Liam Maloney

RTÉ Sport contributor

Pat Havern of Down during the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup match between Tyrone and Down at Plunkett Park in Pomeroy, Tyrone.

Down go up to Division 2 after accounting for Sligo

Down's powerful finish at Markievicz Park saw them confirm promotion to Division 2 - with a game to spare - as they defeated Sligo 2-25 to 0-21 at a weather-lashed Sligo town venue.

Football • 15 Mar

Leitrim , Ireland - 7 April 2024; Niall Murphy of Sligo during the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship quarter-final match between Sligo and Leitrim at Avant Money Páirc Seán MacDiarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim. (Photo By Ben McShane/Sportsfi

Murphy on song as Sligo hold off 14-man Limerick

The attacking excellence of Niall Murphy and Alan McLoughlin, scorers of 0-06 and 0-04 respectively, helped get an improved Sligo back on track as they overcame dogged 14-man Limerick, 1-18 to 1-15, at a blustery Markievicz Park.

Football • 22 Feb

18 May 2025; Niall Murphy of Sligo during the Táilteann Cup match between Leitrim and Sligo at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

Sligo impress in defeating Fermanagh

Sligo recorded a superb seven-point win over Fermanagh, 1-19 to 0-15, to kickstart their Allianz Football League campaign under new joint-managers Dessie Sloyan and Eamonn O'Hara in Markievicz Park.

Football • 01 Feb

25 October 2025; Dessie Conneely of Maigh Cuilinn celebrates scoring a late free during the Galway County Senior Club Football Championship final match between Maigh Cuilinn and Salthill-Knocknacarra at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Photo by Tyler Miller/Spor

Maigh Cuilinn cruise past Shamrock Gaels in Connacht

Maigh Cuilinn propelled themselves into a Connacht semi-final following their 11-point dismissal of gritty Shamrock Gaels, 1-20 to 1-09, at Tubbercurry's Kilcoyne Park.

Football • 09 Nov 25

12 October 2025; Shane Deignan of Shamrock Gaels during the Sligo County Senior Club Football Championship final match between Coolera-Strandhill and Shamrock Gaels at Enniscrone/Kilglass GAA club in Sligo. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Deignan on fire as Shamrock Gaels end 33-year famine

Shamrock Gaels ended a senior championship famine going back to 1992 when they reclaimed the Owen B Hunt Cup thanks to a brilliant dismissal of holders Coolera-Strandhill in the Sligo SFC final replay at Quigabar.

Football • 26 Oct 25

12 October 2025; Niall Murphy of Coolera-Strandhill after the drawn Sligo County Senior Club Football Championship final match between Coolera-Strandhill and Shamrock Gaels at Enniscrone/Kilglass GAA club in Sligo. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Sligo SFC final goes to replay after Gaels deny Coolera

Shamrock Gaels ace David Quinn denied Coolera-Strandhill a third title on the bounce when a cracking Sligo county final ended level at Quigabar.

Football • 12 Oct 25

KEY: tp - two-point score; tpf - two-point free; tpm - two-point mark

Slick Sligo put already-relegated Leitrim to the sword

Slick Sligo registered one of their biggest-ever wins in the Allianz Football League when they overpowered Leitrim by 22 points, 0-32 to 0-10, in a non-event at Markievicz Park between these Connacht neighbours.

Football • 23 Mar 25

Paddy O'Connor scored 0-03 as Sligo grabbed an overdue victory in Division 3

Sligo cling on for vital win over Clare

Despite a nervy conclusion – when they saw a seven-point lead whittled down to two – Sligo held on for their first win in this year's Allianz Football League

Football • 09 Mar 25

Darragh Kirwan led the Kildare line ably

Kirwan stars as Kildare fast start continues in Sligo

Full-forward Darragh Kirwan was the star for Kildare as he contributed 1-05, including a first-half two-pointer and a polished second-half goal, as the Lilywhites boosted their promotion hopes with a 1-16 to 0-13 defeat of a dogged Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Football • 02 Feb 25

The Coolera-Strandhill team celebrate with the trophy

Coolera-Strandhill shock Pearses to rule Connacht

Coolera-Strandhill made history by winning the Connacht Club SFC for the first time thanks to a 1-15 to 1-14 well-deserved extra-time defeat of favourites Padraig Pearses.

Football • 01 Dec 24