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Crews and News

SGS Rowing Club are into the busy summer period where senior crews are competing at regattas, individuals are trialling for the elusive ‘green jersey’ and

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Regatta Roundup

Brothers Adam & Ben Foley have been competing on the regatta scene over the last two weekends. The National Schools Regatta took place in Limerick

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Sligo Regatta 2026

The Garavogue River was host to one of the first regattas of the season – Sligo Rowing Clubs regatta took place on Saturday 18th April.

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Regatta Season

The rowing club are well into the busy regatta season with Sligo Regatta taking place tomorrow and the National Schools Regatta taking place in Limerick

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Maths Pi Competition

We entered 3 teams of 3rd year students into the IMTA ‘Pi Quiz’ maths competition, held in Summerhill College on Tuesday 24th March.One of our teams narrowly

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TY’s Attend CYPSC Children & Young Peoples Services Exhibition

A group of TY’s attended the CYPSC Exhibition in the Sligo Southern Hotel recently. The free exhibition is a one-stop venue to meet and hear about the services available to children and young people in the Sligo area.  Our students attended live presentations at 10.30am & 1.30pm on the day.  CYPSC bring together agencies working with children and young people at local level, with the aim of improving co-ordination between services. The initiative aims to make it easier for families,

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Junior League Rugby Off To A Winning Start

The JCT travelled to Westport to play Rice College in the opening game of the League.  The final score was SGS 50 – 12 Rice College.  Scorers for SGS were David Kalu 5 tries, Cathal McGovern 1 try, Nato Zondagh 1 try and Richard Whelan 1 try. Conversions: Harry Hanrahan (4) and Daniel Draper (1). Well done on a great win!            

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Coffee Morning Raises €400 For Mayo Roscommon Hospice

The School recently played host to coffee and treats during break time in aid of Mayo Roscommon hospice.  During senior assembly in Calry Church, our students listened to guest speaker Fergal Guihen (pictured above) who recounted stories of his decision to cycle over 30,000km from Roscommon to Australia for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Association and North West Stop.  Thanks to everyone who helped make the coffee morning such a success.

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Hockey National Pathway Programme Call-Up For SGS Student

Congratulations to Myrtle Bamber (TY) who has been selected for the Ireland U16 National Development Block. She is one of two players from the Connacht U16 squad selected for the first phase of the Pathway Programme after putting in some stellar performances at the recent inter-provincial series.  Myrtle will take part in a number of regional and national sessions over the coming months and, if successful, will progress to the next phase of the Pathway Programme.  Everyone at SGS is

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Adam Foley Selected For Ireland

We are incredibly proud to announce that SGS rower Adam Foley has been selected to represent Ireland at the ‘Coupe de la Jeunesse’ Beach Sprints, taking place in Portugal at the start of October. Adam started rowing in school in first year and quickly moved up the ranks. He won numerous medals at indoor rowing competitions, becoming the schools most successful rower to date. Adam was invited to join Sligo Rowing Club and continued his success at local and national

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Crews and News

SGS Rowing Club are into the busy summer period where senior crews are competing at regattas, individuals are trialling for the elusive ‘green jersey’ and the juniors are moving out of the training quads and into racing boats and single sculls.   This weekend the crews head to the capital where Trinity Regatta takes place on the river Liffey in the heart of Dublin. Leading the charge will be Adam Foley who is racing in the highly contested Junior 18 category.

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Regatta Roundup

Brothers Adam & Ben Foley have been competing on the regatta scene over the last two weekends. The National Schools Regatta took place in Limerick at the end of April and showcased a total of 77 schools from all across the island of Ireland. The Sligo Grammar boys raced together in the U23 double scull category and also raced in their respective singles category. The rowers competed in a 1500 meter time trial with the top 4 going through to

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Sligo Regatta 2026

The Garavogue River was host to one of the first regattas of the season – Sligo Rowing Clubs regatta took place on Saturday 18th April. The three-lane course covered a distance of 800 meters allowing for some excellent sprint racing. Close to 500 athletes from all over the West and North of Ireland participated. There were large entries from clubs like Enniskillen Royal Boat Club, Athlone, Carrick-on-Shannon and St. Josephs Secondary School (The Bish) Galway. The Grammar had 5 students entered

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Regatta Season

The rowing club are well into the busy regatta season with Sligo Regatta taking place tomorrow and the National Schools Regatta taking place in Limerick next weekend. The senior squad will have 4 rowers racing on the Garavogue – Euan Cradock, Yann McGuinness and brothers Adam & Ben Foley. The boys will be racing in various boats from quads to doubles to singles. Meanwhile the junior squad, made up of boys and girls from first and second year, continue their rowing

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Maths Pi Competition

We entered 3 teams of 3rd year students into the IMTA ‘Pi Quiz’ maths competition, held in Summerhill College on Tuesday 24th March.One of our teams narrowly missed the 2nd place tie-break, finishing in a strong 4th position out of over 20 teams.

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