Kildare and Sligo aim for Under 20 football final glory to cement progress
Saturday's Eirgrid Under-20 All-Ireland football final brings together two tribes who have been working relentlessly towards their respective goals for some time.
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Saturday's Eirgrid Under-20 All-Ireland football final brings together two tribes who have been working relentlessly towards their respective goals for some time.
Ahead of their All-Ireland U-20 final against Kildare, Sligo manager Paul Henry has hailed "a good crop of lads" that are under his care, a group that are enjoying their football.
On Stephen's Day 2020, the rain poured down incessantly as Sligo and Roscommon faced off in the Connacht minor final at the GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan, Co Mayo.
Sligo may have coasted to victory in their Connacht SFC semi-final against New York on Saturday, but manager Tony McEntee is aware that his charges will have to prove more ruthless when they face Roscommon or defending champions Galway in the provincial decider.
As the football championship season begins its winding journey this weekend, newly crowned Division 4 champions Sligo find themselves eyeing up a very pronounced fork in the road.
Tony McEntee relished the chance to take his Sligo team to Allianz League Division 4 final glory but feels that in the future an extra week of pre-championship preparation should be afforded to teams involved.
Emlyn Mulligan has announced his retirement from playing with the Leitrim senior footballers after 17 years.
Roscommon have appointed Seamus Qualter for a second spell as their senior hurling manager.