Sligo Rovers Annual Draw is now just 2 days away and we can confirm a total of €71,000 has been raised so far as the community gets behind our draw once again as they do every year.

The top prize of €5,000 is just one of a number of special prizes up for grabs this year when the draw takes place on October 1^st at our home game with Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds.

We have a €1,000 PetStop voucher with thanks to John McKeon and his team. There are two separate hotel stays up for grabs at both Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley and the 5 Star Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin City.

Music fans will be delighted to see four Westlife tickets for their Wild Dreams tour in Belfast in December available as well as 2 Rod Stewart tickets for Dublin in November.

There is a trip to Anfield to see Liverpool at a home game also there to be won not to mention €200 Kate’s Kitchen and Intersport Elverys vouchers (2 x €100).

With just 2 days left until the draw, we encourage supporters who have not entered to do so now to be in with a chance of winning. We also ask people selling books on our behalf to begin to get their books back to the club in a timely manner before the draw. The Showgrounds office is open from 9am to 2pm for the rest of the week.

All proceeds from this year’s draw will go directly towards our Stadium development plans for The Showgrounds with the club continuously working on our Masterplan which will see The Showgrounds transformed into a modern sporting venue for the North-West region.

Our record tally for our Annual Draw was back in 2019 when the club raised an amazing €78,340 profit from the draw.

We are hoping to smash this record this year and with just 48 hours remaining, it will take a big push and a lot of effort in order to reach our goal.

Buy online:

One ticket: https://srfcdirect.com/annual-draw-ticket-2022/

One book of tickets:  https://srfcdirect.com/annual-draw-book-of-ten-2022/

The draw takes place at half time on Saturday at the Shamrock Rovers match.

We have two home fixtures this weekend as both our Men and Women’s Senior teams are in The Showgrounds on Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday evening, our Men’s team host Shamrock Rovers at 7.45pm.

Match Sponsors are Nathaniel Lacy Solicitors and Match Ball sponsors are both Sligo Driver Training and Milligram.

On Sunday, our Womens team host Treaty United at 2pm, 24 hours later than usual due to the Men’s fixture on Saturday.

Match sponsors are our friends from Overstock who also sponsor our Under 19 Womens team this season.

Gates open at 6.30pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday and we encourage all supporters to get in and support the teams.

Bit O’ Red goalkeeper Luke McNicholas has sustained an ankle injury which will see him sidelined for the remainder of the 2022 SSE Airtricity League season.

McNicholas picked up the injury whilst training with The Republic if Ireland Under 21 squad ahead of their European play-off with Israel.

McNicholas will now return to the club to begin his rehabilitation and is confident that he will be fit to return as normal for pre-season training in December ahead of the 2023 season.

Sligo Rovers Annual Draw is now just 1 week away and we can confirm a total of €57,000 has been raised so far as we head into the final few days of sales.

The top prize of €5,000 is just one of a number of special prizes up for grabs this year when the draw takes place on October 1^st at our home game with Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds.

We have a €1,000 PetStop voucher with thanks to John McKeon and his team. There are two separate hotel stays up for grabs at both Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley and the 5 Star Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin City.

Music fans will be taken care of with Westlife and Rod Stewart tickets available for their upcoming tours in Belfast and Dublin respectively.

There is a trip to Anfield to see Liverpool at a home game also there to be won not to mention €200 Kate’s Kitchen and Intersport Elverys vouchers (2 x €100).

With just 1 week left until the draw, we encourage supporters who have not entered to do so now to be in with a chance of winning. We also encourage people selling books on our behalf to begin to get their books back to the club in a timely manner before the draw.

All proceeds from this year’s draw will go directly towards our Stadium development plans for The Showgrounds with the club continuously working on our Masterplan which will see The Showgrounds transformed into a modern sporting venue for the North-West region.

Our record tally for our Annual Draw was back in 2019 when the club raised an amazing €78,340 profit from the draw.

We are hoping to smash this record in 2022 and with 1 week remaining it will take a big push and a lot of effort in order to reach our goal.

The easiest way to enter is online:

Buy online:

One ticket: https://srfcdirect.com/annual-draw-ticket-2022/

One book of tickets:  https://srfcdirect.com/annual-draw-book-of-ten-2022/

We thank all our sellers this year who have been selling tickets throughout the region for the past number of weeks.

All six Sligo Rovers Academy teams are in action this weekend, which started last night in Galway as our Under 15 side were beaten 3-0 in Maree.

This afternoon (Saturday), our Under 14 team take on St Patrick’s Athletic at Blanchardstown at 3pm in the Under 14 League.

At The Sean Fallon Centre, our Under 17 Men’s team host Drogheda United at 1pm. Admission to the game is free of charge.

Our Under 17 Women’s team take on neighbours Donegal Ladies in Letterkenny at 4.30pm.

Tomorrow, Sunday sees both Under 19 teams on the road for league games.

At 12.30pm our Women’s side take on Athlone Town away from home at Athlone Town Stadium.

At Roadstone in Dublin our Men’s side take on Shamrock Rovers at 3pm.

Good luck to all players and staff again this weekend.

Sponsors:

Under 19 Men’s: EJ Menswear

Under 19 Women’s: Overstock

Under 17 Men’s: Ivor Parke

Under 17 Women’s: Avenue Mould Solutions, Sligo

Under 15: O’ Connor Cabins

Under 14: Alzheimer’s Society, Sligo (on behalf of The Gallagher Family)

Under 19 Womens player Alice Lillie has received a call up to Republic of Ireland Under 17 Womens squad for two upcoming International friendlies with Portugal away from home.

The games will take place on September 29th and October 2nd respectively.

Lillie was part of our Under 17 squad in 2020 before progressing to Under 19 and senior level this year.

Congrats Alice.

Sligo Rovers Annual Draw is now just 10 days away and we can confirm a total of €47,000 has been raised so far as the community gets behind our draw once again as they do every year.

The top prize of €5,000 is just one of a number of special prizes up for grabs this year when the draw takes place on October 1^st at our home game with Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds.

We have a €1,000 PetStop voucher with thanks to John McKeon and his team. There are two separate hotel stays up for grabs at both Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley and the 5 Star Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin City.

Music fans will be delighted to see four Westlife tickets for their Wild Dreams tour in Belfast in December available as well as 2 Rod Stewart tickets for Dublin in November.

There is a trip to Anfield to see Liverpool at a home game also there to be won not to mention €200 Kate’s Kitchen and Intersport Elverys vouchers (2 x €100).

With just 10 days left until the draw, we encourage supporters who have not entered to do so now to be in with a chance of winning. We also encourage people selling books on our behalf to begin to get their books back to the club in a timely manner before the draw.

All proceeds from this year’s draw will go directly towards our Stadium development plans for The Showgrounds with the club continuously working on our Masterplan which will see The Showgrounds transformed into a modern sporting venue for the North-West region.

Our record tally for our Annual Draw was back in 2019 when the club raised an amazing €78,340 profit from the draw.

We are hoping to smash this record in 2022 and with 10 remaining it will take a big push and a lot of effort in order to reach our goal.

Buy online:

One ticket: https://srfcdirect.com/annual-draw-ticket-2022/

One book of tickets:  https://srfcdirect.com/annual-draw-book-of-ten-2022/

How can you help?

Take a book of tickets to sell to your friends, family or work colleagues. Books have ten tickets and can be got by emailing administrator@sligorovers.com or by contacting someone from the club at tonight’s match.

Sligo Rovers are delighted to announce that Womens Under 19 defender Kate Nugent has agreed a long-term deal at Sligo Rovers through a scholarship with Atlantic Technological University. Nugent becomes the third player to join the newly formed University this week, following on from her team-mates Emma Doherty and Ciara Henry.

Each year, the University offers a limited number of Sligo Rovers players a fee-waiver scholarship which is matched by the club with support to the player throughout the seasons they are studying. Following the establishment of the Senior Women’s team at Sligo Rovers in September 2021, this is the first year the university will offer scholarships to both Senior Women’s and Senior Men’s players.

Kate joined the Club’s Academy in 2018 and has become a key figure in our Under 19 squad and will be looking to become part of the Senior set up in the coming seasons.

ATU is one of Ireland’s largest multi-campus universities with campuses across Sligo, Donegal, Mayo and Galway. The new university is built on the foundations of over 50 years in higher education and offers academic excellence and the opportunity to participate in sport at a national level.

Nugent completed her Leaving Certificate in June at The Ursuline Convent and will commence studying

Bit O’ Red Head of Academy Conor O’ Grady:

‘’We are delighted for Kate to be awarded this scholarship today. She has worked very hard over the last few years as part of our Academy system and will no doubt have a great future here at the club.

‘’This will only make ATU Sligo stronger as well that we’re able to keep these players in Sligo to study and play football and it’s a win for everyone.

‘’Kate will no doubt perform well both academically and on the pitch during her time at the University and we wish her well’’.

Nugent will also be part of ATU Sligo’s Senior Women’s team who will compete in the Third Level Colleges League and Cups throughout the academic year, which starts in the coming weeks.

Dr Chris O’Malley, Vice President, Research, Innovation & Engagement at ATU Sligo commented:

“The new Atlantic TU continues to support and promote talent within our region. Our partnership with sporting organisations, like Sligo Rovers, ensures that home-grown players can continue to follow their passion, whilst earning an excellent academic qualification at a local University. ATU is supportive of the Women’s Senior team players, ensuring equal opportunity and supports for soccer stars of the future, like Kate Nugent.”

FAI football facilitator at ATU Sligo, Colm Jinks, is delighted with the new addition to the Women’s Soccer club at the university:

‘’The partnership works for everyone – It is great to have a player of Kates ability here with us, not only at ATU Sligo but to continue their development at Sligo Rovers.

‘’The Senior Women’s team have done so well this year in their first ever season competing in The Women’s National League and we’ve no doubt Kate will in the future play a big part for them too.

‘’This shows that young girls coming through the club’s academy system will be given an opportunity at senior level and may also enhance their skills by gaining an excellent education at ATU Sligo’’.

Our Academy had a busy weekend of action this past weekend with all six teams playing in either League or Cup games.

On Saturday our Under 14 side lost 7-0 to a strong Bohemians side at The Showgrounds.

Our Under 17 Womens team had a good win over Shelbourne at the same venue, with goals from Cara King and Orna Murphy earning Aaron O’ Connor’s team a 2-1 win.

Our Under 17 mens side were defeated 6-1 away to Bray, with Luke Mavrak on target.

There were three games on Sunday afternoon.

Our Under 15 side had a long journey to Cobh Ramblers but it was worthwhile as goals from Danny Woodrow and Darragh McKeown earned the three points on a 2-1 scoreline.

Our Under 19 Mens team were in Cup 1/4 Final action at home to Dundalk at The Showgrounds. Bridel Bosakani scored twice and goals from Conor Campbell and Luke Mavrak meant a place in the semi-finals were assured. The game ended 4-1. The lads now host St Patrick’s Athletic on October 9th in the Semi-Final.

Our Under 19 Womens team were knocked out at the same stage of the women’s cup with a 3-0 loss to Peamount in Dublin yesterday afternoon.

Goals in each half from Aine O’Gorman and Sadhbh Doyle earned Peamount Utd a hard-earned 2-0 Women’s National League victory against Sligo Rovers at PRL Park on Saturday evening.

While Peamount thoroughly deserved to win, Sligo Rovers manager Steve Feeney was disappointed that his side didn’t get something out of the game.

“We worked very hard and we were very good in the opening half, it was just unfortunate that we didn’t get to half-time on level terms,” he commented.

“Our performance dipped a little bit in the second-half, but that’s a very good Peamount team, very experienced while we are still learning, but I’m very pleased with our overall performance,” he added.

It’s beginning to look like goalkeeping for the Bit O’Red is quite hazardous as Amy Mahon had to be carried off the pitch with about 10 minutes remaining after she sustained an injury. She joins Kristen Sample, who started the season between the posts, on the sideline.

Sample sustained a broken arm earlier in the season, but Mahon’s knee injury isn’t too serious, she was replaced between the posts by Farrah McDonagh.

“It’s starting to look like a dangerous position to play in, but Amy will be determined to get back for the next game, Farrah did well when she went on and she will be capable of starting the next day, if necessary,” suggested the Bit O’Red manager as he reflected on what was a demanding 90 minutes against Peamount.

Peamount had to work extremely hard for that 1-0 interval advantage and it took all of 42 minutes for the vital opener to arrive.

Aine O’Gorman picked up possession outside the Sligo Rovers penalty area and unleashed a fierce shot that appeared to take a deflection as it flashed past Amy Mahon.

Up to that stage the Sligo women had defended strongly and threatened on the break.

Goalkeeper Amy Mahon produced a number of good saves starting as early as the second minute when she tipped over an Erin McLoughlin effort.

Sadhbh Doyle also went close for Peamount on two occasions midway through the opening half, but just when it looked like the Bit O’Red would get to the interval on level terms, O’Gorman broke the deadlock.

Peamount upped the tempo in the second-half and had early chances from Doyle and Chloe Moloney, the latter denied by the crossbar.

The second goal arrived just after the hour and the chance was created by Stephanie Roche’s lay-off to Doyle who still had plenty to do, but embarked on a mazy run before firing past Mahon.

Gritty and determined would be the best way to describe the Sligo response to conceding that goal and they battled for the remainder without creating any real chances.

Sligo also lost goalkeeper Mahon to that injury after she bravely claimed possession to deny the hosts an opportunity with about 10 minutes remaining. She was replaced by Farrah McDonagh.

Overall, it was a composed and disciplined display by Peamount against a hard-working and focused Sligo Rovers side.

Next up for Sligo Rovers is the visit of Treaty Utd to the Showgrounds on Sunday 2nd October. The action next weekend features the FAI Cup semi-finals.

Peamount Utd – Niamh Reid-Burke; Lauryn O’Callaghan, Tiegan Ruddy, Chloe Moloney, Jetta Berrill, Sadhbh Doyle, Alannah McEvoy, Stephanie Roche, Aine O’Gorman, Karen Duggan, Erin McLaughlin. Subs – Michelle Doonan for McEvoy and Tara O’Hanlon for Roche both 81 mins, Ellen Dolan for Doyle 86m, Jess Fitzgerald for McLaughlin 90m.


Sligo Rovers – Amy Mahon; Leah Kelly, Amy Roddy, Aife Haran, Sarah Kiernan, Emma Hansberry, Gemma McGuinness, Lauren Boles, Fiona Doherty, Emma Doherty, Paula McGrory.
Subs – Helen Monaghan for F Doherty 60 mins, Orna O’Dowd for Hansberry and Katie Melly for McGrory both 81m, Farah McDonagh for Mahon and Aoife Brennan for E Doherty both 81m.

Referee – Rob Dowling.