Sligo pull out of junior championship due to bereavement

Sligo withdrew from last night’s Connacht JFC semi-final against Galway because of a bereavement.

The sides were due to clash at Tuam Stadium, with the winners going on to meet either Leitrim or Mayo — they play this evening — in the final on Sunday, which will take place as a curtain-raiser to the senior encounter between Mayo and Galway.

Sligo GAA chairman Joe Taaffe said it wasn’t appropriate for the county’s junior football side to play the game after their manager Cathal Corey had suffered a family bereavement.