Donegal got their hands on the Ulster Senior Ladies Football Championship title for the first time since 2019 with a four point victory over Armagh. 1-10 to 0-09 was how it finished in Owenbeg. Ciara McGarvey’s late goal helped sealed the win for Maxi Curran’s side. Oisin Kelly and Maureen O’Donnell have the full time […]
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Bonagee United sealed their place in the FAI Women’s Amateur Cup semi final thanks to a 3-1 win over Ballingarry. Goals from Caoimhne Herron, Geraldine McLaughlin and Bronagh Gallagher helped Bonagee to the victory. With the win they have also booked their place in the Senior Cup.
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Luke McAteer was among the winners at The Curragh on Sunday afternoon. The Donegal jockey was first past the post on board the 40/1 shot Dame Riptide for trainer James Barrett. The pair finished half a length ahead of Black Hawk Eagle who had Oisin Murphy on board.
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Josh Moffett and Keith Moriarty claimed victory in the Cavan Stages Rally on Sunday. The pair finished 1.8 seconds ahead of Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan in their Volkswagen Polo GTI R5. Desi Henry and Donegal’s Paddy Robinson in their Citroen C3 Rally 2 finished the rally in third. Leitirmacward’s Declan Boyle finished 6th, one
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Division 1 Gaoth Dobhair 1-11 V 0-05 Kilcar Killybegs 4-11 V 5-11 Glenfin Naomh Conaill 0-14 V 0-06 Cloughaneely Sean Mac Cumhaill 0-05 V 5-10 Aodh Ruadh BS Division 2 Naomh Columba 2-10 V 1-11 Termon Milford 1-09 V 2-06 Naomh Muire LR Letterkenny Gaels 0-09 V 4-06 Four Masters Ardara 2-12 V 0-06 Red
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Fintan Dewhirst set a new Donegal record on route to qualifying for the European Under 20 Championships. The Tir Chonaill AC athlete finished the 400 metres hurdles in a time of 52.68 seconds at the International Flanders Athletics Meet in Belgium. Dewhirst will now compete at the European Under 20 Championships in Israel. Athletic correspondent
Irish Senior Cup Cork County CC 1st XI 220/9 v 183 Ardmore 1st XI Cork County CC 1st XI won by 37 runs Donemana 1st XI 241 v 245/5 Carrickfergus 1st XI Carrickfergus 1st XI won by 6 wickets National Cup Glendermott 1st XI 190 v 194/5 Athlone CC 1st XI Athlone CC 1st XI
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Donegal Masters claimed an eleven point victory over Cavan in Convoy on Saturday afternoon. It ended 2-16 to 1-08 in favour of Donegal. Shaun Maguire was top scorer for the hosts with nine points.
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Derry City fell to a 1-0 defeat away to Sligo Rovers on Saturday night. A goal from former player Will Fitzgerald was enough to see Sligo claim all three points. Derry boss Ruaidhri Higgins says his side didn’t do enough…
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Derry City suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Sligo Rovers on Saturday night. Will Fitzgerald’s goal on five minutes proved to be the difference between the two sides. Sligo had John Mahon sent off on 74 minutes but they held on to claim all three points as Derry’s lead at the top remains at a
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Derry and Monaghan had to settle for a share of the spoils in their All Ireland Series opener in Celtic Park on Saturday night. 0-14 apiece was how it finished with both sides scoring late scores. Next up for Derry is a clash with Donegal in MacCumhaill Park next weekend. Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh spoke
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Derry and Monaghan played out a 0-14 a-piece draw on Saturday evening in Celtic Park in their All Ireland Series opener. At half time Monaghan led the Ulster champions by 0-07 to 0-06. The Oakleaf county thought they’d won it at the death with a late Shane McGuigan point but Karl O’Connor notched over a
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NWCU Longs Supervalu Premier League Fox Lodge 1st XI 200 v 174 Eglinton 1st XI Fox Lodge 1st XI won by 26 runs Strabane 1st XI 323/3 v 127 Ballyspallen 1st XI Strabane 1st XI won by 196 runs Burndennett 1st XI 205/8 v 208/9 St Johnston 1st XI St Johnston 1st XI won by
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St Eunan’s reclaimed the Spring Hurling League on Friday night with a 2-13 to 0-12 victory over Sean Mac Cumhaills. The other scores were as follows: Burt 3-13 v 0-06 Dungloe Carndonagh 1-13 v 2-10 Aodh Ruadh BS Buncrana 2-10 v 2-13 Setanta
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Finn Harps earned their first win since April 21st thanks to a 3-0 victory away to Treaty United. Two first half goals from Ryan Flood had Harps 2-0 up before Aaron McLaughlin sealed the victory in the dying moments. Finn Harps boss Dave Rogers spoke with Michael Cooke after the game…
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Finn Harps recorded a victory away to Treaty United on Friday night. 3-0 was how it finished with Ryan Flood bagging a brace and Aaron McLaughlin scoring a goal on his debut. Michael Cooke has the full time report…
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Derry City will be seeking their fifth win in a row on Saturday evening as they head to the Showgrounds to take on Sligo Rovers. The hosts haven’t won in three games but will be looking to put in a positive performance in the North West Derby. A win for the Canystripes will see them
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Seal Rescue Ireland is visiting Letterkenny this Sunday to provide a seal rescue training session for those aged 18 years and over. The workshop is to take place in the Letterkenny Community Centre from 10am-1pm and is free of charge. Upon completion, those who have taken part will become a registered volunteer with SRI and
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The CSO today released the vital statistics figures for the fourth quarter of 2022. Nationally there were 12,869 births and 8,149 deaths registered in Ireland during that time. However due the HSE cyber-attack in May of 2021, comparable figures were unable to be recorded at that time. The total number if births registered in Donegal
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This weekend Derry clash with Monaghan in the group stages of the All Ireland Championship and in the Ulster Minor Football Final. The seniors host the Farney County on Saturday evening at Celtic Park in their opening All Ireland series match. Derry go into the game off the back of an Ulster double for the
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Last weekend Richard Kerr and the AMD Motorsport team claimed their third career victory, and first of the season, in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship race at Donington Park. The next round of the series takes place at the team’s local round at Knockhill, Scotland on June 16-18. This week on the Score, Richard Kerr
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This weekend in the League of Ireland, Finn harps are away to Treaty United. Harps are on a four match losing streak and haven’t scored in their last two. Derry City are away to Sligo Rovers in the north west derby. The Candystripes are sitting top of the league and a point ahead of previous
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The Donegal Ladies face Armagh in the Ulster Senior Football Final in Owenbeg on Saturday. This is the third year in a row the counties are meeting at this stage of the competition. Of their four previous meetings Donegal has won two in 2018 and 2019, Armagh in 2021 and 2022. Donegal go into the
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Cockhill Celtic took a step closer to another Ulster Senior League title last night. The Inishowen side beat Finn Harps Under 21s, 3-0 at the Letterkenny Community Centre. Fionn McClure, Stephen Duffy and Corey McBride got the goals for Cockhill. It means a win over Derry City next Wednesday and Cockhill Celtic will be champions
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Leaving Cert students will receive their results on the 25th of August. That’s more than a week earlier than last year, which left many students scrambling for accommodation just days before their college course began. The date is still later than the traditional Leaving Cert results day, which was in the first two weeks of
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Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Kilmacrennan, Golan and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 1pm this afternoon. It is recommended that an allowance of 2-3 hours is made after the estimated restoration time for water supplies to fully return.
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After a marathon five days in The Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, Donegal added two new Irish titles to their recent collection of national victories. In the over-60’s category, Donegal’s representative, Davy McGurn, came through a field of over fifty players to claim the national title with an assured 6-3 victory over Cork stalwart, Davy Byrne, in
Two titles for Donegal at Irish Pool Championships Read More »
James McClean is to stay at Wigan Athletic, despite their relegation to League One. McClean has been linked with a return to his home town club Derry City but now looks set to remain at the DW Stadium. Despite the belief that he was out-of-contract, the Republic of Ireland international has been listed among their
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The GAA have confirmed fixtures details for some important upcoming games for the Donegal footballers and hurlers. The senior hurlers face Wicklow in the Nickey Rackard Cup Final at Croke Park on Saturday 3rd June, that game will have a throw in time of 3pm. It’s been three years since Mickey McCann’s side last won
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Richard Kerr and the AMD Motorsport team claimed their third career victory, and first of the season, in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship race at Donington Park on Sunday, the County Donegal rider coming out on top after a thrilling battle with series leader Dan Linfoot. The weekend got off to a great start for
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Buncrana won the Ulster Junior Hurling Club League title on Sunday afternoon. The Donegal side ran out 3-10 to 2-07 victors over Lisbellaw.
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It was another busy weekend on the athletics front for Donegal athlete’s At the National 5k Championship on Saturday, the Inishowen over 50 team claimed gold while Martin Kerr won gold in the over 70’s category. Athletics correspondent Patsy McGonagle has the wrap…
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Finn Crocket of Foyle Cycling Club won the final stage of the Ras Tailteann on Sunday afternoon. In an epic sprint finish the Derry rider claimed the red jersey. Conor McGoldrick was the winner of the Cycling Ireland KoH classification, while the City Break Apartments points classification was won by Matthew Fox of Wheelbase Cabtech
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Carn Reserves won the Inishowen Engineering Division 2A title on Sunday thanks to a 1-0 win over Rashenny. Dayton Cooke’s penalty on 57 minutes proved to be the difference between the sides. Meanwhile, in the Inishowen Engineering Division 2 B, it finished Carrowmena FC 2 Dunree Res 3.
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Donegal’s Minor Ladies won the Ulster Silver final on Saturday afternoon. Declan McDermott’s side ran out 5-11 to 1-05 victors over Down in Augher. Katie Dowds and Eva Gallagher scored the goals in the 18 point win.
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Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy in their Ford Fiesta R5 claimed victory at the Go Tour of the Sperrins on Saturday. The pair finished five seconds ahead of Jonathan Greer and Niall Burns in their Citroën C3 Rally2. Desi Henry and Paddy Robinson finished in third a further 19.2 seconds behind. You can see the
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Michael McShane has stepped down as Tyrone Senior Hurling manager. McShane was appointed in 2021 and brought Tyrone hurling to new heights, reaching two Nickey Rackard Cup finals, winning one last year against Roscommon. He was also in charge when Tyrone won the Division 3A National Hurling League title and has helped secure the Red
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Donegal began their All Ireland Championship series with a five point victory over Clare. 0-14 to 0-09 was how it finished in Cusack Park with Ciaran Thompson and Oisin Gallen firing over four points each. After the game, Ciaran Thompson spoke with Oisin Kelly….
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Donegal bowed out of the Ulster Minor Football Championship after a 0-09 to 0-04 defeat to Derry in the semi final. At the break, Derry led four points to two and kicked on five scores in the second half to book their place in the provincial decider against Monaghan. Donegal Minor manager, Luke Barrett told
Donegal Hurlers were beaten by Wicklow ahead of the pairs final showdown in the Nicky Rackard Cup in two weeks time. Donegal had led the game at half time 1-14 to 1-6 with Sean Ward grabbing the goal. In the second half Wicklow, who brought on a few of their first team regular players finished
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Donegal earned their first victory of this seasons Championship with a 0-14 to 0-09 win over Clare in Round One of the All Ireland Series. At half time, Aidan O’Rourke’s men trailed 0-06 to 0-03 but put on a strong second half showing to leave Cusack Park with the win. Ciaran Thompson and Oisin Gallen
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Donegal got their first win of the Championship on Saturday afternoon with a victory away to Clare. 0-14 to 0-09 was how it finished in favour of Aidan O’Rourke’s side with Ciaran Thompson and Oisin Gallen firing over four points each. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh have the full time report from Cusack Park…
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Donegal Minors were beaten in the Ulster semi final on Saturday afternoon. 0-09 to 0-04 was how it finished in favour of Derry in Killyclogher. Brendan Devenney has the full time report…
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Tyrone suffered a three point defeat to Galway in their opening game of the All Ireland Series. Early in the first half, Tyrone were reduced to 14 players with Frank Burns red carded. 0-16 to 0-13 was how it finished in Pearse Stadium.
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Cockhill Celtic got their hands on the Ulster Senior Cup after a 2-1 victory over Greencastle. Greencastle led at the break by a goal to nil. Lee McColgan levelled the tie on 67 minutes before Garbhan Friel won it for Gavin Cullen’s side with a goal just four minutes later.
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Derry will play in the Christy Ring Cup final after they beat Mayo on Saturday afternoon. 0-30 to 1-11 was the final score in Owenbeg. Johnny McGarvey’s side will play Meath in the decider in Croke Park with the winner gaining promotion to the Joe McDonagh Cup.
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Monaghan will play Derry in the Ulster Minor Football Championship after they claimed a 6-5 on penalty shootout win over Tyrone. The game had finished 2-13 to 3-10 after normal time and 2-19 to 4-13 after extra time. Francis Mooney has the full time report… After the game, Francis spoke with Tyrone manager Gerard Donnelly…
Kildrum Tigers claimed the Voodoo Venue Cup after a penalty shootout win over Donegal Town. The game finished 1-1 after normal normal and went to penalties with Kildrum winning the cup 4-2 on spot kicks. Meanwhile, goals from Cormac Brady and Oisin Harkin sealed Kilmacrennan Celtic promotion to the Glencar Inn Division One with a
Derry City moved top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division after a 4-1 victory over UCD at the Ryan McBride Brandywell. Jordan McEneff opened the scoring for the Candystripes before Michael Duffy added a brace. Adam Wells pulled one back before Matthew Ward sealed the Derry win. After the game, Martin Holmes spoke with Derry
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