On Business Matters this week, Chris Ashmore looks at the prospects for increased investment in railways in the north-west – including re-establishing a link between Donegal and the network on the rest of the island – and he also has an update on the main event being planned by the Donegal Women in Business Network …
On this weeks DL Debate Brendan is joined by Kilkenny legend Richie Power to discuss the epic all Ireland hurling final. In studio I’ll be joined by Pauric Hilferty and Daire Bonner of the Donegal need to look back at all the football league deciders from the weekend.
The draw for the third round of the Sports Direct FAI Cup has thrown up some cracking ties. Derry City, who knocked out the holders St. Patrick’s Athletic at the weekend, must make the long trip south to take on First Division leaders Cork City, who overcame Finn Harps in the second round. The other …
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Almost 70,000 views were recorded of the Everton Football Club documentary about Donegal soccer star Seamus Coleman within 24 hours of its release. The story of Seamus Coleman – from unknown Irish youngster to bona fide Everton icon – is told in Everton TV’s exclusive feature-length documentary, SEAMUS, which went out on Sunday. From the …
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Kilmacrennan’s Rhys Irwin (above) had yet another strong weekend in Cadwell Park at Round 6 of the British Superbikes Race calendar. With much needed pleasant weather conditions, he settled into FP1 &and 2 with some mechanical gremlins continuing, eventually leaving him placed ninth over the weekends racing. Reflecting on the race, he said: “This weekend …
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Derry City bounced back from their European exit during midweek as they knocked out the FAI Cup holders St Patrick’s Athletic in convincing fashion with a 3-0 win at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. Martin Holmes filed this full time report: Manager Ruairdhri Higgins was well pleased with the performance as they progressed to the …
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Patsy McGonagle joined Highland Radio Sunday Sport this evening to give us the latest athletics news in the north-west…
Derry Track athlete Conor Kelly won a bronze medal in the 400M final in the European U18 Athletics Championships in Slovakia yesterday evening. He ran a time of 46.97 seconds which is a new national U18 record. Kelly was happy with his performance but says he had aimed for an even better result…
Darren Murphy has praised the performance of SSE Airtricity League First Division leaders Cork City. He described the Leesiders as being a “top quality side” after his Finn Harps team went down 1-0 in the FAI Senior Cup this evening. A Malik Dijksteel strike on 39 minutes was enough to see Cork City through to …
Finn Harps have been beaten 1-0 by Cork City in the FAI Senior Cup Round of 32 clash at Turner’s Cross this evening. A Malik Dijksteel goal before half time was the important moment of the game. With the full time report for Highland Radio, here’s Trevor Welch…
Naomh Conaill Glenties are back-to-back All County League Division 1 Champions after their 2-11 to 1-07 win over Gweedore in Letterkenny today. After the game, Highland’s Pauric Hilferty caught up with winning manager Martin Regan… Pauric also got the thoughts of Naomh Conaill captain Ultan Doherty after full time at O’Donnell Park…
Naomh Conaill have beaten Gweedore to claim successive All County League Division 1 titles at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny this evening. Having led 1-06 to 0-03 at half time, another goal at the beginning of the second period for the Glenties men set them well on their way to a well-earned victory. 2-11 to 1-07 …
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The annual Danny McDaid 15k takes place on Sunday 28th of July in Letterkenny. Many people use this event along with the Donegal Half Marathon, which is on Sunday 25th of August, as part of their preparations for marathons in October – most notably the Dublin Marathon. Brendan “Herbie” McDaid, the event organiser, and Danny …
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Cockhill Celtic bowed out of the FAI Senior Cup at the hands of Waterford at the RSC Stadium last night. Luke Rudden put the Inishowen side 1-0 up after 13 minutes but they were pegged back following a controversial equaliser for the home side. Ryan Burke then headed home the winner just after the interval. …
A documentary celebrating the career of Seamus Coleman is set to be launched by Everton this weekend. “Seamus” will premiere on the club’s YouTube channel tomorrow. Coleman returned to captain Everton against his former club Sligo Rovers yesterday. A large crowd was at the Showgrounds to see an entertaining 3-3 draw. Among the Sligo goal …
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Cockhill Celtic have been beaten 2-1 by LOI Premier Division side Waterford in their FAI Senior Cup Round of 32 clash at the RSC Stadium this evening. The Inishowen men made a dream start and found themselves 1-0 up after 13 minutes thanks to an effort from Luke Rudden. Their lead was short-lived, however, as …
In this week’s episode, Chris Ashmore finds out more about a new pet-friendly coffee shop that has opened in Letterkenny, and also looks at a new energy efficiency grant for businesses. There has been an explosion in the number of coffee shops in Donegal over the past couple of years. The latest offering is Brosef, …
Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle’s good form of late continued at Leopardstown on Thursday where he was on board the 11/2 shot And So To Bed for trainer Joseph Patrick O’Brien in a maiden race over 6 and a half furlongs. That brought his tally to seven wins in the past fortnight. Today he is …
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Derry City boss Ruardhri Higgins was understandably not happy as his side conceded in extra-time as they suffered a Conference League qualifier exit at the hands of Bruno’s Magpies of Gibraltar. He was also particularly annoyed with a disallowed goal and a number of other refereeing decisions. Despite a first-half red card for Adam O’Reilly, …
There was European heartbreak for Derry City on Thursday night as the Candystrips bowed out of the Europa Conference League qualification to Bruno Magpies after extra-time. Derry brought the tie back level at 2-2 on aggregate with goals from Mark Connolly and Pat Hoban but had Adam O’Reilly sent off just before half time. The …
Tir Chonaill AC’s Kelly McGrory is going to a first Olympic Games with the Irish relay squads. The Limerick based sprinter has been selected as part of the mixed 4x400m and women 4x400m teams. Kelly is hopeful she may get some track time in Paris but it depends on the schedule of the other team …
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The British Government has made a commitment to repeal and replace the controversial Troubles Legacy Laws. The laws were passed by the Tories and gave effective immunity for crimes – including murder – committed during the Troubles. The Irish Government had taken a case against the British Government as a result. Britain’s King Charles outlined …
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Donegal created a little bit of history as they won the under-16 C shield at the Glen Dimplex All Ireland Championships at Abbotstown. They got a late winning point to overcome the challenge of Louth as it finished 0-13 to 2-6 in favour of Donegal.
Shane Porter from Letterkenny was on the Irish team that won the boys youth and overall team gold medals at the 2024 World Darts Federation Europe Cup Youth competition in Latvia over the weekend. The boys team comprised Shane Porter, Aidan O’Hara, Sean McKeon and Callum Coade.
Donegal’s Mark English set a new Donegal 400m record in Switzerland over the weekend as he clocked 46.19 seconds, beating his previous record of 46.56 set in Belfast back in July 2014. This run will give him further encouragement going into the Olympics where he will be competing in the 800 metres. Elsewhere, Ashleigh McArdle …
Galway manager Padraic Joyce while delighted to see his side progress to an All-Ireland Final acknowledged that their semi-final clash with Donegal could have gone either way. He felt it was a brilliant game and overall his team were a little bit more mature as they went on to win by 1-14 to 0-15.
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has stated that the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final defeat by Galway was “a tough one to take.” Speaking in Croke Park after they had lost by 1-14 to 0-15, he said he was “very proud” of the team and felt that they had been “on track” in the first half, …
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Four Masters and Buncrana finished as the top two sides in the Marley Coaches Division 2 of the All-County Football League, and so are promoted as well as facing each other in the league final. Termon go into a promotion/relegation play-off with Aodh Ruadh, Ballyshannon, who finished third bottom in the Brian McCormick Sports Division …
All-County League Division 2 – results and implications on final day Read More »
St. Johnston, the only Donegal club in the North-West Premier League, were beaten by three wickets in their clash against near neighbours Strabane in Section Two. St. Johnston were 180/7 in their innings while in reply, Strabane reached 182/7. Elsewhere, Fox Lodge (205/6) beat Ballyspallen (204/4) by four wickets. Glendermott (146) beat Bonds Glen (116) …
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Donegal’s Rachael Darragh will represent Ireland at this year’s 2024 Olympics having finished the Olympic qualification in position 34 with the top 38 booking their place for Paris. Dublin’s Nhat Nguyen has qualified for his second Olympics, being ranked 19 out of 38. Once again the Raphoe connection is to the forefront. Rachael is a …
Olympics Countdown: Rachael Darragh and Daniel Magee look forward to badminton in Paris Read More »
Preparations are well under way for this year’s Foyle Cup tournament, with almost 600 teams expected to take part. Once again there will be teams from all over the world taking part. And there will be a big representation from Donegal. Philip Devlin, secretary of the organising committee, joined Chris Ashmore on Saturday Sport to …
Biggest Donegal entry ever as Foyle Cup gets underway next week Read More »
Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair will meet in the Brian McCormick Sports Division One Final in what will be a repeat of last year’s championship decider. They share top spot following the final series of games in the All-County League today. Naomh Conaill beat Malin by 0-12 to 1-5 in their concluding fixture to move …
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There were big wins for both Setanta and Burt in the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. Setanta were too strong for St. Eunan’s as they ran out winners by 3-20 to 0-15 while Burt overcame MacCumhaill’s by 2-27 to 1-7. In the Junior Championship, round four, Letterkenny Gaels defeated Burt 3-16 to -17 while St. Eunan’s …
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Donegal clash with Galway for the eighth time in Championship football when they meet in the All-Ireland Semi-Final this Sunday in Croke Park. Padraic Joyce’s team are unbeaten in Championship football this season while Jim McGuinness’s outfit captured the Ulster title. Ahead of that game All-Ireland winner with Donegal Mark McHugh joined AIB to preview …
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Finn Harps suffered an eighth defeat of the First Division campaign on Friday night, losing 1-0 to league leaders Cork City. The only goal at Turners Cross came just past the hour mark, it was a wonderful goal from Cathal O’Sullivan. Harps will return to Cork City next weekend for a second round FAI Cup …
Harps beaten by wonder strike – Darren Murphy Reaction Read More »
Finn Harps went down 1-0 to First Division leaders Cork City on Friday night. Trevor Welch reports for Highland Radio Sport from Turners Cross:
Four Donegal athletes and one from Derry will travel with the Irish team to Slovakia on Monday (15th) to compete in the U18 European Championships. The action starts next Thursday 18th with Tir Chonaill’s Ethan Dewhirst competing in the 400m hurdles. Caoimhe Gallen of Lifford Strabane will throw in the hammer, Cranford’s Caolan McFadden runs …
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Finn Harps have confirmed the signing of winger Gavin Gilmore, who has put pen to paper following a successful trial period at Finn Park. Gilmore came through the Galway United academy before signing with Athlone Town. He most recently played with his local club Athenry. He has signed a contract to the end of the …
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Join us for Episode 4 of Active Donegal – Connecting Communities on Highland Radio. Throughout the series, we’ve been diving into how sport is feeding into communities of the county and how physical activity is being encouraged. In our latest episode, Mark Gallagher speaks to Gerry Clarke from Letterkenny Tennis Club and talks to a …
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In this episode the focus of attention is the forthcoming Mary from Dungloe International Arts Festival which is the biggest festival of its kind in the county. Festivals can play a major role in boosting economic activity and the festival in Dungloe is a prime example of this, with numerous businesses benefiting. Over the years …
Derry have won the All Ireland Minor Football Championship for the second year in a row as they overcame Armagh on a score-line of 2-07 to 0-10 at Healy Park in Omagh this afternoon. With the full time report, here’s Michael McMullan…
Derry Minor manager Damien McErlain says “to win an All Ireland, everything has to be right” after his side retained their All Ireland Minor title with a 2-7 to 0-10 victory over Armagh at Healy Park in Omagh this afternoon. After the game, he spoke to Michael McMullan…
In athletics, yesterday saw a number of local athletes taking part in the National League in Athlone, while today there was action in the National Juvenile Championships. Patsy McGonagle joined Highland Radio Sunday Sport today to give us the latest.
Donegal jockey Oisin Orr rode three winners at Beverley yesterday. The first came in the 2:15 race on board “Uncle Don”. He went off in that one at 7/2 while he was in the winners circle once again as he rode “Persian Blue” to victory in the George Kilburn Memorial Handicap at 2:50. His third …
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The Donegal Ladies have retained their senior status after a 0-09 to 0-08 win over Kildare at Breffni Park in Cavan today. With the full time report for Highland Radio, here’s Daire Bonner… After the game, Daire caught up with Donegal manager John McNulty to get his thoughts on the season… Daire also …
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Following a break from racing due to an injury sustained at Silverstone in 2023, 26 year old Donegal man Caolan Irwin will return to action this weekend in the Pirelli National Sportbike class at Snetterton BSB with Burrows Engineering / RK racing aboard an Aprilia 660. “I am really excited to get back to …
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Brandon Wilkie had another winner on Thursday as he was on board the 6/1 shot Royal Velvet to win for trainer William Knight in a mile race at Yarmouth. The young jockey, who grew up in Letterkenny, has had four wins in the last fortnight. Wilkie learnt his trade at Grade 1-winning trainer Eddie Harty’s …
Entries are still being accepted by the Connacht Motorsport Club for the Tom Devaney Memorial Hillclimb in Dromahair, Co. Leitrim, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday week, July 13th and 14th. This year the event slots into the weekend normally dedicated to the Sligo Stages Rally, but under the Motorsport Ireland National 24month calendar …
The Donegal Masters were in action last night in round five of the Championship as they made the short trip to the Owenmore Gaels club in Coolooney to take on their Sligo counterparts and came away with a 2-9 to 1-9 victory. Stephen Coyle and Brian McLaughlin got the goals for the Francie Martin managed …
Derry City manager Ruaidhri Higgins was left “absolutely gutted” as Sligo Rovers came from behind to take all 3 points in the SSE Airtricity League clash at the Showgrounds this evening. Higgins felt his team played well and should have been in control of the game, but ultimately it was a brace from Ellis Chapman …
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