Tyrone’s Senior hurlers have beaten Sligo 2-17 to 2-14 in the Christy Ring Cup this afternoon. It’s the Red Hand county’s first win in the competition, as they were beaten by London and Derry in their two previous outings. Meanwhile, Derry suffered defeat at the hands of Kildare this afternoon on a score-line of 2-19 …
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Institute defeated Portadown 1-0 in last night’s Playr-Fit Championship Split to claim a promotion/relegation play-off spot. Michael Harris was the hero for ‘Stute as he fired into the bottom corner from Shane McGinty’s assist to seal a 1-0 victory at Shamrock Park. Harris’s dramatic strike saw his side go ahead of Bangor and Annagh United …
Derry City have defeated Waterford 2-0 in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Regional Sports Centre in Waterford this evening. A first-half penalty from Will Patching had City in control at the interval. Patrick Hoban then scored on 74 minutes to seal the win for Ruaidhri Higgins’ side. The strike was Hoban’s second …
Derry City move back into 2nd spot with victory in Waterford Read More »
Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by SSE Airtricity League First Division leaders Cork City in Ballybofey this evening. Darren Murphy’s side will be ruing some missed chances in the first half as they couldn’t find an opener in an otherwise promising opening period. It was Cork who managed to break the deadlock on 62 …
Harps manager Darren Murphy: “I don’t know how we haven’t scored” Read More »
Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by Cork City in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. The sides went in scoreless at half time after a promising opening 45 for the home side, but Cork struck twice mid-way through the 2nd half to take the game away from Harps. Sean …
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Donegal and Tyrone have both made one change to their starting fifteen’s for Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi Final at Celtic Park. Donegal captain Patrick McBrearty returns to the team as he replaces Aaron Doherty from last weekend’s team that lined up to play Derry. The return of McBrearty will give the …
Donegal and Tyrone name teams for Sunday’s Ulster Semi-Final clash Read More »
The new cricket season gets underway on Saturday with full programmes in each of the two new Premiership sections followed 24-hours later by eight T20 double headers. Champions Ardmore start off the defence of their first ever top-flight crown at home to Coleraine. Section 2 sees St Johnston host Ballyspallen in their first game. The …
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This year’s DéJá Vu North West hosted by Connacht Motor Club is based out of Sligo. The route runs on Saturday from Sligo to Donagh Kellys The Stables in Frosses and back to Sligo again. This year’s event has taken on a special meaning for the Connacht Motor Club as all proceeds are going to …
Big names for DéJá Vu North West in Donegal this Saturday Read More »
Derry U20s came out on the right side of the drama in their Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final clash with Donegal in Ballybofey this evening. Ryan McNicholl kicked a late, late winner for Hugh McGrath’s side after a hectic last few minutes to an enthralling contest. Even though he was delighted to get over the line, …
Reaction: Hugh McGrath’s Derry U20’s rally in second half to see off Donegal Read More »
Tyrone have beaten Monaghan 2-09 to 0-14 in tonight’s EirGrid Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final at Healy Park in Omagh. Cormac Devlin’s early goal was the big score of the first half as the Red Hand men led 1-05 to 0-07 at the interval. Tyrone hit another goal early in the second half and, even though …
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A late, late Derry point was the difference as they overcame a determined Donegal side in the Eirgrid Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final at MacCumhaill Park this evening. Having led by 7 points to 4 at half time, Donegal let their grip of the game slip in the third quarter thanks to an Oisin Doherty …
Sean Paul Barrett reacts to Donegal U20’s defeat to Derry Read More »
Derry have beaten Donegal 1-12 to 0-14 in tonight’s Eirgrid Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. Ryan McNicholl hit the winner for Derry in the 4th minute of injury-time to send the Oakleaf county through to the Ulster decider. Donegal started the game well and led 0-7 to 0-4 at half-time. A …
Last gasp point sends Derry into Ulster U20 Final Read More »
In this episode of Business Matters, Chris Ashmore interviews Niall Speak, the founder of the Eco Basket company. Having experienced sustainable and waste free shopping habits when he was living in Australia, Niall returned to his native Sion Mills and began the process to set up his company. The Eco Basket has a wide range of …
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Derry City bounced back from last Friday’s defeat to Shamrock Rovers to take a much needed win on Monday night, beating St Patrick’s Athletic 3-1. Martin Holmes reports from The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium for Highland Radio Sport: The victory was the second in six games for the Candystrips who are tied for second place …
Derry take much needed win against St Pats – Report & Reaction Read More »
A two year extension has been granted to the Civic Dollars project. The initiative enables users to download the Civic Dollars app and earn online credits by spending time at designated local outdoor resources. These credits can then be redeemed in exchange for rewards including discounted coffee or entry into a local attraction. There is …
Tyrone joint manager Brian Dooher was hugely impressed by the Donegal display against Derry and knows his side will have to be at their very best to compete against the Jim McGuinness managed side in next weekend’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash in Celtic Park in Derry. Tyrone beat Cavan at Breffni Park on Sunday, eventually …
Dooher knows that Donegal will be a formidable challenge next weekend Read More »
Tyrone have beaten Cavan 1-23 to 3-16 after extra time in the Ulster Senior Championship Quarter-Final at Breffni Park this evening. Cavan scored 2 second half goals to force extra time. Darragh Canavan scored 7 points and Liam Gray, who was making his championship debut and his first appearance of any kind this season, got …
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Cockhill Celtic have beaten Greencastle United 2-0 in the Inishowen Football League Premier Division this afternoon. The result means Cockhill have been crowned champions and remarkably still have a 100% record in the division this season. A first-half goal from Lee McColgan had Gavin Cullen’s men in control at the break, and a strike on …
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Cockhill Celtic are Inishowen Football League Premier Division Champions following their 2-0 victory in Greencastle this afternoon. Goals from Lee McColgan and Corey McBride ensured a win today but Cockhill entered the contest knowing a point would be enough to win the title. It’s now 15 wins from 15 games in the league this …
Gavin Cullen reacts to Cockhill’s Premier Division title win Read More »
A Special General Meeting of Finn Harps Cooperative society will take place on Sunday 28th April, at 7pm in the Villa Rose Hotel. Shareholders will be updated on the new stadium project and votes taken on motions to facilitate a move to an annual membership fee. The proposed new ownership model which will be presented …
Harps chairman outlines proposed shareholder changes and stadium update Read More »
Cockhill Celtic have been crowned Inishowen Football League Premier Division Champions after defeating Greencastle 2-0 this afternoon. Title-winning captain James Bradley says the team work very hard in training and that it is very satisfying that it has paid off at the end of the season. Cockhill went into today’s fixture knowing that a draw …
Cockhill captain Bradley “over the moon” with title win Read More »
Rhys Irwin has been competing at the British Superbike Championships in Nevarra, Spain this week. The Kilmacrennan rider, who has renewed his contract with Suzuki Astro, is competing in the Supersport class at the event. Irwin finished 5th in Race 1 after some mechanical difficulties during testing but a racing incident in Race 2 meant …
Rhys Irwin competing at British Superbike Championships in Spain Read More »
Josh Moffett and co-driver Keith Moriarty have won the Birr Stages Rally after a narrow win in their Citroen C3. There was less than a fifth of a second between 1st and 2nd, as Sam Moffett and James O’Reilly just couldn’t close the gap to claim victory. David Kelly and Arthur Kierans made up the …
Josh Moffett wins Birr Stages Rally while Kevin Gallagher claims modified section Read More »
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It’s been another busy weekend on the athletics front. Local athletes Mark English and Brendan Boyce were both in action. English was competing in the Diamond League in China, while Boyce was in Turkey at the Race-Walking Championships. Patsy McGonagle has all the latest…
Donegal have beaten Derry by 4-11 to 0-17 in the Ulster Senior Championship Quarter Final at Celtic Park this evening. Derry started the game on top but Donegal soon settled and a Daire O’Baoil goal mid-way through the first half gave Jim McGuinness’ men the confidence to push on. Donegal would have been slightly disappointed …
Brilliant Donegal blow Derry away to reach Ulster Semi Final Read More »
Jim McGuinness has given Donegal GAA yet another glorious day as he masterminded his side’s 4-11 to 0-17 victory over a highly-fancied Derry team at Celtic Park this evening. Derry went into the contest as the newly crowned NFL Division 1 Champions after overcoming Dublin at Croke Park 3 weeks ago and were widely regarded …
McGuinness already looking ahead to “huge game” next weekend Read More »
NFL Division 1 Champions Derry were beaten by a determined Donegal side in this evening’s Ulster Championship Quarter Final clash at Celtic Park. Despite a good start, Mickey Harte’s Derry side were second-best for the majority of the contest and the Tyrone man says there is no doubt Donegal were sharper overall and deserved to …
Mickey Harte reacts to Derry’s defeat to Donegal Read More »
Donegal have beaten Derry 4-11 to 0-17 in this evening’s Ulster Senior Championship Quarter Final clash at Celtic Park. A Daire O’Baoil goal was the big score of the first half as Jim McGuinness’ men went in at the break 1 point to the good after a promising opening 35 minutes. What followed in the …
Ciaran Thompson and Jason McGee react to Donegal’s emphatic win over Derry Read More »
Donegal selector Colm McFadden was over the moon with the result at Celtic Park this evening as Donegal stunned Derry in the Ulster Senior Championship Quarter Final. Two goals from Daire O’Baoil, a penalty from Oisin Gallen and a late Jamie Brennan strike were the difference as Jim McGuinness’ side ran out 4-11 to 0-17 …
Colm McFadden: “Not many people gave us a chance” Read More »
Donegal have beaten Mayo by 21 points to 14 in their Nickey Rackard Cup clash at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny this afternoon. A big second half display from the Tir Chonaill men proved to be the difference after going in level at half time. Donegal have now won 2 games from 2 in the …
Big win for Donegal hurlers in Nickey Rackard Cup Read More »
Derry’s hurlers have overcome Tyrone by 2-26 to 0-13 in today’s Christy Ring Cup clash at Owenbeg. The Oakleaf men hit 2-15 in the first half and went in at the break 16 points in front. A more evenly contested second period followed but the deficit proved too much for Tyrone as Derry ran out …
Donegal’s hurlers have beaten Mayo 0-21 to 0-14 in the Nickey Rackard Cup at O’Donnell Park this afternoon. The game was all square at 8 points apiece going into the interval but it was Donegal who pushed on in the 2nd period to claim a well-deserved victory. The result means Mickey McCann’s side are 2 …
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Institute have played out a 1-1 draw with Bangor in the NIFL Playr-Fit Championship Promotion Group at the Ryan McBride Brandwell this afternoon. Oisin Devlin had ‘Stute 1-0 up after 16 minutes but Bangor equalised before half time. The sides went in level at the break and that is how it stayed. Meanwhile, Ballinamallard were …
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Mark English ran in the 800M Final at the Diamond League event in Xiamen this afternoon. The Letterkenny man finished 12th behind a high-quality field of athletes as he ran half-a-second slower than his season’s best. The top 3 were made up of Marco Arop of Canada, Wyclife Kinyamal of Kenya and Tshepiso Masalela of …
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Donegal’s Eamonn Kelly and co-driver Conor Mohan of Monaghan are out of Rally Croatia. After a difficult first day that saw them getting a puncture, a coil park failure and intercom failure, things went from bad to worse on day two. Their rally ended on the first stage on Saturday after more problems. But Kelly …
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Derry City have now only won 1 game out of the last 6 in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after losing 3-1 to Shamrock Rovers at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. It’s a run that has seen Ruaidhri Higgins’ side slip to 4th in the table after a promising start to the season …
Ruaidhri Higgins reacts as Derry’s wavering form continues Read More »
Finn Harps have lost back-to-back games in the SSE Airtricity League First Division after going down 2-0 to Cobh at St. Colman’s Park this evening. Two first half goals from the home side left Harps with an uphill battle in the second period. The Ballybofey side struggled to get any rhythm in the game and …
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Derry City have been beaten 3-1 by Shamrock Rovers in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. Richie Towell will still be wondering how he didn’t open the scoring for the Dubliners after 20 minutes as he saw his close range strike somehow diverted out for a corner. Neither …
Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by Cobh Ramblers in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at St.Colman’s Park in Cork this evening. First half goals from Matthew McKevitt and David Bosnjak had Ramblers firmly in control at the break. For the 2nd week in a row, Harps improved in the 2nd half but just …
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This week on The Score, Former Harps Captain Declan Boyle looks ahead the League of Ireland First Division clash of Finn Harps and Cobh Ramblers plus Derry’s City’s double weekend of games with Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic, while on the Gaelic Games front, there is the small matter of Derry versus Donegal in …
Recently appointed GAA President Jarlath Burns visited St. Eunan’s College in Letterkenny today as part of the prize for the school being front-runners in the GAA’s “Future Leaders” initiative. St. Eunan’s were among only 5 schools nationwide to be awarded a gold medal in the GAA’s Future Leaders Transition Year programme. The college’s Transition …
The Chair of the Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland has in a letter to the Taoiseach today, told him that there is grave concern over patient safety due to the ongoing diabetes care crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital. Paul Gillespie wrote to Simon Harris outlining to him how resources at the hospital have deteriorated to …
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Derry City will host Shamrock Rovers in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Ryan McBride Brandywell tomorrow evening (Friday). City currently sit in 2nd position but know that a defeat will see the Dubliners leapfrog them in the table. The sides last met at the beginning of March and drew 2-2 after a …
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Donegal will face Derry in the semi final of the Ulster U20 Championship at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey next Wednesday. Derry came through their quarter final beating Cavan 1-11 to 0-7 at Owenbeg. Oisin Doherty scored 1-4 for the Oak Leaf county. Monaghan will be Tyrone’s opponents in the other semi final at Healy Park …
In this episode of Business Matters on Highland Radio with Chris Ashmore, we hear about a Donegal woman who returned to her native Gweedore after spending more than a decade in the insurance industry in the Middle East. Helen Burke is the founder of Teambase Ireland whose business centres around simplifying and automating insurance administration …
The Teams of the 2024 Lidl National Football Leagues have been revealed. In this year’s Division 2 selection, newly-crowned champions Kildare are the big winners, with six players included. Five players from runners-up Tyrone, who were also promoted, make the cut along with three players from Donegal and one from Tipperary. Donegal trio Abigail Temple …
3 Donegal players named on Ladies Division 2 Team Of The Year Read More »
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