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June 2016, ISSUE 5, VOLUME 2

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The Curtain came down on the2015/2016 season with the Final ofthe Robert Cawley Memorial Cup at

the Ray Mac Sharry Complex. Thegrounds in amazing condition insuredfirst class facilities all that was neededwas a great game to round of theseason. Well the large crowd that cameto sport both sides were treated to aclassic with the Premier ChampionsBallymote Celtic taking on Runners Up StJohn’s FC. Ballymote Celtic started thegame at a high tempo and wererewarded on six minutes when CiaranMc Murray fired them into the lead. Thehitman Mark Irwin made it two nil ontwenty minutes and things were lookinggloom for St John’s. The second halfwas minutes old when Conor Brennangave St John’s a life line with a welltaken goal and it was game. St John’swere now in the driving seat and onfifty-three minutes Malachy Sprattlevelled matters with a sublime effort.This was breath raking stuff with bothsides playing some brilliant football inthe heat of the afternoon sun. ConorBrennan was on a mission with a headerthat nestled in the Ballymote Celtic goalthat gave St John’s the lead for the firsttime in the game. Other teams havethrown in the towel but Championshipsare won with digging deep when thegoing gets tough. Daniel Hargadonproved a saviour for Ballymote Celticwith a brilliant equaliser and broughtthe game into extra time. Both sidescould not be separated even after ahundred and twenty minutes of effortand goals and so to the dreadedpenalty shootout. The glory eventuallyfell to Ballymote Celtic who in winningthe Robert Cawley Memorial Cupcompleted a remarkable League andCup double what an achievement for aclub that has waited since 1978 to lift aleague title now complete the magicaldouble.

St John’s FCChampions Ballymote Celtic

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Great Fishing with EwingSea AnglingGreat fishing recently with lots of species caught,monster ling and cod, doggies, mackerel, pouting,whiting, Pollack and coalie. For the first time ever inmy life saw one of Sligo Bay’s finest Sea trout caughton feathers in 25m of water in the middle of the bayand even a sneaky octopus got on board!


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Congratulations to all that graded - Back row. Oisin, Aaron, Simon, Sophie,Khadijah and CarolinaFront row. Jack, Shane, Rosena, RebeccaBallantyne and Grace with sensei MichaelMc Dermott

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MAKING THE MOST OF THE GREATWEATHER AT WOODLANDSEQUESTRIAN CENTRE

Regions Cup Test MatchWestport Utd Mayo, and Connachtstriker David Hoban scored thewinning goal in Saturday's UEFAregions Cup test game in the AULcomplex in Dublin. This means theplayers from the Munster & Connacht

Region will represent Ireland at theNext Regions cup tournament forAmateur Players following the 1 nilvictory over Leinster/Ulster Ger OBoyle from Castlebar Was the onlyother Connacht player involved, the

Mayo League says well done to bothplayers and good luck in the run upto the qualifying tournament!The qualifying round for the 2017Regions cup takes place in Italy inSeptember this year

Fund Raising for Cystic fibrosis Child Protection Safeguarding 2 Children’sOfficer Course – Monday 20th June 2016…Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership will be hosting a‘Safeguarding 2 Children’s Officers Course’ on Monday 20thJune next. This 3 hour course has been devised by and is certifiedby Sport Ireland (previously the Irish Sports Council).Recommendations from Sport Ireland are that every clubinvolved with children and young people should appoint aChildren’s Officer. This person should be child centred in focusand should have as their primary aim the establishment of achild centred ethos within the club. They are the link betweenthe children and the adults in the club and also takeresponsibility for monitoring and reporting to the ClubManagement Committee on how club policy etc, impacts onchildren and their Sports Leaders. Those wishing to do this coursemust have first completed Safeguarding 1 Basic Awarenesstraining. Limited places are available on the course and pre-booking is essential as it is on a first come first served basis. Eachindividual must fill out an application form and return it, with fee,to the address below by Friday 10th June. For more informationcontact Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership at 071–91 61511or [email protected] NOTE: PARTICIPANTS MUST BE18 YEARS OF AGE TO COMPLETE THIS COURSE

Hopes And Dreams Montessori Took part in pyjamaday in memory of Gary Dillon for Cystic fibrosis .GarysMum Mary,Sister laura and Niece Ava are picturedhere with Staff and Children from Hopes and Dreamspresenting a cheque for 200 euro which was col-lected from parents and staff on the day.

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The Sligo Rovers DublinSupporters Club are running aprediction competition for Euro

2016.There is a top prize of €750 to bewon with second prize at €150 andthird of €100.Test your knowledge against otherSligo Rovers fans.Predict group winners, the stageIreland will reach, winner, runner-

up and the number of tournamentgoals and you can win!The cost of entering is just €10 andyou can do so online at SligoRoversA sample of what you will have topredictROUND 1 - Predict the GroupWinner (20 points per correct answer)Select one team from each group.

Predict at what stage the Republicof Ireland will end theirinvolvement in Euro 2016 (30 pointsfor correct answer)Predict the overall Winner & RunnerUp in Euro 2016 (50 points for eachcorrect answer)ROUND 4 - Predict the totalnumber of goals scored in theentire Euro 2016 competition (TieBreaker only)

U16 7 a-side ClubcompetitionThe calendar programme allows for divisional football7 aside blitz competitions at u16 which were held onthe evening of the 3rd June with two teams fromeach division to progress to the finals in Scarden onthe 17th (u16) June.

The competition is confined to players who are not in-volved in state exams (Junior and Leaving Cert).

In this regard the clubs listed below in each Divisionhave been selected to host the u16 divisional blitz intheir respective division

The host clubs selected by Division areOwenmore Gaels - East Tubbercurry - South DivisionSt Patricks- West DivisionSt Johns - North Division

This is a great opportunity for players not doing examsto continue playing football. Coiste na nOg look for-wrad to all clubs participating in these blitzs and hopethat the players and management teams enjoy thedivisional and fial competitions.

u16EastBallymote/BunninaddenEastern HarpsOwenmore GaelsShamrock GaelsSt. MichaelsGeevagh

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Well done to all the gymnasts who competed on Saturday 28th May at our Grade 2 and 3 Interclubevent, especially to all the gymnasts and partnerships who competed for the first time. Thank you to allthe coaches, judges and parents who helped us with the event, and to our visiting clubs, who all

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From the moment he wasborn, horses were in his life,born into a house that was

100 metres from Sligoracecourse, his parents Derekand Bernadette rode out daily,their son followed in suit. One ofhis earliest memories as a childwas his eagerness to get downto a meet at Sligo Racecourse.Having seen a number of horsetrucks go past the house onrace day, he wanted to bethere right then, 3 hours beforethe first race started in case hemissed anything. As he sayshimself “I must have had mymother pestered”

For Sligo’s Richard Pugh -Horses are his life, his passion, hishobby, his industry. Havingfallen for the sport of horseracing and everythingassociated with it at a youngage, one would think that hischildhood dream would be tobecome a top jockey notchingup important victories, whilethere was a period as a jockeyand some great victories, thatactually was never thechildhood dream “I just wantedto be associated with horses, itwasn’t anything in particular, Iloved everything about thewhole environment, I wanted tobe part of the circus” explainsPugh.

Richard Pugh Horses are his life, his passion, his hobby, his industry

Unusual commentary position on yellow truck!

He began working for theRosses Point based trainer BillyBoyers age 13, Horses wouldhave been ridden out andstables mucked out beforeRichard Pugh made his way toSummerhill collage and thensometimes again straight afterschool before the light wouldfade. It installed an amazingwork ethic in young Pugh that isstill there today.

After few years under thedirection of Boyers, it wasdecided that Pugh should raceas a jockey on the Point toPoint scene. January 1993 washis first race, and at the timePugh was on the SummerhillSoccer, Gaelic and Rugbyteams, had also competed in afew cycling races andtriathlons. – “the buzz as weapproached that first fence

was incredible” is how Pughexplains his first race as ajockey on the Point to Pointscene. It was his 9th ride that hehad his first victory, over thenext few years Pughestablished himself on thescene, got some decent horsesto race, and notched up anumber of victories, but Pughknew he didn’t have the bodyto be a jockey for ever and at

only 19 years of age in May1996 he called it a day, signingoff with a double victory atSligo Race course. But whatwas he to do next? Finishing adegree in Maynooth and thenrunning a distribution business,how was he going to stay withthe circus? “I made a lot of myfriends for life as a teenager onthe Point to Point scene andthen suddenly I had no reasonto be on it when I stoppedriding, it was a shock to thesystem – I began doing racereports, some writing andrecording of horses and resultsfrom the Point to Point sceneand picking up the oddcommentary, it kept me in thecircus!” a year after he had“retired” as a jockey, Pugh wasback at Sligo Point to Pointdoing his first commentary. Now a regular commentator atthe top tracks around thecountry and a regularcontributor to RTE’s HorseRacing coverage, the plan tokeep in with circus hadn’tturned out so bad – but it didn’tstop there.

The Point to Point scene is thebreeding ground for top horseson the main racing tracks andracing scene in both Irelandand the UK and sometimesfurther afield. But there wasn’tmuch specific knowledge on allthe horses that have been onthe Irish Point to Point scene.Richard Pugh’s reports,recording of stats andknowledge were suddenlyabout to fill up what was a“black hole”

A friend of Pugh’s had setupa website for the Irish point topoint scene P2P.ie but didn’treally know where to go with it,he Partnered up with the Sligohorse man and slowly but surelythe site became a source ofknowledge and interest toprospective people looking tofind that “Dream Horse” as wellas to the Point to Pointcommunity, it started to grow,Pugh bought his partner out,sold his distribution business andmade P2P.ie his main business –in the short period of 7-10 yearsPugh and his website haverevolutionised the Irish Point toPoint scene, P2P.ie is the go toonly place for Irish Point toPointing. When P2P.ie startedthere was 455 winners on thetrack graduating from Point toPoint, that has now grown toover 1100 – there is being partof the circus and then there isbeing the Ringmaster! Not to

mention of course it was withinthe Point to Point communitythat Pugh met his wife Jennifer,also born into a house nearBanbridge where horses andracing are part of daily life! Sheis also a multiple winner on thescene!

Pugh’s stock and reputationis high within the industry andwhen it is Tattersalls comeknocking, that was 4 years agowhen he became a non-executive director, givingadvice and counsel to thebiggest firm involved in Horsesales for the UK and Ireland.Last year Tattersalls made himthe Director of Horses in TrainingSales. “It was a relationship thathad developed from the earlydays with P2P.ie, one of ourmain advertisers was a salesfirm Brightwell, Tattersallsbought them over and ourrelationship continued, itsbusy!” explains Pugh

Earlier this year the SligoRaces Committee invited Pughfrom his base in Kildare to betheir special guest for thelaunch of their Race Season.The event MC’d by AustinO’Callaghan had a Q & A atthe end of it and one of thequestions asked to Pugh was –What is the importance oftracks like Sligo Racecourse tothe Horse Racing scene? -Pugh’s answer – “it’s extremelyimportant, if I have made anycontribution to the scene thenit’s a direct result of theinspiration Sligo Racecoursehad on me as a child”

A Contribution???? – Letsrecap3 years as a jockey withnumerous victories, signing offin Sligo at Age 19Fills the black hole of data thatexisted in Point to Pointing andrevolutionises the scene totally,bringing new interest andbuyers to the Irish market.Heads up the Sales of theleading Sales firm in the UK andIreland.This Sligo native turns 40 inOctober, it’s what he is going todo in the next 20 years that is ofmuch interest. The last word we will leave withRichard Pugh – “If I’ve made agood contribution and peoplesee that, then that’s good, Ihad no major dreams, yes Icould have maybe raced moreand got more winners, but I justwanted to be involved, I lovehorses, I love the scene, I’mgrateful to be part of it.”

Interviewing Grand National winning trainer Jimmy Mangan

The last winner for Enda Bolger at Sligo PTP in May 1996.

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Tuesday 8th March 2016 wasthe registration night for thelatest of our Club’s very

popular Bike-for-Life (BFL)beginner/re-starter cyclingcourses, and it was veryencouraging to see well in excessof 30 interested applicantsturning up. However, from ourexperience of delivering BFLcourses over the past two years,for most effective course delivery,and for on-the-bike individualcoaching and guidance by twoBFL group leaders, we had tokeep the maximum number ofparticipants to the first 15 toregister, as advertised. This wasimportant also from a safetyperspective, where a spread of15 riders on open roads, guidedby two qualified CI coaches, isreally an advisable maximum.

On registration, all of our BFLparticipants received a welcomepack containing a useful CyclingSafety Kit from the Road SafetyAuthority (RSA), an importantCycle Safety leaflet from TheSligo Cycling Campaign and aCycling Ireland (CI) Bike-for-Life

Log Book/Cycling Guide andNeck Buff. On of evening ofregistration, participants wererequested to carefully read theCycle Safety Leaflet in advanceof their first coaching session, andto take note of the excellentillustrative drawings which giveclear information of therecommended bike position onthe road in various situations(right turns, roundabouts, etc.).

A number of participantsindicated that they had someprevious cycling experience, butmost had no regular cyclingactivity in recent years orexperience of any real distancecycling. Some openly admittedtheir nervousness of open roadcycling and their wish to conquerthat fear. We acknowledgedeverybody’s goals and concerns,and committed to addressing allover the next 7 weeks. To thedisbelief of many, eachparticipant was informed thatthe coaches’ aim for the groupover the following weeks was tohave everybody sufficientlytrained and bike-fit, confident on

the road, and ready to be ableto successfully complete andenjoy the forthcoming 60Km AnPost Yeats Tour of Sligo event onSunday 1st May. We vividlydescribed the great buzz that weboth got on completing our first60km event, and encouraged allto realistically consider giving it ago !

Our structured coachingprogram is directly based onCycling Ireland’s BFL format, withprogressive modules of 2.5-3hours per session delivered withina 7 week timeframe. For thislatest BFL course, we wanted todeliver something different,hence the overall goal ofparticipation in the 60Km An PostTour. All of our participants, 3 menand 12 women, ranging in agefrom 24 to 65, had, in someinstances, not cycled in over 20years, and all were interested inlearning simple and precise bikehandling skills, training techniquesand generally developing theircycling confidence. Sunday 13thMarch was a lovely dry day forcycling. All of our 15 eager

participants turned up at theSligo IT Knocknarea Arena fortheir introduction to the joys ofleisure cycling, with their twobike-mad coaches already thereand rearing to go. The Sligo ITCampus being also the regular‘HQ’ for our well attendedSunday Club spins, our BFLGroup’s introduction to the sightof a large number of InnisfreeWheelers cyclists, young and not-so-young, and clad in all forms oftight and dodgy looking lycraattire, was very amusing – what alovely sight to behold !

As always in our first BFLmodule, before taking to theroad at all, our session coveredbike assessment (the essentialsafety ‘M-Check’) withparticipants swapping andchecking each other’s bikes,cycling assessment, cyclingcompetency, talks anddemonstrations on basic bikemaintenance, how to quicklyremove wheels, recommendedcycling clothing, proper andsecure helmet fitting, the Rules ofthe Road, road manners andbike etiquette……the ‘dos anddon’ts’ of all of that. We thenmoved the Group to a securecar park at the Sligo IT for cyclingskills demonstration and 2 X 2cycling practice that includedsafe double-braking, gearchanging and techniques (‘big-ring’, ‘small-ring’), essential handsignals for safety at all times, 2-abreast riding, balancing whiledrinking and replacing a bottleon the move, the absolutenecessity for loud safety calls(‘hole’, ‘single-file’, ‘car up’ etc.),followed by an initial open roadspin of 4Km, where every skill andtechnique just learned waspracticed.

On the conclusion of our firstsession, the group was given“cycling homework” for thefollowing week – to commit totogging out, hail rain or shine,and completing 2 X 5km spins intheir own time. We suggestedTuesday and Thursday eveningsso that when participants

returned for our second BFLsession, they could complete a20km open road spin with ease.As the weeks progressed, thehomework was for longer, butvery achievable spins, addingsome hill work for furtherdevelopment. This progressivetraining was continued by thecoaches, week on week,through the rest of the BFLsessions, and the route segmentswe used were always segmentsof the An post 60km circuit. Weare very proud of theaccomplishments of our 15 BFLparticipants. Not having beenregular cyclists at all just sevenweeks earlier, an amazing 11 ofour group completed the 60KmAn Post Tour of Sligo, and manyhave since become full Clubmembers and will take theircycling to further heights! Wewelcome our groups’ feedback,and use it to improve our BFLcourse delivery. Each participantwas issued with a feedback formto complete and we haveincluded some feedback below.“I found it all fantastic – great forconfidence building”.

“Teachers were very good –informative, made everythingeasy to understand” “Very wellpresented and enjoyable”

“The lads were excellent atexplaining the use of gears andother parts of the bicycle,puncture repair etc”

“The course was very welldelivered. The members haveimproved their confidence,techniques and fitness. Thank youPaul and Martin for this amazingcourse”

“Excellent and really worthdoing. Would recommend to allstarting out”

Finally, we would like, inparticular, to thank Lawrencefrom Cycling Ireland, our ownInnisfree Wheelers Cycling ClubSligo, and the Road SafetyAuthority, Ballina, for all of thesupport we have received inpreparing for, and hosting ourBike-for-Life courses to date.

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Below is a list of the prize winners from thelast two monthly 500 Club draws which tookplace in March and April paying out €2,400.The 500 Club is a key fundraiser for the clubwhich has put over €1,000,000.00 into theclub for the past 12 years and is alwayslooking for new people to sign up.Each season the 500 Club provides abackbone to the club’s operations on-the-pitch and our key work in the community inthe North-West.Concurrent membership of the 500 Club to acommitment of three seasons also bringsmembership of the football club andeligibility to attend the club’s AGM.Every 500 Club member is entered into amonthly draw where first prize is now €500and there are five runner-up prizes of €100each and four residual prizes of €50.

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List of winners for March:500 Michael & Patricia Hart100 Eoin Armstrong100 Sean Feehily100 Jack Carney100 David Goulden100 Ronnie Hanney50 Greg McCullagh50 Terence Leydon50 Trevor Hunter50 Joe Finan

List of winners for April:500 Kevin Smith100 Michael Colleary100 Raymond Shorthall100 Mark Quinn100 Kieran O’Dowd100 Tony Porter50 Denis Gorevan50 Conor Nally50 Bernard Brennan50 Jimmy Gorman

March/April Rovers500 Club Winners

6 - The Bit o’Red have nowwon six games from the lastseven after the win at Galwayon Sunday.It has been a remarkable turn-around from not winning anyof the first eight games to startthe season.

50- Rovers Regan Donelonmade the 50th total appear-ance of his career at FinnPark.The 20 year-old Galway de-fender made 10 of his current49 appearances with FinnHarps in a 2015 loan spell.

7 - Finn Harps last home SSEAirtricity League game sawthem lost 7-0 at the hands ofDundalk.

It was the biggest away winseen in the league sinceRovers won 8-0 in Galway inJuly 2011.

4 - Kieran Sadlier has scored adouble in both of Rovers pre-vious two games in the winsagainst Cabinteely and Gal-way United.The last player to do so wasDanny North in June 2012.

2000 - Finn Harps last homePremier Division win overRovers in a North-West Derbywas in the first year of the newmillennium. It was a 2-1 win inMarch with two from a formerSligo Rovers striker James Mulli-gan and a reply from SeanFlannery for the visiting team.

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Colaiste Iascaigh winSligo/Leitrim 1st/2nd YrCompetitionCongratulations to Colaiste Iascaigh boy’s footballteam on winning the Sligo/Leitrim 1st and 2nd yearcompetition. The boys won a hard fought battleagainst Ballinamore Community School in SligoG.A.A. centre of excellence, Scarden last Mondayby a scoreline of 5-6 to 2-11. A fantastic individualgoal by Eoin Gordan in the dying minutes provedthe difference between the teams in a tightlycontested match. Colaiste Iascaigh started well witha goal and two points in the early minutes but aresilient Ballinamore fought back with someexcellent long distance points and at the intervalColaiste Iascaigh led by just 3 points. ColaisteIascaigh got a dream start to the second half withan early goal but again Ballinamore fought theirway back into game and would have taken thelead with ten minutes remaining only for anoutstanding block by Shane Molloy to a shot thatwas heading for the back of the net. ColaisteIascaigh grabbed the decisive goal two minutesfrom the end to cap off a great win and end theyear on a high note.

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Congrats to our 2 Sligo hockey coaches Clodagh Lynch and Elayne Mc Dermott who are part of the IrelandMaster Hockey squad that are preparing for the Masters Home Countries at the end of June along with 4 otherConnacht players...Tara Browne, Emma Glanville,Deirdre Mc Dermott and Trish Garret.Both Deirdre and Trish played with Yeats HC while working and in college in Sligo.

Congratulations to the UrsulineFirst Years in their win in thenational cup final

Sligo Rowing Club are nowbearing the fruit of their winterlabour’s achieving significant

wins at both Queens and Lough RynnRegatta’s which were recentlyattended in May.

The early 5AM start with boats intow to Castlewellan County Downpaid dividends at Queens Regattawhich was held on the 7th May withthree wins in the men’s categories ofSenior Double, Club Double andcoxed Novice Quad whilst thewomen’s junior 18 double and quadput in very good performanceswhich they can be proud of as wellas the newly formed girls junior 14coxed quad showing greatimprovement and certainly a crew tolook out for in the future. The Doubleof Huw James & Glen Patterson gavea master class in rowing on the daybeating the power houses of Portoraand Garda in the men’s seniordouble category whilst returning tothe water to go on to also win themen’s Club Double Categorybeating Garda, Queens, Blackrock,Commercial and RBAI. The men’snovice coxed quad of Niall and BrianColsh, Eoin Donohoe, Mark Coenand expertly coxed by Cora Hackettnot to be out done maintained theclubs winning form by going on towin their category beating bothPortadown A and B crews.

The second regatta of the monthto be attended was the inauguralLough Rynn Regatta which has held

on the newly developed state of theart 7 lane Olympic grade course inMohill which was developed byLeitrim County Council. Again theclub maintained winning form onwhat could only be described asperfect rowing conditions on aperfect course with Huw James andGlen Patterson again bringing homethe silverware in the men’s clubdouble category beatingCommercial, Saint Michaels ofLimerick , Portadown, Garda andOffaly. Other notable performanceson the day were that of EleanorBurke in the womens Club coxedquad and Conor Whelehan in themens novice coxless quad both forwhom raced their racing debut on a2000 metre course whilst CharlotteKinsella again showed great couragein the womens quad.

The club continues to train duringweek days as well as the weekendsavailing of the bright mornings andlong evenings as the racing sprintregatta season quickly approachesthe grand finale of the Irish NationalRowing Champs which is a 3 dayevent over 2000 metres tocommence on July 15th at Inniscarra ,Farron Wood, county Cork. Prior tothe champs the club will travel to theinner lakes of Lough Ree to race onthe 6 lane 1800 metre course ofAthlone Regatta to be held on the18thof June. Towards the end of Julythe club will travel to Carrick onShannon for the annual 500 metre

sprint regatta.Off the water the club will take

receipt of two new boats in mid-Junewhich were financed by localfundraising and national lotteryfunding. The boats arriving fromEurope are a 75Kg category coxlessquad and an 80kg single scull whichare to be called DOONEY ROCK andSLISH WOOD respectively. Theseboats will join the older boats in theclub fleet including the GARAVOGUEand the HAZELWOOD. The clubwould like to thank all whocontributes to their fund raisingefforts. It is sincerely appreciated.


International Men’sHealth WeekInternational Men’s Health Week will run fromMonday 13th to Sunday 19th June 2016. The weekcalled ‘Men United for Health and Wellbeing’ issupported by Health Promotion and Improvement,Health and Wellbeing Division, HSE and iscoordinated by the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland.Research shows that men in Ireland experience adisproportionate burden of ill-health and die tooyoung.* Men in Ireland have a higher death rate thanwomen for all of the leading causes of death.* Poor lifestyles are responsible for a highproportion of chronic diseases.* Late presentation to health services leads to alarge number of problems being more difficult totreatDr. Cate Hartigan, Head of Health Promotion andImprovement, Health and Wellbeing Divisioncommented: ‘Much can be and indeed is beingdone to improve this situation. Any action thatencourages men and boys to lead a healthierlifestyle, to be aware of their health and to seekearly detection and treatment for health issues isvery welcome.’‘Men’s Health Week provides an opportunity toheighten awareness of preventable healthproblems for men of all ages. Everyone cansupport and celebrate Men’s Health Week 2016.’For practical ideas on how to get involved,download the following information on ways tomark MHW 2016<http://www.mhfi.org/mhw2016celebrateit.pdf>.A free, 32 page Manual (based upon the ‘HaynesManual’ model) is being distributed to mark Men’sHealth Week 2016. The manual provides tensimple and practical health challenges to menand to meet every challenge, it offers threechoices. The publication of the booklet has beensupported by Health Promotion and Improvement,Health and Wellbeing Division, HSE, the PublicHealth Agency in Northern Ireland, the IrishPharmacy Union, and author Dr Ian Banks.47,000copies of this manual have already beendistributed throughout the island of Ireland, andthey are available in most local pharmaciesthroughout the country. You can also downloador share a PDF version of the manualhere http://www.mhfi.org/challenges2016.pdfThere is a Men’s Health Event at Sligo Park HotelTuesday June 14 2016 - Open Public Event allwelcome - marking International Men’s HealthWeek in Sligo.

A great night for Sligo RFC at the ConnachtAwards Night: U19 Player of the Year - Cillian Gallagher U20Player of the Year - Conan O’Donnell Women’sPlayer of the Year - Laura Feely OutstandingContribution to Rugby - JohnDavey Congratulations also to Referee of theYear Jason Cairns, living in Sligo and to WestportRFC who picked up the Club of the Year award,which went to Sligo RFC last season. In theprofessional game, Bundi Aki picked up threeawards as the players player of the year, fansplayer of the year and back of the year.

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ROWING ROUND UP FOR MAYQueens Hat Trick and Lough Rynn Win

Mens Novice Coxed Quad receive their medals at Queens Regatta , Castlewellan, Co. Down.L to R : Eoin Donohoe, Mark Coen, Cora Hackett(Cox), Brian Colsh, Niall Colsh.

Glen & Huw Lough Rynn May 2016


Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of all that’s great about bikes and cycling. Takingplace from the 11th – 19th June 2016. Here are some of the events that Sligo Sport and Recre-ation Partnership are hosting:Opening Festival – Sat 11th June, 2-4pm at Cleveragh Park Teenage Mountain Biking- Thur 16thJune Adult Cycling Lessons – 13th to 17th June Pedal to Paddle – Leisure Cycle and Stand upPaddling

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Sligo’s Aoife McDermott will bepart of the Irish senior women’ssquad for the EuropeanChampionships for SmallCountries next month.

It is the first time an Irish women’s team will beentered into European competition for six years, andRiverstown native McDermott will be a key player inMark Scannell’s squad for the tournament in Gibraltar.McDermott currently plays with DCU Mercy in theWomen’s Super League having previously playedwith UL and started out with Sligo All-Stars.Ireland are grouped with Moldova and Wales inGroup A, with the tournament in Gibraltar takingplace from June 26 to July 3.

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What Is Wellness?As Kira says, “Wellness is a lot ofthings. It’s a state of mind, away of life, a feeling, as well asincorporating exercise, diet andmental health”. The worldhealth organisation defineswellness as “A state ofcomplete physical, mental, andsocial well-being and notmerely the absence of diseaseor infirmity”, all of which pointsto the idea that wellness is

about making choices thatlead to a healthy and fulfillinglife. There are seven steps in theGlobal Wellness Day Manifesto,which advocates suggestincorporating into one’s lifestyleslowly. Kira points out that“We’re all busy, we’re allworking hard, and you can’texpect someone to changetheir whole way of lifeovernight... Or even just for oneday”. The idea of the manifesto,which includes such simpleluxuries as an early night andplenty of hydrating water, andthe aim of the day itself, is toinspire and encourageindividuals to take such steps intheir own everyday existence. Afamily dinner, organic food anda nice long walk are also stepsin the manifesto, as well as theless obvious options of avoidingplastic bottles and doing agood deed.

What’s On Offer?Global Wellness Day is anentirely not-for-profit day, run byvolunteers like Kira and herteam, Jacqueline Mellet andGretta Salter. Therefore all of theevents available on Saturday11th June at Sligo EnterpriseCentre and the beautiful

surrounds of Strandhill villageand beach, are absolutelyFREE. At 9am the day kicks offwith a mindful meditation ledby well-known eco-retreat guruNoeleen Tyrrell. Following this,John Graham, PersonalChange Coach, will give a talkon how to maximise sleep andswitch off one’s mind at nighttime, to aid with energy levelsand productivity. Yoga next,with founder of Yoga Meon,Anne-Marie O’Halloran, in asession that will suit allcapabilities. Gently Ramping upthe exercise side of things, therewill be a guided walk across thestunning Strandhill sand dunes,after which Sligo’s mostboisterous and brilliant danceteacher, Sarah Middleton willbe hosting a fun and energetic‘Dance Wellness’ workshop.And if you weren’t poopedafter all that, there’s also arebounding class (trampoliningfor grown-ups) and a kidsactivity session too. All sessionsare free and open to thepublic, and can be attendedall in a row or sporadically witha little coffee break in betweenthe ones that appeal.Registration is 15 minutes beforeeach event, but booking in

advance is advisable, asdemand is bound to be high forsuch a vibrant day out.

Wellness Around The WorldWhile Sligo is enjoying all theactivities on offer on what willhopefully be a sunny Saturdayafternoon in Strandhill, Ireland,thousands around the world willbe doing the very same. Thefounder of Global Wellness Day,Belgin Aksoy, herself a cancersurvivor and passionateadvocate of living well, isdetermined that this specialday dedicated to goodphysical and mental health isavailable to everyone, nomatter where they live or whattheir financial or social situation.As she says;“Living well is the simplenecessity for every humanbeing on the planet. Toovercome global problemssuch as depression and lead ahealthier and happier life, weneed an inspiring beginning.The name of that beginning isGlobal Wellness Day”.

Wellness in SligoWhile wellness should be, andcan be, a priority for everyonearound the world, there is one

thing that Kira acknowledges -we are particularly blessed tolive in a place like Sligo. “Lookat all we have on offer, from ourbeautiful landscape to all thewatersports and facilities closeat hand, it really is hard not towant to live well in such aperfect setting!”Indeed, while city dwellers haveto seek out a small patch ofgreen to get close to nature ontheir run or walk, we have anabundance right on ourdoorstep. Activity providers likethe numerous surf schools alongthe coast, SUP, kayaking,horseriding, golf, tennis andmountainbiking, as well as moreunusual feel-good options likeflying lessons and danceclasses, an abundance of livemusic, great (and healthy!)food and drink options andplenty of entertainment on offermake Sligo one of the mostinspiring places to be healthyon the planet. So what are you waiting for?Take a few leaves out of Kiraand co’s book today and try afew steps of the manifesto. Bythe time Global Wellness Daycomes around you couldalready be feeling very wellindeed.

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COUNTY SLIGO SWIMMING CLUBSincere thanks to all our swimmers for the really great fundraising for our club. We will let everyone know the

grand total raised in the next few days. In the meantime, we would like to congratulate the winners fromour raffle. Well done guys and we hope you enjoy your fantastic prizes!

IPad AIR, Eglinton family IPod Touch, Sean Woods IPod Nano, Maria Lyons 2 Night Midweek Family Break in theGalway Radisson Blu, O’Mahony Family Phillips waterproof Jambox, Oliver O’Riordan.

Sligo Walkers 2016 AwayTrip to Kerry

Congrats to Luke Sherlock and Paul Frain on theirdebut representing Ireland U15 vs Scotland

Collooney Kickboxing Club· 1st training sessiondone with the Irish team.

Well done to the many Co. Sligo Swimming Club members who took part in the Secondary Schools Try aTriathlon at Sligo Sports Complex on Thursday afternoon, including this group of budding triathletesrepresenting the Ursuline College on the day.

Maugherow 10KThere will be a scenic 10k Run/Walk around RaughlyHarbour in Maugherow on Saturday 11th June 2016which kicks off at 7pm. Registration will take place atMaugherow hall from 6pm, There will be a children’srace and if you do not want to run it why not enjoythe walk while admiring the breath taking scenery.There will be prizes in all categories. Refreshment afterrun. All welcome


Some of the manygreat moments had by CSSC swimmers atthe weekend...

SLIGO SWIM CLUB COMPLETE THECHANNEL CHALLENGE 34 KMS 102 swimmers from Sligo Swim Club completed the Channel Challenge 34 kms last month in 8 hours 15 mins 50secs. Phenomenal swimming from all swimmers, across all groups. Sincere thanks to all involved, the sponsors ofthe event, Markievicz Pharmacy, Kingsbridge Hospital and Radisson Blu Hotel. The event would not have been pos-sible without all the hard work of Paula O Riordan and Edurado who pulled it all together .. so Thank You Paula andEduardo. Also thank you to the Sligo Sports Complex for use of the facility and to all the volunteers who helped out.

Pictured are 17 of CSSC swimmers who made the journey to Magherafelt, Co Derry for their first LC training sessionwith coach Eduardo. Joining them for the sessions were 3 swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders swimming club. A very enjoyable day.

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Innisfree Wheelers 30k Event We had another great Time Trial30km event tonight promoted byInnisfree Wheelers on quite a cold

and windy evening in Ballintogher. Onceagain we had some very close competitionamong the twelve cyclists who competed.

A very strong head wind faced the riderson the return 15k and despite this somevery respectable times were recorded.

Ronan Currid was once again the convinc-ing winner tonight with a great time of48.57. Ross Guilfoyle was runner-up in 49.48with Paul Flynn next home in 50.02..

Once again thanks to all our brave com-petitors and of course to our marshals JohnDelorey, Niall Maxwell, Seamus McGowanand our ever reliable time-keeper MartinO’Hara.

Thanks also to Hugh Moran and Mrs Moranfor providing excellent tea and sandwichesafter the event. This was once again sup-plemented by Pam Benson’s legendarychocolate biscuit cake which went down atreat!

Results; 1 Ronan Currid 48.57 2 Ross Gillfoyle 49.48 3 Paul Flynn 50.02 4 Paul McMahon 50.16 5 Timmy McCarthy 52.14 6 David Cannon 52.28 7 Damien Davey 52.39 8 Pat Moffattt 53.11 9 Conor Gilligan 53.36 10 Seamus McTiernan 54.59 11 Alan Watters 55.05 12 Ericka Murray 59.43At the start of the cycle to Ballina in aid of St.Vincent de Paul. The weather was very kind to the cyclist and we all en-

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One of my earliest &strongestmemories of sport

was when I was 12 &playing in one of my firstjunior medals. I alreadyhad a handicap which Ithink at the time wasaround 22, I wasenthusiastic, I could hitgood shots but consistentscoring wasn’t that great.

Anyway on this medal after my first 2balls had been lost in the trees, I’dhacked myself up onto the green andtaken a couple of putts for an 11. Mypal who was marking my score sidled up& whispered “Don’t worry I’ll put youdown for a 7” and gave me a little wink.I suppose why I remember this is myoverwhelming thought of ‘But you can’tjust do that!’ then my second thought of‘Who else is doing this if he’s doing it?’(even if it was seem as a kind gesture toa chum.) It culminated in a thought of‘What’s the point in competing if noneof this is being played to the rules, mightas well not bother counting’.

It’s a really vivid memory and there’s alot of emotion attached to it (non if itthat pleasant). Cheating in sport isnever out of the news these days.Whether it’s using banned drugs, addinga motor to your mountain bike or realityshow stars siblings cutting under thebarriers at the London Marathon to run20k in 48mins! Obviously it’s a tinypercentage who do it, but bad newssells. So why bother competing if youwant to compete fairly?

I’ve read articles that talk aboutintrinsic and extrinsic motivation.Extrinsic motivation would be someonewho is motivated by stuff ‘outside’ ofthem i.e. money, prizes, acclaim fromothers, status, praise etc. Intrinsicmotivation comes from ‘inside you’authentic desire to be the best you can,to play for love, enjoyment etc.

I’ve read how extrinsically motivatedpeople would be more likely to cheat.Intrinsically motivated people less sobecause they are playing to be theirbest and cheating would go againstthat.

Personally speaking it’s not the label ofwhat your motivation is that’s theproblem. I do think when we labelourselves we are almost giving ourselvespermission to behave in a certain way“it’s the way I am”. Extrinsic motivation islearned, it’s not who you are, it’s whatyour understanding & behaviours havebeen up till now. It’s the values & beliefs(thoughts) that have been lived by togive those results. Intrinsic motivation

isn’t learned it’s exactly what it says onthe tin. intrinsic & has always beenthere, its built in. What I do think isthere’s a misunderstanding from thosewho cheat of how our experience of lifeworks.

Our whole experience of sport is mindmade. The rules are man made andadapted. Drugs that were legal a fewmonths ago are no longer legal, puttersthat met standards no longer conform,offside rules that seem to changeannually (and still mystify). Someone firstthinks up what’s acceptable then putsthe thought into practice. So it’s ourthoughts that make up the parametersof what is right and wrong.

What’s also mind made is ourexperience. Whether we win, lose,draw, play great or play terrible. Theexperience we have of that is mindmade. Our thoughts create ourexperience at that time.

Someone could win & be nonplussedanother could be over the moon. It’stheir thinking in the moment that createstheir own personal experience never thesituation.

So for someone who feels that theirhappiness or satisfaction comes from theexperience of winning, prizes, acclaimfrom others etc. You can see whycorners are cut.

To add to that the more we thinksomething is OK the more we will findevidence to justify it. To cheat is anaction, no more no less. An action thatwhen the person does it, they havedecided it’s the right course of action tofollow. It’s obviously an action thatmakes a mockery of playing the game.It doesn’t mean it IS the right course ofaction just the one that, through theirthinking, was right at the time.

Once carried out their version of it is amemory, or a thought. Our thinking isour imagination and our imaginationcan create any version of the past itlikes. My memory of being twelve on thegolf course is that I signed for a 11, that’sthe memory I’d like to have and it’s theone I’ve continually thought.

As sad, frustrated, let down & angry,hearing about cheats makes us. As longas there’s a misunderstanding of wheretheir experience comes from they willalways be looking for shortcuts breakingthe rules. The only saving grace is that ifthey feel their feeling comes fromoutside them then they will always belooking and never be fully at peace.

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Take part in the 16th annual GloHealthMullaghmore Triathlon in Sligo on June 18th 2016– register now to ensure you don’t miss this

exhilarating eventHave you set yourself the goal of completing a

physical, but fun, challenge this year? Whetheryou’re a seasoned athlete or a beginner, the 16thannual Mullaghmore Triathlon has something to offereveryone. The triathlon consists of a 300 metre or a750 metre swim, depending on the athletes’preference, a 20km cycle and a 5km run along theWild Atlantic Way.

Taking place in Mullaghmore, north Sligo, on June18th 2016, this unmissable triathlon is one of the mostpopular events of its kind in Ireland, drawinghundreds of participant’s every year. With over 500expected to take part this year, the stunning seasidetown of Mullaghmore will host athletes andspectators alike as they enjoy the event and festivalatmosphere. Set along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way,the course boasts breath-taking views spanningrugged coastal scenes against the backdrop of theBen Bulben Mountains. Registration is now open andinterested participants are being asked to sign up assoon as possible to make sure they don’t miss out.The official closing date for entries is Friday 3rdJune.

Everyone who takes part in the GloHealthMullaghmore Triathlon will be in with a chance towin some top prizes, including a €200 cash prize forthe first male and female to cross the line and thecoveted GloHealth Mullaghmore Trophy for the firstmale and female finishers. While some of thecountry’s top triathletes will be taking part, the eventis open to everyone, with an emphasis onparticipation at every level.

Mullaghmore is a hive of activity during the eventand supporters are encouraged to come along andcheer on the athletes, while also taking theopportunity to soak up the electric atmosphere.

GloHealth’s CEO Jim Dowdall says: “GloHealth isdelighted to continue its sponsorship of the annualGloHealth Mullaghmore Triathlon. At GloHealth, wealways strive to promote health and wellbeingthrough an active lifestyle among our owncustomers as well as the wider Irish public. I wouldlike to wish all athletes taking part the very best ofluck.”

Niall Hoey, Race Director and Triathlon ClubDirector, added: “We are delighted to host the 16thannual GloHealth Mullaghmore Triathlon and Iwelcome once again GloHealth as our title sponsor.This event is a highlight in the triathlon calendar anddraws a large crowd due to its stunning locationand this year will be no different. We are veryexcited about the event and want to extend ourbest to the athletes who are participating this year –this will be a fantastic event and we look forward tomeeting everyone on the day!”

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RESULTS OF THE TOUR. U10 1st Cathal Deery Co. Sligo SC 2nd Cillian Deery Co. Sligo SC 3rd Lou Sacolax Kiliney SC 4th Zav Heffernan. Co. Sligo SC 5thSky Sacolax. Kiliney SC 5th Henry Ferguson Kiliney SC 6th Conor Golden Co. Sligo SC 6thLorcan Southcombe. Co. Sligo SC. 7th Loughlin Heffernan. Co. Sligo SC 7th Alex Scott. Co. Sligo SC.

U121st Owen Mc Kirdy Co. Sligo SC 2nd Mika Sacolax Kiliney SC 3rd Sky Sacolax Kiliney SC 4th James Golden Co. sligo SC. 5th Fininan Howard Co. Sligo SC 6th Mathew Burke Kennedy KilineySC. 7th Eoin Griffin. Co. Sligo SC.

8th Lorcan Southcombe. Co. Sligo SC 9th Alex Scott. Co.Sligo SC.

U14 Boys 1st Nicolas Garcia Co. Sligo SC. 2nd Tiernan Mc Crea. RossnowlaghSC 3rd Sky Sacolax Kiliney SC 4th Callum Wall. Co. Sligo Sc 5th AlexGilheaney Co. Sligo Sc 5th Shea Porter. Causway Coast Sc 6th Owen Mc Kirdy Co. sligo Sc

U14 Girls 1st Susana Garica Co. Sligo SC 2nd Arianna Tores Co. Sligo SC 3rd Calina Sacolax Kiliney SC 4th Sara Mc Kirdy Co. Sligo SC

U16 Boys 1st Rodigo Garica Co. Sligo SC

2nd Jack Scott Rossnowlagh Sc 3rd Tiernan Mc Crea RossnowlaghSC 4th Nicolas Garica Co. Sligo SC 5th Louis Devanney Rossnowlagh SC

U16 Girls. 1st Una Britton Rossnowlagh SC 2nd Calina Sacolax Kiliney SC 3rd Mairaid Cavanagh Co. Sligo SurfSC 3rd Arianna Mc Kirdy Co. Sligo SurfSC

U18 Boys 1st Rodigo Garica Co. Sligo SC 2nd Jack Scott Rossnowlagh Sc 3rd Ewan Foy Co. Sligo SC 4th Tiernan Mc Crea Rossnowlagh SC5th Louis Devanney Rossnowlagh SC 6th Nico Garica Co. Sligo SC

What a winter of surf, with thejuniors, of the surf clubs ofireland, culminating in the

final mini tour day today in Strand-hill. We never had epic conditionsfor any of the competitions but thekids never complained and gavetheir all every time. Looking for-

wards it looks like Irish surfing will onlybe growing and getting better asthe years progress. Congratulationsto all the kids who travelled thisweekend again, and espically theparents, who have had to endurethis perfect climate of ours. Com-petitors came from Donegal, Mayo,

Sligo, Spain, Canada and Dublin. Afantastic international feel to all theweekends, it was great to all the kidsinteracting with each other, havingfun and that is what these surfcomps were all about. Many thanksto our sponsors of the tour and thatis the Call Of The Wild sligo.

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Summer CAMPS & ACTIVITIESHURLINGCOACHING

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Mary’s GAA club. Our catchment area is primarily that part of Sligo town/environstraditionally associated with St Mary’s and St John’s GAA clubs. However players from otherparts of the county whose local GAA club does not have hurling at their grade can also apply

to join our club. On Saturdays between April and September we hold coaching sessions inKent Park from 12pm to 1.15 pm for children aged 7 years to 12 years. These coaching sessionsare open to everyone. Hurleys and helmets are available for use during the coaching sessions.

Additional coaching sessions are provided midweek for our u12, u14 and u16teams. We also have regular senior training sessions.

Please note that in order to play matches, all players must be registered.

How can a player register with the club ?Players can be registered by their parent/guardian at any of our Saturday coaching sessions.

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SCHOOLS TRYATRIWell done to the 90 secondarystudents, from Derry to Ballymotethat took part in the latestinstallment of the schools tryatriinitiative. Great to see the hungerburns bright in juniors as wecontinue to build for tomorrow.Thanks to all those that helpedout as it couldn’t be donewithout you

SLIGO TRI SUMMER SWIMCOACHINGWe will be launching our summerswim coaching/ bike sessions/ runsessions in the next week. Asalways it will cater for all abilities.It will probably be a mid weekevening around 6:30 - 7.00pm.The location will vary betweenRosses Point, Hazelwood and theBoat House in town. Thesesessions will be fully coached andstructured. The cost will be a oneoff payment and will workoutabout €2 per session.All coached sessions will have alow coach to participant ratio.(1:8 for beginners and first timers).They will be Kayak supported andon our structured course.So if you what bang for your buckand a top class safe coachingenvironment-watch this space

SLIGO TRIATHLON CLUB Summerhill college Connacht schools results

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CONNACHT SCHOOLSTRACK & FIELDSligo AC athletes had a very

successful day in theConnacht Schools Track and

Field Finals held in dry but windyconditions in Athlone IT. TheMinors raced well. MeadhbhMooney was 3rd in a tight 100Mrace in a time of 13:54 althoughshe just missed out on an All-

Ireland place by a mere .05 of asecond. Michael Morgan was 4thin the 800M in 2:30. There werefurther successes in the Intersection. Leo Doherty ran 2.08 andclaimed Silver in the 800M. Leoled for most of the race but wasjust caught on the final windybend. Well done Daragh Williams

who ran well to finish 5th in a PB of2:16. Ailbhe Morgan was 2nd inthe Inter 3K with a time of 11:39while Eimear Joyce finished 5th inthe 800M. Daire Williams finished6th in his 800M Final. LaurenCadden won her 200M Final in26:06 while Ella McGeough was4th in 27:5. Lauren continued herwinning ways with a time of 42:38in the 300M. Aoife Morris wonGold in the Mile with a time of5:40. In the Seniors Graham Kerrcontinued Grammar’s recentdominance of the 100M when heemerged victorious in an exciting100M in 11:13. The walkers reallyexcelled and their superiortechnique was really apparent. Inthe Junior 1200 Walk MercyCollege student Ruth Monaghan,with 2 more years in this category,was second in 6:52. RyanDelahunt was first home in the2000M Inter Walk in 11:18 with hissister Orlaith matching his goldwith her own in the 3000M as shewalked 16:05. Well done to thevarious teachers and schools. Inparticular, well done to the SligoAC coaches especially Ray Flynn,Karl Boyce, Alan Kearins andDermot McDermott. Theirprotégées are testament to theirongoing dedication and top classcoaching. - David Kearins

Well done to all who completed the adult sailingcourse at Sligo Yacht Club

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Here are just a few of the photos taken for Jeans retire-ment from coaching in the club. Jean has been coach-ing at STC for the past 15 years and has been a greatasset to the club and will be sorely missed.

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‘This time last year I was chasingmy tail,’ laments Pat Lam as hesits in a spacious gym at TheSportsground with Mils Muliainafive metres away. ‘It was only meand Dan McFarland, which isridiculous at this level.’ It is not thefirst time I have heard aConnacht coach complain, buthearing griping Galwegian linenaired in the presence of a one-hundred-times capped All Blackslegend is a new experience.Times are changing out west, butmany still wish the pendulumcould pick up the pace.

Lam, a New Zealander whoappeared in two World Cups withSamoa, arrived in Galway in 2013with lofty ambitions for theprovince. He spoke withinfectious enthusiasm upontouchdown, but, by the end ofOctober (and a 16–13 loss toLeinster), the enormity of his taskwas beginning to dawn.Connacht achieved theirgreatest-ever rugby result twomonths later, by stunning four-times European Cup championsToulouse at Stade Ernest-Wallon,their imposing home ground. Itwas the high-water-mark of aseason that saw them finish tenthin the league and miss out on the

new Champions Cup by aconsiderable distance.

Undeterred from his long-termproject, Lam continued to utilisehis Super Rugby contacts. TomMcCartney and Bundee Aki weresigned up for the new season,along with fullback Muliaina. Thecaptures took the Kiwi playingcontingent into double figuresand added a genuine air ofexcitement around the province.‘I came here purely on the visionand the basis of the cause,’ saysLam. ‘When I talked to these guysI said, “Listen, this isn’t aboutplaying for just another club andwe’ll have the craic.”

‘This,’ Lam continues, and hepats a meaty left hand above hisheart, ‘is Connacht. This is wherethey have come from, this iswhere they are and this is wherethey aspire to go. This is whatwe’re going to do, and this iswhat I’d like you guys to do aspart of it. That’s why I came here.If [the board] had said to me,“Oh, become coach ofConnacht, win some games andenjoy life in the west of Ireland,”I’d have said, “No thanks.” Theysaid, “This is where we’re at andthis is where we’re going ...”Woah, really gets you going.

That’s why you play the game –to have that cause.

‘When I first arrived,’ Lamrecalls, ‘I didn’t expect we’dhave no chief executive for along period of time; I didn’texpect it’d just be me and Danfor a long time. I didn’t expect alot of that. What I did do is spenda lot of time with the people onthe board and the key people inthe IRFU, because there’s a PlanIreland document. I read thatstrategic plan. The biggest thingfor me is I love this game andwant to see it grow. What I readand understood from thatdocument is that the game willonly grow if the Irish team isstrong. We’ve got our goals, but itis not about the provinces. We’vegot a part to play in growing thegame in Ireland. If we canprovide another avenue foryoung, Irish players to comethrough and play for the nationalside – because that funds thegame and pays the bills – great.A kid in Castlebar or Clifden is notinterested in rugby becauseLeinster, Munster or Toulon win theEuropean Cup. He gets interestedin the game because of the SixNations or Ireland winning theWorld Cup.’

Lam won the Heineken Cup asa player with Northampton in2000, when they beat Munster atTwickenham. Sitting in Galway,fourteen years on, Lam still usestop teams as a reference pointwhen referring to his young squadof players: ‘Other teams canreplace that international withthat international. Look at Toulon.If you look at our squad last year. Iasked a few people, even on the[Connacht] board, to name theirbest fifteen. They did, and then Ithrew down facts. I said “Do youknow that not once in twenty-eight games did that fifteen playtogether?” It didn’t happenonce. That’s not a problem forteams like Leinster. If JamieHeaslip’s not

playing, Jordi Murphy plays. IfSean O’Brien is missing, ShaneJennings plays. We get WillieFaloon injured, and get JakeHeenan, who is playing his firstyear of rugby at this level, in. Hegets injured, and we bring in ayoung academy boy, anineteen-year-old. See thedifference?’

Before I can nod in agreement,Lam reaches out and grabs myshoul- der. ‘People might see thatand say, “That’s terrible,” but I

look at it as a total positive. It’s achance to give a young guy theexposure. He’s in the academy,but he has played seven [senior]games. People from the outsidemay look at it and ask,“What’sgoing on?” but I look at it as thisyoung kid from Ireland has nowachieved that, and will get betterand better.’

What stands out from my chatwith Lam is the fact that therewere open lines ofcommunication with the IRFU,and that money was finallyfunnelling its way out west. In PaulBunce, Connacht had finallyjoined the other three Irishprovinces in having a dedicatedhead of fitness. Aki, signed fromWaikato Chiefs, and a two-timeSuper Rugby champion, wouldhave easily slotted into theLeinster and Munster midfields,while if ever there was amarquee signing to lace up andrun out onto Thomond Park, itwould have been Mils Muliaina –former teammate and surfingbuddy of Doug Howlett. Mils,however, was in Galway, andsettling into west-coast life. It allseemed miles away from theunion’s previous dealings with thewestern province.

Lam is contracted until June2018, and can see genuineprogress. For the first time sinceWarren Gatland left in 1998,however, Connacht are headingin the right direction.

CONNACHT’S REFUSALTO LIE DOWN Taken from Patrick McCarry’s

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The Under 12s took part in thefirst Torraine Sears Memorial inBelfast over the weekend.

Torraine is a former player of theAll Stars that died suddenly lastyear aged only 44. He moved toIreland in 1995 and played forSligo All Stars, St Vincent’s Dublin,St Galls and Star before movingto the Andersonstown Tigers in 2006were he coached until hispassing in 2015. As part to thememorial the club presented TorySears, Torraine’s son wore a No15All Stars jersey which was Torrainesnumber for his spell in Sligo.

The tournment brought teams

from Manchester, Cork, Dublinand an Ulster/NI select team. Team Line Up for the weekend:Mateusz Weclawowicz, Eoin Frain,James Muldoon, Mathew Clarke,Connor Flynn, Bridel Bosakani,Killian Barrett, Ryan Cummins,Daniel O’Meara, Dillon Walsh Coaches: Shane O' Meara & PaulClarke

Game 1 Sligo All-Stars 31 v 37 Blue Demonsof CorkAfter a very ropey start to thegame we were down 11-03 afterthe first quarter. The lads foughtback very well and pulled thescore back to within 4 points in

the 3rd quarter. However BlueDemons proved too strong inthe end with our lads loosing by6pts. A satisfactory nights workwith lots of experience gainedand more action to come overthe weekend.

Game 2 Sligo All Stars 14 Vs 42Manchester GiantsWe suffered a heavy defeatfrom the Manchester team butshowed good resilience to keepthe fight going until the end.

Game 3 Sligo All Stars 30 vs 32 BasketballNIWe faced up against BasketballNorthern Ireland select teamwhich was made up of playersfrom across NI. This proved to bea great game of basketball withBNI only winning the game by 2points.

Game 4 Sligo All Stars 38 Vs 36 DublinRolestownFor the final game on Saturdaywe faced up against Dublin'sRolestown. Another greatgame of basketball with thebiggest lead only ever being 5points. Our lads were down by2 points going into the lastquarter but dug deep andtook the game by 2 points inthe end. We did not progress to the SemiFinals as four of the five teamswon one game each and itwent down to points differencewith the All Star not havingenough to go forward.

Game 5 - exhibition gameagainst Basketball NorthernIreland 2 Sligo All Stars 32 Vs 21 BasketballNI2 While only for pride this gameshowed how much ours ladslearned over the weekend withsome great plays, defence andexcellent team work. The teamhad really gelled together andworked as a unit to take thevictory this afternoon.

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CORRAN AC UPDATESaturday 11th June. Under 9-under12sConnachts track and fieldchampionships in Dangan , GalwaySaturday 18th June, under 13s under19 , Connacht track and fieldchampionships , In Sligo ITSaturday 25th and 26th June ,

Community games SligoSuperb performances from theCorran AC athletes last night at thecounty championships in Sligo.Nearly 50 Athletes from the club tookpart on a glorious evening weatherwise and also medal wise. Nearlyevery event had a Corran Medalistand even the boys U12 Final over60m was an all Corran Final. A busyfew weeks ahead with Connaughtand National Championships tocome. A lot to look forward to!! Welldone to all!!

Corran AC was well represented atthe Connacht schools athletics inAthlone yesterday and along withtheir coach Dermot Mcdermott hada very successful day.

To start with local athletes therewas a Connaught schools title forZara Stafford and brilliant silver andqualification for the Colaiste MhuireSenior girls relay. Erin Taheny fromcollooney and student at St Mary’sBallisodare was again showing herclass as she finished second in the200m and a very tight 3rd in the 75mhurdles against much olderopposition. Eoin McLaughlinSummerhill student and newcomerto Corran AC won his inter boys400m by a street and CraigMcLoughlin also Corran AC finisheda very tight 3rd in the inter boys 100mhurdles in a very very hotly contestedrace, he will be back next year notonly to mount a challenge inConnaught at this but nationals ashis raw talent really came to the foreyesterday.

Kelsey OBoyle ran a brilliant race inthe junior girls 200m only beingnipped for 2nd on the line butdefeated all 3 girls that beat her inNorth Connaught’s so showing rapidsigns of progression and a pair ofspikes! Well done too to South SligosEllen Kilcoyne who claimed doublegold in the minor girls 100m and Longjump with a Connaught schoolsrecord in the later with a jump of4m97cm

No. Name Race 1 Points Race 2 Points Race 3 Points Total 1 73 Tracey Kennedy 15.58 5 15.45 3 15.12 8 16 2 2 60 Ailbhe Durcan 17.42 8 17.15 7 17.38 6 223 20 Deirdre McGowan 16.13 2 16.02 5 15.58 16 23 4 9 Hugh McGowan 15.00 1 14.51 17 14.17 12 30 5 6 Aislin Davey 18.15 15 18.28 20 18.07 3 38 6 8 Aidan Kelly 17.29 7 17.10 8 Nil 27 427 65 Pat Tierney 17.48 10 17.14 6 Nil 27 438 61 Bernie Loughlin 17.16 25 17.25 19 16.53 1 45 9 15 Linda Higgins 15.41 21 15.57 15 15.15 10 46 10 16 Rose Young 16.22 11 16.31 9 Nil 27 47 11 7 Ronan O’Hart 15.05 14 14.59 16 14.40 18 48 12 4 Kate Carty 15.25 4 Nil 32 15.21 13 49 13 59 Trish Lee 15.16 16 14.54 12 14.53 23 51 14 56 Michelle Cawley Nill 38 17.13 11 17.02 4 53 15 51 Christy McPartlan 12.14 23 12.06 14 Nil 27 5416 96 Pauline McLoughlin 16.13 9 Nil 32 15.46 14 55 17 80 Karen Rouxel Nill 38 16.22 10 16.14 9 57 18 57 Brendan McCarrick 15.28 32 14.57 4 14.51 22 58 19 53 Louise Finan Nill 38 18.22 18 17.13 2 5820 17 Fiona Melvin 15.19 3 Nil 32 15.16 24 5921 11 Cathy McCarthy 15.13 22 15.20 22 15.09 17 61 22 12 Mari Johnston 12.57 17 12.59 21 12.58 25 6323 64 Beege Ballantyne 18.08 6 Nil 32 Nil 27 65 24 2 Enda Whelan 14.22 26 14.19 13 15.00 26 6525 75 Anne Marie Munnelly Nill 38 15.04 1 Nil 27 66 26 78 Emer Kelly (58) 17.12 37 15.54 2 Nil 27 66 27 52 Simon Costello Nill 38 14.50 26 14.02 5 69 28 62 Dermot McGlone 14.23 12 Nil 32 Nil 27 7129 14 Cindy McCarthy 14.50 31 14.58 25 14.28 15 7130 54 Eilish Doherty 15.59 36 Nil 32 15.05 6 74 31 5 joe Davey 13.45 24 Nil 32 13.22 19 7532 66 Geraldine Kearins 18.29 18 Nil 32 Nil 27 77 33 19 Amanda Kilcullen 14.04 19 Nil 32 Nil 27 78 34 63 Fergal Sherlock 11.46 28 12.21 30 11.48 20 7835 50 Gerry Gilmartin Nill 38 13.03 29 12.46 11 78 36 13 Fionnuala Silke 15.1 20 Nil 32 Nil 27 79 37 10 Shane Hayes 10.27 29 10.59 24 Nil 27 8138 72 Liz Sheridan 18.45 27 19.55 31 Nil 27 8539 1 Finan Whelan 12.3 26 Nil 32 Nil 27 85 40 55 Sheena Connolly Nill 38 17.18 23 Nil 27 8841 18 Martina Kilgallon 16.47 30 Nil 32 Nil 27 89 42 74 Ray Mitchell Nill 38 12.53 27 Nil 27 9243 70 Ruth Campbell 17.12 33 Nil 32 Nil 27 92 44 85 Roisin Darcy 19.39 34 Nil 32 Nil 27 93 45 58 Simon McLoughlin Nill 38 13.17 28 Nil 27 94 46 86 Clodagh McPartan 16.28 35 Nil 32 Nil 27 94

Sligo Athletic ClubFIT4LIFE 2 MILE RESULTS

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Following on from a great day in Ballina yesterday, wehad 7 athletes competing in the Lifford Half Marathontoday in what was a sold out event with over 1000runners taking part. Seamus Somers fresh from hisrecent stint at altitude in Puerto Rico led the clubhome in a time of 1.17.17 also taking second place inhis category. Damien Kennedy continued his rich veinof form finishing in 1.18.58 which was a NEW PB forDamo, Fintan Whelan performed well achieving atime of 1.26.06,a NEW PB by 3 minutes whilst PaulDeering and Martin Feeney also performing wellfinishing in 1.32.36 and 1.33 respectively. The everconsistent Enda Whelan was the second in his agecategory, finishing in a time of 1.38.18. Deirdre Deeringwas flying the flag for the club ladies today, achievingthird in her category in a time of 1.44.42


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SLIGO GAA ANNOUNCEDAY AT THE RACESRTE broadcaster and Sligo native Louise Heraghty to judge Best Dressed Lady

Sligo GAA are delighted to an-nounce their 3rd Annual Day atthe Races at Cleeveragh Race-

course on Tuesday 28th June.This year’s event will feature 7 raceson the flat with top jockeys fromacross Ireland in attendance forwhat promises to be an excellentevening meeting.

Announcing the Day at theRaces, Peter Greene, County BoardTreasurer appealed to all Clubs inthe county to partake by organisingGroups within their Club area to at-tend this novel evening for the GAAfraternity in Sligo.

He went on to say that the Day atthe Races has its usual novel fea-tures this year including the EJ’s Mileevent and the Best Dressed compe-titions for Ladies, Gents and Couplesall linked to the Black & Whitethemed event.

Patrons are asked to join in thefun by by dressing up in the Black &White colours of the county andparticipating in the Black and Whitetheme of the day.

There will be a fantastic array ofprizes for the winners of the;

Best Dressed coupleBest Dressed LadyBest Dressed ManSligo GAA are delighted that

Radio and TV broadcaster, LouiseHeraghty will take on the task ofjudging the Best Dressed Lady. TheSligo native is a weather presenteron RTÉ, Sunday morning radio pre-

senter on 98fm and a fitness instruc-tor. Prizes for the Best Dressed Ladyinclude a €250 voucher from Allureand a pair of tickets to the nextrace meeting in August.The Best Dressed male competitionwill be judged by Mark Cunning-ham of EJ’s and again a super prizeawaits the winner. A prize of his & hers jewellery spon-sored by Bernardine McGauran willbe won by the Best Dressed Coupleas chosen by our judges.The EJ’s Sponsored Mile race cre-ated a novel attraction last year,particularly when At the Races onSKY TV picked it up on live cover-age. The race over the full Clever-agh course is open to onerepresentative from each Club inthe County who must be a Regis-tered Adult Club playing memberof his Club.Entries must be submitted by eachClub by Friday 24th June – furtherdetails will follow in the comingweeks.On the day each competitor willdon their Club jersey and the eventwhich was won last year by KeelanKilrehill from St. Farnan’s takes placeafter the 4th Race on the card.The Race Day committee have anattractive package in place for allthose wishing to attend. The RaceDay ticket costs €25 or €20 forGroups of 10 or more which will pro-vide patrons with;Admission to the event

Free Race CardEntry to a Free Draw with €1,000prizesEntry to the Patrons Marquee withBar & Tote facilitiesEntry to the Post Races BBQ atKennedy’s BarTickets will be available through allClub Secretaries and online atwww.sligogaa.ie while Group ticketscan be purchased by contactingEamonn McMunn, GAA Administra-tor Sligo GAA on 071 9168750 at theSligo GAA Centre of Excellence,Scarden.Tickets will go on sale next weekthrough the Clubs and through ateam of volunteers across thecounty in an effort to make this an-other major event in the Sligo GAAcalendar.In conclusion, Peter Greenethanked all those on the organisingcommittee and those who spon-sored various events on the day.Race Sponsors – Arken Construc-tion, Joe Queenan GalaMarquee Sponsor – AnonymoussponsorPost Races BBQ – Sponsored byKennedy’s Bar (Quinn Family)Best Dressed Man – Sponsored byEJ’s Best Dressed Lady – Sponsored byAllureBest Dressed Couple with Black &White theme – Sponsored byBernardine McGauranMedia Partners-Ocean FM

Sligo players Neil Ewing and Keelan Cawley launching the Sligo GAA Race Day with Lydia Rogers (OrganisingCommittee), Nicole McNelis (Allure), Eamonn Cunningham (EJ Menswear) and Niamh Gallagher (Ocean FM).

Well done to Jimmy Currid who ran a fine race to be firstM50 in the Ballyshannon 5k

Congrats to our own Emmett Dunleavy who was thefirst Irishman home behind the three Kenyans(4thplace) in the Virgin Media Night Run in Dublin in 32.08.Well done Emmett. Richard Gorman had a superb runfinishing 6th in 33.21 after having a hamstring issue at8k. Brendan Mc Carrick had a good run in the capital.


Karate - BJJ - Youth Clubs

We train Karate and Brazilian Ju-Jitsu and feel that these styles offer each student a well-roundedbase of self-defense and combat situations. Our club mandate is to ensure that all students enjoy

training and feel better both mentally and physically after a session. Check out our Website for our Class Times & Venues

Phone Michael on: 087-6296933 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sligomartialartsacademy.ie

Sligo Martial Arts AcademyWe specialize in the art of Karate and Brazilian Ju-Jitsu.

“We teach people the skills of martial arts in a warm and friendly environment”

The CEO of the FAI visited Ballygawley to meetwith Ballygawley Celtic players, Coaches andCommittee in Castledargan HotelAfter Ballygawley Celtic winning Sligo/Leitrim Youth Club of the Year earlier that week for 2015/16 at the Sligo Leitrim AGM this was a grand finale to a very successfulyear. John Delaney presented awards to our underage, senior players and gave an impassioned speech about community particpation in sport. He then preceeded tovisit works in Ballygawley Community Park before committing to a donation from the FAI.

Andrew Sproule receiving mostimproved u-13 player.

Cian Mc Gowan under-15player of the year

Ciaran Mc Keon u14 player ofthe year

Shane O Connor u11 player ofthe year

Ballygawley Community Park Committee, Adrian Mc Cormack, Dermot Fallon, Cllr Thomas Healy,Tomas Walsh Chairman, Thomas Walsh Secreatry, and Tomas Mullan.

CEO John Delaney

Chairman Ballygawley CelticTomas Walsh

Secretary of BallygawleyCeltic Michael O Connor

Oisin Gilmartin receiving Senior Player of the Year

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our qualifications andexperience, ensures that yourgrounds are maintained to the

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Loads of Top Quality Top Soil Screened or

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All; types of Farm Stone and Garden StoneCovering Sligo, Roscommon & Leitrim areas

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Concrete stairs offer a fast and sturdy option in anydevelopment and have many benefits over wood.

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Over 24 years in business creating& maintaining gardens

Scaffolding Hire Sligo

Phone: 086-8039502 Email: [email protected]

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Our Fully Trained & Certified Professional Teamsspecialise in providing tailored scaffolding hiresolutions, using the right equipment in the right

place at the right time.

Scaffolding and Acrows available to Buy or Hirefrom our yard

Supply and Erect Service Available Tube and Fitting Scaffolding also available with

plastic planks for clean room environments

Over 15 years in business supplyingthroughout Sligo & North West


Michael O DohertyPlexus Bio Energy

Approved therapist to help you retore your lifeenergy. Treat conditions such as pain, stress,

disease and sports injuries

Contact Joseph McGuiness on 086 3051356

What can be treated?Because we work at an energy level it doesn’t matter what your

problem is. Our job is to deal with what causes your problem, sopeople come to our clinics with every conceivable problem be itphysical, emotional or mental. Children also benefit hugely from

the treatment.

How does the therapy work?Your body is made up of energy and if this energy system

becomes imbalanced then your body becomes. We balance thatenergy system with specially developed techniques which in turn

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What is the role of the Plexus therapist?The first step in the bodies healing process is to get your energy

system balanced and flowing again. The Therapist will alsocreate a health-care programme for you depending on what yourproblem is. This involves looking at your diet, teaching you howto deal with your stress on a daily basis, look at your muscular

and skeletal system and most importantly get your mind focusedon your journey back to health.

Top Quality Animal Feeds From

Unit 3 Rathrippon Business Park, Union Rd, Collooney, Co Sligo • [email protected] • Tel: 071-9118892

Also specialising in equestrian, yard and agri supplies.

Pearse Road, Sligo Town • Phone: (071) 916 9791Open Mon -Fri 8:30am - 6:00pm / Sat 9am-6pm

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ProfessionalDrycleaners

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Sports Club KitsComputerised system so yourclub knows what teams kitswere laundered and when

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• Tyres • Electrical • Diagnostics • Brakes and Exhausts • Starters and

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Boat Charters & SligoSightseeing Tours In Sligo

Tours & Trips Fishing Sightseeing

We operate a number of trips and tours to suit our groupsand our fishing enthusiasts.

Sea fishing Sligo has taken advantage of Sligo’sbeautiful scenery and operates trips to the majestic

island of Inishmurray, to the wild Aughris Pier and barand the scenic coast lines at Rossess Point, Coney

Island and Mullaghmore.

We can also offer trips which will allow you to catch aglimpse of some of our friendly dolphins or take you to sealrock where the seals are known to relax throughout the day!

Call Tommy for all your fishing needs [email protected] www.seafishingsligo.ie

Rosses Point Sligo, Co Sligo, Ireland

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Children Kids Club running daily from 1st July - 31st August 2016

Families of up to 7 can be accommodated (in apartments)

Local Activities: Lough Key Forest Park www.loughkey.ie, Moorlands Equestrian Centre www.moorlands.ie, Electric Bike Trails www.electricbiketrails.com

Arigna Mining Museum www.arignaminingexperience.ie, Indoor Airsoft Shooting & Archery www.carrickindoorshooting.com

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