Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 712 - 04/08/2026 22:54:07    2688688

Another champ weekend and it will start to shape up challengers and the relegation.

Intermediate will go for the below

Curry vs Castleconnor - Curry to shade it by 2 points
Calry vs Bunnies - Calry by 6/7
Enniscrone vs Farnans - Farnans by 5
Geevagh vs Cloonacool - Geevagh by 12

Enniscrone and Farnans to Curry is a daft venue same with Scarden for Geevagh and Cloonacool. Should be no champ matches in Scarden at all.

westvoice (Sligo) - Posts: 103 - 06/08/2026 10:34:50    2688796

Tubber v Mary's….Marys by 5
Easkey v DRP…DRP by 13
Tour v S Gaels…Gaels by 5
Mullinabreena v Molaise…Molaise by 8

Intermediate
Curry v Castleconnor…Curry by 3
Calry v Bunninadden…Calry by 3
Enniscrone v St Farnans…Draw
Geevagh v Cloonacool…Geevagh by 7

Junior A
Harps v S Gaels…Gaels by 2
Tour v St Michael's…St Michael's by 3
Owenmore v Coolera….Owenmore by 10
St John's v DRP…Johns by 6

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 712 - 06/08/2026 16:08:56    2688858

Tubber v Mary's….Marys by 10
Easkey v DRP…DRP by 10+
Tour v S Gaels…Gaels by 7
Mullinabreena v Molaise…Molaise by 10+

Intermediate
Curry v Castleconnor…Curry by 2
Calry v Bunninadden…Calry by 5
Enniscrone v St Farnans…Farnans by 4
Geevagh v Cloonacool…Geevagh by 6

Junior A
Harps v S Gaels…Gaels by 4
Tour v St Michael's…St Michael's by 6
Owenmore v Coolera….Owenmore by 10+
St John's v DRP…Johns by 8

benbulbingael (Sligo) - Posts: 16 - 08/08/2026 11:09:19    2689050

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2561 - 08/08/2026 14:12:29    2689077

OMG and Philips on fire

Anowenmoregael (Sligo) - Posts: 5 - 08/08/2026 20:32:17    2689107

Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 295 - 09/08/2026 11:47:31    2689151

Unfortunately couldn't make it to any games so had to rely on Ocean Fm commentary but a few observations now that every team has played at least once.

Senior:
Marys, Molaise and Shamrock Gaels will not be content with their weekend results once again against opposition who would be considered relegation contenders, but that's not taking from that oppositions performance and will give them all great heart to keep out of trouble at bottom of table. Molaise will be the happier given they demolished Easkey the week before but this weekend against Drumcliffe will be the big test for them as Drumcliffe are flying it and didn't use Lally I see. Alarm bells will be going off in Riverstown and surrounds with only 2 points out of four gained and very lucky it's not 0.

Intermediate:
As expected Curry are above the rest getting the jobs done but fair play to Bunninadden who probably will end up topping their group now given who they have left. A great achievement under Rooney in year one for a very small club. Calry I thought would beat all in that group and probably will win their remaining 3. On the other side Cloonacool look to be heading for 5th place but it'll be a tight squeeze to see who'll join Curry in knockout stages. I'd fancy Castleconnor but a toss up between Ballymote and Geevagh for the other spot.

Junior:
Nothing major to report there, will be a case of who gets to play Owenmore in the final.

It is a pity they didn't drop the relegation semi finals when they decided to introduce QFs as there's no major push to try and get to 4th. For the likes of Easkey and Cloonacool they're effectively occupying time before a relegation SF as it's unlikely they'll pick up two wins whereas one could have kept them safe to get 4th.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 712 - 10/08/2026 08:43:53    2689256

Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 295 - 10/08/2026 13:06:04    2689306

Predictions for Round 3 - Aug 15/16
Outright - Coolera, Curry, Owenmore Gaels

Senior
Harps by 6 over Tubber
St Mary's by 3 over Shamrock Gaels
DRP by 4 over St Molaise
Coolera by 7 over Coolaney

Intermediate
Curry by 10 over Cloonacool
Ballymote by 5 over Geevagh
Calry by 8 over St Pat's
Bunninadden by 6 over St Farnan's

Junior A
St Michael's by 3 over Coolera
St Mary's by 4 over Tourlestrane
DRP by 6 over Shamrock Gaels
St Molaise by 5 over Harps

SLGO (Sligo) - Posts: 11 - 11/08/2026 15:33:54    2689463

In the senior championship it looks like Easkey are a long way off the pace but all of the other teams are competing well. Coolaney put up a good performance last week but it's difficult to see where they will pick up points bar the Easkey game.
The other group is a humdinger.
Gaels plundered a point they didn't deserve.
I expect Mary's to beat them this weekend leaving their championship in a precarious position. Gaels are not helped by playing 4 games on the trot. Lyons is struggling as he is not match fit and no sign of Deignan to return. Mary's are just doing enough to get by. They are finishing games very strong and I think they have a lot more on the tank. Harp's really need to beat Tubber to keep their interest alive in making the knockout phase.
All in all there have been some good games and hopefully the best has yet to come

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2561 - 11/08/2026 17:49:36    2689476

This weekend will see many teams know if they can plan for a possible QF or sit back and wait for the Relegation.

Senior:
E.Harps v Tubbercurry...Harps by 4
St Molaise v Drumcliffe/RP....Drumcliffe by 3
St Marys v Shamrock Gaels....Shamrock Gaels by 1
Coolera v C/Mullinabreena...Coolera by 4

Intermediate:
Cloonacool v Curry....Curry by 12
St Pats v Calry...Calry by 6
Ballymote v Geevagh...Ballymote by 2
Bunninadden v St Farnan's....Bunninadden by 3

Junior:
St Michaels v Coolera....St Michaels by 2
Shamrock Gaels v Drumcliffe/RP....Gaels by 2
St Molaise Gaels v E.Harps...Molaise by 4
St Marys v Tourlestrane....Tour by 1

Molaise V DRP and Marys v Shamrock Gaels the pick of the ties in Senior...a pity they're on the same evening with no chance of getting to both. Intermediate Ballymote v Geevagh probably the biggest tie of the weekend as the loser of may have to rely on results out of their control to get back into QF contention as Castleconnor and themselves battle it out for the two spots after Curry.

Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 712 - 12/08/2026 11:54:14    2689542

Round 3 Predictions

Senior
Harps by 5 over Tubber
St Mary's Shamrock Gaels Draw
DRP by 3 over St Molaise
Coolera by 9 over Coolaney

Intermediate
Curry by 14 over Cloonacool
Ballymote by 4 over Geevagh
Calry by 10 over St Pat's
Bunninadden by 5 over St Farnan's

Easkey looking destined for a fight for survival seem to be a team way off the pace. While the likes of Mulinabreena and Tubbercurry are putting it up to the bigger teams. Hard to really call a winner in the senior championship its wide open this year if DRP can get the win against Molaise this weekend they have claimed top spot in the group.

While in intermediate it looks like St Pat's or Cloonacool will be the two teams looking to stay up in intermediate. Curry seem the team to beat will top the group not sure who can stop them going straight back up on the first attempt. As the other group seems weaker than the one they are in.

talkthetalk (Sligo) - Posts: 4 - 12/08/2026 12:11:32    2689550

Round 3 Predictions

Senior
Harps by 5 over Tubber
St Mary's Shamrock Gaels Draw
DRP by 3 over St Molaise
Coolera by 9 over Coolaney

Intermediate
Curry by 14 over Cloonacool
Ballymote by 4 over Geevagh
Calry by 10 over St Pat's
Bunninadden by 5 over St Farnan's

Easkey looking destined for a fight for survival seem to be a team way off the pace. While the likes of Mulinabreena and Tubbercurry are putting it up to the bigger teams. Hard to really call a winner in the senior championship its wide open this year if DRP can get the win against Molaise this weekend they have claimed top spot in the group.

While in intermediate it looks like St Pat's or Cloonacool will be the two teams looking to stay up in intermediate. Curry seem the team to beat will top the group not sure who can stop them going straight back up on the first attempt. As the other group seems weaker than the one they are in.

talkthetalk (Sligo) - Posts: 4 - 12/08/2026 13:09:09    2689557

Taypot (Sligo) - Posts: 295 - 14/08/2026 23:58:55    2689954

The positives so far is the very good quality live stream plus the fact you get the team on the Sligo App. Unfortunately some clubs still submit dummy teams but I actually think that the number are reducing each week.
The one negative that jumps out are the fixtures.
2 North Sligo clubs have to travel to Ballymote this evening. At the very same time Harp's play Tubber in Collooney.
Why couldn't they play the Drumcliffe v Molaise in Collooney and Harp's v Tubber in Ballymote?
I think Harp's will win by 4.
Tubber certainly are not the whipping boys that they were in the league but after the first half dozen of players the standard drops off. Harp's are young and the big pitch of Collooney will suit them.
I am not sure why Lally didn't play last week but assuming that he returns then I think Drumcliffe should win.
Gaels are hanging on having only 2 points on board and have gone to the well in the last 2 games to get a draw which I suppose is to be admired. They are missing Shane Deignan but no one else really and even if he plays this weekend he won't be match fit. On the other hand Mary's seem to be in 3rd gear so far and are using their panel to get championship minutes to loads of players. I think Mary's will win this by 2 because they know they should have beaten Gaels in last year's semi final so there will be a bit of revenge in their minds.
Coolera v Coolaney is the last championship match and I only see one winner here. Coolera by 6.
Coolaney had a good opening game but ultimately lost. That element of surprise will knock any complacency out of Coolera. They are an experienced outfit but still have new blood. It remains to be seen if they can get any more out of their new signing because if they can he will be a huge asset.
In the Intermediate my prediction of the Bunnies is going grand. They should make it 3 wins out of 3 against Farnans probably by about 6 points.
Curry will beat Cloonacool quiet comfortably, maybe by 10 pts +
Calry against Pats is the most unattractive fixture of the weekend. I'm going for Calry by about 8 points. They need to get back in the saddle after their loss last week. St. Pats just seem to be in freefall with players transferring away and no sign of Canice yet.
Ballymote against Geevagh will be a tasty one.
Probably the tie of the intermediate round.
Ballymote all through the year have no problem putting up big scores, unfortunately they have also conceded bigger scores. Geevagh have been bolstered by the return this year of Conor Lavin and Darren Foley after injury. If it was a dirty wet evening in Keash I would go for Geevagh but the forecast is good so I go for Ballymote by 5.

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2561 - 15/08/2026 13:42:15    2689984