Donegal will play Kerry in next weekend’s National Football League Division 1 Final at Croke Park in a repeat of last July’s All-Ireland Final. Donegal’s 3-20 to 3-16 win over Monaghan booked their spot in the final, while Kerry’s draw in Armagh meant they would finish 2nd in the standings ahead of Mayo due to […]
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Donegal have beaten Monaghan 3-20 to 3-16 in Division 1 of the National Football League at St. Tiernach’s Park in Clones this afternoon. Donegal led 2-11 to 3-07 at the break after an entertaining first-half saw Shea Malone and Jamie Brennan hit the net for Jim McGuinness’ side. As the sides were all square heading
Tyrone will play Division 2 football once again next year after losing 0-22 to 0-19 to Cork at Healy Park this afternoon. Red Hand boss told the media after today’s game the performances throughout the league season were “up and down” but that maintaining their status in the second tier became the top priority in
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Derry ended their National Football League Division 2 campaign with a 1-20 to 0-19 win over Cavan at Celtic Park this afternoon. Oakleaf boss Ciaran Meenagh spoke to the assembled media and, although Derry didn’t make it back to Division 1 or reach a league final, there are lots of positives to take forward into
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Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division St Catherines FC 1-1 Glenea United Temple Domestic Appliance Division 1 Ballybofey United 2-2 Kerrykeel 71 Castlefin Celtic 4-1 Swilly Rovers Gweedore United 5-1 Convoy Arsenal Milford United 1-3 Cappry Rovers Rathmullan Celtic 4-1 Gweedore Celtic Donegal Physiotherapy & Performance Centre Division 2 Cranford FC 3-1 Deele Harps
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Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston won their first ever World Rally Championship event last Sunday after coming out on top in Safari Rally Kenya. It was both parties’ first win in the WRC, with Japanese driver Katsuta tasting victory at the 94th time of asking. Katsuta’s co-driver Aaron Johnston, who hails from Omagh, spoke to
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Donegal have been beaten by a single point against Tipperary a low-scoring affair in Clonmel this afternoon. It finished 0-07 to 0-06 in the Ladies National Football League Division 2 encounter. The Premier County led 0-04 to 0-03 at the break and kept the scoreboard ticking over in the second period to claim an important
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Derry have beaten Cavan 2-20 to 0-19 in Division 2 of the National Football League at Find Insurance Celtic Park this afternoon. Michael McMullan has the full time report for Highland Radio Sport…
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Cork have sealed their spot in Division 1 of the National Football League next year after this afternoon’s 0-22 to 0-19 Division 2 win over Tyrone in Omagh. Next week’s Division 2 league final will be contested between Meath and Cork, with both sides gaining promotion to the top tier for 2027. Francis Mooney has
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Munster have won the FAI Inter-Provincial Tournament being held in Donegal this weekend after a 2-2 draw with Leinster today was enough to finish top of the group after three games played. Ulster, meanwhile, have finished bottom of the standings thanks to a 2-0 defeat to Connacht this morning. A first win of this year’s
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Donegal have made six changes to their starting line-up for this afternoon’s clash against Monaghan. Caolan McColgan, Mark Curran, Sean Martin, Paul O’Hare, Shane O’Donnell and Shea Malone all come into the side for the game in Clones. Michael Langan and Shane O’Donnell have been named as joint captains. Here’s the full squad to face
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Ulster Championship 1 Lurgan 38-38 Omagh Ulster Championship 2 Ards v City of Derry Letterkenny v Monaghan (Monaghan conceded game) Ulster Championship 3 Belfast High School Former Pupils 30-29 Strabane Coleriane v Cavan
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Institute defeated Loughgall 3-1 in the NIFL Championship last night at Lakeview Park. First-half goals from Benny McLaughlin and Shea McGinley had ‘Stute 2-1 ahead at the break. Padraig Lynch then added a third to secure all three points. Limavady have moved back to the top of the league of goal difference after a 4-1
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Highland Radio broadcast live from Philadelphia once again this afternoon as the Charlie McElwee Cup was taking place at Glen Hills School. Here’s the full show which was aired between 4-5pm on Saturday Sport…
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Glencar Inn Saturday Division 1 Donegal Town 1-2 Kildrum Tigers Drumbar FC 3-4 Erne Wanderers FC Letterkenny Rovers 3-0 Oldtown Celtic St Catherines FC Res 1-0 Kilmacrennan Celtic Strand Rovers 2-0 Glencar Celtic Old Orchard Saturday Division 2 Copany Rovers vs Fanad United Fintown Harps AFC 5-1 Arranmore United Glenea United Reserves vs Gweedore
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Ulster’s second defeat in two days means they will go into tomorrow’s final fixture with no chance of winning the FAI Inter-Provincial Tournament. Last night, Gary Duffy’s side were beaten 1-0 by Munster in Ballyare in their tournament opener. This afternoon, at the home of Buncrana Hearts, Ulster suffered another defeat as they went down
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Donegal have progressed to the National Hurling League Division 3 Final after a 3-20 to 0-19 win over Roscommon at Dr. Hyde Park this afternoon. Two first-half goals from Richie Ryan and one from Josh Cronolly-McGee gave Mickey McCann’s team the platform to go on and get the win they needed. Donegal have also
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The Donegal Hurlers have produced a stunning performance at Dr. Hyde Park to reach next weekend’s National Hurling League Division 3 Final. Mickey McCann’s side knew they needed to beat Roscommon who sat top of the table and were unbeaten before today. A brilliant first-half saw Donegal race into a 3-10 to 0-12 lead at
Finn Harps huffed and puffed but failed to get an equaliser in Tralee against Kerry in the SSE Airtricity League First Division yesterday evening. Kerry went ahead on 25 minutes when Cian Murphy poked home from close range and, as Harps pushed very hard for a leveller late on, the home side held on to
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Mark English finished fourth in his 800M Semi-Final at the World Indoor Championships in Poland this afternoon. The result means the Finn Valley man will not compete in tomorrow evening’s final in Torun. Highland’s Mark Gallagher spoke to Patsy McGonagle shortly after the race – Patsy said English will be disappointed with the run…
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It ended up another frustrating night for Derry City in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Derry were 2-0 up and in full control against Drogheda United after an hour but two goals in two minutes earned the Louth side a point at The Ryan McBride Brandywell. It’s now just two wins from The Candy
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Derry City drew 2-2 with Drogheda United in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at The Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. The Candy Stripes were a goal to the good at the break thanks to a brilliant finish from Michael Duffy on 10 minutes. Darragh Markey had Derry 2-0 up and cruising just after the
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Finn Harps have been beaten 1-0 by Kerry FC in the SSE Airtricity League at Mounthawk Park this evening. A Cian Murphy effort on 25 minutes gave the home side the lead at the break and Murphy’s goal was enough to take all three points even though Harps piled on the pressure late on. John
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Ulster have been beaten 1-0 by Munster in their first game of the FAI Inter-Provincial Tournament at Ballyare this evening. A 54th minute goal from Eoin Murphy proved to be decisive and it was the southerners who claimed all three points. In the other game tonight, Leinster and Connacht finished 2-2 at Dry Arch Park.
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Highland Radio broadcast live from Philadelphia at the inaugural Donegal Diaspora Initiative’s Business Forum this evening. The initiative, which runs all weekend and incorporates a mix of business, sport and culture, is intended to celebrate transatlantic enterprise and connect Donegal people that live in other parts of the world. Here’s the full hour of Highland’s
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Buncrana’s Children’s Charity has launched a new Volunteer Panel, with the community invited to get involved during the charity’s 10th anniversary year. The charity is calling on people from across Inishowen to help local families by joining the panel, with the initiative offering a way for people to help the charity without the need
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Mark English has just cruised into the semi-finals of the Men’s 800 Metres at the World Indoor Championships in Poland. The Finn Valley athlete won his heat this afternoon to book his place in tomorrow afternoon’s semi-final which will be run at 12:08pm Irish time. Here’s Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonagle with more details…
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The civil claim against Gerry Adams in the UK’s High Court over IRA bombings has been withdrawn. The former Sinn Féin President was being sued for one pound in damages by three men who were injured in Provisional IRA bombings in the 1970s and 1990s. They alleged Mr Adams was a leading member of the
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In this week’s programme, Chris Ashmore begins with some interesting thoughts from Tomás Ó Síocháin, the CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta, who firmly believers that Gaeltacht areas could find themselves having to manage in influx of people. Next up there’s up update on new car registrations in Donegal. And then Chris speaks with Brendan Mulry, a
It’s a big weekend for our intercounty Donegal teams with the senior men, the senior hurlers and the senior ladies teams all in action. The men’s footballers travel to Clones to face Monaghan on Sunday knowing that a win will seal their spot in the National Football League Division 1 Final at Croke Park. The
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Finn Harps and Derry city are both in action tomorrow night (Friday) in the League Of Ireland. In the First Division, Finn Harps will aim to get their second win of the season when they travel to face Kerry at Mounthawk Park. Harps have now drawn three games in a row after last week’s late
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The annual FAI Inter-Provincial Tournament will be held across Donegal this weekend. On Friday, Ulster get their campaign underway with a clash against Munster in Ballyare from 7pm, while Leinster meet Connacht at the dry Arch at the same time. Saturday sees Ulster play Leinster at the home of Buncrana Hearts at 1pm as Connacht
This weekend sees one of the biggest global events on the athletics calendar take place in Poland. Five-time European medallist Mark English and Dundalk native Kate O’Connor, who won Ireland’s first medal at this event since 2006 last year, will headline Team Ireland for the World Indoor Championships in Torun. Finn Valley’s English has been
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This week on The Score… Anthony Gorman looks ahead to this week’s League of Ireland games for Finn Harps and Derry City and Ulster manager Gary Foy talks about the upcoming FAI Interprovincial Tournament. We preview a big weekend for Donegal teams in GAA with Ryan Ferry and it’s a big weekend on the athletics
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Killybegs native Seamus Coleman has been included in the Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming World Cup Play-Offs. Ireland play Czechia in Prague next Thursday and, should they win that game, they would then face the winners of Denmark’s semi against Macedonia at the Aviva Stadium the following Tuesday for a chance of making
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A late Kalvin McLaughlin score gave Donegal’s U20 footballers an opening round win in the Ulster U20 Football Championship in Buncrana this evening. Gary Boyle’s team were forced to work extremely hard for the victory against a good Fermanagh team who burst out of the blocks and raced into an eight point lead without reply.
Donegal got their Ulster U20 Championship campaign up and running with a one-point win over Fermanagh in Buncrana this evening. The away side led 1-05 to 0-00 early on after a slow start from Donegal. However, Donegal then found some rhythm and only trailed by two points at the break thanks to first-half goals from
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Derry have beaten Monaghan 0-14 to 1-08 in Round 1 of the Ulster U20 Championship in Castleblayney this evening. Michael McMullan spoke to Derry manager Damien McErlain after the game and he said he was “delighted to get the win” after a difficult battle with The Farney County…
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A drama series set in a small town somewhere in the heart of Donegal, where we meet various people who live in Ballyglissane and learn about their lives, their problems, and their secrets. This Season new people arrive in town.There’s a woman who says she’s going to invest big money in Ballyglissane,but is she telling
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There was a full fixture schedule in the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division in Monday night. It finished 0-0 in the game between Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United. The North Dublin derby between Shelbourne and Bohemians also finished scoreless. Second placed St. Patrick’s Athletic and Derry City could not be separated as they played out
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A Donegal athlete was part of the 4×200 metres mixed relay team that set a new world record at the National Indoor Arena in Athlone. Tir Chonaill AC’s Shane Toolan (second from left) helped the Irish O65 mixed relay team to set a new age group world record at the National Master Indoor Championships. Toolan
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It was a successful weekend for local athletes across the North-West. The National Masters Indoor Championships took place in Athlone where Caitriona Devine and Damien Crawford earned gold medals. Here’s Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonagle speaking to Mark Gallagher on Sunday Sport today about those wins… Patsy then re-joined us on Sunday Sport to
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The death has taken place of one of the founding members of Raphoe Boxing Club – Coach Tommy Stewart. Tommy is a former President of Donegal Boxing Board & also coached at International level with the Northern Ireland and Ireland boxing teams. The Strabane native also travelled overseas with Raphoe Boxing Club and was a
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Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes have won the West Cork Rally after an enthralling final day’s action. The pair, driving a Yaris Rally 2, finished 9.9 seconds ahead of the Skoda Fabia of Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan. Eddie Doherty and Tom Murphy, who spent a lot of the rally ahead of Devine and O’Sullivan,
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Jim McGuinness had “no complaints” as he saw his Donegal team suffer their first defeat of their National Football League Division 1 campaign. Roscommon stormed into an eleven-point lead at half-time in atrocious conditions at Dr. Hyde Park. It finished 2-20 to 0-20 in the midlands. After the game, McGuinness spoke to the assembled media,
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Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division Keadue Rovers 0-4 Bonagee United (Sat) St Catherines FC 0-2 Letterkenny Rovers Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Gweedore Celtic vs Cappry Rovers Gweedore United 2-2 Ballybofey United Donegal Physiotherapy & Performance Centre D2 Cranford FC vs Whitestrand United Lifford Celtic vs Dunfanaghy Youths
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Donegal have been beaten 2-20 to 0-20 by Roscommon in the National Football League Division 1 at Dr. Hyde Park this afternoon. The Rossies led 1-13 to 0-05 at half-time and, even though Donegal brought it back to just a one-point deficit in the second-half, the home side finished strongly and ran out six-point winners.
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