A Gaelic football coach has been sentenced to seven years and 10 months and placed on the list of sex offenders for a series of sex assaults on schoolboys.

A goal in each half from Danny O’Hara and Conor McIntyre ensured defending champions Curry made a successful start to the Sligo SFC campaign on Saturday night when they overcame Eastern Harps’ dogged challenge, 2-11 to 0-15, at Bunnanadden in a Group ‘A’ fixture.

Eastern Harps clubman Tony Taylor has been promoted to Sligo's starting line-up for their Connacht SFC final clash with Mayo on Sunday.

Sligo captain Ross Donovan had warned his team-mates against complacency in the Big Apple tomorrow.

JOHN QUINN’s superb stoppage-time point put Tourlestrane into a third successive Sligo senior football championship final when they finally shook off the dogged challenge of the champions, Eastern Harps, winning 0-10 to 0-9, in Saturday’s semi-final replay at Markievicz Park.

SLIGO GAA officials meet tonight in a bid to avoid a strike by referees in the county.

TUBBERCURRY almost upset the odds in Group Two of the Sligo SFC but ended up drawing with their south Sligo rivals and last year’s county finalists, Tourlestrane, 0-10 to 0-10, at Curry yesterday evening.

The provincial club Football Championships got underway in Ulster and Connacht today, while there was also plenty of county football final action across the country.

There was plenty of county final action in Gaelic football and hurling yesterday, with nine finals down for decision - including six football deciders.

Connacht SFC Final

After a successful first year in charge, Kevin Walsh has been reappointed as Sligo's senior football manager with County Board chaiman John Murphy already looking forward to 'a productive and exciting 2010.'

Eastern Harps (SO) 0-12 Ballaghdeereen (MO) 0-09

Cushendall were crowned the first provincial club champions of 2008 thanks to a 1-14 to 1-13 victory over Down champions Ballygalget in the Ulster club SHC final at Casement Park, on a day which saw 13 county finals around the country, and also action in the Ulster and Connacht provincial club championships.

Talismanic midfielder Eamon O'Hara is Sligo's main injury concern ahead of their Connacht SFC clash with Roscommon on Sunday.

Tony Taylor has played his last game for Sligo's senior footballers this season - a serious knee injury, sustained in a club game, will keep the big midfielder on the sidelines for the duration of the summer.

Sligo manager Dominic Corrigan has axed forward duo Dara McGarty and Gerry McGowan for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Cork (Portlaoise, throw-in 4pm).

TIPPERARY have deferred selection of their team to meet Galway in the quarter final of the Guinness All-Ireland SHC at Croke Park on Sunday until the weekend.

DIVISION 1B: Laois 0-08 Sligo 2-06

SLIGO STAR Paul Taylor has admitted that he is “shattered” to be left out of the county’s training panel for the forthcoming Allianz League campaign.

Sligo hero Paul Taylor has revealed his shock and disappointment following his omission from James Kearns' pre season football panel.

Sligo star Paul Taylor may have kicked his last ball for the Yeats County having been ommitted from manager James Kearns' pre National League training panel.

PAUL TAYLOR’S county career with Sligo may well be over after manager James Kearns confirmed the Eastern Harps forward is not on the training panel preparing for the forthcoming league campaign.

IT has been a fairytale innings so far for highly popular Strokestown manager Pat Doory, who played full-back for Roscommon over the course of 13 successive seasons.

Cork county champions Nemo Rangers are the current favourites to take the AIB Club Football Championship according to Boylesports bookmakers.

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