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St Attracta’s conquerors win ‘B’ title
The team that knocked holders St Attracta’s Community School out of this year’s Connacht GAA Post Primary Schools Senior ‘B’ Football Championship, Dunmore Community School, won the provincial title last Saturday. St Attracta’s disappointingly lost by five points to the east Galway secondary school, 2-10 to 1-8, in last month’s quarter-final at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, Bekan. Emboldened by this scalp, Dunmore progressed to the final and were 1-15 to 0-8 winners over Carrick-on-Shannon Community School in the decider.
No Kenny as Shams win the President’s Cup
Riverstown’s Johnny Kenny, the ex-Sligo Rovers striker, wasn’t in the Shamrock Rovers matchday squad for the President’s Cup defeat of St Patrick’s Athletic at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, last Friday.
Last year’s SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division champions Shamrock Rovers were 3-1 winners over their Dublin rivals, St Pat’s, who won the 2023 Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup. In front of an attendance of 8,053, Shams won thanks to goals from Trevor Clarke, who scored twice, and Josh Honahan. St Pat’s netted a consolation goal in second-half stoppage time through Jamie Lennon.
Flanagan is named in GMA Masters squad
women’s over-40 squad for next month’s Masters International Rules Series, a threegame initiative organised by the Gaelic Masters Association and the Australian Football League (AFL) Masters.
The GMA Masters will take on the AFL Masters in three fixtures in March – men’s over-40, men’s over-50 and women’s over-40. The GMA Ireland women’s over-40 squad will be managed by the Enniscrone-based Michael Moyles, the former Crossmolina Deel Rovers and Mayo star who won Sigerson Cup medals with IT Sligo (now ATU Sligo) and also managed the Sligo Minor Gaelic footballers.
Athletics clubs urged to avail of 123.ie offer
123.ie, national partner to Athletics Ireland, have announced an extension of their exciting club offer which has seen Irish athletics clubs directly benefit when their members avail of 123.ie car or home insurance. Thousands of euros have already been awarded to athletics clubs across Ireland via the exclusive offer, with several clubs having already invested the funds in new club training equipment and juvenile kit.
Not only will clubs – including those in Sligo – benefit from this offer from 123.ie, but Athletics Ireland members also receive a further €50 off their own car or home insurance when using the unique club discount code (the offer doesn’t apply to existing car insurance customers). Club discount codes have been sent directly to all club secretaries for distribution. Each discount code is specific to a club. The use of these unique codes determine which clubs are awarded €50 for every 123.ie insurance policy sold, and will be paid out quarterly by Athletics Ireland. This Irish insurance company is fully committed
WELL DONE: James Doherty, Owenmore Gaels GAA Club’s Male U-17 Player of the Year for 2023, is presented with his award by Kerry GAA legend Pat Spillane at the recent Owenmore Gaels dinner dance.