The Final Whistle

ATU Sligo are trying to secure a place in the All-Ireland Freshers A Championship football final. We're live to Ballinode for news of their semi-final against UCD. Abbey Vocational School Donegal will attempt to become the first ever Donegal school to win Ulser College’s A championship – better known as the MacRory Cup. We look ahead to Sunday's final against St Pat's Maghera with the competition'...

This week, we hear about the 'Sligo' ingredients helping Cuala’s rise in the Dublin club football in recent seasons - which culminated in anAll-Ireland club football title earlier this month. Former Sligo goalkeeper Philip Greene, a Cuala clubman, shares some insights. New Leitrim manager Steven Poacher on the start of their Division 3 campaign this weekend. Plus - Sligo Rovers academy teenager Ai...

Sligo has, to date, produced just one senior international hockey player for Ireland. And her most recent hockey assignment has been in Africa, to coach an international team. Elayne McDermott talks coaching in Kenya – and civil unrest in the Sudan. Here comes the Lidl national football league. Sligo and Leitrim begin the scramble to climb out of Division 4. We’ll assess their prospects with the r...

Seamie Coleman is managing Everton tonight for their FA Cup third round tie against Peterborough. That’s following Sean Dyche’s sacking a few hours ago. Ed McGinty is a Shamrock Rovers player now. He’s on the programme to explain his decision to switch Rovers allegiances. Sligo Rovers have moved quickly to find a replacement keeper. New signing Sam Sargeant is also on the programme. Sligo gaelic f...

Tonight, confirmation of Ellis Chapman’s departure from Sligo Rovers – but not to return to England. He’s joining Damien Duff at champions Shelbourne. New Leitrim GAA Chairman Declan Bohan on the need for new blood at the county’s administration table. New faces at the Sligo LGFA top table for 2025 – New Chair Marcella McGarry joins us on the programme. And Belcoo’s Brendan Dolan makes his PDC Wor...

The three main Donegal GAA County Board officer positions are now held by women. We hear from two of them - Mary Coughlan & Mary Kelly - after this week's Annual Convention in Pettigo. New Leitrim senior football manager Steven Poacher gives us his blueprint for the team in 2025. Sean Carroll on the financial challenges ahead for Sligo GAA. And – on the eve of the PDC World Darts Championships...

Donegal’s Jim McGuinness on the new football rule changes – and the return of Michael Murphy. We’ll meet the new captains at Co Sligo Golf Club for 2025 – it’s a husband and wife team. Plus - we’ve spent some time with the Sligo Rovers Down Syndrome football team. They’ve been competing at the recent League of Ireland festival of football in Dublin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Dromore West’s Keelan Kilrehill on his national cross country title gold medal run in Irvinestown last Sunday. Tis the season for Coolera/Strandhill GAA/LGFA... The men’s gaelic football team are getting ready for a first every Connacht senior club final on Sunday week. The women are packing tonight for a flight out to the Netherlands ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland club quarter-final against Pari...

On this week's programme... Donegal’s early Christmas present, the return of Michael Murphy to county colours. Manus Boyle’s with us  to discuss. Two bronze medals for Sligo kickboxers at the European Championships in Athens – we talk to Michael McDermott, who’s in the Greek capital. Gutreen’s Roisin Molloy joins us to talk about her stellar soccer season with Athlone Town FC Maastricht isn’t...

On the Halloween edition of 'The Final Whistle': Leitrim's Mickey Quinn and Sligo's Brendan Kilcoyne remember former county bainisteoir PJ Carroll, who past away this week. Reflections on last Sunday's dramatic finish to the Sligo Homeland senior football final with Coolera/Strandhill's Sean Taylor and St Molaise Gaels Jimmy Langan & Jack Davitt. Plus - the rise and rise of Sligo women's gaeli...

Wilson Waweru extends his stay at Sligo Rovers on the eve of Rovers must-win game in Galway. A bumper weekend of club championship finals in Sligo and Fermanagh. Can St Molaise Gaels make it second-time lucky at Markievicz Park this Sunday? We’ll hear from team captain Alan McLoughlin and manager Jimmy Langan. We’ll look at Owenmore Gaels fairytale run to the intermediate final too. And from Ferma...

We relive Melvin Gaels heroics in last Sunday’s Leitrim intermediate football final. Mickey Martin gives us a history lesson on Sheemore Gaels, the former county champions you may never have heard of. Could Declan Bonner’s Erne Gaels write some fresh history of their own in Fermanagh this weekend as they look to regain the New York Cup for the first time since 1981? Plus - Sligo Rovers manager Joh...

The Sport of Kings lost its 'Sligo King' this week - with the death of horse racing trainer Billy Boyers at the age of 93. Some of those who knew him best share their memories of one of the great personalities of Irish racing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'The Final Whistle' this week came live from EJ Menswear, Sligo, ahead of the new men's basketball Superleague season. Austin O'Callaghan is joined by head coach Shane O'Meara, a selection of the All-Stars players and club chairperson Lisa Gillen, on the eve of the 2024/25 campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's programme came live from the Sligo launch of 'Unladylike - a history of ladies gaelic football' - written by Sligo native Hayley Kilgallon. The launch took place at Hayley's home club, St Mary's LGFA at Kent Park in Ballydoogan, on Thursday night. Guests include Micheál Naugthon (LGFA President), Kathleen Kane (Sligo) and Deirdre Quinn (Leitrim). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Two more years for Tony McEntee as Sligo senior gaelic football manager City Hall celebrates Sligo's Olympiic & Paralympic heroes The fine calm weather forces the postponement of this weekend's National Surfing Championships in Biundoran Can Sligo Rovers upset holders Athlone Town in Sunday's FAI Cup semi-final? Emma Hansberry & Tommy Hewitt assess their chances Tourlestrane's Stephen Henr...

Peter Keating shares his story of beating cancer and taking on an ironman triathlon in Italy. Ray Gallagher on a long association with Sligo Rovers which has recently seen him named as the club’s new President. And - Denis Irwin joins the Manchester United celebrations in Sligo as the local Supporters Club celebrates its 40th birthday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sligo's Martin Gordon on his Paris Paralympics experience Peter McFarlane - on the rise of hurling in Four Masters, Donegal Town. Nando Pijnaker on why the time is now to leave Sligo Rovers. Plus - here comes the women’s senior club football championship in Sligo. We’ll hear from all four contenders ahead of the championship throw-in this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

This week's programme brings you highlights from the two homecoming celebrations in Ballyshannon and Grange for Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mickey Harte is bringing a Sligo man with him to Offaly. Luke Bree is on his way to the faithful county – as team coach. Ballymote’s Brian Colsh is getting ready to try and retain his world rowing title for Ireland in the next 24 hours. His dad Tom joins us from Canada on the eve of the big race. If you think rowing’s tough – try doing the Warriors Run in Strandhill not once – but twice! That’s wh...

Got Olympics withdrawal symptons yet? We have the cure... We’ll bring you a flavour of sprinter Chris O’Donnell’s homecoming in Grange on Wednesday nigiht Plus – here come the Paris Paralympics... From his pre-Games training camp in Portugal, Sligo para-cyclist Martin Gordon joins us. Fifth in Tokyo three years ago, he’s back and ready for more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the ball is thrown in on the Donegal senior football championship this weekend, it’s been a special week for one club celebrating its centenary. We pay a visit to Kilcar’s Celebration banquet marking 100 years of gaelic football in Towney. From Kilcar to Kent Park, we call speak to some of the participants in this year’s Cúl Eile Camp at St Mary’s GAA Club in Sligo. And ahead of league finals w...

Leitrim are back at Croke Park for an All-Ireland football final this Sunday. We’ll take you inside the Leitrim camp as they look to regain the women’s All-Ireland intermediate football title for the first time since 2007. We hear from the new Donegal GAA County Administrator Lisa McTernan, who begins her new appointment this month. Plus - the Sligo woman who’s helping teenagers in Australia enhan...

Ireland has 133 athletes competing at the Paris Games over the next fortnight – its biggest ever Olympic team. Eight of them are local: Four from Sligo and four from Donegal. We give you the lowdown on the local hopes across the Olympic sports of Athletics, badmintion, boxing and swimming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paddy McGill is joined by Glenswilly manager Gary McDaid and the Irish Sun’s GAA correspondent (& Killybegs native) Jason Byrne to preview this weekend’s four All-Ireland football quarter-finals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.