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Leitrim show their mettle in Clare

DESPITE lining out without five of the team that played Galway in last month’s Connacht SFC semi-final, a reshuffled Leitrim side managed to record a clear-cut four-points victory (1-12 to 1-8) over Clare in Saturday evening’s lively Tommy Murphy Cup quarter-final clash in Ennis.  more >

Leitrim mightn’t see too Clarely

WHEN Leitrim travel to Ennis on Saturday evening to face Clare in the Tommy Murphy Cup quarter-final, they will hope to make it third time lucky since the Banner men defeated them comfortably in their two most recent showdowns in Cusack Park.  more >

Leitrim earn a place in Nicky Rackard’s last eight

LEITRIM’S Senior hurlers grabbed a place in the Nicky Rackard Cup quarter-finals after holding out on Saturday - in their final Group 3B game - for a fully deserved five-points win over Fermanagh (2-13 to 1-11) in Carrick-on-Shannon.  more >

Bee Park is the setting for another late victory

GLENCAR-MANOR maintained their unbeaten run in the Leitrim Senior League when they defeated Carrigallen by two points (0-11 to 0 --9) with a late Saturday evening rally in the Bee Park.  more >

Dolan won’t fear Galway in Sunday’s big clash

THE Leitrim Senior team manager, Dessie Dolan, is quite hopeful that Leitrim’s Gaelic footballers can cause the first major upset of this year’s All-Ireland Senior Championship by defeating Galway in next Sunday’s Connacht SFC semi-final in Pearse Stadium (it is ‘live’ on RTE 2 at 2pm).  more >

Glencar-Manor take top spot in the table

UNBEATEN Glencar-Manorhamilton claimed top spot on the Leitrim All-County League Division One table with a two-points win (0-6 to 0-4) over last year’s Senior league and Senior Championship victors, St Mary’s in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday evening.  more >

Twists and turns in ties throughout Leitrim

WHEN the second round of Masonite Leitrim League Division One games were played on Friday evening, Bornacoola claimed top spot in the county’s premier division, thanks to their four-points win over Carrigallen (0-16 to 1-9) in Carrigallen.  more >

Extra-time despair is the only reward for Leitrim

LEITRIM experienced the agony of defeat at the end of extra-time in Sunday’s entertaining Connacht Junior Championship final in Pearse Stadium, Salthill, where Roscommon triumphed with three points to spare (2-10 to 0-13).  more >

Club games give rise to a few surprise outcomes

THE top echelon of Leitrim’s Senior League competitions got underway on Saturday evening when a full round of Masonite Division One games were played at six different venues.  more >

Plucky Leitrim lose out by a frustrating margin

LEITRIM lost their Allianz Football League Division Three status by a solitary point when succumbing to Limerick, 1-9 to 0-11, after a titanic battle in Kilmallock on Sunday.  more >