🔵⚪ Senior Men’s Football Our seniors were back in action on Thursday evening against Fr. Manning Gaels in the second round of the relegation round-robin. Played in wet conditions at Clonguish, both sides fought hard knowing how much was at stake.
Gaels made the most of the breeze in the first half with a series of 2-pointers, but a crucial Slashers goal just before the break gave our lads momentum and had the game level at half time. In the second half, Slashers stepped up and restricted Gaels to just two points, while our bench made a huge impact. Final score: Slashers 2-14 – 0-13 Fr Manning Gaels.
The following night, Granard’s win over Mostrim meant that both Mostrim and Gaels are relegated — with Slashers securing senior status for 2026! The final round of fixtures will not be played, so with that we wrap up the senior season. Well done to Conor, his management team, and the entire squad for their effort and commitment this year.
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Junior Men’s Football On Saturday evening a week ago, our juniors hosted Colmcille in the final round of the Junior Championship group stages. This was effectively a relegation playoff with Junior A status at stake.
With heavy rain throughout the day, conditions were far from ideal. Slashers started brightly and went in at half-time with a two-point cushion, though they may have felt they left a few more scores behind. After the restart, however, the lads really upped the tempo, pushing on strongly and sealing a convincing win on a final scoreline of 2-13 to 1-8.
That result secures Junior A status for 2026 and brings the season to a close. Well done to the entire panel, who saved their best for last, and sincere thanks to the management team of Derek Swaris and Niall Caslin, with valuable support throughout the year from Cian O’Nualan.
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👩🦰 Senior Ladies Football 👏 Huge congratulations to our Senior Ladies who booked their place in the Senior Championship Final after a great win on Sunday morning against a youthful Killoe side. A composed performance from start to finish.
All roads now lead to the county final on Saturday 4th October — let’s get behind the team in big numbers! 🔵⚪
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Senior Hurling It’s almost here! This Sunday, 28th September at 4.00 pm in Pearse Park, Slashers take on Wolfe Tones in the County Final.
This is a massive day for the club 🏆💙. Let’s fill the stands, wear the sky blue, and roar the lads on as they chase championship glory!
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👦 Minor Club
🏆 U14 – County Champions!
Unbelievable scenes on Saturday as our U14s captured the U14 A Championship title, completing a league and championship double!
In a pulsating contest against St. Vincent’s, the lads showed incredible composure to edge this game, winning on a scoreline of 0-21 to 2-9 — with all 21 points coming from play 🤯👏.
Huge credit to Eamonn Seoige, Chris, and Cathal for guiding the team all year. Celebrations were made even more special with a Garda escort and chauffeur Martin Glennon bringing the champions back to the clubhouse 🚔🎉.
A massive thank you to families, friends, and everyone in the club for their support — what a day for Longford Slashers! 🔵⚪
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U6/U8 mixed & U10 Boys Training wraps up this Thursday evening for our youngest groups. The U8s finish the year with a blitz in Clonguish on Saturday morning (10.00 am start), while the U10 boys complete their season with their final blitz in the Laurels this evening (Monday).
Well done to all coaches and mentors for your dedication this year 👏.
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👧 U10–U12 Girls Our U10 and U12 girls finished up last week with a home blitz v Colmcille on Saturday morning. The games ended with plenty of fun — and a soaking for the coaches 😂.
Thanks to Brid Nevin for the much-appreciated post-match refreshments 🍪☕.
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⚡ U13 Boys The U13s kick off their championship this Tuesday evening with their opening match against Shannon Gaels in Clonbonny. Best of luck to the players and coaches 🍀.
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Minors Hard luck to our minors who bowed out of the Glen Brady Cup following defeat to St. Colmcille’s in Sunday’s semi-final. That wraps up their year, but the lads can be proud of their efforts across the season 👏.
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Club Lotto 💸 The weekly Club Lotto draw took place on Sunday evening at 8:00 PM.
There was no jackpot winner, but congratulations to our €30 Lucky Dip winners:
Maeve Whyte
Aoife O'Brien
A big thank you also to our local businesses who have recently begun selling tickets — starting off with Herterich’s and Murph’s Bar.
Next week’s jackpot rises to €2,850, with the draw again on Sunday at 8:00 PM. Don’t miss your chance — get your tickets now and support the club!
