The club is pleased to confirm Glen McDermott has been appointed Senior Manager for 2020 with Stephen Sheeran as coach and trainer. We wish Glen and his team the best of luck for the year ahead.
The annual underage awards were presented last weekend with winners medals presented to the U18 Boys B League, U16 Girls C Championship, U14 Boys B Championship, U12 Girls A Plate winners and runners up medals to U16 Boys B Championship, U14 Girls B Championship and U12 Boys B Championship. Thanks to Senior and Sligo players David Quinn and Karl McKenna who presented the medals. The player of the year awards went to, U10 Joseph O'Connor, Katie Gilligan; U12 Matthew Potter, Aoibheann Conlon; U14 Adam O'Carroll, Cheyanne Casey; U16 Shane Dwyer, Ruby Clark; U18 Amy Healy, Brendan Hailstones with Lee Deignan picking up the overall Player of the Year award. Thanks to the Kearns family for their continued sponsorship of these awards in memory of Leo and Phil Kearns.
There was no winner of the lotto jackpot last weekend with the numbers drawn 9, 14, 21 and 24. There was one match 3 winner, Seamus Galvin, Riverstown while Marie Jinks won the house draw. The jackpot now stands at €3,200 with the next draw on Saturday 25th in Tommy Macs.
Tickets are now in circulation for the annual club draw with 20 great prizes including a first prize of a Renault Clio. Tickets are €10 each available from any club member with all proceeds going directly to the club - please support.
Well done to the Sligo U20 team on a good win over Fermanagh at the weekend and to Gaels players involved, Daniel Lyons, Evan Lyons, Sean Carroll, Dillon McDermott, James Carroll and Shane Deignan. Well done also to James Carroll and Sligo IT who had a good win over University of Limerick today and now take on Letterkenny IT in the quarter final next Sunday.
The club wish to express sympathy Fr Yashin Jos on the death last week of his father in India. We also express sympathy with the family and relatives of Gerry McCormack, Coolaney and formerly of Ballindoon who died recently and Packie Ward, Carraroe who died at the weekend.