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In 1971 Sligo A.C was formed to promote athletics in and around the area of Sligo Town. Organised athletics had always been strong in the County with nearby Calry A.C blazing a trail from the mid 60's. Soon the black & white of newly formed Sligo A.C were appearing at local and regional meetings of track & field, road and cross country competitions. Under expert coaching, local talent flourished a
31/08/2026
Congratulations to Ross Campbell who was part of Athletics Ireland’s u18 development team to compete at the Scottish Championships in Aberdeen this weekend.
A fantastic 5th place finish in the 1500m steeplechase with a new pb.
A big thank you to Athletics Ireland and the Juvenile Competition Committee for their time and guidance over the weekend, and as always, thank you to coach Dermot McDermott for his expertise and support.
29/08/2026
Register ASAP if you want a T-Shirt - as supplies in certain sizes are low and likely to run out this weekend ‼️
29/08/2026
Soaked but happy out. Saturday morning crew out in Slishwood this morning. Mari Johnston is the coordinator if anyone interested in joining or alternatively message club on social media.
27/08/2026
Some of the runners that turned up this evening for the first of our three cross country time trial sessions. Great to see lots of senior and junior runners out. We will be doing again next Thursday and a very high likelihood we’ll all be faster and stronger. Great training well done all and big thanks to Rory Connor for organising
26/08/2026
Cross Country Running Makes You Stronger!!
First in our series of cross country runs tomorrow.. be there and test yourself 💪
26/08/2026