Gabe delivers a bit of hurt in the second half of Sligo’s 30-7 defeat of Creggs this afternoon. The win puts them through to the semi-final, just two matches away from a potential championship cup victory.

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The Sligo U-13s rolled to a decisive win over Monivea in the first round of cup play. Gabe scored two of Sligo’s eight tries in the 48-10 win. Monivea didn’t put any points on the board after the first half, and even a “pitch made of pudding” following a week of rain couldn’t slow the [...]

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Picture of the day from the Sligo thrashing of Carrick 29-12. I’d like to think regardless of the quality of glass you are using that the photographer still has something to do with the picture. One of my favourite photography quotes was from Minor White. “Spirit stands still for the photographer it has chosen.” Team [...]

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Sligo 15, Westport 17 Gabriel scored a stunning try, breaking several tackles while managing to stay in bounds. Photographer turned into mere father and cheered him on, despite missing the perfect shot. It wasn’t enough to defeat Westport, who scored a quick try on their first possession of the match. The scoreboard didn’t reflect the [...]

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The 18-55mm lens that came with my camera is certainly not a sports lens, so often I can only get close enough to the action when the action comes to me. I was seriously considering a telephoto lens and the photography gods answered my prayers as Jonathan Hill was selling a 75-200mm lens. Big smiles. [...]

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