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.

John Brudair’s side, without a win in five games ahead of their Sligo trip, needed a win in the north-west and Westmeath to lose — they got neither, as a season in the bottom tier beckons.

Although Limerick went 10 points down, 3-7 to 1-3, after Sligo’s third goal in the 46th minute, a gutsy revival saw them shoot six unanswered points in a 10-minute period to bring the gap back to three, 3-9 to 1-12, in added time.