Sligo climb to fourth

Sligo Rovers 1 Dundalk 0 Gary McCabe’s third goal of the season moved Sligo up to fourth place in the table overnight.
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Sligo Rovers 1 Dundalk 0 Gary McCabe’s third goal of the season moved Sligo up to fourth place in the table overnight.

Derval O’Rourke claimed Ireland’s first medal of the European Championships tonight but there was not quite such good news in the final of the men’s 5,000m, as Alistair Cragg, who had led the race with seven laps to go, dropped out before the finish.

Goalkeeper Graham Clarke completed a stellar day for Down GAA when he won the overall title in the M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition at the Annaverna Mountain.

Goalkeeper Graham Clarke completed a stellar day for Down GAA when he won the overall title in the M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition at the Annaverna Mountain.

Derval O’Rourke pulled another top drawer performance out of the bag to win a precious silver medal in tonight’s 100m hurdles at the European Championships in Barcelona.

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Derval O’Rourke has won a silver medal for Ireland in the women’s 100m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

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Derval O’Rourke is through to the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona tonight.