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Donegal have progressed to the semi final of this year’s All Ireland Oscar Traynor competition following their 4-2 win over Leinster this afternoon. Goals from Matty Crossan, Eddie O’Reilly, Paul Boyle and Joel Gorman sent the Ulstermen on their way following a super first-half penalty stop from Blake Forkan. After the game, Donegal Junior League

Jude Gallagher is just two wins away from reaching the Olympics in Paris this summer. The Two Castles fighter takes to the ring for his quarter final tonight at 7pm and will face Soulaimaine Samghouli of Morroco. Gallagher needs to make the semi finals to qualify for this summers games. Eóin Catterson caught up with

Ulster suffered a 7-3 defeat to Leinster on Sunday afternoon, in their final game in the Youth Interprovincial campaign. At half time, Ulster trailed 1-0 before levelling straight after the break. Daniel Doherty’s side then trailed 3-1 before pulling another goal back. A blitz of goals in the closing 20 minutes put a gloss on

Abbey Vocational School have won the All-Ireland Schools B final over Ashbourne Community School at St. Tiarnach’s Park in Clones. 1-15 to 9 points was the final score line. Joint manager and Donegal senior player, Jamie Brennan said he is “so proud” of this “hardworking group”. Daire Bonner spoke with Jamie Brennan after the match…

Scoil Mhuire Buncrana was defeated by the Offaly side Gallen Community School in the All-Ireland Schools D final. The game finished on a score line of 9 points to 1-5. The Donegal school was up by three points at half time but only manged to score another two points in the second half as Gallen

Abbey Vocational School defeated Ashbourne Community School in the All-Ireland Schools B final to claim the Paddy Drummond Cup. The Donegal Town school won on a score line of 1-15 to 9 points. Conor McCahill netted the goal while Conor Meehan kicked six points for Abbey Vocational School. Daire Bonner reports for Highland Radio with

Finn Harps were defeated by Cobh Ramblers on a score of 1-0. Finn Harps’ captain Tony McNamee said his side was “outbattled” on the pitch by the Cork side. This comes as Finn Harps’ first defeat of the season after victory in their last three games. Diarmaid Doherty spoke to Tony McNamee after the game…

      Derry City had success over Waterford at the Brandywell Stadium to maintain their unbeaten record so far this season. 3-0 was the final score of the game. Derry City’s Pat Hoban netted a hat trick. Martin Holmes spoke with manager Ruaidhrí Higgins after the game…

After this weeks draw with champions Shamrock Rovers, Derry City were back to winning ways on Friday night as they eased to a 3-0 win in their Premier Division clash with Waterford at The Brandywell. In his first season with the Candystrips, Patrick Hoban scored his first hat-trick for the club and brought his season

Derry City were 3-0 winners on Friday night in the Premier Division clash with Waterford United. Patrick Hoban starred with a hat-trick for the home side. Martin Holmes reports for Highland Radio Sport from The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium:

Finn Valley AC’s Roisin Flanagan set a new personal best in the 3000 metre final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. Flanagan ran in a time of 8:53.02. Overall, she finished fifteenth in the final. At the second day of the Underage ulster Indoor Championships, Donegal had huge success with over forty winning

Donegal ladies lost out to three points on the table after their defeat to Tyrone. This is Donegal’s fifth game of the Lidl National League in Division Two. The game finished on a score of 3-11 to 1-12. Captain Niamh McLaughlin spoke to Maureen O’Donnell after the game and felt “disappointed” over her side’s loss

  Donegal ladies were defeated by neighbours Tyrone in the fifth round of Division Two’s Lidl National League. 3-11 to 1-12 was the final score of the game in Tyrone’s favour. This win now sees Tyrone sit at second position on the league table. Donegal’s goal came from captain Niamh McLaughlin. Highland Radio’s Maureen O’Donnell

Donegal defeated Louth in Ballyshannon on a score line of 1-17 to 14 points. Donegal were up at half time by two points and pushed that out to a six point victory when the final whistle blew. Patrick McBrearty kicked eight points while Oisin Gallen scored four points. Brendan Devenney caught up with manager Jim

Donegal were successful over Louth in the fifth round of Division Two’s Allianz National League. At half time, Donegal were two points up and as the game unravelled, their score line increased. The game finished on a score of 1-17 to 14 points. Donegal’s big hitters included captain Patrick McBrearty who scored eight points and

Kerry came out on top against Tyrone in the fifth round of the Allianz National League Division One. 18 points to 1-11 was the final score of the game.  Ciaran Daly netted the goal for Tyrone while Kerry’s David Clifford scored eight out of their eighteen points. Tyrone now fear relegation from Division One. Francis Mooney