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Dylan Browne McMonagle claimed victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday afternoon. The Donegal jockey rode 17/2 shot Pretty Smart to victory for trainer Patrick Martin. It is win number 23 of the season for Browne McMonagle.

Raphoe FC’s under-15 girls participation in the Girls’ Football Festival has been described by a coach who accompanied the team as a brilliant learning experience. The three-day festival in the Austrian capital celebrated soccer, respect and diversity, and was part of the Football Zajedno – Football Together Project which promotes international exchange, respect and equality.

It was an action-packed afternoon of T20 cricket across the North West on Saturday afternoon with six semi-finals decided in the three cup competitions. The Faughan Valley Cup will dictate who goes forward to represent the local Union in this year’s All-Ireland Cup and it is Brigade and Newbuildings who will meet in that decider

Kathryn McDevitt secured two gold medals at the World Masters Championships over the weekend. The Letterkenny athlete was first part of Ireland’s 4x100m relay W40 team who took gold on Saturday in a time of 48.80 seconds in Finland. McDevitt’s second success came on Sunday when she was part of the Irish W40 4x400m relay

Donegal Ladies will take on defending champions Meath for a place in the All Ireland final next Saturday at 2pm in Croke Park. Maxi Curran’s side advanced to the final four with a 3-07 to 1-07 win over Dublin, while Meath reached the the semi final on a 1-12 to 1-11 victory over Galway, Emma

Donegal trio Yvonne Bonner, Nicole McLaughlin and Emer Gallagher received special acknowledgment awards for reaching 100 or more appearances for the county on Saturday afternoon. The awards were presented to them after their 3-07 to 1-07 win over Dublin in the All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship. In a statement by Donegal LGFA they said

Oisin Orr was in the winner’s enclosure on Friday afternoon in York The Donegal jockey was first past the post on board the 3/1 shot The Platinum Queen for trainer Richard Fahey. Orr finished three and three-quarter lengths ahead of the 8/11 favourite Yahsat,

Finn Harps have announced the signing of striker Robert Jones and defender Liam McGing. Jones began his career with BSC Glasgow before spells with East Fife, Albion Rovers, Stranraer, Dumbarton and most recently Clyde FC. Speaking after the signing, Ollie Horgan told club media: “Robert gives us something a bit different going forward that we’ve

Only one of the four Senior Hurling Championship League fixtures scheduled for Wednesday evening went ahead with Sean MacCumhaill, Carndonagh and Aodh Ruadh all failing to field. The top four for Senior championship are Setanta, Burt, St Eunans and Buncrana while Carndonagh, Sean MacCumhaill, Dungloe and Aodh Ruadh will contest the Intermediate semi-finals. The one

Bonagee Unitd clinched a maiden Donegal Youth League title with a 7-0 win at Drumkeen. The Gary McGroary managed side failed to get the point they needed last week but made no mistake with a dominant display and the result was never in doubt as they led 4-0 at halftime. Josh Maxwell fired in three

Ann Marie McGlynn put on yet another big performance on Saturday. She was the first woman home in the Roscommon 10 Mile Race.  Not only was she the winner of the women’s race in a time of 55.32, but she also set a new course record. Ann Marie put a gap of 80 seconds between

Donegal jockeys Oisin Orr and Dylan Browne McMonagle enjoyed victories over the weekend. Orr got the first of his two victories on Saturday at Haydock on board the 13/2 Ramazan for trainer Richard Fahey, the second victory came on Sunday for Lucinda Russell when he rode the 11/1 shot Flylikeaneagle to victory in Ayr. Browne

The group stages of this season’s Long’s SuperValu leagues was complete on Saturday afternoon and we now know the make-up of the divisional play-offs that start later this month. The Premier Division will feature Bready, Brigade, Ardmore, Fox Lodge, Newbuildings Coleraine, Donemana and Eglinton. The other seven senior teams- Glendermott, Bonds Glen, Strabane, St Johnston,

Amber Barrett is set to leave FC Köln at the end of her contract. The Donegal native joined the German club in 2019 from Peamount United and she played in both the first and second tiers of German football. Last season, she helped FC Köln maintain their top flight status. Barrett is understood to have

Derry City claimed a 3-2 win away to Bohemians on Friday night. Joe Thomson opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half before Ali Coote levelling the tie. Matty Smith fired the Candystripes one ahead again before a Dawson Davoy own goal made it 3-1. Davoy then pulled one back for Bohs but

Galway are into the All Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi Finals following a dramatic penalty shootout win over Armagh. They couldn’t be separated after normal or extra time and spot kicks were needed. Stefan Campbell and Conor Turbitt missed for Armagh before Matthew Tierney slammed home his kick as Galway went through 4-1 winners. They

The Finn Valley Vikings Powerlifting team were in Hungary this weekend competing at the European Powerlifting Championships. On Saturday in the bench press Paulina Coleman won two golds and broke a World and European record, meanwhile Edyta Piechowicz won a gold and also broke a World and European record. Mick Coleman won gold on Sunday

Donegal Ladies place in the the All Ireland Quarter Finals was confirmed on Saturday evening after Cork came from behind to beat Waterford 2-10 to 1-05. Waterford had led the game by four points at a stage but Cork rallied back to win. Donegal helped seal their place with a 1-10 to 1-05 victory over

Derry Manager Rory Gallagher has named his starting 15 for Saturday’s All Ireland quarter final against Clare at Croke Park. Sticking with his usual declaration of the Oak Leaf County line up, Emmett Bradley is named to start but don’t be surprised if Niall Toner comes in from the whistle with Bradley being the impact

Back in race action for the first time in a month, Richard Kerr and the Dumfries-based AMD Motorsport Honda team claimed a brilliant victory in the second Pirelli National Superstock Championship race at Knockhill on Sunday. Competing at their home round, it was their first win in the class and followed on from a strong

Rhys Irwin recorded two sixth place finishes in the Supersport class event over the weekend. The most impressive part of those finishes was the fact that he done so with three broken bones in his foot after a massive crash earlier on Saturday. Those sixth place finishes still keep his Championship hopes alive.