https://www.leitrimobserver.ie https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/images/logos/15/logo_colored.jpg https://www.leitrimobserver.ie Superb Leitrim shock Sligo for first Connacht SFC win over Yeatsmen since 2011 https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2060091/superb-leitrim-shock-sligo-for-first-connacht-sfc-win-over-yeatsmen-since-2011.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2060091/superb-leitrim-shock-sligo-for-first-connacht-sfc-win-over-yeatsmen-since-2011.html

CONNACHT SFC: SLIGO 1-20 LEITRIM 3-15
Leitrim defeated Sligo in the Connacht Senior Championship for the first time since 2011, with a narrow win, in a gripping encounter in Markievicz Park. Few outside the Leitrim camp could have predicted this result, but Leitrim now march on to face Galway

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:52:03 GMT Leitrim GAA,Connacht GAA,Sligo John Connolly THE LAST POINT: A chance to make a statement https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058728/the-last-point-a-chance-to-make-a-statement.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058728/the-last-point-a-chance-to-make-a-statement.html

THE LAST POINT
This column was going to have the heading “Two into one won't go” as the ludicrous clash of Leitrim's Mens and Ladies teams next Sunday grows ever more absurd with each passing day. But then, I mused, maybe we should be approaching this weekend in a positive frame of mind as bo

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:14 GMT Leitrim GAA,Leitrim LGFA John Connolly Hurlers show resilience and guts to hold off stubborn Monaghan challenge in Lory Meagher Cup https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2059747/hurlers-show-resilience-and-guts-to-hold-off-stubborn-monaghan-challenge-in-lory-meagher-cup.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2059747/hurlers-show-resilience-and-guts-to-hold-off-stubborn-monaghan-challenge-in-lory-meagher-cup.html

LORY MEAGHER CUP: LEITRIM 2-13 MONAGHAN 2-9
Leitrim got their Lory Meagher Cup campaign off to a winning start in Heartland Credit Union Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada on Saturday afternoon but not before showing real resilience under pressure after enduring a real test from a stubborn Monaghan in t

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:51:11 GMT Leitrim GAA,Monaghan,Hurling John Connolly A tale of two halves as Leitrim left demoralised by Roscommon second string https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2059664/a-tale-of-two-halves-as-leitrim-left-demoralised-by-roscommon-second-string.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2059664/a-tale-of-two-halves-as-leitrim-left-demoralised-by-roscommon-second-string.html

ELECTRIC IRELAND CONNACHT MFC: ROSCOMMON 1-13 LEITRIM 0-2
A tough evening for football with strong winds and driving rain but for a young Leitrim team, Friday’s Electric Ireland Connacht Minor Championship in King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park was a demoralising experience as a second string Roscomm

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:14:37 GMT Leitrim GAA,Connacht GAA,Roscommon,Electric Ireland John Connolly PREVIEW: Carlow a major step up but shackles are off for Leitrim after promotion success https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058742/preview-carlow-a-major-step-up-but-shackles-are-off-for-leitrim-after-promotion-success.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058742/preview-carlow-a-major-step-up-but-shackles-are-off-for-leitrim-after-promotion-success.html

Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final preview
Finals are there for winning and now that the promotion has finally been achieved, Leitrim have nothing to lose as they chase glory in next Sunday's Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final against Carlow in Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park Birr (2 pm throw-in). Bu

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:08 GMT Leitrim LGFA,Leitrim GAA,Lidl Ladies’ National Football League,LGFA,Carlow GAA John Connolly Ryan itching to get back into action as he eyes Leitrim performance against Sligo https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058811/ryan-itching-to-get-back-into-action-as-he-eyes-leitrim-performance-against-sligo.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058811/ryan-itching-to-get-back-into-action-as-he-eyes-leitrim-performance-against-sligo.html

Connacht SFC preview: Leitrim captain wants to see more consistency and resilience as they take on Sligo
Righting the wrongs from the end of the League campaign and finding consistency in the team’s performances are two of the targets captain Ryan O’Rourke has set his Leitrim team as they tra

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:00:11 GMT Leitrim GAA,Sligo,Connacht GAA John Connolly Beating Sligo would be a remarkable day for Leitrim reckons Steven Poacher https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058795/beating-sligo-would-be-a-remarkable-day-for-leitrim-reckons-steven-poacher.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058795/beating-sligo-would-be-a-remarkable-day-for-leitrim-reckons-steven-poacher.html

Connacht SFC preview: Green & Gold boss aware of county's record against Sligo but aware of scale of the challenge in Markievicz Park
The evenings are getting much longer and there is a definite air of anticipation for championship football as Steven Poacher prepares to lead his Leitrim team

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:00:08 GMT Leitrim GAA,Sligo,Connacht GAA John Connolly Elation of semi-final victory and promotion parked for now - Garrity https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058741/elation-of-semi-final-victory-and-promotion-parked-for-now-garrity.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058741/elation-of-semi-final-victory-and-promotion-parked-for-now-garrity.html

Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final preview: Leitrim boss focused on bringing title back to Leitrim
Leitrim will have no problem in refocusing on the task of winning the Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 title next Sunday in Birr according to manager Jonny Garrity, acknowledging the relief and elation that

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:09 GMT Leitrim LGFA,Leitrim GAA,Carlow GAA,Lidl Ladies’ National Football League,LGFA John Connolly Sligo's Sloyan expects tough battle against Leitrim as league positions mean nothing in championship derbies https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058751/sligo-s-sloyan-expects-tough-battle-against-leitrim-as-league-positions-mean-nothing-in-championship-derbies.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058751/sligo-s-sloyan-expects-tough-battle-against-leitrim-as-league-positions-mean-nothing-in-championship-derbies.html

Connacht SFC preview: Sligo host Leitrim in Markievicz Park on Sunday April 12, at 3pm
Dessie Sloyan has experienced too many battles with Leitrim to expect anything but a tough battle when the Green & Gold visit Markievicz Park (3 pm throw-in) for next Sunday’s Connacht Senior Championship f

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:00:11 GMT Leitrim GAA,Sligo,Connacht GAA John Connolly Progress is slow but Ryan sees success coming for Leitrim https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058780/progress-is-slow-but-ryan-sees-success-coming-for-leitrim.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058780/progress-is-slow-but-ryan-sees-success-coming-for-leitrim.html

Connacht SFC preview: Leitrim captain looks to the past for inspiration for current generation ahead of Sligo clash on Sunday
Hard to believe but Ryan O’Rourke has the guts of ten years in a Leitrim Senior jersey, has seen the ups and downs of League promotions, highs and lows but the Fenagh

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:30:07 GMT Leitrim GAA,Sligo,Connacht GAA John Connolly Good people as important as good footballers if Leitrim are to reach new heights - Poacher https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058776/good-people-as-important-as-good-footballers-if-leitrim-are-to-reach-new-heights-poacher.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058776/good-people-as-important-as-good-footballers-if-leitrim-are-to-reach-new-heights-poacher.html

Connacht SFC preview: Leitrim manager stresses importance of work done away from pitch in progressing players
You don’t have to spend too long in the company of Steven Poacher to hear the word ‘consistency’ as the Down native’s infectious enthusiasm for Gaelic football and a young crop of Lei

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:09 GMT Leitrim GAA,Sligo,Connacht GAA John Connolly Confidence flows through Garrity & Leitrim ahead of Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058736/confidence-flows-through-garrity-leitrim-ahead-of-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4-final.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058736/confidence-flows-through-garrity-leitrim-ahead-of-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4-final.html

Jonny Garrity believes if his get their performance right in next Sunday's Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final in Birr, Leitrim can come home with the title
Never one to indulge in hyperbole, when Jonny Garrity professes his confidence ahead of next Sunday’s Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final against

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:12 GMT Leitrim LGFA,Leitrim GAA,Carlow GAA,Lidl Ladies’ National Football League,LGFA John Connolly Garrity makes one change to Leitrim team to face Carlow in Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058666/garrity-makes-one-change-to-leitrim-team-to-face-carlow-in-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4-final.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058666/garrity-makes-one-change-to-leitrim-team-to-face-carlow-in-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4-final.html

Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final: Sarah Reynolds makes start for Green & Gold in decider on Sunday in Birr
Jonny Garrity has named his Leitrim team to take on Carlow in Sunday’s Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final in Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park (2 pm) with just one change from the team that star

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:15 GMT Leitrim LGFA,Leitrim GAA,Carlow GAA John Connolly Kiltubrid's Jack Foley to start for New York against Roscommon as Sligo name team to take on Leitrim https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058679/kiltubrid-s-jack-foley-to-start-for-new-york-against-roscommon-as-sligo-name-team-to-take-on-leitrim.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058679/kiltubrid-s-jack-foley-to-start-for-new-york-against-roscommon-as-sligo-name-team-to-take-on-leitrim.html

Connacht SFC: Kiltubrid's Jack Foley named as wing-back for Big Apple clash on Sunday evening
The Roscommon jerseys will be very familiar but Kiltubrid and Leitrim star Jack Foley will be wearing the white of New York when he takes to the field in New York's Gaelic Park next Sunday evening to

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:27:30 GMT Leitrim GAA,Roscommon,Kiltubrid GAA,Sligo,Connacht GAA John Connolly Poacher hands out four debuts as Leitrim name team to face Sligo in Connacht SFC https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058642/poacher-hands-out-four-debuts-as-leitrim-name-team-to-face-sligo-in-connacht-sfc.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2058642/poacher-hands-out-four-debuts-as-leitrim-name-team-to-face-sligo-in-connacht-sfc.html

Connacht SFC: U20 contingent who played against Mayo on Wednesday named on bench for clash in Markievicz Park on Sunday (3 pm throw-in)
Leitrim manager has handed out four championship debuts for next Sunday’s Connacht Senior Football Championship clash with Sligo in Markievicz Park (3 pm thr

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:01:05 GMT Leitrim GAA,Sligo,Connacht GAA John Connolly Lyons frustrated by Leitrim turnovers but agrees Mayo are a class act https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2057969/lyons-frustrated-by-leitrim-turnovers-but-agrees-mayo-are-a-class-act.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2057969/lyons-frustrated-by-leitrim-turnovers-but-agrees-mayo-are-a-class-act.html

Dalata Hotels Connacht U20 FC reaction: Green & Gold boss laments turnovers and stresses Leitrim have work to do to compete with the likes of Mayo at U20 level
It is one thing suffering a defeat when you feel you should have won the game, quite another when you are overwhelmed by a superior f

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:09:09 GMT Leitrim GAA,Mayo GAA,Connacht GAA John Connolly Awesome Mayo brush aside outclassed Leitrim in Dalata Hotels Connacht U20 FC https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2057521/awesome-mayo-brush-aside-outclassed-leitrim-in-dalata-hotels-connacht-u20-fc.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2057521/awesome-mayo-brush-aside-outclassed-leitrim-in-dalata-hotels-connacht-u20-fc.html

DALATA HOTELS CONNACHT U20 FC: LEITRIM 1-12 MAYO 3-21
An impressive Mayo ended Leitrim’s slim hopes of making the playoff stages of this year’s Dalata Hotels Connacht U20 Championship as the visitors steamrolled their way past a Green & Gold side who had no answer to their intensity and sheer

]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:49:01 GMT Leitrim GAA,Mayo GAA,Connacht GAA John Connolly THE LAST POINT: Blessed relief after nervous day https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2052369/the-last-point-blessed-relief-after-nervous-day.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2052369/the-last-point-blessed-relief-after-nervous-day.html

THE LAST POINT
When you feel you're heart thumping about a mile a minute and we've still got over 15 minutes of normal time left on the clock during last Sunday's Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Semi-Final in Elphin's Orchard Park, you come to the realisation that you're definitely invested in the o

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:04 GMT Leitrim GAA,Leitrim LGFA John Connolly Michelle Guckian not too worried about Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Final after ending Leitrim's semi-final curse https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2052387/michelle-guckian-not-too-worried-about-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4-final-after-ending-leitrim-s-semi-final-curse.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2052387/michelle-guckian-not-too-worried-about-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4-final-after-ending-leitrim-s-semi-final-curse.html

Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Semi-Final: Leitrim captain pays tribute to resilience of Green & Gold squad in coming through stiff Sligo test
The absolute relief of finally securing promotion out of Division 4 was etched all over the face of Michelle Guckian last Sunday in Elphin, the Leitrim capt

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:03 GMT Leitrim LGFA,Leitrim GAA,Lidl Ladies’ National Football League,Sligo,Carlow GAA John Connolly Garrity wasn't going anywhere until Leitrim won promotion from Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2052330/garrity-wasn-t-going-anywhere-until-leitrim-won-promotion-from-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2052330/garrity-wasn-t-going-anywhere-until-leitrim-won-promotion-from-lidl-lgfa-nfl-division-4.html

Lidl LGFA NFL Division 4 Semi-Final reaction: Green & Gold boss relieved to secure promotion but set sights on winning Division 4 crown against Carlow
Never one to make the occasion about himself, Jonny Garrity did make a startling admission that such was his determination to see Leitrim fina

]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:04 GMT Leitrim LGFA,Leitrim GAA,Sligo,Carlow GAA,Lidl Ladies’ National Football League John Connolly