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Win in Offaly has Down eyeing promotion

Down boosted their promotion hopes with a convincing eight-point win over Offaly in Tullamore.

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Mayo's hunt for Super 8's place back on track after messy Roscommon defeat

Mayo got their hunt for a Super 8's place back on track after that messy Roscommon defeat in Connacht, with a typically nerve-shredding win over Down on Saturday night.

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Kearns steps down as Tipp suffer defeat in Newry

Cory Quinn (3), Paul Devlin and Barry O’Hagan all landed points late in the half to send Down into round 2 and leave the home support relieved at the final whistle.

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Woe for Down as Louth still in promotion hunt

Sligo v Armagh - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2

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Armagh momentum gathers with victory against Sligo

Down and Cavan players tussle after the game 23/6/2018

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Cavan to review red cards after post-match brawl

GAA team news: Down and Tyrone change goalkeepers for qualifier clashes

Down will be without their free-taker Donal O’Hare for their round 2 Qualifier against Cavan on Saturday.

Thu, 21 Jun, 2018

Ruthless Galway make a point in hammering Sligo

Galway 4-24 Sligo 1-12: A pleasing performance in more ways that one for Galway and their manager Kevin Walsh.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2018

Limerick draft in Casey for Cork clash

Mike Casey is named at full-back on the Limerick team for tomorrow’s Munster SHC clash with Cork, the sole change to the side which overcame Tipperary.

Fri, 01 Jun, 2018

Down v Antrim - Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Down capitalise on Antrim’s lack of self-belief

Down 1-18 Antrim 0-14

Mon, 28 May, 2018

Leitrim braced for New York ambush

The Leitrim footballers will always fear losing to New York, selector Seamus Quinn has admitted.

Fri, 04 May, 2018

Michael Quinlivan: Promotion would have come too soon

Michael Quinlivan says back-to-back promotions for Tipperary might have been “a step too soon” and is glad they’re staying in Division Two for another season.

Mon, 02 Apr, 2018

Meath set up crunch finale

Meath boss Andy McEntee expressed a mixture of delight and relief after his team boosted their prospects of avoiding the drop to division three following this polished display against fellow strugglers Down at Pairc Tailteann yesterday.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2018

Purposeful Fermanagh shake off dogged Sligo

Fermanagh moved up to second place in the Division Three standings — just behind leaders Armagh on score difference — followed their win over a dogged Sligo (0-13 to 0-8) at Markievicz Park.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2018

Down ruin opening day for old boss Pete McGrath

Down 1-14 Louth 0-11: Down didn’t let the Pete McGrath factor affect their mission in Drogheda, as they negotiated a tricky Division 2 opener against Louth.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2018

A scuffle breaks out between the teams 22/10/2017

Emphatic Clare senior hurling title win for Sixmilebridge

Sixmilebridge captured their 13th Clare senior hurling title on Sunday, emphatically beating Clooney-Quin in Sunday's replay.

Sun, 22 Oct, 2017

Kerry captain Johnny Buckley poised to make his first appearance of the season

Captain Johnny Buckley will make his first appearance of the season for Kerry in tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Galway at Croke Park.

Sat, 29 Jul, 2017

Down throw off despair of past two years to earn stunning win over Monaghan

Down have emerged from the depths of despair to challenge once again for Ulster football glory.

Sat, 24 Jun, 2017

Antrim score three goals but fall to second-half Sligo surge

Sligo ran riot in the second half against 14-man Antrim at Markievicz Park to take a comfortable All-Ireland SFC Round 1A Qualifier win.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

Eamonn Burns deflects the praise as Down looking up again

He would have been entitled to feel smug or wag a finger in the general direction of his detractors after a torrid 18 months, but Eamonn Burns instead used his winning platform to heap praise on his unfancied Down team after they pulled off the county’s first Ulster championship win over Armagh in 25 years.

Mon, 05 Jun, 2017

Late flourish enough for Mayo

Mayo 2-14 Sligo 0-11: Anybody searching for definitive signs that this might be Mayo’s year would have left MacHale Park sorely disappointed yesterday afternoon.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

Roscommon take time to get it right

Roscommon 4-16 Sligo 2-13: The shocked look on the faces of the Roscommon supporters, who made up most of the 8,338 attendance at Hyde Park, at half-time told its own story. They were watching a nightmare from this time last year unfolding in front of them, history repeating itself in front of their eyes.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

Sligo hold off fightback as Limerick’s fate is sealed

Sligo 3-10 Limerick 1-12: Limerick’s relegation to Division Four of the AFL was confirmed following their four-point loss to Sligo, 3-10 to 1-12, at Markievicz Park.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Sensational Sligo put an end to Kildare’s winning run

Sligo 2-15 Kildare 2-14: Sligo boss Niall Carew came back to haunt his home county as his side ended Kildare’s perfect run in this Division 3 campaign at St Conleth’s Park yesterday.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Jim Gavin says Dublin negotiating ‘speed bumps’

Down 1-7 Dublin 1-15: Still holding a flawless record as they stride towards the Allianz League semi-finals may suggest Dublin are passing through the spring without being road tested. Jim Gavin, however, insists that the ride has been “a little bit bumpy”.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Win brings Dubs' semi-final hopes closer, but Down look certain for the drop

The Dubs made virtually certain of a National Football League semi-final place with a comfortable if unspectacular eight points win over Down at Pairc Esler.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

Roscommon impress with comfortable win over Down

Roscommon continued their impressive National League campaign as they were nine-point winners over bottom side Down in Pearse Park, Longford.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Eamonn Fitzmaurice backs Paul Murphy to shine against Donegal

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has backed Paul Murphy to shine again at centre-forward, though he accepts that tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Tralee will represent a different challenge for the Rathmore man than Down did last week.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Paul Murphy shines as Kerry cut loose

Down 0-6 Kerry 0-22: Little in the way of trustworthy indicators for Kerry to glean from this affair.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Aidan Walsh makes debut as Kerry make seven changes

Aidan Walsh of St Mary’s makes his league debut as Kerry make seven changes for tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Down at Páirc Esler in Newry (2pm).

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Monaghan maintain winning run

Monaghan 0-13 Down 0-11: Monaghan just about held out in a frenetic finish to make it two wins from two outings but they were pushed all the way by a resurgent Down who were a transformed side from their opening weekend drubbing by Donegal.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Down v Donegal - Allianz League Division 1 Round 1

Rory Gallagher wants to develop strength in depth

Down 0-7 Donegal 3-15: Rory Gallagher wants Donegal’s established players to feel the heat from the next generation, and there were loads of positives for him to take from Saturday night’s emphatic league win in Newry.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Down v Fermanagh - Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Group B Round 2

Sean Quigley on song as Fermanagh dominate

Dr McKenna Cup - Down 0-8 Fermanagh 0-14: If Eamonn Burns wondered how difficult his first year as Down manager might be, he got a good idea yesterday, as Fermanagh ensured his home debut ended in heavy defeat.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Donegal v Down - Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Group B Round 1

Frank McGlynn's early goal decisive for Donegal

Donegal 1-11 Down 0-11: Frank McGlynn’s goal, after only 68 seconds, fired Donegal to a useful opening-day win over Down, in the Dr McKenna Cup, at Ballybofey.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Super Sligo blitz Louth early on in Allianz NFL

Sligo 2-26, Louth 2-9 Sligo kick-started their faltering Division 3 campaign with a sparkling defeat of Louth at Markievicz Park, their first win in four league outings.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Limerick overcome Sligo and finish with a flourish

Limerick 0-14 Sligo 1-9: Allianz Football League Division 3: Limerick secured their first set of points in the opening round of the Allianz NFL Division 3 tie at Kilmallock yesterday with a workmanlike performance that saw them quickly out of the blocks and then outscore Sligo six points to one in the closing quarter.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Lyons stars for Limerick against Sligo

Limerick 0-14 Sligo 1-9

Sun, 01 Feb, 2015

Sligo in tough battle to see off Leitrim

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Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Rebels’ new system passes test with ease

Cork 0-21 Sligo 1-11

Mon, 28 Jul, 2014

Cork adopt new style to advance to quarter-final

Cork 0-21 Sligo 1-11

Sat, 26 Jul, 2014

Tipp boss O’Shea sticks with winning side for Dubs clash

Tipperary have named an unchanged line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final clash with Dublin this weekend.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2014

Late points see Sligo through

Sligo 0-12 Limerick 0-10

Sat, 12 Jul, 2014

Flanagan lauds midfield as Sligo edge past Wicklow

Sligo 0-12 Wicklow 0-10

Mon, 07 Jul, 2014

Tribesmen set up provincial decider with Mayo

Sligo 0-11 Galway 0-16

Sat, 21 Jun, 2014

Manager Bealin hopeful Westmeath will stay the course against Dublin

Westmeath manager Paul Bealin is optimistic his outfit will stay the course against All-Ireland champions Dublin on Sunday.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2014

Walsh quits as Derry drive on

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

Mon, 01 Jul, 2013

Walsh departs as Derry move on

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

Sun, 30 Jun, 2013

Sligo finish with a flourish to avoid drop

Sligo 1-12 Wicklow 0-11

Mon, 08 Apr, 2013

Dublin land knockout blow

Dublin 1-15 Down 0-9

Mon, 25 Mar, 2013

Royal revival prompts hopes of promotion

Meath 1-17 Sligo 2-12

Mon, 18 Mar, 2013

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