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Gaelic games
Longford acts set for All-Ireland GAA Scór na nÓg finals in Sligo IT
The All-Ireland Scór na nÓg Finals take place in Sligo IT on Saturday, February 17 and best wishes to Longford's contestants. Katie Lynch, St Patrick’s Og, Ardagh, will perform 'Waiting for Tory Top' in the Recitation event. While Killoe Emmet ...
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Longford hurlers beat Sligo after extra-time to win the Division 3B league title
Longford . . . 2-15 Sligo . . . 3-10 Played in extremely difficult weather conditions on a bitterly cold day, Longford were the better team throughout this tough final but Sligo kept on battling back and fired over the equalising point ...
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Sligo too strong for Longford ladies in the opening round of the All-Ireland Championship
Sligo . . . 2-12 Longford . . . 0-8 From the moment Sinead Naughton scored the first Sligo goal with just six minutes gone in the game the pressure was on Longford who were guilty of squandering some good chances in the first half as ...
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Understrength Longford hurlers hammered by Sligo in meaningless match
Sligo . . . 3-15 Longford . . . 0-3 Having already qualified for the league final both sides made changes for this meaningless game. Longford had nine changes from the team that started against Cavan in their last game the previous ...
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Longford’s Gerry Fox guides Sligo to New York senior football championship success
Ballinalee native Fox was the manager of the triumphant Sligo side with Glynn, better known as a top Galway hurler, lining out for the title winners in the NY football final at Gaelic Park on Sunday last. This is Gerry's third ...
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Longford overcome Sligo and next up are Westmeath in Mullingar on Sunday
Manager Padraic Davis must have been fuming with the disappointing first half performance as his side ended up trailing by three points at the break but it was a completely different story on the changeover with the advantage ...
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Some harsh words spoken by Longford manager Padraic Davis woke the team up in win over Sligo
After a poor first half performance the home side trailed at the break by three points but turned the game around in the second half. Davis said: “The thing that impressed me most by some distance was that ...
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Longford manager Padraic Davis disappointed with second half display in defeat against Laois
Longford were ahead by one point at the break and playing with the wind on the changeover but they turned in a below par display. Davis said: “We teed it up lovely and were in a great position at ...
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