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Gary McDaid says getting a draw from the brink of defeat is “massive” for his young Glenswilly team

Glenswilly and Sean MacCumhaills played out a 2-15 to 1-18 draw in Round 2 of the Donegal Senior Football Championship in Convoy this afternoon. The Glen men were nine points down at half-time but roared back into the game in the second period to maintain their unbeaten start. Having beaten Naomh Conaill last week, Glenswilly

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Five winners in one day for Dylan Browne-McMonagle

Dylan Browne McMonagle brought up a remarkable across-the-card five-timer when “Tounsivator” took the honours by three-quarters of a length in the Perennial Freight Handicap at Tramore yesterday. The even-money favourite, who was last seen finishing fourth in the Grade 3 Galway Hurdle for Willie Mullins, was having just his second race on the Flat in

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St. Naul’s manager Cathal Campbell: “The damage was done in the first half”

St. Naul’s were beaten 0-19 to 0-12 by Gaoth Dobhair in last night’s Donegal SFC clash in Mountcharles. The home side were 10-points down at the break after a stunning opening half from Gaoth Dobhair. It’s now two defeats in two for St. Naul’s as they were defeated by Four Masters in Round 1 last

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St. Eunan’s back to winning ways after victory over Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon

St. Eunan’s bounced back from an opening day defeat to Kilcar with a comprehensive 2-21 to 1-13 senior championship win over Aodh Ruadh in Ballyshannon yesterday evening. After a slow start which saw Aodh Ruadh race into a 6-point lead, the defending champions came back to lead 2-09 to 1-04 at the break thanks to

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Gaoth Dobhair go two-from-two with away win over St Nauls

Gaoth Dobhair have won their opening two games of this year’s Donegal Senior Football Championship as they defeated St. Nauls 0-19 – 0-11 in Mountcharles last night. The away side were 10-points up at half-time after a blistering opening period. Highland’s Brendan Devenney spoke to winning manager Ronan MacNiallais after the win…   Here’s Man

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Devine clinches Irish Tarmac Championship with win in Newry

Three-in-a-row Donegal International Rally winners Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan have clinched the 2025 Irish Tarmac Championship by winning the Ulster Rally in County Down this afternoon. The Derry-Kerry duo finished 21.4 seconds ahead of Osian Pryce and Andy Hayes after today’s action in Newry. Donegal’s Declan Boyle was third while Kevin Eves finished fourth.

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Diarmuid O’Brien on FAI’s Strategic Plan to move cup competitions to aligned calendar

The FAI has confirmed a strategic change to its competitions calendar, which will see its major amateur and youth men’s cup competitions transition from a winter season to an aligned calendar season. This move will bring the schedules of the men’s national competitions, such as the FAI Intermediate Cup and FAI Junior Cup, in line

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Conor O’Donnell nominated for GAA Footballer of the Month for July

Conor O’Donnell has been nominated for the GAA Footballer Of The Month for July. The Carndonagh clubman was fantastic in Donegal’s All-Ireland Semi-Final win over Meath as he netted the third goal in the 20-point win at Croke Park. O’Donnell also had a good game in the final against Kerry. The Kingdom’s David Clifford and

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Business Matters, Ep 257 – Sian McCann of the award winning Wild Fuschia Bakehouse

In this week’s programme Chris Ashmore has been finding out more about the Wild Fuschia Bakehouse in Dunfananghy which has won a string of awards and which announced recently that its Irish Scone Mix has been one of the products selected for this year’s Grow With ALdi  initiative which champions emerging Irish food producers, giving

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Kilcar boss Sweeney says victory over St. Eunan’s was ” a very good performance from start to finish”

Kilcar have started their 2025 Donegal Senior Football Championship with a 0-16 to 0-13 win over defending champions St. Eunan’s at O’Donnell Park this afternoon. Mark Sweeney, the Kilcar manager, said any day you get a win in Letterkenny is a good day. Sweeney spoke to Oisin Kelly after the game…

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Gaoth Dobhair manager Ronan McNiallais on win over Glenfin: “We’re very happy to get the two points in the first game”

Gaoth Dobhair survived a late fight-back from Glenfin in the first round of the Donegal Senior Football Championship this afternoon. In the end it finished 1-13 to 1-11 in favour of the Magheragallon outfit and their manager Ronan MacNiallis was delighted to start the campaign with a win when he spoke to Ryan Ferry…

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Creighton and Regan take victory in Grampian Forest Rally while Kelly wins junior section

William Creighton and Liam Regan have taken the overall win in the Grampian Forest Rally in Scotland. This year’s rally will go down as one of the most memorable editions in the event’s history as glorious weather, a bumper turnout, and a fiercely competitive field combined to produce a spectacular weekend of action in the

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Carlos O’Reilly says Sean MacCumhaills “deserved to win” at The Bridge this afternoon

Carlos O’Reilly’s late goal for St. Michaels wasn’t enough as they lost out by two points to Sean MacCumhaills in Dunfanaghy this afternoon. The away side led by 10 points at half time and did enough to see the game out in the second period. After the game, goal-scorer O’Reilly told Chris Ashmore MacCumhaills deserved

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Sean MacCumhaills manager Gary Wilson: “It’s two points and that’s all it is, we need to build on it”

Sean MacCumhaills held off a late flurry of scores from St. Michaels at The Bridge to win their opening game in the Donegal Senior Championship this afternoon. The home side looked dead and buried heading into the closing stages but two two-pointers and a goal from Carlos O’Reilly put them right back in the game.

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Donegal Ultra Cycling Race: 555 win for Devlin while McGlinchey crosses first in 333 and Hunter takes 222…

Rory Devlin was crowned overall winner of the 2025 Donegal Ultra 555 Cycling Race after a gruelling day racing around the roads of the county yesterday. Ryan Hunter was first home in the 222km event, while Darren McGlinchey took victory in the 333km event. With a wrap up of the action, here’s race organiser Michael

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Caolan Kelly reflects on Glenswilly’s win over Naomh Conaill: “Our young players bring a lot of energy to the team”

Glenswilly defeated Naomh Conaill by a single point in last night’s Donegal Senior Football Championship clash. It finished 2-12 to 1-14 in favour of the Glen men. Goalkeeper Caolan Kelly had a fine game between the sticks for Glenswilly and Kelly said getting off to a good start was key when he spoke to Diarmuid

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Conor Kelly “still in shock” after winning European gold in Finland

Conor Kelly stormed to European glory in last night’s 4ooM Final at the European U20 Championships in Finland. The Finn Valley athlete set a new national record time of 45.83 to take the win and become the fastest Donegal runner over 400m. Conor joined Ciaran Cannon on Highland Radio Sunday Sport to talk about his

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Killybegs manager Pauric Bonner: “We decided to go after Termon in the first 15 minutes”

Killybegs defeated Division 1 League Champions Termon 1-12 to 0-08 in the first game of the 2025 Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship at Fintra last night. The home side raced into an early 1-07 to 0-01 lead as the impressive Jack McSharry hit the net for the Fishermen. Killybegs, buoyed by the return

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European GOLD for Conor Kelly! Patsy McGonigle reports on sensational win for Finn Valley youngster

Conor Kelly has taken gold in the Men’s 400M event at the European U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. The Finn Valley AC youngster got around the track in a time of 45.83 to take a stunning win and set a new national u20 400M record in the process. It’s also the quickest time from any

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Donegal Ultra Cycling Race: Hunter wins 222, McGlinchey wins 333, Devlin leads 555…

The winners of the 222km and 333km routes of the Donegal Ultra 555 Race have been confirmed after a fantastic morning/afternoon’s racing around the roads of the county. Ryan Hunter was first home in the 222km event, while Darren McGlinchey took victory in the 333km event. The 555km event is still taking place with Rory

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“He can challenge for the European title” – Patsy McGonigle on Conor Kelly’s chances in 400m Final at European U20 Championships

Finn Valley’s Conor Kelly will bid for European U20 glory when he takes to the track in the Men’s 400M Final at 6:25pm this evening. Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonigle joined Ciaran Cannon on Saturday Sport to look ahead to the race and says it would be a monumental achievement for Kelly to take home

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Nigel Ferry says FAI back-track is “good news” for soccer in Donegal

The FAI have this week tracked back on their decision to align all soccer leagues at all levels across the country to a summer schedule. Instead, each league in the Republic of Ireland will now have the choice of when they run their competitions. Donegal Junior League Secretary Nigel Ferry spoke to Highland’s Ciaran Cannon

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Ollie Horgan steps away from post at Galway United

Ollie Horgan has stepped away from his role as Galway United’s assistant manager ‘for the foreseeable future’. The former Finn Harps boss had been apart of John Caulfield’s management team since 2023. The club have thanked Horgan for his ‘instrumental contribution’ to their return to the Premier Division. Caulfield says he’s ‘delighted’ that ex St.

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“The right place at the right time” – Kieran Cooney on netting winner in Kerry

Finn Harps picked up three points on the road this evening as a Kieran Cooney header was enough to pick up three points from Mounthawk Park against Kerry. Cooney nodded home from a Gavin McAteer corner just before the hour-mark and Harps held on for the win despite some pressure late on. After the game,

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