http://www.sligopost.com Sligo's new local newspaper Thu, 15 May 2008 15:09:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a brilliant opening day’s racing at Sligo Racecourse in Cleveragh on the week before last, another bumper crowd is expected at the scenic course on Wednesday next, May 21, for the first evening meeting of the year. The meeting will be a mixed seven-race card consisting of flat and national ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/racing-returns-next-wednesday/ ESB Connacht MFC By Darragh Cox sport@sligopost.com A home semi-final will be the target for Sligo when they face Galway in the ESB Connacht Minor Football Championship at Markievicz Park on Saturday (throw-in 7pm). Michael Moyles’s side have already had two outings in the championship this year – losing to Roscommon before defeating Leitrim ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/sligo-minors-face-galway-on-saturday/ Connacht Juvenile B FC Final Rice College, Westport 2-7 Summerhill College 0-9 By Darragh Cox At Charlestown Summerhill College fell at the final hurdle of the Connacht Juvenile B Football Championship, as Mayo school Rice College pulled off a late recovery at Charlestown on Thursday last. Having dominated play and possession for all bar five first-half ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/rice-too-rich-for-summerhill/ Farry’s Free-Kick By Ocean FM’s Gerry Farry We are just a short couple of weeks into the ‘Trapattoni era’ but it now seems to be an appropriate time to compare his coronation to that of some of his predecessors. The man that springs to mind straight away is Jack Charlton, a man who ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/will-it-all-turn-out-to-be-some-sort-of-trapp/ Sligo-Leitrim League Promotion/Relegation Play-Off Calry Bohs 3 Cartron United 0 Calry Bohs ensured that they would remain in the Sligo-Leitrim Super League next season with a comprehensive 3-0 defeat of neighbours Cartron United at Hazelwood on Sunday morning. Goals from Kevin Devaney, Conor Nally and Ronan Cox, added to a penalty save from Bohs ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/bohs-secure-super-league-status-with-cartron-win/ Connacht Cup Final Abbey United 0 Athenry 1 Despite a valiant effort, Sligo-Leitrim league kingpins Abbey United were beaten 1-0 by Galway side Athenry in a very competitive Connacht Cup final played at MacSharry Park last Sunday afternoon. Abbey’s chances were dealt a blow before a ball was kicked as regular keeper Martin Ward ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/brave-abbey-fail-final-test/ Eircom League Cup Second Round Sligo Rovers 0 Galway United 0 (Galway win 6-5 on penalties) By Darragh Cox At the Showgrounds Sligo Rovers were knocked out of the Eircom League Cup by Galway United at the Showgrounds last week. Substitute Keith Foy saw an 86th minute penalty saved by Galway keeper Gary Rogers, and, when extra-time ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/rovers-shot-down-in-shootout/ Michael Durcan Teenage golfer Michael Durcan is this week’s Enda McCarrick Motors Limited Sligo Post Sports Star of the Week. The Rosses Point man put in an impressive display as the sole Sligo representative at the AIB Irish Amateur Open in Royal Dublin Golf Club at the weekend. Playing among a largely international ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/sports-star-of-the-week/ FAI Eircom League of Ireland Premier Division Cork City 1 Sligo Rovers 0 By Keith O’Dwyer At Turner’s Cross Sligo Rovers’ recent unbeaten run in the league came to an end last Friday night, as they were beaten 1-0 by Cork City in Turner’s Cross. Dave Mooney – the league’s top scorer last season when at ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/rebels-wreck-rovers%e2%80%99-unbeaten-run/ Tough cup draw for Bit O’ Red as Peers and Coleman miss out on Irish duty By Darragh Cox sport@sligopost.com A bad week for Sligo Rovers was compounded when defenders Gavin Peers and Seamus Coleman were forced out of the Irish U23 squad for last night’s international against Northern Ireland through injury. Added to ... http://www.sligopost.com/2008/05/15/rover-and-out/