Horgan back in Drogheda - with Town

WELL-KNOWN ex League of Ireland goalkeeper Robbie Horgan returned to management in Drogheda - not with his former club United but Marian Parkbased Leinster Senior League outfit Town. The task facing him was laid bare after a 6-0 defeat at Lucan United in his first game.

Gormanston athlete Eoin Callaghan took a small step closer to Rio 2016 after achieving the qualification time for the Olympic Marathon at the stroke of a pen. The required time was changed from 2hr 17min to 2hr 19min, 15 seconds slower than Callaghan’s personal best.

The National ‘B’ Cross-Country Championships took place in Dundalk, where they was gold for Drogheda & District’s Cormac Canning and Erinn Leavy of Dunleer AC. Boyne AC’s Amy McTeggart marked her senior debut with victory in the pentathlon at the National Indoors and Cushinstown AC’s Elizabeth Morland landed the Junior pentathlon title.

Drogheda United boss Pete Mahon was hoping his 13th signing would be lucky after he secured the signature of former Dundalk striker Marc Griffin.

In the North East League, Abbey Celtic leapfrogged Newfoundwell to take over at the top of the table, but by the end of the month they were lying fourth.

Drogheda Boys Under-11s, newly promoted to the DDSL Premier Division, lifted the Friendship Cup in a tournament that featured 16 top teams.

In rugby Boyne had beat Kanturk 25-24 to take a big step towards AIL safety, with Karl Keogh’s penalty proving decisive.

Drogheda schoolboy Daryl Clarke set his sights on competing for an Irish MMA title after landing the Shinobi flyweight crown in Liverpool.