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Glencar-Manor make history by retaining the top Senior prize

GLENCAR-Manor made club history on Sunday in Páirc Seán MacDiarmada when claiming their first ever back-to-back Leitrim Senior Gaelic football titles with a amazing skin-of-their-teeth win over Carrigallen (0-14 to 2-7) following a massively entertaining contest.  more >

Countdown to the county final and the clash of two great teams

Intense interest is building up for Leitrim’s annual major sporting occasion, which occurs on this Sunday afternoon in Páirc Seán MacDiarmada when defending senior football champions Glencar/Manor take on Carrigallen in the county final at 2.50pm.  more >

Glencar-Manor qualify for the county decider after replay win

AFTER fighting out a ding-dong battle with Bornacoola in Saturday evening’s Leitrim Senior Gaelic football Championship semi-final replay in Páirc Seán MacDiarmada, Glencar-Manor claimed a hard-fought three-points (1-10 to 1-7).  more >

Glencar-Manor are held at the penultimate tie in Leitrim SFC

WHEN the penultimate stages of the Leitrim Senior Championship took place in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday and Sunday evening last, Bornacoola forced a replay with Glencar-Manor in first semi-final while Carrigallen overcame Melvin Gaels in the second semi-final.  more >

Glencar-Manor can make it to another final if they compete

THIS Saturday and Sunday afternoons sees the Leitrim Senior and Intermediate Championship reach their penultimate stages with the staging of the semi-finals of both competitions in Páirc Seán MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon.  more >

Glencar-Manor make it through to the semi-final but fail to shine

MELVIN Gaels and Bornacoola caused shocks when defeating Kiltubrid and Mohill, respectively, in the quarterfinals of the Leitrim Senior Club Gaelic football Championship at the weekend.  more >

Leitrim’s last eight are finally revealed

FOLLOWING the completion of the first rounds of the Leitrim Senior Gaelic football Championship on Saturday and Sunday the eight teams that will contest the quarter-finals were confirmed.  more >

This weekend will answer the big questions for the last eight

AFTER the completion of two rounds of the Leitrim Senior Championship, Kiltubrid are through to the quarter-finals while the names of the seven other teams that will join them in the last eight should be known after this coming weekend’s final round of games.  more >

Clubs kickstart their campaigns with some vital weekend results

MOHILL, Kiltubrid and Carrigallen got their Leitrim Senior Gaelic football Championship campaigns off with wins at the weekend while in the ‘Battle of the Gaels’, Melvin Gaels forced a draw with Allen Gaels courtesy of a late Paul "g Ferguson goal.  more >

Leitrim clubs gear up for the real stuff Leitrim clubs gear up for the real stuff

THE eagerly awaited Leitrim Senior and Intermediate Club Gaelic football Championships commence this weekend with some interesting ties scheduled in both grades and for all teams involved securing a first round win will be high on their agendas.  more >