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Final preparations are continuing ahead of Sunday’s Donegal Half Marathon in Letterkenny which is expected to attract close to 500 entries. The 400 entry mark was exceeded on Tuesday morning, and race director, Brendan McDaid, is expecting more people to sign up for what will be the tenth staging of the event “We have over

Finn Harps have been drawn at home in the quarter finals of the FAI Cup and will play St Patrick’s Athletic in the last eight of the competition. The Ballybofey side eased through the previous round against Skerries FC while Pats disposed of the holders Derry City on penalties last Sunday at the Brandywell. Elsewhere

Ciara Mageean bids for a medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest tonight. The Down native lines up for the final of the women’s 15-hundred metres at half-eight Irish time. Before that, Mark English and John Fitzsimons are both in action in the 800-metres heats at 6.30pm Irish time. English was only 0.2 seconds

Four members of Gaoth Dobhair’s Cumann na gCurach travelled to Warrenpoint in County Down last weekend to compete in Carlingford Lough Currach Club’s 18th annual International Championships. Fíona Nic Fhionnlaoich and Ó Domhnaill brothers Ronán, Simon and Michael secured an impressive eight podium finishes. The event this year saw crews from Ireland, England and the

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Donegal Ladies Club Championship Intermediate  Fanad Gaels 2-11 v 1-12 Killybegs Milford 0-02 v 9-14 Naomh Murire Carndonagh 6-18 v 1-02 St Mary’s Convoy Junior B Fixtures  St Michael’s 4-06 v 4-08 Letterkenny Gaels Kilcar 2-11 V 1-01 Aodh Ruadh Sean Mac Cumhail 6-26 v 1-03 Termon 2

In the Irish League Championship, Dergview fought back to win 3-2 away to H&W Welders. The visitors scored first through former Finn Harps player Gareth Harkin, two goals then came from the home side later in the opening half. In the second half Dergview scored twice through Keith Cowan and Padraig Lynch to win the

Callum Devine and co driver Noel O’Sulllivan have won the Irish Tarmac Championship. The pair finished second overall in the Ulster Rally and had to end the day fourth or better to clinch the championship. Devine and O’Sullivan took wins earlier in the year in the Circuit of Ireland, Rally of the Lakes, Cork 20

Dylan Browne McMonagle continued his fine form with a win at The Curragh today. He came in 10/1 shot Atlantic Coast for trainer Joseph Patrick O’Brein . Today’s wins brings his tally to 41 for the season in Ireland.

The first game of this year’s Donegal Senior Football Championship ended in a home victory for Glenfin against St Michael’s. It ended Glenfin 1-05 St Michael’s 0-05. At half time Glenfin were leading 0-04 to 0-02 , in the second half Jack Long scored a vital goal for the home side to put them 1-05

Donegal Jockey Oisin Orr took a 85/1 treble at Thirsk in North Yorkshire today, with trainer Richard Fahey. His first win of the day came on 9/4 shot Sailthisshipalone, the double followed on Silent Move at 6/5. Oisin hit the treble in his second last booked race on 11/1 shot Kittykarma. Friday’s success at Thirsk

There’s a strong likelihood that a new course record will be set for the Donegal Half Marathon following confirmation that Yared Derese will be taking the starter’s gun on Sunday, August 27th in Letterkenny. Derese, who runs with Carrick Aces AC, won last year’s national half marathon title at Fairyhouse in 1:05:29, with Paul of

Bruckless Man misses out on win in ALMC by a mere 2 seconds!! Bruckless navigator Shane Byrne was on board with Kilrea driver Desi Henry for the first time on Sunday in a last minute entry. This is the first time that Shane sat with Desi and the crew provided one of the main stories

Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle had another double on Tuesday evening. Following his brace at The Curragh on Sunday, McMonagle had a 49/1 double on the all weather track at Dundalk. The first was on 10/1 shot Longhorn for trainer Ross O’Sullivan, the second came on French Company at 7/2 for trainer Jimmy Coogan. Tuesday’s

Kilmacrennan’s Richard Kerr kept the pressure on title leader Dan Linfoot in the National Superstock 1000 Championship after securing a podium double at Thruxton in Hampshire. Kerr was second in Saturday’s opening race and the AMD Motorsport Honda rider was second again on Sunday. Kerr is now just 11 points behind championship leader Linfoot. Earlier

Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan in a VW Polo GTI R5 won the ALMC Stages Rally in Cavan, with just 2 seconds to spare over Desi Henry and Shay Byrne in a Citroen C3 Rally 2. Josh Moffett and Keith Moriarty were third while Donegal’s Kevin Gallagher with co-driver Ryan Moore were fifth overall and

Mona McSharry – a member of the Marlins Swim club in Ballyshannon – won the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Under 23 championships in Dublin yesterday. It was her third gold medal of the week. Earlier in the championships, she won the 50m and 100m breaststroke finals. A native of Grange in north Sligo,

It was a busy Sunday for North West sides with no fewer than six rearranged Long’s SuperValu league matches played. Bready remain top of the table on 207 points, six ahead of Brigade with Ardmore third on 192. Brigade won the battle of the top two with an impressive 73-run success over leaders Bready. With

    Dylan Brown McMonagle had a 32/1 double at the Curragh in Kildare today. He came in earlier on 11/5 shot, Nevassa Island for trainer M.D. O’Callaghan. Later in the day he followed that win up with winning on 9/1 Lady Lunette, trained by R.P. Cody. Today’s wins brings his tally to 38 for

Finn Harps women’s19s played out a 1-1 draw against Dundalk in Finn park on Saturday evening. It was a historic first for the club as it was the first LOI Underage Women’s game to take place at Finn Park. The away side took the lead three minutes before the break through a 25 yard strike from

Jack MacBeth notched up a superb 124 as St Johnston beat Killyclooney by 108 runs (DLS method) in their North West Premier League game. The Donegal side were out for 295 runs in 35.5 overs. MacBeth, who hit nine sixes and 12 fours, was eventually caught by Jason Wallace. In a game restricted to 37

Derry have defeated Meath to win the All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final replay in Clones on Saturday afternoon. It ended Derry 1-17 Meath 1-09. At half time Derry were leading Meath 0-09 to 0-06, the Oak Leaf county continued to push on and win the replay convincingly. Player of the Match on the day, Derry’s

The curtain came down yesterday evening a hugely successful European Athletics U20 Championships for Ireland in Jerusalem. There were a further four top-8 placings and a national U20 4x400m relay record for the 4×400 metre team. Finn Valley’s Hannah Murray was in the women’s 4x400m relay team that finished in 7th overall. The Irish team

There were wins for two Donegal jockeys at Chepstow on Thursday evening. Oisin Orr rode the 9/2 favourite Ramazan to victory for trainer Richard Fahey in a seven furlong contest while at the same venue, Dylan Browne McMonagle was on board the 12/1 Star Harbour for trainer Adrian McGuinness over a mile and two furlongs.

London-based Katie-George Dunlevy, whose father John hails from Mountcharles, won gold at the 2023 UCI and Para-Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. She teamed up with Linda Kelly to win gold in the Women’s B Time Trial in Glasgow. Earlier in the championships, Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal, won bronze, in the WB tandem pursuit. Katie has