Tommy Fleming’s musical show tells of the Irish who had to change and adapt to their new home in London in the 1960s, writes Ed Power

Sligo 2-15 Leitrim 0-10: Shane Ward has indicated he wants to stay in charge of Leitrim for a third year after their 2016 championship campaign came to a halt in Sligo on Saturday evening.

Niall Carew has reinvented Sligo. The Kildare native experiences his first Connacht final tomorrow at Hyde Park, as the county renews rivalries with Mayo, three years after losing narrowly to their neighbours in the decider at the Roscommon venue.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has displayed his bold streak once again by altering more than a quarter of his Kerry team for Saturday’s Munster football final replay with Cork.

One-sided games usually have no major talking points and that was more or less the case for the three televised hurling games this weekend.

Johnny Martyn could feel the right side of his mouth collapsing. Dizzy and disorientated, he stood frozen in shock. 

Sligo manager Niall Carew says the chance to work with David Kelly and Adrian Marren was the big reason he accepted the chance to manage the Yeats County.

Sligo 1-19 Armagh 1-08: Sharpshooter Adrian Marren scored eight points as an improving Sligo retained their Division 3 status with an 11-point defeat of a lethargic Armagh at Markievicz Park.

Allianz FL Division 3 Round 2: Sligo 0-12 Fermanagh 0-14: Another impressive performance from full-forward Sean Quigley helped Fermanagh continue their good start to Division Three when they overcame a dogged Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Limerick 0-14 Sligo 1-9

Cork 0-21 Sligo 1-11

Sligo captain Adrian Marren reckons the Garth Brooks debacle might have robbed him of the chance to play at Croke Park for the first time.

Sligo 0-12 Limerick 0-10

Sligo 0-12 Wicklow 0-10

Sligo prevailed in their qualifier clash with Wicklow in Aughrim after they came late with a strong burst to send them through to the next stage.

Galway 0-16 Sligo 0-11

Sligo 0-11 Galway 0-16

It says much about the state of Sligo football when their own players suggest it’s the pull of Sky Sports’ coverage at Markievicz Park this evening that will bump up attendance figures.

Leitrim 1-12 Sligo 2-9

The trial of four councillors accused of accepting bribes to rezone more than 100 acres of land has heard that the rezoning went against the advice of the then county manager.

The trial of four Councillors accused of accepting bribes to rezone over 100 acres of land has heard that the rezoning went against the advice of the then county manager.

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

New play It’s the Real McCoy is an antidote to our economic woes, says Colette Sheridan

London 1-12 Sligo 0-14, Ruislip

Fermanagh stole top spot of Division 3 of the Allianz Football League this afternoon, while there were also wins for Roscommon and Cavan.

Meath 1-17 Sligo 2-12

Monaghan top Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, while there were wins also for Meath, Roscommon and Fermanagh today.

Monaghan 1-12 Sligo 0-07

Roscommon 1-11 Sligo 1-08

Leitrim 0-8 Sligo 0-5, Markievicz Park

The calm before the perfect storm.

Sligo footballer Adrian Marren and Patrick Maher of the Tipperary hurling team have won the GAA GPA Player of the Month awards for June, sponsored by Opel.p

It was remarked upon several times on Friday afternoon, when over 300 people packed into a hotel at €85 a head for a fundraising lunch for the Galway footballers, that these times were reminiscent of 1998 when the Tribesmen came from nowhere to win the All-Ireland title.

Sligo hero Adrian Marren said his superb haul of 2-6 was due to the work of the players around him.

Galway 0-15 Sligo 2-14

Stephen Coen and Adrian Marren inspired Sligo to a straight forward victory in the Bronx in this one-sided Connacht quarter-final yesterday.

Sligo 3-21 New York 0-06

Sligo ended their Division Three campaign with a flourish when defeating their neighbours at a wet Markievicz Park.

Councillors jostled to the ground, delegates verbally abused and a Garda security ring keeping protesters at bay — not the image Fine Gael wanted for its first post-election ard fheis.

Sligo secured their Division 3 status for another season courtesy of this two-point win over Offaly in O’Connor Park.

Corner-forward Adrian Marren netted an astonishing 3-5 as Sligo picked up their first league win with a six-points defeat of Wexford at Markievicz Park — although the home side almost threw away a seemingly unassailable lead in this thriller.

Only scoring difference separates Longford, Roscommon and Antrim at the top of Division 3 of the Allianz Football League after round 2 wins for Antrim, Sligo and Roscommon.