Sligo Intermediate Football Championship is an annual second tier

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competition between

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clubs organised by

Sligo GAA The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Sligo. The county board is also responsible for the Sligo county ...

. The winning club qualifies to represent its

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in the

Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship The Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four province ...

and, in turn, goes on to the

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA. It is played between the Intermediate championship winners from each of the thirty-two counties of ...

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Sligo IFC winners qualify for the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Sligo to qualify for this competition. The Sligo IFC winners enter the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2012 winner Bunninadden played in the Connacht IFC final. This was the first since 2004 winner Calry/St Joseph played in the Connacht IFC final.

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Sligo IFC winners — by winning the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.

Trophy

The trophy presented to the winning team is the Joe McMorrow Cup.

Roll of honour

* - Eastern Harps' second team contested the finals of 2003 and 2005.

List of finals

References

External links

Official Sligo WebsiteSligo on Hoganstand
{{Sligo GAA, state=expanded 2 Intermediate Gaelic football county championships 1979 establishments in Ireland Recurring sporting events established in 1979