Bonagee United have progressed to Round 5 of the FAI Junior Cup thanks to a 2-0 win over Clonmel Celtic in Tipperary this afternoon. A goal in each half from Micheal Doherty and Adam Rodgers sealed the win for Bonagee, who will have a home tie in the last-32 of the competition at the end […]
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Action is continuing at the World Relay Championships in Botswana this afternoon with good news coming for Team Ireland and local athlete Arlene Crossan. The quartet of Rachel McCann, Sophie Becker, Finn Valley’s Arlene Crossan and Sharlene Mawdsley have won Heat 1 of the 4 x 400m Relay in 3:23.83 to secure their place at
Derry and Monaghan produced one of the most dramatic Ulster Senior Football Championship clashes in recent memory in Armagh last night. Derry, who led 2-10 to 0-06 at half-time, were pegged back in the second period and a piece of Jack McCarron magic brought the game to extra time. With the hooter already blown, McCarron
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Rory Beggan kicked a dramatic late free to give Monaghan a 1-30 (33) to 3-23 (32) extra time win over Derry on Saturday evening. Michael McMullan of the Gaelic Life reports for Highland Radio Sport from the Athletic Grounds:
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Ulster Minor Championship Results – Saturday 02/05/26 Donegal P-P Down (Game was abandoned in the second half due to unplayable pitch. Donegal led 2-17 to 0-06) Armagh 2-22 – 1-11 Fermanagh Monaghan 0-18 – 3-16 Tyrone Derry 1-16 – 1-09 Cavan
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Finn Harps were beaten 2-0 by Wexford in the SSE Airtricity League First Division last night. It’s now four defeats in a row as Harps head into Monday’s home fixture against Bray Wanderers. In the Premier Division, Derry City drew 1-1 with Bohemians at Dalymount Park and face Galway United at Celtic Park on Monday.
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Three local athletes are representing Team Ireland at the World Relay Championships in Botswana with Finn Valley’s Arlene Crossan on track today. With the latest, here’s Patsy McGonagle…
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Donegal scored 2-10 in the second-half but lost out to Down in the Ulster Minor Ladies Platinum Final in Killyclogher today. Down hit 5 first-half goals but Declan McDermott’s side stormed back in the second period, with the game ending 5-09 to 2-15. After the game, McDermott told Maureen O’Donnell he was immensely proud of
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Derry have won the Richie McElligot Cup after a 1-17 to 1-11 win over Roscommon in Cavan. After the game, Michael McMullan spoke to winning manager Ryan O’Neill who said it’s great to get to an All-Ireland Final but that it’s even better to win it…
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Donegal’s Minor Ladies team were beaten 5-09 to 2-15 in the Ulster Platinum Final in Killclogher this afternoon. Maureen O’Donnell has the full time report for Highland Radio Sport…
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Voodoo Venue Letterkenny Cup Final Oldtown Celtic 1-4 Kildrum Tigers Saturday Promotion-Relegation Playoffs Bonagee United 3-0 Donegal Town
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Martin Harley won the $350,000 R7 Ticketmaster Queensland Guineas in Australia this morning. The Donegal jockey was on board “Brave Monarch” for trainers Chris & Corey Munce in the Group 2 outing at Eagle Farm. Watch the end of the race on Sky Racing’s Facebook page by clicking the link below: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EGK2BKbZH/
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Strabane will play in the NIFL Championship next season after securing promotion from the Premier Intermediate League thanks to a 3-1 win over Croagh United last night. Croagh were ahead at the break through Joshua Busteed but Milford native Gary Merritt equalised for Strabane on 52 minutes. Killygordon striker Oisin Duffy then put the Melvin
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Derry City drew 1-1 with Bohemians in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Dalymount Park this evening. James Olayinka gave The Candy Stripes the lead before the break but the Markuss Strods had Bohs level on 52 minutes. Derry had Adam O’Reilly sent off on 82 minutes for a second bookable offence. In other
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Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by Wexford in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Ferrycarrig Park this evening. Mikie Rowe pounced on a loose ball to put Wexford ahead just before the hour-mark and it was the same player who put the game to bed on 69 minutes. It’s now four defeats
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Imagine being told your physical organs shutting down is “all in your head.” This week on The Greg Hughes Podcast, we sit down with Rosemary McFadden and Sharon Flannagan to discuss a rare, life-altering autoimmune condition that almost cost Rosemary her life: Addison’s Disease. What started as a harrowing journey of medical misdiagnosis ended in
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Bonagee United will face Clonmel Celtic in Round 4 of the FAI Junior Cup this coming Sunday in Tipperary. The Dry Arch side will take part in the new LOI Third Tier starting in August and manager Mickey Funston says the club can use this weekend’s game as a “test run” for these kind of
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It’s a bank holiday weekend and that means it’s a double weekend of fixtures in the League Of Ireland. In the top flight, Derry City will look to keep their upturn in results going as they are away to Bohemians tomorrow night (Friday) and then at home to Galway United on Monday. In the First
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This week the Score with Mark Gallagher… Former Finn Harps captain, Declan Boyle joins us for our weekly league of Ireland chat. We hear from the Finn Harps camp ahead of a double weekend of fixtures with a trip to Wexford on Friday and a home tie with Bray next Monday. Bonagee Unitedd Manager Michael
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Glengad United will celebrate their 50th anniversary over the May Bank Holiday weekend. The Inishowen Football League club are one of the most decorated in the county with a lot of their success on the pitch coming in the 2010’s. Under the leadership of Liam McClean and then Shane Byrne, Glengad won four Inishowen Premier
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All tickets for Finn Harps’ clash with Bray Wanderers on this coming Bank Holiday Monday evening are priced at €5. The “€5 For All” initiative, in association with Highland Radio, is aimed at getting families to attend Finn Park for the SSE Airtricity League First Division fixture which will kick-off at the family friendly time
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The build-up to the 29th North West 10k is heading into the final straight for Monday’s charity run and walk in Letterkenny. The new yellow 10k t-shirt was launched last week and that has seen a surge in online entries. There is a maximum 1,200 new t-shirts so the message from Chairperson Neil Martin is
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A number of locally based businesses have pledged their support to the talented young Letterkenny AC athlete Erin Friel who is currently with the Irish senior athletics squad ahead of the World Relay Championships which takes place in Botswana this weekend. Donegal athletics legend Danny McDaid has been hugely impressed by the progress of the
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Tyrone won their third Ulster U20 Championship title in a row on Wednesday evening, beating Monaghan 4-19 to 0-22 at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Tyrone had netted three of their goal tally in the opening half through Shea McDermott, Conor Devlin and Aodhán Quinn as they lead 3-11 to 0-11 at the break. Darragh
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Derry City’s James McClean has given a positive update on the hip injury which he last week stated may end his footballing career. In a statement on his social media this week McClean says he has met with a specialist who gave him better news than he was expecting. “I was expecting surgery or that
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Brian McCormick Premier Division Bonagee United 2 v 0 Donegal Town Glenea United 0 v 4 Kildrum Tigers Keadue Rovers 1 v 2 Letterkenny Rovers Donegal Physiotherapy D2 Letterbarrow Celtic 0 v 2 Dunfanaghy Youths Curragh Athletic 0 v 5 Cranford FC Drumkeen United 0 v 4 Raphoe Town Whitestrand United 0 v 3
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The 29th annual North-West 10K Charity Run & Walk will take place from 11am on Bank Holiday Monday 4th of May. It’s the 29th staging of the event which has gone from strength to strength over the past 28 years, raising over one million euro for local charities over the past three decades. North West
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Institute have beaten Armagh City 4-1 in their final game of the NIFL Championship season this afternoon. It was a dream start for Peter Hutton’s side who found themselves a goal up after just 14 seconds when Padraig Lynch found the net. Second-half goals from Graham Crown, Stephen Doherty & Caoimhan Crossan sealed the win
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Old Orchard Saturday D2 Copany Rovers 5-2 Glenea United Reserves Ramelton Mariners 2-3 Bonagee United Finn Travel Saturday D3 Ballybofey United v Cappry Rovers Milford United 3-0 Drumkeen United Voodoo Cup Kildrum Tigers 2-1 Keadue Rovers
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Donegal Person of the Year Packie Keeney has been confirmed as the special guest to formally start the North West 10k runners and walkers on the Bank Holiday Monday, 4th of May in Letterkenny. Chairperson Neil Martin said he was delighted that the Ardara native had accepted the invitation to fire the starting gun for
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Donegal suffered their second Christy Ring Cup defeat in a row as they went down 2-23 to 1-16 to Derry at Celtic Park this afternoon. Mickey McCann spoke to Michael McMullan after today’s game and said it was a “lacklustre” performance…
Johnny McGarvey was “absolutely delighted” with his Derry team’s performance against Donegal in this afternoon’s Christy Ring Cup clash. It finished 2-23 to 1-16 in favour of Derry at a sun-drenched Celtic Park. Michael McMullan boss spoke to Oakleaf boss McGarvey after the game who said “everything came together” today…
Hyrox Donegal Sim 2.0 is a large-scale fitness racing event taking place over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2026, at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. This is the second edition of the event following a hugely successful debut in December, and it’s set to be even bigger —
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Derry have beaten Donegal 2-23 to 1-16 in hurling’s Christy Ring Cup at Celtic Park this afternoon. The Oakleafers led 0-11 to 0-10 at the break but pushed on in the second period to record a well-deserved victory. Michael McMullan has the full time report for Highland Radio Saturday Sport…
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In this week’s Business Matters, Chris Ashmore talks with Martin McGowan, who recently became the new Chair of Ballybofey and Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce. He hears about plans for future growth of membership and how the chamber can really help those in business in the Finn Valley. He also finds out about the forthcoming Letterkenny
Dé hAoine (Friday) 1/5/2026 Cluiche Ceannais Sóisear na mBan (Junior Ladies Final) 19:00 Cill Chartha v Gleann tSúilí Dé Sathairn (Saturday) 2/5/2026 nó Dé Domhnaigh (Sunday) 3/5/2026 (Braitheann sé ar chluiche Dhún na nGall) Cluichí Leathcheannais – Sóisear na bhFear (Junior Men’s Semi-Finals) 12:00 Gaeil Fhánada v Gleann tSúilí 14:00 Cill Chartha v An
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Back-to-back wins over Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers have moved Derry up into 5th position in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Tonight’s 1-0 win over Rovers was a historic occasion as it was the first ever soccer match held at Celtic Park – the home of Derry GAA. James Clarke got what turned out to
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It’s now three SSE Airtricity League First Division defeats in a row for Finn Harps as they went down 2-1 to Athlone Town in Ballybofey this evening. Ex-Harps players Patrick Ferry and goal-scorer Gradi Lomboto linked up on 89 minutes to find the winner for Athlone after Gavin McAteer had equalised for the home side
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Derry City have beaten Shamrock Rovers 1-0 in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Celtic Park this evening. James Clarke found the bottom corner of Ed McGinty’s net on 26 minutes to give The Candy Stripes the lead and that is how it remained. Martin Holmes has the full time report for Highland Radio
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Finn Harps have been beaten 2-1 by Athlone Town in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. Callum Cleary nodded the away side ahead in the 54th minute but Gavin McAteer brought Harps level on 69. Athlone then nicked the winner with a minute of normal time remaining through former Harps
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Down have named their team to face Donegal in Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final in Letterkenny. In three changes to the team that lined out against Wexford in the Division 3 Final, Patrick McCarthy, Tom Close and Liam Kerr all come into the starting fifteen with Patrick Brooks, John McGeough and Ryan Magill dropping
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Uisce Éireann is reminding customers on the Culdaff Public Water Supply that a Boil Water Notice remains in place, over 2 months after the notice was originally imposed. The Boil Water Notice was issued in February following elevated turbidity levels which affected the treatment process at Culdaff Water Treatment Plant. Approximately 1,300 customers on
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Finn Harps and Derry City are both in action on Friday night in the SSE Airtricity League. In a historic night for Derry City, The Candy Stripes will play Premier Division Champions Shamrock Rovers in the first ever soccer match to be held at the home of Derry GAA – Celtic Park. With The Ryan
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This week on The Score… Former Finn Harps Manager Anthony Gorman joins us for our weekly League of Ireland chat, we hear from the Derry City camp ahead of an historic first soccer game at Celtic Park and the season is coming to an end in the Irish League – we get the thoughts of
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Donegal begin their bid for three Ulster titles in a row when they welcome Down to O’Donnell Park this coming Sunday at 3pm. A semi-final clash with either Fermanagh or Armagh awaits the winners on the 3rd of May. 2012 All-Ireland winner Eamon McGee has been looking ahead to Sunday’s quarter-final against The Mourne County
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Derry City will play at Celtic Park, the home of Derry GAA, for the first time in history tomorrow night. 2025 Premier Division Champions Shamrock Rovers are the visitors on what is a monumental occasion for the codes as it will be the first ever soccer match to be played at the famous GAA venue.
Institute conclude their NIFL Championship campaign this coming Saturday with an away fixture against Armagh City. ‘Stute have won four out of their five games in the Relegation Group since the split and will finish in 7th position no matter what they outcome of this weekend’s final game, having had a very promising second-half of
Donegal were 0-07 to 0-01 up at half-time but, after scoring just one point in the second period, lost out to All-Ireland Champions Tyrone in the semi-final of the Ulster U20 Championship in Convoy this evening. It finished 0-12 to 0-08 in favour of the Red Hand youngsters who will play Monaghan next week with
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Tyrone Coach Cathal McCarron says strength in depth has been the key to Tyrone’s success as they are still on course for three Ulster U20 titles in a row after a four-point win over Donegal in Convoy tonight. Donegal led by six at the break but, with the win at their backs, Tyrone came back
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