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Fighting out of Raphoe Boxing Club, Danny Duffy and Cathal McLaughlin won their finals at the National Senior Championships in Dublin. This morning, Cathal McLaughlin won the middleweight final against Dubliner TJ King, 4-1. Last night, Danny was victorious at bantamweight, overcoming Oisin Worsencroft 5-0. Also last night, Illies Cahir Gormley lost his semi-final fight […]

Finn Harps final game of the season will go ahead after a pitch inspection that took place at the Carlisle Grounds today, ahead of Harps match away to Bray Wanderers in the SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division. The League of Ireland can also confirm that tonight’s SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division fixture between Shamrock Rovers

Former Finn Harps manager and player Charlie McGeever will be one of key figures in a TG4 series of programmes. The Goalposts have shifted for TG4 UNDERDOGS as the legendary series tackles women’s soccer! In the wake of the historic FIFA Women’s World Cup journey of the Ireland Women’s National Team, a squad of unknown

ATU Donegal chalked up a very impressive 7-10 to 2-5 win over Trinity College Dublin in their Higher Education Colleges Ladies Gaelic Football Association League Division 2 game under the Convoy floodlights. The ATU scorers were:  Jodie McFadden, Termon, 1-2;, Abbie McGranaghan, Glenfin, 2-2; Ava Walsh, Muff, 1-0; Caoimhe Connor, Sligo, 1-1; Emma Howe, Dublin,

The GAA is to conduct an independent review into last week’s referee row ahead of the Down club football final. Kilcoo took an objection to Paul Faloon’s appointment as far as the Disputes Resolution Authority, based on perceived bias. The Down County Board criticised Kilcoo’s objection, and a request from secretary Sean Og McAteer for

The St Eunans College U14.5 boys are through to the Corn na nÓg quarter final after a tough fought 4-10 to 2-12 victory over St. Pats Cavan. Three quickfire first half goals from Finn Nolan, Evan Duffy, Mark Mc Guinness (penalty) had the Letterkenny side 3-5 to 1-8 up at half time. The sides were

It was a mixed day for the ATU Gaelic football teams on Wednesday as the freshers won by seven points but the seniors were beaten in a double header played at the Tyrone GAA Centre in Garvaghey against St Mary’s College. The freshers team, under the captaincy of Termon’s Cormac Gallagher came away with a

Inishowen’s Erin McLaughlin has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad for the Nations League double header with Albania. The in-form midfielder last week helped Peamount United win the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division title with two games still to play. McLaughlin joins fellow Donegal players Tyler Toland and Amber Barrett in Eileen Gleeson’s

Paula Dunn has been appointed interim head coach at UK Athletics following the suprise departure of Stephen Maguire. U-K-A announced yesterday that Strabane native Maguire had left his position as technical director, less than two months after overseeing a very successful World Championships in Budapest, with the British team equalling their best ever medal tally.

The Ireland Men’s Under-17s that includes two Donegal players, Luke O’Donnell and Oisin Cooney have qualified for the Elite Round of the UEFA European Championship Qualifiers following a 0-0 draw with Switerzland at Turner’s Cross today. O’Donnell was a second half subsitute coming in on the hour mark while back up keeper Cooney was an

The in-form Blastoff Buzz produced another fine run to win the feature race at Lifford Stadium on Sunday evening, the Fitzwilliam Sports S2/S3 325 Final. The heavily backed favourite made it three wins from four races as he sprinted to victory in 17.69 for Dungannon owner and trainer Aidan Cullen, ahead of Kilbride Classic, owned

Donegal’s Richard Kerr and the Dumfries-based AMD Motorsport team concluded their highly successful Pirelli National Superstock Championship season at the weekend with second and sixth place finishes at Brands Hatch, the net result being an excellent second overall in the final championship standings. It also meant for the second year in a row, the 23-year

  Today in Naas, Dylan Browne McMonagle had a 97/1 double. For trainer Joseph Patrick O’Brien, he won the 3:25 on 13/2 Dancing Tango and the 5:10 on board 12/1 Prairie Dancer.    

After a stunning comeback from seven points down at half time against Ardara, Dungloe came back to win the Donegal LGFA MFC Division 1 title in MacCumhaill Park on Sunday afternoon. Full time, Dungloe 2-08 Ardara 2-07.     Before that final, Naomh Columba defeated Buncrana to lift the LGFA MFC Division 2 trophy. Final

  By dominating Naomh Columba in O’Donnell Park on Sunday, Termon added the championship to their league success this season. Termon went into half time leading 0-07 to 0-01, and went on to win 1-12 to 0-04.  

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Brian Mc Cormick Sports Premier Division Fanad United 4 v 0 Gweedore Celtic Keadue Rovers 3 v 4 St. Catherines Temple Domestic Appliances Division One Convoy Arsenal 0 v 5 Glenea United Letterbarrow Celtic 0 v 2 Cappry Rovers Temple Domestic Appliances Division One Convoy Arsenal 0 v 5 Glenea United Letterbarrow Celtic 0 v

Letterkenny RFC lost for a second game in a row after Academy RFC got the better of them today in Antrim. The home side led by 5-3 at half time and went on to win comfortably by a final score line of 38-10. Next up for Letterkenny is visit of Lurgan next Saturday.