Sligo overcome gutsy Carlow display to book Tailteann Cup quarter final

Half a dozen first-half points from Sligo team captain Niall Murphy and Alan McLoughlin’s 28th minute goal set up this win

TALISMAN: Niall Murphy was Sligo's key man on the day. File picture: Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-final: Sligo 1-27 Carlow 2-19

SLIGO'S scoring power made the difference as they got over Carlow’s gutsy challenge in this entertaining Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-final at Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry.