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Lifford/Strabane AC sisters Caoimhe and Adrienne Gallen took gold and silver in their respective hammer competitions at the National U20 & U23 Championships in Tullamore yesterday. In the Under 20 hammer event, Caoimhe took gold with an impressive 5th round throw of 52.83m. In the U23 hammer event, Caoimhe’s older sister Adrienne launched the hammer

Fight Night At The Valley 2 was a raging success in the Twin Towns last night. Danny Duffy, fighting out of Raphoe Boxing Club – head-lined against Lakshmy Zaragoza Contreras. The Strabane native moved to 4-0 in his pro-career with a dominant 60-54 win over the Mexican. In other bouts, Dungloe’s Danny Boyle returned after

Carryduff driver Jonathon Greer and Letterkenny co-driver Niall Burns have edged a dramatic Loughgall Rally this afternoon. The pair, in a Toyota Yaris Rally 2, finished just 4.1 seconds ahead of Sam Moffett and Pierce O’Callaghan’s Hyundai i20. Those two crews were separated by less than a second heading into the final stage. Strabane’s Niall

Dylan Browne-McMonagle rode back-to-back winners at Naas this afternoon. The Letterkenny jockey was firstly on board the winning 4/5 favourite “Mia Dahlia” in the 4:18 Fillies Maiden. Then, in the 4:53 Handicap, Dylan rode “Rodeo Blues” across the line first at 11/4. Both of those horses are trained by Joseph O’Brien and would have brought

Finn Harps have announced the Special General Meeting regarding the potential takeover by Filipino businessman Freddy Gonzalez, which was meant to take place tomorrow, has been postponed until Sunday the 19th of July. Here is the club’s statement in full: “Following a strong response from members and supporters, the Special General Meeting scheduled for Sunday

Donegal jockeys Oisin Orr and Patrick McGettigan both rode winners this evening. Firstly, in the 3:45 outing at Doncaster, Orr was on board “Be Patient” for trainer Edward Bethell. That horse ran to victory at 11/2. Then, at 5 o clock at Bellewstown, McGettigan took 5/1 shot “Minaun View” across the line first for Adrian

Derry City have confirmed that goalkeeper Tom Norcott has joined the club on loan from Reading until the end of the season. The 21-year old finished the 2026 season on loan at Farnborough but has been on the ‘Royals’ books since 2023. Norcott will go straight into the squad for City’s game at home to

Finn Harps have announced the signing of Bridel Bosakani on loan from Drogheda United until the end of the season. The 21 year-old attacker is available for selection ahead of tonight’s SSE Airtricity League First Division clash with Wexford at Finn Park. Highland will have live updates from Harps’ clash with Wexford with Diarmaid Doherty

Following a hugely successful 29th North West 10k Run and Walk, the three benefitting charities each received €11,012.75 at Monday night’s cheque presentations in the Mount Errigal Hotel. In total the 10k raised €33,038.25. After the historic milestone of passing the one million euros last year the grand overall total now stands at €1,052,914 ahead

While horse and pony racing may not always capture the attention it deserves, the sport has played a hugely important role in developing some of Ireland and Britain’s top jockeys. Many racing enthusiasts may be surprised to learn just how many successful riders learned their trade at the unique and picturesque pony racing track owned

The North West Racing Board have been forced to postpone the Big Isle Races that were due to take place this evening. The race field has suffered severe flooding and ground conditions have made it impossible to proceed. The event will now be held at a later date which will be confirmed as soon as

The  Northwest Vipers have their biggest game of the season as they host the West Dublin Rhinos in the Harp Bowl Semi-Final on Saturday 4th July at 2.00pm at City of Derry RFC. Everything is on the line for the local side. The winner of this high-stakes, high-intensity playoff contest will book their place in the Harp

Derry City have announced goalkeeper Brian Maher has signed an extension to his contract that will see him remain at the Brandywell until at least the end of 2028. The 25-year old who joined the Candystripes in 2022 has been out with a broken bone in his wrist since February, but has returned to full

Donegal GAA All County League Division 1 Sat, 27 Jun Glenfin 0-11 – 1-06 Naomh Mhuire Lower Rosses Sun, 28 Jun Glenswilly 0-09 – 1-14 St Michael’s Four Masters 2-14 – 0-14 Termon Naomh Conaill 0-12 – 2-09 St Eunan’s   Donegal GAA All County League Division 2 Sat, 27 Jun Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin

It was a very successful day for local athletes at the National Juvenile Championships yesterday. Harry McIlwaine won U18 100m gold with a championship record of 10.79 seconds. Odhran McBrearty took the national U19 3000m title with a time of 9:03.14. Rosses AC athlete Evan Ward is the U16 Boys High Jump National Juvenile Champion.

Erin Friel stormed to a brilliant gold in the 400m event at the National Juvenile Championships in Tullamore yesterday. The Letterkenny AC athlete came home in a time of 54.92 with Sofia Granjo in second and Emer Brennan third. Here’s Erin’s run on Athletics Ireland’s Facebook page:   Elsewhere, Fintan Dewhirst improved his 400m Hurdles

Mona McSharry has taken a silver medal in the 100m Breaststroke at the Setti Colli Meeting in Rome. McSharry, who trains at Merlin’s Swim Club in Ballyshannon, came home in a time of 1:06.30 behind Italian winner Bernadetta Pilato. Lisa Angiolini, also an Italian, was third. 2024 Olympian Mona will also compete in the 50m

It’s been a mixed day for Jon Armstrong & co-driver Shane Byrne at Rally Acropolis in the World Rally Championship. Having been up as far as third at one point earlier, the Fermanagh/Donegal duo then claimed their first ever Stage win in the WRC as they went quickest through SS5 at Elikon Mt in their