Sligo Rovers will return with one last Bingo night on Wednesday April 21st at 8pm.
There is €2,000 in prizemoney to be won, which will be spread across an 8 page book.
Single books are priced at €12 and Double books are priced at €20.
The bingo session will take place via zoom.
There is a guaranteed prize of €500 to be won on the Full House on game 8.
All support is greatly appreciated.
Buy your books here.
Sligo Rovers would like to thank everyone who entered our colouring competition.
There are a lot of talented artists in the North-West region and indeed further afield.
There were three categories in total, with a prize for each winner in their respective category. The prizes include a signed 2021 Sligo Rovers jersey and a personal zoom call from members of the first team.
The winners, as voted by members of the first team, are as follows:
All winners have been contacted and will receive their prizes later this week.
A reminder that entries for our colouring competition must be in by this Friday, April 2nd.
All entries must be posted and addressed to Shane Crossan, C/O Sligo Rovers FC, PO Box 275 Sligo.
The competition is open to all children aged from 4 to 12 years.
There are three categories, 4-7 years, 8-10 years and 11-12 years. There will be one winner per category, each receiving a signed Sligo Rovers jersey and a personal zoom call from your favourite player.
You can print the image for the competition below.
Sligo Rovers are today launching a colouring competition for our younger supporters aged from 4-12 years.
Parents are invited to print the image below or to buy this week’s edition of The Sligo Champion and cut the image out of the newspaper.
The image is from a pre-season home game in The Showgrounds.
There are three categories, which are listed below. There will be one winner per category.
The prize per category is a signed 2021 Sligo Rovers home jersey and a personal zoom call from your child’s favourite player.
The competition is open to all children aged between 4 and 12 years.
All entries must be in by Friday April 2nd and all entries must be posted to Shane Crossan, C/O Sligo Rovers FC, PO Box 275 Sligo.
The best of luck to all participants!
Our Super Reds will join members of the management team along with first team players for a meeting via zoom to discuss all things Sligo Rovers ahead of the 2021 campaign later this week.
Our Super Reds were due to visit The Showgrounds earlier this year to meet our management team and players in person, whilst also collecting their packs for 2021.
Due to Covid 19 restrictions, this wasn’t possible.
The club have adopted an initative which is the next best thing, to allow our younger supporters to meet the team virtually.
All Super Reds have been contacted this morning and have been allocated a day and time for their respective meeting.
Please note this Is strictly for 2021 Super Reds only. (Season ticket holders who are 12 years of age and under).
If you would like to join us for this special event and your child is not a Super Red, click here to become a member for 2021 for just €55.
Joe Wynne from Coolaney was the latest big winner in the Sligo Rovers lotto as he scooped a recent jackpot of €9650.
When he was contacted by Nigel Collery to say that his lucky numbers of 2, 4, 11, and 19 had come out in the draw, he could hardly believe his luck.
“I have been a Rovers supporter all my life, and for much of that time I have been supporting all their fundraisers through my connection with the Collerys.
“I used to enjoy calling into the shop in Beltra to have a chat with Henry Collery and buy a Rovers lotto ticket, and that tradition has continued on with his son Nigel, another dedicated Rovers supporter.”
Joe has the distinction of having played in the Showgrounds, togging out for ‘The Mill Ballisodare’ in a Junior Cup game in the late 1950s.
He doesn’t remember too much about the game apart from the fact the legendary Nancy Callaghan was in attendance. Joe recalls the many outstanding local players from that time, including Jimmy Burnside, Bob Monds and Ned Callaghan, and has special memories of seeing them perform in the local MacArthur Cup competition.
Lotto Administrator Frank Beirne congratulated Joe on his win, and said this latest jackpot payout confirms the status of the Sligo Rovers lotto as the most popular local lottery in the region and a major source of funding for the Club.
“While many of our lotto agents are still active during the Covid pandemic, the vast majority of lottery tickets are now purchased online. It’s a very easy and quick way to support the Rovers, tickets can be bought through the club website, and every week we have people on-line from all over the world supporting the draw.
“In the current climate we have a reduced crew and we convene in a safe, socially distanced manner every Monday evening for the weekly draw.”
Joining Frank to assist with the draw are Shane Crossan, Lorraine Beirne, Noel Scott and Pat Wallace.
To play Rovers lotto on-line visit www.sligorovers.com/lotto
The Sligo Rovers lotto jackpot has now reached €9,350 following last Mondays draw.
This is the biggest jackpot in 11 months, with the draw being a vital fundraiser for the club every week.
The cost per draw is just €2 and we would encourage anyone who can, to support it.
There is a runners up prize every week for one lucky player who matches three out of the four numbers drawn.
This prize is valued at €100.
To enter four numbers ahead of the next draw on Monday January 25th, click here.
London, California and Ballina are three of the locations that will be celebrated on the next section of the Bit O’ Red Wall at Sligo Showgrounds. 315 tiles feature in the first section of the wall unveiled at the home of Sligo Rovers last year. Already 100 tiles have been purchased for the next phase of the project.
Cormac ‘Corky’ Kilfeather, originally from Pearse Road, Sligo is the London link. Michael Taheny, a native of Riverstown Co. Sligo and now living in California, is the lucky recipient of a tile as a Christmas present from his son and namesake. Hugh Hanly, who has been travelling the Ballina Road to Sligo will provide a Co. Mayo link on the wall.
Speaking from London, Corky Kilfeather told how he will be delighted to celebrate the arrival of his first great-grandchild, Harley Finnegan, on the wall. Harley’s parents, Danielle and Ryan Finnegan (a native of Calry) are living in Sligo. Cormac has also reserved tiles for his two other grandchildren, Cody and Casey and for his children, Karen and James.
“I’m hoping someone will put up one in my name when I’m pushing up the daisies”, Corky joked. He ran a popular bar on Markievicz Road for several years but has been back in London for almost two decades.
“I’ve followed the Rovers since I was a boy and that will never change. It was two of my oldest Sligo pals, Paddy Houze and Padraig ‘Lotch’ Lynch who were encouraging me to buy a tile and I ended up booking six! It keeps up the connection with the Showgrounds down through the generations.”
Michael Taheny (junior) is based in Cavan. Childhood memories of going to matches in The Showgrounds with his father, Michael (senior) prompted him to purchase a Christmas gift.
Michael (senior) is a native of Riverstown and was a boarder in Summerhill College. He had a landscape gardening business at Carrraroe but has been working and living in California for twenty years.
“In the past when I crossed the Atlantic to visit my father, we sometimes went to LA Galaxy games. But each time he is home, if we can make it happen, we go together to the Showgrounds.”
According to Michael (junior) “The tile is a Christmas present for him. It will say
‘Michael Taheny
Sligo California’
Hugh Hanly was born in Collooney Co. Sligo and after his university years he worked at the Snia plant in Hazelwood before settling in Ballina Co. Mayo in the early 80’s. All through his life he has been a loyal Sligo Rovers supporter and a contributor to the various fund-raising initiatives that have allowed the club to stay afloat.
“Like all supporters I’ve seen Sligo Rovers struggle on and off the field. But results against the odds, like the recent victory against Dundalk and the spirit of the club more than make up for the bad times. I refer Friday night games because they allow you to be with your family on a Saturday night. Even though it’s an hour-long journey over and back, the habit is still strong”
Hugh is known in Ballina for the trojan work he and a small group of friends carry out to run the local tennis club. He is delighted by the way Sligo Rovers’ underage structures are now attracting players from surrounding areas including Mayo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal. He believes Rovers captain, Ballina-born David Cawley, has helped to increase the club’s popularity in Mayo.
Hugh’s tile will state
Hugh Hanly
Sligo & Ballina
A Lifetime Fan
The new section of the wall will be ready for the start of the new season. Each tile costs 100 euro and the project provides a unique way to be remembered and celebrated at The Showgrounds. The work is carried out by the renowned Boyle-based stonemasons, Feelystone. Each tile accommodates 3 lines, with 16 characters, including spaces per line.
The project also allows supporters who are living away from home to celebrate their links with the club. Another dimension of the scheme is gives a chance to remember deceased family members and their long association with The Showgrounds.
The Wall enhances the Open Museum aspect of Sligo Rovers HQ and it is another reminder of Sligo Rovers’ special community status as a league of Ireland club.
To purchase a tile online, please click here.
For more information, or to purchase a tile over the phone, you can contact Shane on 087-7526445.
The Sligo Rovers Annual Draw has now surpassed €31,000 in sales with one week to go until the draw.
The draw will take place in the clubs Christmas Shop, located in Barton Smiths.
Tickets are priced at €10, with a first prize of €5,000 to be won.
The club would like to thank everyone who has supported the draw to date.
There has never been a bigger emphasis on online sales, due to Covid 19 restrictions.
To purchase a ticket for the draw and to support the club, click here.
The Sligo Rovers Annual Draw has now surpassed €24,000 in sales with two weeks to go.
Tickets are now on sale in the club shop in Barton Smiths, Bay View Stores in Rosses Point, Centra in Cartron and Matt Lyons in Sligo Town.
Tickets are priced at €10 with €5,000 to be won as first prize.
Thank you to each and everyone of you who have supported our draw to date.
Click here to buy online.
