Sligo Weekender

Junior ‘B’ replay signals return of GAA club action

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THE replay of last year’s Connacht Gold-sponsored Sligo Junior ‘B’ Football Championsh­ip final, which will see St Farnan’s and Coolaney-Mullinabre­ena renew rivalries, is scheduled for Bank Holiday Monday next, June 7, at Markievicz Park. This is the venue where the sides played out a draw last September – CoolaneyMu­llinabreen­a secured a second bite of the cherry with an equalising point from goalkeeper Lorcan Callaghan in the ninth minute of stoppage time. That levelling score capped a super comeback from CoolaneyMu­llinabreen­a,

NO WHERE TO GO: A St Farnan’s player is blocked during last year’s Junior ‘B’ final against CoolaneyMu­llinabreen­a.

SLIGO GAA CLUB FIXTURES

Monday, June 7

Expert Electrical Sligo U-14 ‘A’ Football Championsh­ip

2020 CUP FINAL: Eastern Harps v Drumcliffe-Rosses Point (Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence, pitch one, 2pm) (Cathal Martyn)

2020 SHIELD FINAL: Enniscrone-Kilglass v St Molaise Gaels (Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence, pitch three, 2.30pm) (Gavin Cawley)

Expert Electrical Sligo U-14 ‘B’

Football Championsh­ip

2020 CUP FINAL: Shamrock Gaels v St John’s (Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence, pitch two, 11am) (Keith Henry)

2020 SHIELD FINAL: Coolera-Strandhill v Curry (Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence, pitch one, 11.30am) (Michael Conway) 2020 PLATE FINAL: BallymoteB­unninadden v Easkey-St Farnan’s (Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence, pitch two, 12.45pm) (Mark Connell)

Connacht Gold Junior ‘B’ Football Championsh­ip

2020 FINAL REPLAY: CoolaneyMu­llinabreen­a v St Farnan’s (Markievicz Park, 12 noon)

Kiernan Cup

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND: Calry-St Joseph’s v Tourlestra­ne (Hazelwood, 12 noon)

Benson Cup

PRELIMINAR­Y ROUND: Enniscrone­Kilglass v Ballymote (Quigabar, 12 noon)

Tuesday, June 8

Expert Electrical Sligo U-17 Football League

DIVISION ‘A’ – ROUND ONE: Owenmore Gaels v Curry (Connolly Park, 7pm); St Mary’s v Coolera-Strandhill (Kent Park, 7pm); Enniscrone-Kilglass-St Patrick’s v Drumcliffe-Rosses Point (TBC, 7pm); Easkey-St Farnan’s v Shamrock Gaels (TBC, 7pm)

DIVISION ‘B’ – ROUND ONE: Tubbercurr­yCloonacoo­l v Tourlestra­ne (TBC, 7pm); Castleconn­or v Ballymote-Bunninadde­n (St Brendan’s GAA Park, Corballa, 7pm); St John’s v Eastern Harps (Stenson Park, 7pm); Geevagh-St Michael’s v CoolaneyMu­llinabreen­a (TBC, 7pm); Calry-St Joseph’s v St Molaise Gaels (Hazelwood, main pitch, 7pm) who were 11 points down after 12 minutes, 1-9 to 0-1, and eight points down at half-time. St Farnan’s attacker Shane Feeney was named Player of the Match. Monday’s Junior ‘B’ final replay has a 12 noon start.

There are also five underage finals from 2020 taking place on

Monday – all

U-14 games – at the Sligo GAA

COE.

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