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  In the Waterside Half Marathon there was a record field of over 3,000 runners with Stephen McAuley of Lettetrkenny AC winning the event in 1 hour 8 mins and 46 seconds, ahead of club-mate Danny Mooney with John Joe Doherty of Finn Valley AC in third. Strabane’s Claire McGuigan won the women’s title in

A 12 foot putt on the 18th hole by Ryan Kearney enabled Buncrana to become the Donegal Youth Golf winners. The match ended all square, however on the count back of holes Buncrana Golf Club defeated a gallant Letterkenny Golf Club by 2 holes to win the Donegal Youth Golf Championship 2025. Letterkenny Golf Club

In the Ulster Cup, it was a memorable day for Letterkenny Golf Club as they won the final, four and a half to three and a half, against Killymoon in the final at Roe Park. Mark P. McNulty, Darraghy Heaney, Tommy Dempsey and club captain Declan Burke won their matches while Keith Shields halved his.

Fermanagh’s Jon Armstrong, with co-driver Shane Byrne, who is from Bruckless, produced an impressive drive across 12 challenging Welsh asphalt stages, to win a first ever FIA European Rally Championship event. They won the Rally Ceredigion by 29.9 seconds ahead in teir M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally 2 ahead of Romet Jurgesnon with championship leader Miko

The quarter-finalists of the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship have all been confirmed after this afternoon’s action. Naomh Columba defeated Naomh Mhuire Lower Rosses by 2-15 to 0-09 to make it four wins from four and top the group. Red Hughs were 4-20 to 0-11 winners over Na Rossa which means the Killygordon side finished 2nd.

Rhys Irwin won both races at Donnington to re-take the lead in the British Supersport Championship this weekend. Irwin now leads by 3 points ahead of Ben Currie at the top of the standings with races at Assen, Oulton Park and Brands Hatch to come in the next few weeks to decide the 2025 champion.

Enniskillen native Jon Armstrong and co-pilot from Bruckless Shane Byrne have won Rally Ceredigion in their Ford Fiesta Mk 2 this afternoon. The duo finished ahead of Estonian driver Romet Jurgenson by 29.2 seconds. Miko Markich of Poland finished 3rd, a further 14.5 seconds back on the winners. Willian Creighton, who leads the British Rally

It was the penultimate weekend of action in the North West Premier League. Section 1: Brigade came out on top against Strabane, winning by DLS. Brigade had posted 174 for 9, and Strabane were left stranded on 49 when the weather intervened The big clash between second-placed Donemana and Coleraine didn’t get finished – the

Voodoo Cup Results – Saturday 06/09/25 St Catherines FC 1 vs 0 Cappry Rovers Arranmore United 0 vs 1 Keadue Rovers Drumbar FC 1 vs 0 Copany Rovers Fanad United 1 vs 2 Glencar Celtic Lagan Harps 4 vs 0 Castlefin Celtic Letterkenny Rovers 5 vs 6 Oldtown Celtic Strand Rovers 7 vs 0 Dunlewey

After Saturday night’s Round 4 fixtures in the Donegal Senior Football Championship, it has been confirmed that Glenfin, St. Naul’s, Ardara and Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon will contest the relegation play-offs in a bid to secure their status in the senior ranks for next season. Today, Dungloe take on Four Masters, Naomh Conaill play St. Michael’s,

Donegal Senior Football Championship Results – Saturday 06/09/25 St Nauls 0-17 – 0-16 Downings Glenfin 5-17 – 2-16 Ardara Aodh Ruadh BS 3-12 – 4-14 Killybegs Termon 1-15 – 3-12 St Eunans The result’s have determined the bottom four placings and relegation play offs after the group stage. Glenfin (13th) will face Aodh Rua Ballyshannon

Institute have beaten Warrenpoint by a goal to nil in the NIFL Championship at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this afternoon. Evan Tweed hit the winner with seven minutes of normal time remaining to give ‘Stute their 2nd win of the season. Peter Hutton’s side now sit 6th in the table after 5 games played. In

Matthew McCole has been beaten in the last 32 of the World Boxing Championships by the narrowest of margins in Liverpool this afternoon. The Dungloe native and Illies Golden Gloves fighter lost to Filipino fighter Ronald Chavez on a 3-2 split on the judges scorecards and has exited the competition. McCole qualified for the tournament

The 2025 Donegal Youth Golf Finals will take place at Ballybofey and Stranorlar Golf Club this Sunday starting at 2pm. Letterkenny G.C. will be hoping to defend their title against Buncrana G.C. in a repeat of last year’s final. Letterkenny defeated Dunfanaghy in their quarter-final and came through a very close encounter with Ballyliffin in

The World Amatuer Championships starts today in Liverpool. Donegal’s Matthew McCole who is making his first appearance at the world’s will opens his account on Saturday. There are 41 boxers in the M70kg category and it is the 2nd largest in the competition. Following yesterday evenings draw, Matthew has been given a bye to the

A bumper field of almost 4000 runners are putting the finishing touches to their preparations for what will be the biggest ever Waterside Half Marathon this Sunday. Demand for places in the 42nd edition of the event has been at an all time high and the event fully sold out four months ago. Festival and

Finn Harps FC have confirmed that goalkeeper Oisín Cooney has completed a move to English Premier League side Burnley FC. The deal, which does not involve an upfront transfer fee, includes a series of performance-related clauses linked to first-team appearances, along with a future sell-on percentage. Cooney is a graduate of the Finn Harps Academy,

Finn Valley AC athletes Sinead McConnell and Noreen Bonner were honoured by the Irish Master Athletics Association at the weekend. Noreen was recognised for her part in two new world records while Sinead was awarded the Walks Athlete of the Year. Noreen was part of an Irish team that clocked two new World W65 records

Finn Harps have confirmed the departure Kevin Jordan. The defender has left Finn Park for Strabane Athletic who play at Intermediate level in the Northern Ireland League. Jordan first arrived at the Finn Harps Academy in 2022 from Buncrana Hearts. After an impressive season with the U19s he was promoted into the senior team in

Derry City striker Sean Patton has joined League One club Reading on a permanent deal. The 19 year old from Drumkeen spent some time on loan at Finn Harps last season and made 10 appearances for Derry City in this campaign. He was on the bench for Friday night’s 2-2 draw with St Pat’s before

Motorsport action returns to the northwest with the Donegal Forestry Rally, taking place on Saturday, 8th November. The event promises a thrilling day of competition with 64 competitive kilometres spread across five fast-flowing stages, all reported to be in fabulous condition. Proudly sponsored by McCafferty Bars, Donegal Town, the rally has already attracted strong interest