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Caolan and Rhys Irwin were in British Superbike action at Oulton Park over the weekend. In race one, Rhys finished in 7th with Caolan ending in 12th. Meanwhile race two saw Rhys complete his weekend with a sixth place finish whilst Caolan ended the day in 14th.

Round nine of the Pirelli National Superstock Championship at Oulton Park over the weekend proved to be a more challenging affair for Richard Kerr and the Dumfries-based AMD Motorsport team but a brace of top ten finishes meant more valuable points were scored as they retained their fifth place overall in the championship standings. The weekend

Junior A Football Championships Quarter Finals Carndonagh 1-10 V 1-08 Urris St Eunan’s 1-10 V 3-10 Na Rossa Junior B Football Championships Letterkenny Gaels 1-12 V 0-09 Robert Emmetts Naomh Padraig Muff 1-10 V 1-09 Urris Intermediate Championship Relegation Play-Off Malin 0-10 V 0-07 Convoy Burt 0-09 V 0-05 Naomh Brid  

Rhys and Caolan Irwin earned themselves points finishes in Snetterton over the weekend. In Race One, Rhys earned himself a seventh place finish, while in Race Two he produced one of his best performances yet to finish in fifth. Meanwhile, Caolan’s team are yet to receive their new engine so he was forced to race

Richard Kerr and the AMD Motorsport team’s fine season in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship continued on Sunday with a strong fourth place at Snetterton, a result which consolidated their fifth place overall in the championship standings. With mixed weather conditions across the first two days at the Norfolk venue, Richard set the 12th fastest

Bonagee United and Kilmacrennan Celtic are both into the Colin Breslin Youth Cup final after victories on Wednesday night. Bonagee were 3-2 victors over Ballybofey United, meanwhile Kilmacrennan were 6-5 winners on penalties over Letterkenny Rovers after the sides played out a 1-1 draw. The final is set for Wednesday, September 21st in Ballyare at

Dylan Browne McMonagle was among the winners in Cork yesterday afternoon. The Donegal jockey was first past the post on board the 7/2 Born Invincible for trainer Gerard O’Leary. The pair finished a length ahead of Seamie Heffernan who was on board the 10/1 shot Rose of Malta.

Sligo Rovers have been forced to forfeit their SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match with Dundalk held on August 29th. The Bit O’Red won the fixture 2-nil, but have been deemed to have fielded an ineligible player by the FAI’s Disciplinary Committee. Dundalk will now be awarded the points on a 3-nil scoreline.

Letterkenny Rugby Club made it two wins from two in the Ulster Rugby Championship 3 on Saturday afternoon with a victory over PSNI. It finished 26-7 to the Donegal side with Daniel Faulkner scoring three tries in their bonus point win. Meanwhile, in the Premiership 2, it finished Dunagnnon 19, Omagh 21.

Voodoo Cup Area 1 Glencar Celtic 3 vs 1 Swilly Rovers Milford United 2 vs 4 Kilmacrennan Celtic Ramelton Mariners 2 vs 4 Cranford FC Voodoo Cup Area 2 Copany Rovers 1 vs 2 St Catherines FC Voodoo Cup Area 3 Keadue Rovers 2 vs 3 Strand Rovers Voodoo Cup Area 4 Ballybofey United 2

Finn Harps have announced the signing of forward Jaime Siaj. The 26 year old last played with Al Ansar in the Lebanese Premier League. Siaj is a product of ED Moratalaz, Real Madrid and Getafe. He spent three years in America playing college football for Pfeiffer University before turning professional. His past clubs include Charlotte

Marty Lynch and Helen McCready claim 2022 Donegal Half Marathon titles Milford AC’s Marty Lynch was the winner of today’s Donegal Half Marathon in Letterkenny in a time of 73 minutes and 34 seconds. Second was Finn Valley’s John McElhill in 74:13, with his Finn Valley club mate, Dermot McElchar, third in 74:19. Helen McCready

Oisin Orr rode a double at Thirsk on Friday afternoon for trainer Richard Fahey. The first winner for the Donegal jockey came in the second last race of the evening where he rode Ravenglass to victory who went off at evens. Orr’s second victory came in the final race in Thirsk with 11/4 shot, The

Derry City drew for the second consecutive week in a row in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division, this time it was away to Drogheda United. James Akintunde opened the scoring in the first half for the Candystripes before Dayle Rooney fired in a spectacular free kick to earn his side a 1-1 draw. The point

Derry City have announced the signing of Jordan McEneff following the end of his contract at Arsenal. The 21-year-old had previously been on loan in the Premier Division with Shelbourne. The club confirmed the deal early on Friday afternoon, with manager Ruaidhri Higgins saying: “Jordan has had a tough few years and needs a platform

The President of Athletics Ireland, Dooey, Downings man John Cronin has the prestigious and onerous job of Technical Delegate at the European Track & Field Championships being held in the 1972 Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany this week. John showed his leadership qualities as a student in PCC Falcarragh in the late seventies. He took

Derry City are on their travels this Friday with a trip to Head in the Game Park next up for Ruaidhri Higgins’ side (KO 7.45). And as his squad went through their final preparations for Drogheda, the City manager confirmed that Patrick McEleney has taken over as club captain following the departure of Eoin Toal.