. You can join upon the Irish Surfing website and thereshould also be a link on this page.See you all on Sunday morning!

Sligo Surf ClubCompetition results

The third comp is over and we can see that the kidsare all improving. One more to go and we can thencrown the tour champion of each age group.

U10. 1st Cathal Deery 2nd Lou Sacolax 3rd Lorcan Southcombe 4th Cillian Deery 5th Zav Heffernan 6th Loughlin Heffernan

U12 1st Sky Sacolax 2nd Mika Sacolax 3rd Owen Mc Kirdy

U14 Boys. 1st Nico Garcia 2nd Sky Sacolax 3rd Alex Gilheaney 4th Owen Mc Kirdy

U14 Girls 1st Susana Garcia 2nd Calina sacolax 3rd Arianna Torres 4th Sara Mc Kirdy

U16 Boys 1st Rodrigo Garica 2nd Nico GarciaU16 Girls 1st Calina Sacolax

U18 Boys 1st Rodrigo Garcia 2nd Ewan Foy 3rd Nico Garcia

Congrats to all the boys and girls for their participation,and to Andy Kilfeather (Irish Junior Coach) in helpingthe kids and giving them a pep talk prior to eachheat. A big shout out to our resident life guard PauricDeery for standing around in the cold all day ensuringthe kids are being well looked after.

County Sligo Golf Club

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The look of the tyre variesbased on the rules. TheIKC rules state that, “The

tyre/hoop must be directlymounted in a substantialframe structure which mustbe secured in such a waythat dogs cannot knock theobstacle over from eitherdirection; the frame shallnot have a beam acrossthe top.”. FCI rules say that,“The tyre must beadjustable in height (chainsor rope), fixed or rigidattachments are notallowed.” IADSA rules arein-between: “Two types oftyre are acceptable: Type1: The tyre / hoop must bedirectly mounted in asubstantial frame structurewhich must be secured insuch a way that dogscannot knock the obstacleover from either direction;the frame shall not have abeam across the top. Type2: The tyre to be suspended

in a safe and flexiblemanner. The frame of fixturemust be substantial orsecured in such a way thatdogs cannot knock theobstacle over from eitherdirection.”Basically, our tyre complieswith the IADSA and FCI rulesbut not IKC. The thinking isthat if our dogs learn to dothe suspended tyre, theywill have no problems withthe tyre fixed to the frame,whereas vice versa couldcertainly be an issue.There are also minordifferences in the heights,but it’s always the aperturecentre which is measuredfrom the ground, so theactual jump heightdepends on the size of thetyre - minimum tyre size is~45 cm in diameter - again,depending slightly on therules. Looking at the actualjump height of our tyre, it’s30 cm when set to

small/medium height and60 cm at the large height,making it a mid-range smalland large jump and lowerthan medium height jump.The height of our tyre is NOTADJUSTABLE; it simply flipsover from small/medium tolarge. Look at the pieces atthe corners; small trianglesfor smaller dogs and largetriangles for large dogs.The real trick with the tyre isto teach the dog to aim forthe centre. While it’s ok topoint at the centre in theearly days, it can’t be along-term solution for theobstacle as you can’talways get there ahead ofyour dog. We have a“spare tyre” we use toteach the dogs to jumpthrough it. After a bit ofpractice, the dog shouldunderstand the tyre andwould no longer needexcessive pointing. This isone of the cool things

about dog training.(Well, atleast for me it is!) When yousee that “aha” moment onyour dog’s face when herealises what the this thing isall about. So keep your dogon the spare tyre until he isconfident in running to itand jumping through it onhis own, even from adistance and at areasonable height. Ofcourse you can still point inthe general direction -handling is what makesagility so interesting (again,for me anyway) - but youshouldn’t have to stick yourhand through the tyre tomake your dog do it. If youneed to handhold in thisway, your dog hasn’t quitegot the idea and needs abit more practice.Also make sure you rewardyou dog while he is jumpingthrough the tyre - not whenhe has already landed. Aquick “good dog” whilehe’s in the air followed by atreat asap will do. Clickerswork great. If you use a ballor a toy, throw it while thedog is flying through thetyre. Too often, handlersremain silent while the dogis doing exactly the thingthey wanted. Likewise, thehandler is silent when thedog does the wrong thing.How is the dog supposed toknow the difference? (Andno, don’t give out to thedog for doing it wrong. Itwas likely your fault.)Finally, one more reallyimportant point: if your doghas run past the tyre andyou need to bring himback, make sure you bringhim back around the entireobstacle. Don’t let himcome back between thetyre and the frame as that’sthe thing you don’t wanthim to do. If your dog isnever allowed to go there,he will quite likely neverthink of doing it either. If thisstarts to become a problemagain, go back andpractice on the spare tyreagain with someoneholding it.

Run As One Dog Agility Club Competition resultsResults from club competition on Sunday 3rd April:

Small beginners: 1. Liam & Alfie 100.90 Nicola & Winnie elim. Paul & Millie elim.

Medium beginners: Poppy & Elmo 0.00 2. Patricia & Speedy 24.44 3. Sharon & Loki 38.93 4. Pamela & Dexter 40.21

Large beginners: Courtney & Daisy 28.50 Bronwyn & Dubha elim. Denise & Beth elim.Kath & Barney elim. Tina & Molly elim. Ava & Poppy elim.

Large advanced: Seamus & Spooks elim. Kate & Woody elim. Tina & Lolly elim.

Medium advanced: 1. Pamela & Toby 17.66 Caroline & Wilf elim.

Small advanced: Suzanne & Wallace elim.Pamela & Benny elim.

League rankings 1/4:Poppy & Elmo 0.00 2. Pamela & Toby 17.66 3. Patricia & Speedy 24.44 4. Courtney & Daisy 28.50 5. Pamela & Dexter 40.21

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOWABOUT THE TYRE

It was still a fair struggle at our first competition this year, so we need to keep practising it!Isn't Louis demonstrating it perfectly in this picture though?

SLIGO SPORT MAY, 201646

CorbettSportsfieldServices

Professional Sportsground Construction and MaintenanceServices for GAA, Soccer and Golf Clubs

Moorehall, Ballyglass, Claremorris, Co. Mayo • Mobile: 087-4139724 Tel: 094 - 9360160 • Email : [email protected]

Website: www.corbettsportsfieldservices.com

Utilising the most up to datemachinery available for use onsports pitches and golf courses

our qualifications andexperience, ensures that yourgrounds are maintained to the

highest standard all year round.

Loads of Top Quality Top Soil Screened or

Un-ScreenedOnly €15 Per Tonne

All; types of Farm Stone and Garden StoneCovering Sligo, Roscommon & Leitrim areas

RM Topsoil & StoneCall John: 087-6655871

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limited mobility• People who

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For details of your local stockist PhoneNoel: 087-9896948

Pitch Dimensions Buncrana� Co.�Donegal

Specialists in Pitch and Tennis CourtConstruction and Maintenance�

15 years experience in agriculture�drainage� private developments and

plant hire� We specialise in Astro Turf�Sand Based and Basalt Dust pitches

and Tennis Court Construction�

Tel: +353 (0)74 9361015E-mail: [email protected]

www.pitchdimensions.ie

IRISH CONCRETESTAIRS

Faheens,Midfield, Swinford ,County MayoContact James for a friendly, reliable service:

Telephone: 087-0578566 • www.irishconcretestairs.ie

Concrete stairs offer a fast and sturdy option in anydevelopment and have many benefits over wood.

Escape in a fire: Concrete has a significantly higher fireresistance than wood.

Flood resistant: Concrete stairs are a lot more flood resistant.Sound proof: You won’t hear people running up and down

concrete stairs.

Barry Gallagher 085-8888-999

Electrical ContractorsBurgular & Fire Alarm Systems

Access ControlGate Automation & Barrier Systems

IP CCTV

• All landscaping work undertaken• Garden Design & Consultancy

• Home Garden Maintenance Program• All work Guaranteed

“We pride ourselves in doing any jobprofessionally and efficiently with practical

landscapes that are easy to maintain”

Telephone: 086-8624855 • 071-9173010www.mcgowanlandscapes.com


Over 24 years in business creating& maintaining gardens

Warriors Run Strandhill 2016

If you are taking part in this year’s WarriorRun in Aug and wish to support a local

homeless charity please contact Mary on087 7708865 or e mail

[email protected] for asponsorship card, the charity will also beat registration on 19th May at The Strand

Bar and The Draft House.

www.northwestsimon.ie

Scaffolding Hire Sligo

Phone: 086-8039502 Email: [email protected]

www.scaffoldinghiresligo.ie

Our Fully Trained & Certified Professional Teamsspecialise in providing tailored scaffolding hiresolutions, using the right equipment in the right

place at the right time.

Scaffolding and Acrows available to Buy or Hirefrom our yard

Supply and Erect Service Available Tube and Fitting Scaffolding also available with

plastic planks for clean room environments

Over 15 years in business supplyingthroughout Sligo & North West


Michael O DohertyPlexus Bio Energy

Approved therapist to help you retore your lifeenergy. Treat conditions such as pain, stress,

disease and sports injuries

Contact Joseph McGuiness on 086 3051356

What can be treated?Because we work at an energy level it doesn’t matter what your

problem is. Our job is to deal with what causes your problem, sopeople come to our clinics with every conceivable problem be itphysical, emotional or mental. Children also benefit hugely from

the treatment.

How does the therapy work?Your body is made up of energy and if this energy system

becomes imbalanced then your body becomes. We balance thatenergy system with specially developed techniques which in turn

allow the body to heal.

What is the role of the Plexus therapist?The first step in the bodies healing process is to get your energy

system balanced and flowing again. The Therapist will alsocreate a health-care programme for you depending on what yourproblem is. This involves looking at your diet, teaching you howto deal with your stress on a daily basis, look at your muscular

and skeletal system and most importantly get your mind focusedon your journey back to health.

Top Quality Animal Feeds From

Unit 3 Rathrippon Business Park, Union Rd, Collooney, Co Sligo • [email protected] • Tel: 071-9118892

Also specialising in equestrian, yard and agri supplies.

Pearse Road, Sligo Town • Phone: (071) 916 9791Open Mon -Fri 8:30am - 6:00pm / Sat 9am-6pm

[email protected]

ProfessionalDrycleaners

The PerfectSpot for all

Sports Club KitsComputerised system so yourclub knows what teams kitswere laundered and when

Tel: 087- 61 88 000 • Ballymote, Co. Sligo

• Car Servicing • Clutches • NCT Pre-Test • Headlight Alignment • Emissions Testing • Puncture Repairs

• Tyres • Electrical • Diagnostics • Brakes and Exhausts • Starters and

Alternators (Supplied & repaired)

Boat Charters & SligoSightseeing Tours In Sligo

Tours & Trips Fishing Sightseeing

We operate a number of trips and tours to suit our groupsand our fishing enthusiasts.

Sea fishing Sligo has taken advantage of Sligo’sbeautiful scenery and operates trips to the majestic

island of Inishmurray, to the wild Aughris Pier and barand the scenic coast lines at Rossess Point, Coney

Island and Mullaghmore.

We can also offer trips which will allow you to catch aglimpse of some of our friendly dolphins or take you to sealrock where the seals are known to relax throughout the day!

Call Tommy for all your fishing needs [email protected] www.seafishingsligo.ie

Rosses Point Sligo, Co Sligo, Ireland

Sea Fishing Sligo.ie

Michael FitzpatrickConstruction Ltd

BUILDING, PLANT HIRE, CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR

Tel: 071-91853023 • Fax: 071-9853898 • Mobile: [email protected] www.builderplanthire.ie

• Plant Hire •Machinery for Sale• Commercial Building Contractors

• Civil Engineering Contractor• Groundworks Contractor

• Landscaping (Domestic & Commercial)• Fencing • Land Drainage

• Outdoor Gym Installer • Council Contractor

Contact: 087-4540002

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