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Irish Independent
3 days ago
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Sligo manager Tony McEntee taking positives from Kildare game as they draw Carlow at home
Tailteann Cup Round Three SLIGO manager, Tony McEntee, insisted after his side were defeated by four-points following a mammoth second-half comeback, that they won't be afraid of Kildare should they meet them again later on in the Tailteann Cup.
Irish Independent
27-05-2025
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- Irish Independent
Sligo ready for big test with Kildare in round three of the Tailteann Cup
Sligo Champion Today at 19:30 SLIGO take on the Lilywhites in the final round of the group stages of the Tailteann Cup this Bank Holiday Sunday in Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon (2pm). Tony McEntee's men have two wins from two (Tipperary, Leitrim) and a victory on Sunday will guarantee them a quarter-final at home. The loser goes through to the preliminary quarter-finals of the competition.
Irish Independent
20-05-2025
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- Irish Independent
Sligo manager Tony McEntee admits his side ‘rode their luck' against Leitrim
Sligo Champion Today at 19:30 SLIGO manager Tony McEntee admitted Sligo very much rode their luck in Avant Money Páirc Seán MacDiarmada in the Tailteann Cup on Sunday. 'We have two games, two results, we rode our luck here today, we're into a preliminary quarter-final, worst-case scenario and we can look forward to our game against Kildare.
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Sligo pushed closer than expected by Leitrim while Carlow continue resurgence since Shane Curran's exit
DAVID QUINN grabbed nine points as SLIGO got the better of LEITRIM in the Tailteann Cup. But the Yeats' Carrick-on-Shannon triumph will give some cause for concern as they only edged it in a 2-19 to 1-18 win. Barry McNulty scored 1-5 for Leitrim on the day and his goal in the second half sent the underdogs seven clear. But goals from Darragh Cummins and Jack Lavin, as well as a decisive nine-point haul from Quinn, saw Sligo home. CARLOW continued their resurgence since But they still needed a goal from Conor Doyle's injury-time penalty for a 2-16 to 1-19 draw at Dr Cullen Park. Read More On GAA Conor Crowley and Mikey Bambrick both hit the woodwork with goalbound efforts in the first half too. And the Barrowsiders were looking likely winners until Martin O'Connor goaled for Wexford after 45 minutes. The Yellowbellies led by six with a little over five minutes to play. But Ross Dunphy's goal, a John Phiri point and Doyle's penalty earned Carlow a deserved draw. Most read in GAA Football Elsewhere, WESTMEATH thumped LONDON 0-26 to 0-10 in Ruislip. The Exiles got a dream start with two early points either side of a Ciarán Diver goal. Limerick GAA fans troll RTE pundit Donal Og Cusack after win over Cork But after failing to score for the first 13 minutes, Westmeath cut loose to win by 13 points. The Lake County had 11 scorers from play, with top scorer Luke Loughlin adding 0-9 and Ray Connellan coming back from injury to get on the scoresheet off the bench. Meanwhile, Ulster side FERMANAGH beat Leinster strugglers LONGFORD 2-19 to 0-7 at Pearse Park. Conor Love and Glenn Treacy netted for the Ernesiders. 1 Sligo manager Tony McEntee saw his team get pushed all the way by Leitrim
The Irish Sun
12-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Sligo get season back on track as Pat Spillane and Alan McLoughlin goals fire them past Tipperary in Tailteann Cup
SLIGO got their season back on track thanks to goals from Pat Spillane and Alan McLoughlin in this win against Tipperary. With the Yeats County's traditional home at Markievicz Park in Sligo Town Advertisement 1 Pat Spillane scored one of Sligo's two goals against Tipperary Credit: Ray McManus/Sportsfile And around 2,000 fans were inside the venue yesterday for this Group 1 Tailteann Cup clash. But it was the visitors who struck first when a long delivery from Paudie Feehan landed in the Sligo net with just three minutes on the clock. Seán O'Connor then followed up to extend the lead shortly afterwards. But two points each from Niall Murphy and David Quinn got the home side back to within a point of the Premier. Advertisement Read More on Tailteann Cup Sligo then took the lead when Cian Lally linked up with McLoughlin. After the forward's shot was saved by Shane Ryan, Spillane was first to pounce on the rebound to blast the ball into the back of the net. An injury to Murphy, the team's talisman, might have opened the door for Tipperary but instead Sligo carried on regardless, eventually scoring 2-4 unanswered while Tipperary went more than 20 minutes without landing a point. When McLoughlin added the second goal and Alan Reilly followed up with a point, Sligo were seven points clear and were looking on course for a comfortable victory in front of the home fans. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football But perhaps they felt they owed their supporters some drama and Seán O'Connor shot 1-1 before half-time, with his goal coming from the penalty spot. Local hero and full-back Eddie McGuinness was also black-carded for his foul on Kieran Costello that had led to the goal. There was further drama when Sligo were briefly reduced to 13 men after Shane Deignan received the same sanction as McGuinness early in the second half. Owen Mulligan teases Lee Keegan over hilarious contrast in how their inter-county GAA careers ended Tipp took advantage of their numerical advantage with three points in a row to level the tie, including a superb strike from Cian Smith. But, just as happened in the first half, the visiting side lapsed into a long scoring drought — this time going nearly half an hour without raising a flag. Advertisement Sligo were not prolific themselves, but they did enough, with Patrick O'Connor, McLoughlin and Spillane all hitting the target . And after a tense 14-minute spell in which neither side gave the scoreboard operator anything to worry about, substitutes Ross Doherty and Darragh Cummins fired over the late points. And the scores secured a win for the hosts, which they no doubt hope will give them a huge boost in advance of their short trip to Carrick-on-Shannon next Sunday for their match against SLIGO : D Lyons, E Lyons, E McGuinness, P McNamara, B Cox, N Mullen, L Towey, P Kilcoyne, P O'Connor 0-2, C Lally, D Quinn 0-2, A Reilly 0-2, A McLoughlin 1-3, 2f, N Murphy 0-2, P Spillane 1-2. Subs : S Deignan for Murphy 23 mins, D Conlon Deignan 49, D Cummins 0-1 for Kilcoyne 53, R Doherty 0-1 for Cox 61, M Gordon for Reilly 65. Advertisement TIPPERARY : S Ryan, M McFadden, J Feehan, J Harney, M Stokes 0-1, L Boland, J O'Neill, P Feehan 1-0, K Costello, M Freaney 0-1m, D Hogan, S O'Brien 0-3, 1tp, C Smith 0-1, D Brennan, S O'Connor 1-4, 1-0 pen, 2f. Subs : M O'Shea for Brennan 32 mins, M Russell for O'Neill 46, E Moloney for Harney 50, J Morris for Feehan 61, B Comerford for Hogan 70. REFEREE : S Hurson (Tyrone)
