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Rugby: Sligo overcome the weather conditions and Corinthians

Sligo 3, Corinthians` 0
Sligo maintained their position at the top of the Connacht U-18 Rugby League when they defeated Galway Corinthians by three points, 3-0, in Hamilton Park, Strandhill, on Sunday last.
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A marvellous trip down memory lane

IT was a night of undiluted nostalgia, a trip down memory lane in the company of those who had been there and done that, sometimes better, sometimes worse.  more >

Ceremony planned for past stars

How apt the following words of our own bard, William Butler Yeats, which say: “Tread softly, for you tread upon my dreams.”  more >

Kerry will prosper this year

Somehow, ‘Championship’ Sunday should not be like this. Driving winds, numbing cold and freezing rain all contriving to make this first Sunday of the ‘real’ football year an exact replica of last summer and making us wonder if we will ever watch Championship football in short sleeves again.  more >

Snookered into fishing for food!

All those years ago in the CYMS, down in the Town Hall, I proved to all and sundry that snooker was one of those games with which I was never going to come to terms.  more >

Dominic’s Swede talk in the West

What about this for a statement. “I’ll lay five to one against any Swede winning the West of Ireland.”  more >

‘Speed’ is a vital part of sport

Growing up in ‘Sleepy Valley’ all those years ago was, as the name of the street would suggest, easy, lovely and anything but stressful.  more >

We must honour the ‘Real’ thing

IN the heady days of my youth – and at this juncture we are not going into years and dates – we were well used to Real Madrid and their accomplishments.  more >

Rossiter will face a tough time

The best laid plans of mice and men and all that. In the case of up and coming Sligo footballer Mark Rossiter, these words are surely apt indeed as his plans for the immediate future have been put on hold in no uncertain manner.  more >

A fitting stage for the ‘West’

What a weekend for the ‘armchair’ sportsfan. Wall-to-wall sport and much of it of interest to us sporting folk in the Emerald Isle, what with so many of our teams and individuals taking part at various venues all over the globe.  more >