Hamilton Park, Strandhill, Sligo, Ireland – Founded 1890
On Sunday those of you who can’t make it to the final league game of the season in Strandhill can listen in to live radio coverage brought to you by Daragh Cox of Ocean FM and by Ken O’Neill of Sligo RFC.
Tune in to 102.5-105fm for all the action sponsored by Flanagan Ford Financial Advisors, Raftery & Co. Accountants and main club sponsors McHugh’s Bar.
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Martin Reilly, the Club Senior Team Sponsor has won, for the 2nd year running, the much coveted Ladies Cup on Sligo Bay this past August. Martin has now won the Ladies Cup a total of 7 times in the last 11 years on a number of different boats – a great record by any standards.
The Ladies Cup, as it is known was first contested in 1821 on Lough Gill. The race was strictly classed, only allowing for boats which were a maximum of 26 feet and six inches long. The course sailed was twice around the lake, a distance of almost 18 miles. The Ladies cup is sailed for annually by the home fleet and visiting cruisers to the Sligo Yacht Club and is the oldest perpetual trophy in the world for which sailors still compete.
Former winners of the Ladies Cup include the late Bobby Butler, brother of past president and prominent club committee member Des Butler in 1993, and Vincent Raftery, father of club membership secretary Rory Raftery in 1987.
The Sligo RFC committee and members offer their congratulations to Martin.
Club Sponsors, Raftery & Co., Chartered Accountants, have compiled a guide to the 2008 budget and been kind enough to make it available to club members free of charge. The Guide to the 2008 Budget can be downloaded from here.
Tickets have gone on sale for the Christmas party which will take place in the Glasshouse Hotel on Thursday December 20th, and are available from members of the organising sub-committee. Tickets cost 25 euro each, and the evening which certainly should be memorable, commences at 8 pm. Fancy dress is optional. The event is sponsored by Anglo Irish Bank, Markievicz Road,who have recently opened their branch in Sligo, and which is managed by former Sligo GAA star, and keen sportsman, Jim Kent. The President and the Committee wish to express their gratitude to the sponsors and to the organising sub-committee of Billy Leahy [Chair.], Clare Storey, Therese Cosgrove, Niall Draper and Senior Vice-President, Conor Frazer, for all their work in organising the event.
For all home Connacht Junior 1 games, the Man of the Match is being very generously sponsored by our senior rugby sponsor, Martin Reilly Motors, Carraroe. The winner on Sunday last was Cathal Culhane, who had a fine game at full-back. At the post-match presentation in the Clubhouse, the President, Tom Gilligan, paid glowing tributes to Martin as the sponsor of senior rugby in the club, and for his generosity over the years. He thanked him for his support for the award,which is a new concept in the club, and he also thanked Miximo, and its Managing Director ,Jonathan Hill, who sponsor Youth rugby, and the Glasshouse Hotel and its Managing Director, Michael O’Hehir, who sponsor Juvenile rugby. Each winner receives a special BMW coat and a bottle of champagne. The winner of the award for each home game is chosen by the club’s supporters’ panel.
This season, for all home Connacht Junior 1 league games, a ‘man of the match’ award is being awarded. The generous sponsor of the award for the opening game was Rory Raftery, Raftery and Co., Chartered Accountants, Burton St., and the winner was long serving second row, Peter Mullan, who had an outstanding game.
Full Match Report available here.
The Sligo RFC Yearbook for the 2007-2008 season was launched at a function in the Glasshouse Hotel on Saturday last by club President,Tom Gilligan. Among the large attendance present were Cyril Shaw, President of the club 50 years ago, in the 1957-1958 season, George Hamlet, club President from 1969-1972, nine other past club Presidents, and a former Sligo player, Damien Torsney, a native of Drumahair, who is the current President of the famed Old Belvedere club in Dublin. Continue reading ‘Very Successful Launch Of Yearbook’
Recently Tommy Breheny stepped down as Sligo GAA football manager. In his short time at the helm, Tommy established himself as certainly among the top three GAA football managers in the country, and arguably as the very best. Tommy’s company, the Oates Breheny Group, are great supporters of Sligo RFC, and again this season took a full page advertisement in our Yearbook.
On a personal basis,and on behalf of the entire club membership, the club President wishes Tommy, his wife Ruth, and family, all the best in the future, and again wishes to congratulate him on his historic contribution to Sligo sport.
World Cup fever has gripped the club, with several members travelling to France for many of the games. For these who are remaining at home, club members are adopting the Glasshouse Hotel, with its large screen, as their headquarters on each evening a game is being televised. There is certain to be a large cohort of members present there for the opening game between France and Argentina on Friday next at 8 pm and for Ireland’s first game against Namibia on Sunday next [kick off 7 pm].
The Glasshouse Hotel have given substantial sponsorship to the club’s Juvenile section this season.
Registration for all Juvenile players [i.e. U-7 to U-12 inclusive] and Youths [i.e.U-13 to U-18 inclusive], will take place at Sligo I.T. Sportsgrounds on Saturday next at 10 a.m. [Please note venue]. This season, both the Juvenile and the Youth sections have attracted two very generous sponsors. Juvenile rugby in the club will be sponsored by The Glasshouse Hotel, while Youth rugby will be sponsored by Miximo (Infacta Ltd.), whose Managing Director is Jonathan Hill. The club President, on behalf of the entire membership, extends his gratitude to both Michael O’Hehir [Director Glasshouse] and Jonathan for their generosity.
Training for both sections will commence on Saturday September 8th. The Juveniles will train and play their home games at Sligo I.T., while the Youths will train and play in Hamilton Park, until a suitable temporary venue is obtained.
The President, and the Committee, are most grateful to fellow Committee member, John Davey of John Davey Motors, Main Toyota Dealers, for very generously sponsoring a car for our club captain for the coming season. In addition to being a valued sponsor, John is Chairman of the Youth Section, coach to the U-14 side in the club, a member of the Development Sub-Committee, and a member of the Committee. He is also an excellent referee.
Martin Reilly pictured presenting a Sponsorship Cheque for the 2006/2007 season to Tom Gilligan, President, Sligo RFC.
The club President, Tom Gilligan and the officers of the Juvenile section wish to express their gratitude to Joe Grogan. The Waterfront Bar and Restaurant, Rosses Point, for his generosity in presenting a perpetual cup, which will be competed for annually at the club’s U-12 tournament. This year’s winners were Mooretown RFC, Leeds.
Thomas Gilligan, Club President and Peter Gillespie, Sponsorship Committee Chairman receiving a cheque for the 2006/2007 season from Dave Golden, Infacta.com
There was a very large crowd in attendance in the clubhouse on Sunday last for the launch of SRFC’s sponsorship for this season by Club President, Tom Gilligan.
The President welcomed all former Presidents, Life Members, Members, Sponsors, Advertisers, Parents of under-age players and friends of Sligo Rugby to the launch.
He extended a special welcome to George Hamlet who was club President from 1969/’73 and who was recently hospitalised. The President pointed out that George’s late father was capped for Ireland on thirty occasions, captained Ireland on ten occasions, and was President of the I.R.F.U. in 1927.
In his address the President pointed out that second tier sponsors for this season were Bree’s Bar, John Perry T.D., Sherry Fitzgerald Draper and Sligo Park Hotel.
First tier sponsors were Infacta, Mespil Hotel, Dublin; Anglo Irish Bank, O’Hehirs Bakery and Kevinsfort Ltd.
The main sponsor is Martin Reilly Motors who has agreed to sponsor the club for the next three seasons.
The President paid tribute to all sponsors and said that he hoped the club’s agreement with Martin Reilly Motors would be mutually beneficial. He presented Martin Reilly with a framed photograph of a Sligo RFC jersey and he also presented George Draper of Sherry Fitzgerald Draper last year’s main sponsor with a framed Sligo jersey.
