Sligo Weekender

Mercy College reach an LGFA provincial final

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ROWING TALENT: Sligo Rowing Club’s Men’s Junior 13 competitor­s for the recent Irish Indoor Rowing Championsh­ips that took place at the University of Limerick Sport Arena. Conor Sheridan, Euan Cradock, who a silver medal in the MJ13 three minute row, Alwin Krzempiec, Ben Foley. year marks 140 years since the GAA was establishe­d. It is also the 120th anniversar­y of the Camogie Associatio­n and the LGFA also celebrates its 50th birthday in 2024. A special section of the gaa.ie website will also be dedicated to Lá na gClub and regularly updated – it can be found at gaa.ie/ joinin.

Handballer Finn competes in Mallow

– he defeated Clare’s Diarmaid Nash in the final to take the Jordan Cup.

Flynn was with the ROI U-17s in Portugal

The PPA will also provide a platform for former teammates to reconnect. It is envisaged that anniversar­y events will eventually be organised to mark important moments in Connacht Rugby history.

Erwin Krempiec, Phil Mulrooney, Fiachra Dowd, Daniel Mullaney, Odhran Keating, Callum Scott, Emma Walsh, Alannah Glacken, Rachel Clifford, Lauren Dolan, Cathal Deery, Jamie Plesker-Sheerin, Thomas Sheridan, Finn

Reid, Brian McGee, Martina Twomey, Rory Clarke, Ailish Hackett, Tommy Colsh, Molua Donohoe, Daniel Krempiec and Patricia McCaffrey.

The senior Ladies Football team from Sligo town’s Mercy College have qualified for the Connacht LGFA Post Primary Schools Senior ‘D’ Championsh­ip final – this is the school’s first provincial decider at senior level since 2003.

On Monday of this week they defeated Castlebar’s Davitt College by two points, 3-8 to 3-6, in the Connacht semi-final at Swinford Amenity Park. The winners’ goalscorer­s were Heather Cotter, Chloe Burns and Anna McDaniel, who converted a penalty in the closing stages to seal the result. Managed by Eastern Harps’ Lisa Casey, with Emma Norman assisting, the Mercy College face Galway’s Coláiste na Coiribe in the final – the date and venue have yet to be confirmed. Mercy College squad: Eabha Cawley, Aine Harte, Eva White, Sarah Maye, Lisa Kilfeather, Nessa O’Sullivan, Lucy Conlon Oates, Heather Cotter, Susannah Gilligan, Anna McDaniel, Sarah McDaniel, Lauren Maye,

Eva Middleton, Ellen Walsh (Coolera-Strandhill); Kayleigh Walsh, Chloe Burns, Megan Walsh, Amy Broderick (St Farnan’s); Gemma O’Callaghan (Drumcliffe-Rosses Point); Aimee Smyth (St Mary’s); Shannon Clerkin (St John’s); Xena Morgan, Kate McGurrin (Owenmore Gaels); Ciara Murphy (CT Gaels); Caoimhe Haran (St Patrick’s Dromahair).

Rovers women re-sign two more players

Two more players have re-signed for the Sligo Rovers senior women’s squad for the coming season as Allice Lillie (Ballinafad) and Keeva Flynn (Castleconn­or) will be part of the group managed by Tommy Hewitt. Last year Flynn, a defender, became the youngest player to feature for Rovers – at 15 years and 234 days – when she made her senior debut away to Belfast club Cliftonvil­le in an Avenir Sports Women’s All-Island Cup fixture.

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