Sligo Rovers goalkeeper Conor Walsh has been included in the Republic of Ireland Under 19 Men’s squad for two upcoming friendlies against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The games take place away from home on Thursday September 7th and Saturday September 9th.
Best of luck, Conor.
Our Academy teams had a good weekend results wise with four wins from four games.
On Saturday, our Under 17 Men’s side hosted Longford Town at The Sean Fallon Centre and goals from Daire Patton, Alan Hegarty and Niall Kenny were enough to seal a 3-0 win.
That was our only game on Saturday as both our Under 17 Women and Under 14 boys had the weekend off.
Sunday saw three games taking place, the first of which was our Under 15’s away to Dundalk at Oriel Park.
Troy Kelly and Adam Feeney both scored in a 2-0 win.
Our Under 19’s had a big win at home to Derry City at The Showgrounds.
Conor Campbell scored twice along with Rasheed Yeboah’s double and a fifth from Conor Reynolds as we won 5-1.
Rovers Under 19 Women’s side won 3-2 away from home against Cork City at Bishopsgate and the long journey was worthwhile as Rovers ran out 3-2 winners thanks to two goals from Orna Murphy and Katie McGuire’s winner.
Keeva Flynn started and played 90 minutes in the Republic of Ireland Under 17 Women’s win over Scotland in a friendly in Portugal.
Keeva will be part of the squad in tomorrow’s friendly against Portugal at 11am before returning home.
Conor Walsh has been called up to the Republic of Ireland Under 19 Men’s squad for two upcoming friendlies against Bosnia & Herzegovina this week.
Wexford took the Women’s Premier Division (WPD) points home
from the Showgrounds tonight with a 4-1 win against a battling Sligo Rovers
side in front of the TG4 cameras, writes Conall Collier.
The last time TG4 was at the Showgrounds they got five goals and tonight the
teams served up another five-goal feast.
Unfortunately, for the hosts, it didn’t work out as well this time around as
Wexford claimed the 4-1 victory, Last season, in front of the cameras, Sligo
Rovers edged out the champions Shelbourne on a 3-2 scoreline.
This time around a determined Wexford side made some amends for last week’s FAI
Cup exit with a brace of goals in each half for a merited victory.
After scoring 11 last week in the FAI Cup, Sligo Rovers managed a late
consolation, but well-deserved, goal as Casey Howe finished to the net in the
86th minute after going close on a number of occasions
throughout the 90 minutes.
Bit O’Red manager Steve Feeney made two changes to the team that won in the FAI
Cup last Sunday with Kate Nugent and Lauren Boles replacing Keeva Flynn and
Katie Melly.
Nugent came in for Flynn who is away with the Republic of Ireland under-17s in
Portugal and she featured from the start in today’s 3-1 victory against
Scotland.
A fast-paced first half saw chances at both ends, but Wexford generally
dictated the exchanges with the hosts threatening on the break.
Bonnie McKiernan was in action in the opening minute with a smart save to deny
Wexford an early goal while at the other end Emma Doherty had a chance, but the
danger was cleared.
Wexford continued to press for an opening goal and both Edel Kennedy and Ciara
Rossiter went close.
Then in the 19th minute, Kennedy got a vital touch on a cross to open the
scoring for Wexford.
Emma Doherty and Jodie Loughrey continued to cause problems for the Wexford
rearguard and with Lauren Boles adding a solid midfield presence the Bit O’Red
looked like going in at the break only a goal down.
However, in the 46th minute Ciara Rossiter gave Wexford a 2-0 interval
advantage with an opportunist goal when she pounced on a loose ball and rifled
to the net.
The Wexford women were comfortable for most of the second-half although they
struggled at times to deal with the threats of Doherty and Howe for the Bit
O’Red.
Howe brought a finger-tip save out of Claudia Keenan in the 71st minute that
kept Wexford’s two-goal advantage intact.
Soon after, the crucial third goal arrived for Wexford when Kylie Murphy finished
a Ciara Rossiter cross and in the 75th minute Rossiter grabbed another
opportunist goal with a speculative lob that went in off the far post.
The home supporters had something to cheer when Howe hit that late consolation
goal.
Notable for Wexford was the return of Ellen Molloy in the 66th minute as the
visitors did enough to take the points.
Sligo Rovers – Bonnie McKiernan; Leah Kelly, Alic Lillie, Sarah Kiernan, Eimear
Lafferty, Kate Nugent, Keri Loughrey, Lauren Boles, Jodie Loughrey, Emma
Doherty, Casey Howe.
Subs – Amy Hyndman for Boles and Ciara Henry for Lafferty
both 68 mins, Helen Monaghan for Lillie and Kerri O’Hara for Nugent both 75m,
Jessica Casey for K Loughrey 80m.
Wexford – Claudia Keenan; Orlaith Conlon, Lauren Dwyer, Nicola Sinnott, Meabh
Russell, Edel Kennedy, Kylie Murphy, Aoibheann Clancy, Ciara Rossiter, Michaela
Lawrence, Abbie Brophy.
Subs – Ellen Molloy for Lawrence and Freya De Mange for Kennedy both 66 mins,
Emily Corbet for Murphy 70m, Jess Conlon for Lawlor 76m.
Referee – Mark Patchell.
Our 2023 Annual Draw will take place on Saturday September 16th at The Showgrounds during half-time of our fixture against UCD.
With two weeks until the draw, €50,000 has now been raised.
We wish to thank all our volunteer sellers who continue to go throughout the county and surrounding areas selling our €10 tickets.
The top prize is €5,000 followed by a €2,500 voucher for West Coast Orthodontics.
There are a number of other top prizes including a voucher for Petstop Discount Warehouse and hotel stays or match tickets.
We’d like to thank all our supporters and the general public for their support so far.
If you’d like to enter the draw, you can do so here:
New volunteer opportunities have become available within the Media and Communications team at Sligo Rovers Football Club. This role encompasses our League of Ireland Men’s and Women’s Premier Division teams and our Academy.
We are looking to welcome new volunteer Social Media Administrators to the existing team of volunteers that are responsible for the management of the Club’s official social and digital channels and Club website.
The ideal persons will have an interest in some of the following areas – sports, media, communications, social media or digital.
Experience in graphic design would also be advantageous. Those with experience in graphic design but who are not interested in applying to become an administrator can also apply.
The Social Media Administrators will assist with the implementation of the Sligo Rovers social strategy and content calendar and ensure the brand is consistent across all platforms.
The Social Media Administrators will co-ordinate, create, and schedule content for the club’s social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, Instagram, YouTube and sligorovers.com, designed to engage and inform supporters.
In addition, the Social Media Administrator will help to support the delivery of match day content, including live updates on social, video content, match reports etc.
The ideal Social Media Administrators will be enthusiastic, confidential, hardworking, and flexible to the requirements of what is a voluntary position.
The role may be best suited to students, graduates or those looking to gain practical experience in media, digital and communications, with a view to forging a career in the media, sports or communication industries.
The following attributes are desirable but not all are essential:
If interested in the volunteer role of Social Media Administrator, please send samples of work, if applicable, a CV or cover letter to: media@sligorovers.com
Sligo Rovers return to action in the Women’s Premier Division (WPD) with the TG4 cameras returning to the Showgrounds for a big game on Saturday evening as the Bit O’Red prepare to host Wexford, 7.35pm, writes Conall Collier.
Steve Feeney’s side will be in a buoyant mood following last Sunday’s FAI Cup victory against Donegal side Bonagee Utd while Keeva Flynn was also called into the Republic of Ireland under-17s for a series of friendlies in Portugal this week.
The Wexford women will be fully-focused on the challenge they will face at the Showgrounds after last Saturday’s penalty shoot-out exit from the FAI Cup against DLR Waves. They shared six goals with the Dublin side in a thriller, but lost out on penalties.
That was a disappointing result for a Wexford side that had beaten DLR Waves the previous week on a 4-1 scoreline when the WPD action resumed after the mid-season break.
The Sligo Rovers players won’t read too much into the 11-0 victory that was achieved against Bonagee Utd in the FAI Cup as they were expected to win the game.
However, the margin of victory was a surprise and, in that sense, it reflected the latent talent of a Sligo Rovers squad that has struggled in the WPD this season with only one win achieved so far, a 2-0 win against Cork City at Turner’s Cross back in May.
One notable fact is the results achieved by each side against Shelbourne this season.
The defending champions defeated Sligo Rovers by 6-0 last May and then in June recorded a 5-0 victory against Wexford who had defeated Shelbourne by 1-0 a few weeks earlier with Rianna Jarrett the scorer.
At Ferrycarrig Park last March, the hosts defeated Sligo Rovers by 3-1, but the Bit O’Red claimed the goal-of-the-match when Sarah Kiernan hit a sensational 49th minute equaliser.
Kiernan won possession around midfield and from halfway lobbed Wexford ‘keeper Maeve Williams for a goal that cancelled Michaela Lawrence’s first-half strike.
There was also a setback for Sligo Rovers that day as they had to replace Casey Howe just before the interval after she picked up an ankle injury.
Wexford regained the lead in the 70th minute when Rianna Jarrett powered a header to the net and with 14 minutes remaining Emily Corbet added a third goal to seal the 3-1 victory.
Jarrett (two) and Ciara Rossiter scored the goals for Wexford in last Saturday’s FAI Cup tie against DLR Waves and that duo will be a threat again this weekend.
Wexford will be expecting to pick up three points at the Showgrounds, but a hard-fought contest is on the cards and the Sligo Rovers duo of Emma Doherty and Casey Howe will be eager to continue their goal-scoring exploits.
The game will be live on TG4 with kick-off at 7.35pm.
This weekend sees four games down for decision between Saturday and Sunday for the Sligo Rovers Academy.
Saturday afternoon sees our Under 17 Men’s team hosting Longford Town at 1pm at The Sean Fallon Centre.
Admission is free and all support is welcome.
Sunday will see three games take place, with our Under 15 side up first in Oriel Park against Dundalk at Noon.
At 1pm, at The Sean Fallon Centre our Under 19 Men’s side host Derry City in a North-West derby.
Our Under 19 Women’s side are on the road South to take on Cork City at 2pm at their Bishopsgate training centre.
Best of luck to all our players and staff this weekend.
Tickets for Sligo Rovers supporters making the journey to Turners Cross this Friday night at on sale now on the Cork City ticketing site.
To access the site, please visit the link below:
https://corkcityfc.ticketco.events/ie/ie/e/loi_cork_city_v_sligo_rovers
The game kicks off at 7.45pm on Friday evening.
Our Senior Women’s team have been drawn to face Bohemians away from home in the 1/4 Final of the Sports Direct Women’s FAI Cup.
The side progressed to the next round following Sunday’s victory at The Showgrounds over Bonagee United.
The game will take place on either Saturday or Sunday September 16th or 17th at Dalymount Park.
The League of Ireland’s Healthy Football League has been launched today with a chance of winning a total of €11,000 for the Club.
Participants simply download the Healthy Football League App (free of charge) and can then score points for the club by walking, running, or cycling. The app offers them the opportunity to record your running and cycling sessions by using the start-stop function.
Points are calculated based on the users’ BMI, the number of steps they have taken, the number of calories they have burned, and the distance that they have covered.
The Healthy Football League of Ireland app users will be rewarded with a variety of badges for certain performances related to steps that were walked, calories that were burned, or challenges that were created by their club.
Additionally, fans can see an overview of their daily and weekly progress, which will make it easier for them to improve on their current rates of physical activity. The points that were earned every day can also be checked on a daily and weekly basis.
We’ll keep supporters updated throughout the League and see how far up the table the Bit O’ Red can finish.
