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A tough first half for Donegal saw Derry race into a 1-13 to no score lead at half time in today’s Richie McElligot U20 Hurling All-Ireland B Semi-Final at Owenbeg. Aidy Gaffey’s side battled hard in atrocious conditions in the second period and it ended 1-19 to 1-05. Gaffey spoke to Ryan Ferry after the

Donegal have been beaten 1-19 to 1-05 by Derry in the Richie McElligot Cup All-Ireland B Semi-Final this afternoon. Aidy Gaffey’s side were 1-13 to 0-00 down at the break in difficult conditions at Owenbeg. Ryan Ferry, Sports Editor at The Donegal News, was live at full time for Highland Radio Sport…

It finished scoreless between Finn Harps and Cork City in the SSE Airtricity League First Division in Ballybofey tonight. It’s a good point for Harps as Cork came to town unbeaten and flying high at the summit of the division. After the game, Finn Harps manager Kevin McHugh said his team were well prepared for

Finn Harps have played out a 0-0 draw with league-leaders Cork City in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. Diarmaid Doherty was live at full time for Highland Radio Sport…   In other First Division results, UCD beat Athlone Town 2-0, Cobh Ramblers were 2-1 winners over Kerry in Tralee,

A late score from Shane Callaghan secured Donegal victory in their final Ulster U20 Football Championship group game in Derry. The 1-12 to 1-11 win at Celtic Park has also sealed a home semi final for Donegal in three weeks time. Max Campbell followed up his excellent display at Croke Park by scoring the Donegal

Kerry Manager Jack O’Connor says Kerry have “a lot of catching up to do” after today’s thirteen-point defeat to Donegal at Croke Park. Although O’Connor claimed his side had difficulty recovering from last week’s clash with Armagh and had “a difficult week” with injuries, he also acknowledged that Donegal were the better team today. The

A free-scoring Donegal ran into a 0-13 to 1-02 lead at half-time in today’s National Football League Division 1 Final against Kerry at Croke Park. Three goals in quick succession at the beginning of the second period put Donegal into an unassailable lead but the real damage was done in the opening period. It ended

Donegal claimed their first Division 1 League title in 19 years as they defeated Kerry 3-20 to 2-10 at Croke Park this afternoon. Jim McGuinness’ side led 0-13 to 1-02 at the break and second-half goals from Conor O’Donnell, Michael Murphy and Caolan McGonagle sent Donegal on their way to a resounding victory. Oisin Kelly

Donegal have hammered Kerry 3-20 to 2-10 to win the National Football League Division 1 Final at Croke Park this afternoon. A dominant first period saw Jim McGuinness’s side lead 0-13 to 1-02 at half-time. Early second-half goals from Conor O’Donnell, Michael Murphy and Caolan McGonagle put the game beyond any doubt as Donegal led

The Donegal Ladies will play Cavan in the Ladies National Football League Division 2 Final after an eight-point win over Wexford in Letterkenny this afternoon. Blustery conditions made for a low-scoring first half with James Daly’s side leading just 0-03 to 0-01 at the interval. After the game, Donegal Captain Roisin Rodgers spoke to Highland’s

Donegal have beaten Wexford 0-11 to 0-03 in the National Ladies Football League Division 2 at O’Donnell Park this afternoon. The result means James Daly’s side will contest their first D2 League Final since 2006 against Cavan in two weeks time. Maureen O’Donnell was live for Highland Radio Sunday Sport as the full time whistle

Finn Harps have moved up to fifth in the SSE Airtricity League First Division after a 1-0 win over Longford Town in the midlands tonight. Joel Bradley-Walsh’s ninth minute penalty was enough for Kevin McHugh’s team to take all three points and head into next week’s game with league-leaders Cork City full of confidence. Denise

Finn Harps have beaten Longford Town 1-0 in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Bishopsgate this evening. Kevin McHugh’s side took the lead early in the contest thanks to a Joel Bradley-Walsh penalty on 9 minutes and that is how it remained. Denise O’Flaherty has the full time report for Highland Radio Sport…  

Wicklow were two points down in injury time but managed to get the all-important goal they needed to clinch the Division 3 National Hurling League title against Donegal in Aughrim today. Mickey McCann’s side led for most of the game but couldn’t hold on to get the win and it finished 3-16 to 2-18. After

Donegal have been beaten 3-16 to 2-18 by Wicklow in the National Hurling League Division 3 Final in Aughrim this afternoon. A last-gasp goal from the home team was a dagger in the heart of Mickey McCann’s side who fought hard and led 1-11 to 0-09 at the break. Michael Sargent was live for Highland

A strong second-half performance against Antrim gave Donegal their third win from three games in the Ulster U20 Football Championship. Having been tied at 1-06 to 2-03 at the break, Gary Boyle’s side moved through the gears to run out 2-19 to 1-07 winners. Boyle spoke to Maureen O’Donnell after the game and said he

Donegal have beaten Antrim 2-19 to 2-07 in the Ulster U20 Football Championship at Fr Tierney Park this afternoon. Gary Boyle’s side have now won all three games so far having already dispatched of both Fermanagh and Monaghan recently. Today’s result means a win over Derry next week would send Donegal into the semi-finals. Maureen

A late two-pointer and a goal in injury time saw Donegal end up on the losing side against Derry in the Ulster Minor League this afternoon. Donegal led 0-09 to 1-00 at half-time but were up against a resurgent Derry team with the breeze on their backs in the second half. It finished 2-09 to