Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final draw: Naomh Conaill v Kilcar Ardara v Gaoth Dobhair Aodh Ruadh v St Eunan’s Glenswilly v Sean MacCumhaills Intermediate Football Championship Semi-Final draw: Fanad v Malin Downings v Termon
Milford lost by just a point to St Michael’s in their relegation play off at MacCumhail Park on Sunday evening. St Michael’s 0-09 Milford 1-05 was how it ended. Milford have one more chance to secure senior football for next year, as they will face St Nual’s in the final relegation play-off. Disappointed with …
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St Michael’s will be playing in the senior championship next season after beating Milford by a point, in their relegation play-off. After full time, St Michael’s 0-09, Milford 1-05. Michael Langan returned from injury to be the star man for his club, scoring 0-04. After the match, Langan speaking to Chris Ashmore said today was …
St Michael’s will be playing in the Donegal Senior Football Championship next year, after beating Milford by a point, in their relegation play off at MacCumhail Park on Sunday evening. Full time, St Michael’s 0-09 Milford 1-05. Milford will now play St Naul’s next, in a bid to preserve senior status. Chris Ashmore reports for …
Finn Valley AC’s Kay Byrne played a pivotal role in helping Ireland’s W60 8km cross-country team secure gold at the European Masters Championships in Pescara, Italy. Byrne, secured the tenth position overall and the fifth position in the W60 category, completing the race in 30 minutes and 38 seconds. The Irish W60 team of three, comprised …
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Tyler Toland returned to the international fold for a first time in four years and capped it off with a Player of the Match performance. Toland hadn’t played for Ireland during Vera Pauw time in charge. After the match speaking to the media she said “I’m absolutely delight to be back playing”…
Dave Rogers has resigned as manager of Finn Harps for family and personal reasons. The news comes after Harps 5-1 defeat away to Cobh Ramblers last night. On Saturday sport Chris Ashmore got reaction on Rogers resignation from former captain Declan Boyle..
Darragh Kelly’s winning streak in Bellator continues, as he scores a stoppage win in the third round at the 3Arena, Dublin. Darragh overcame Dutchman Jelle Zeegers in a featherweight contest to go 5-0. The Moville mauler adds to his clean record with speculation on the Bellator promotion collapsing, Kelly will be looking to fight outside …
Ardara booked their place in the quarter final’s of the Donegal Senior Football Championship, after beating Cloughaneely in O’Donnell Park on Saturday evening. After full time it ended Ardara 2-13 Cloughaneely 0-10. Ryan Ferry got the reaction of Ardara manager Damien Devaney after the match, and he was happy with his players today, saying “some …
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Ardara overcame Cloughaneely to book their spot in the quarter finals of Donegal Senior Football. It finished Ardara 2-13 Cloughaneely 0-10. Molloy brothers CJ and John Ross scored 2-08 between them, to help their club over the line. Ryan Ferry reports for Highland Radio Sport..
The Republic of Ireland have made history at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon. 36 thousand people watched on as Eileen Gleeson’s side beat Northern Ireland 3-0 in their Nations League clash at Lansdowne Road. Lily Agg, Kyra Carusa and Lucy Quinn all found the back of the net for the homeside. The attendance record for …
POTM Tyler Toland helps Republic of Ireland beat Northern Ireland in historic day Read More »
Glenswilly advanced to the quarter-finals of the Donegal Senior Football Championship as they overcame Glenfin by 1-16 0-10 at O’Donnell Park. Leading by 1-7 to 0-2 at half-time, Glenswilly were always in command in this preliminary quarter-final clash. Donal Gallagher got the goal for Glenswilly. Glenfin scored three points in a row at the start …
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Finn Harps First Team Manager Dave Rogers has decided to step away from his position for family and personal reasons. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Harps said, “The club would like to thank Dave for his efforts this season and wish him every success in the future.” His departure comes after a run …
Derry City suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat at the hands of Sligo Rovers last night at the Showgrounds. Ramelton native Ronan Boyce was sent off in the second half after a second yellow card on his 100th game under Ruaidhrí Higgins. Shortly after the sending off The Bit O’Red scored through substitute Stefan Radosavljevic. After the …
This year’s Donegal Harvest Rally is set to return on Saturday the 11th of November. It’s announced that it will be a mini stage format and the event will be closed to Donegal Motor Club members.
Buncrana man William O’Connor is set to become the manager of UCD in 2024. He will take over from Andy Myler who is leaving at the end of this season, the club confirmed. O’Connor, the current first team coach at Belfield, was the first team coach under Ollie Horgan at Finn Park for five years …
Donegal’s Rachael Darragh has beaten Fernanda Saponara Rivva 21-10, 21-10 to secure a place in the quarter-final at the 2023 Peru International Challenge. In the previous round of this Olympic qualifying event, she had beaten a Peruvian opponent Rafaela Quintanilla. Meanwhile, Donegal’s Joshua Magee and Paul Reynolds are competing in the doubles.
Former Finn Harps manager and player Anthony Gorman joins us to look ahead to Finn Harps First Division clash away to Cobh Ramblers and the last derby of the season in the Premier Division as Derry City go to Sligo Rovers. When speaking with Oisin Kelly, Anthony also touched on Letterkenny Rovers start to the …
Donegal jockey Luke McAteer won his second race of the week at Listowel, coming in first on 5/1 shot Night Moon for trainer David Marnane. Earlier in the week he was first past the post on board 5/2 Eastern Legend, trained by J.S Bolger.
Derry City play Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds on Friday night, in what will be the final North West derby of the season. The Candystripes head into the match off the back of a 1-1 draw against last years champions and current league leaders Shamrock Rovers, boss Ruaidhri Higgins knows his side will mostly …
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Darragh Kelly returns to the Mixed Martial Arts stage on Saturday evening on the Bellator 299 event at the 3Arena in Dublin. Unbeaten Kelly faces Dutchman Jelle Zeegers in a featherweight contest, his opponent has two wins and two defeats on his record. The Inishowen native is no stranger to the 3Arena stage where he …
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Kilmacrennan Celtic won the John Gorey Curran Youth Cup on Wednesday evening beating Ballyraine Celtic 4-2 after extra time at the Diamond Park in Ballyare. Gary Mc Gettigan opened the scoring for Kilmacrennan after ten minutes. Shay Maloney scored Ballyraine’s two goals to put them ahead but twelve minutes from time Conor Gibson equalised to …
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The letter, which is part of a country-wide campaign, is calling on government to invest an additional €9.4 million in young people in Budget 2024, following growing demands on youth work organisations. Daniel Meister is the Communications Manager for the NYCI. He said the response from Donegal shows the concern on a local level: Highland …
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Bord Gáis Energy is the latest energy supplier to cut it’s prices. Electricity and gas prices will fall by 15.5% from 9th November. Bord Gáis Energy customers will save around €360 a year on electricity and €270 on gas after the provider announced the move today. Standing charges for the company’s 600,000 customers will also …
Dergview have appointed 𝙄𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙚 as the interim manager of the first team. Sproule takes over the reins from Tommy Canning, who resigned following last weekends defeat at Ards, and will be assisted by Colin Robinson. The former NI international has previous experience of managing the club in the Championship and was happy to step …
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Mickey Harte’s appointment as Derry’s new senior football manager has been confirmed this evening. The Tyrone native stepped down as Louth boss last night after three years in charge. A meeting of the Derry county committee tonight ratified Harte as manager on a three year term with Gavin Devlin part of his management team. In …
All-Ireland finalists Dublin and Kerry lead the way in the list of nominations for the 2023 Ladies Football All-Stars but Donegal do have three on the list. Last years Footballer of the Year Niamh McLaughlin is included along with Amy Boyle Carr and Niamh Hegarty. Kerry who lost the decider, have 13 players nominated, while …
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The upcoming Fr Brian Quinn Memorial Golf Classic, which will take place at the iconic St Patrick’s Links at Rosapenna Golf Resort on Monday 30th October 2023 was launched today. Fr Brian was a great supporter of Donegal GAA and Donegal Hospice, so it is fitting that the proceeds from the event will benefit these …
Fr Brian Quinn Memorial Golf Classic launched at Rosapenna Read More »
Republic of Ireland interim manager Eileen Gleeson says bringing Tyler Toland back into the international fold was a purely football decision. After a fall out with previous manager Vera Pauw, Toland had been in exile for four years but returns to the Girls in Green squad ahead of Saturday’s clash at the Aviva Stadium with …
Consistent football has Toland back in the Ireland mix – Eileen Glesson Read More »
The Donegal GAA Competitions Control Committee have finalised the fixtures for a busy weekend of championship action with prelim quarter finals at senior and quarter finals in intermediate. Full list of fixtures below: Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Senior Football Championship Sun, 24 Sep, Venue: MacCumhaill Park, (Round: Relegation Semi Final), St Michael’s V Milford …
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A defective concrete block research exploration to Canada by Ulster University has been hailed a success. During a week long visit, Dr Eileen Doherty and Professor Paul Dunlop witnessed first hand cutting-edge experiments that are being done on Donegal aggregates at Laval University. They also travelled to a city where 8000 homes have been affected …
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Mickey Harte is going to become the new manager of the Derry senior footballers. Tyrone’s former All Ireland winning boss has been in charge of Louth for the last three years. Derry are the current Ulster champions and reached the All Ireland semi final this year. Coach Gavin Devlin is expected to move to Derry …
Mickey Harte has stepped down as manager of the Louth senior footballers and is reportedly set to become Derry’s new manager. Tyrone’s three-time All-Ireland winning boss took over the Wee County in 2020 and guided them to Division Two of the Allianz Football League. Harte’s assistant, Gavin Devlin, is also expected to join the Derry …
On this week’s DL Debate – The Championship, Brendan Devenney is joined by Barry Meehan and Maureen O’Donnell for a full review of the club championships plus in the ‘Life Stories’ section Brendan interviews 92 legend Tony Boyle. Listen to the DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
There was Donegal success at the INDO Irish National Singles Darts event at the weekend in Ennis County Clare. Saturday’s Irish Ranking final was an all Donegal affair with Adrian Devine facing off with Ciaran McGeady. Devine would win a close encounter 6-4 to take the title. On Sunday in the National Singles, Ciaran McGeady …
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Tommy Canning has resigned as manager of Dergview. It’s been a difficult opening to the start of the season with the County Tyrone side having won just once in seven games. Saturday’s sixth defeat of the season seen them go down 4-2 away to Ards. Canning departs Dergview with the club second bottom in the …
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The latest round of the Pirelli National Superstock Championship took Richard Kerr and the AMD Motorsport team to Oulton Park in Cheshire and second and third place finishes for the Donegal rider kept his championship challenge very much alive. The weekend started positively for Richard and the Dumfries-based team with the fifth fastest time during …
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Gizmo Cash, the evens-money favourite, smashed the track record for a sprint over the 325 yard distance at Lifford Stadium. The three-year-old dog produced a stunning run to clock 17.17 seconds in the first semi-final on Sunday evening of the Bar One Racing Crystal Vase SS0 325 competition. And in doing so, he broke the …
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Slaughtneil made it 11 Derry Senior Hurling Championships in a row after they beat Kevin Lynch’s 3-23 to 1-09. Brendan Rogers netted all three of the goals for Slaughtneil. After the game, captain Brendan Rogers spoke with Michael McMullan…
Rathmullan Celtic remain without a win in their first three games of the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division after a 2-1 defeat at home to Milford United. Rathmullan took the lead in the first minute through Jay Cannon but failed to hold onto that lead as Milford fired in goals from Cathal McGettigan and Gary …
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Milford United got their first three points of the season on Sunday afternoon. Noel Gillespie’s side were 2-1 victors away to Rathmullan Celtic with goals coming from Cathal McGettigan and Gary Merrit. After the game winning goalscorer Gary Merrit and manager Noel Gillespie spoke with Chris Ashmore…
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Milford United came from behind to beat Rathmullan Celtic 2-1 in the Brian McCormick Premier Division. Rathmullan netted the opener in the first minute through Jay Cannon. Goals then from Cathal McGettigan and Gary Merrit gave Milford all three points. Chris Ashmore has the full time report… Milford goalkeeper John Matthews spoke with Chris Ashmore …
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It proved to be a frustrating weekend for Rhys Irwin in Round 9 of the Quattro Group British Supersport. In Race One, the Donegal rider was taken out of the race after a mistake from another rider. Meanwhile in the second race, Irwin had taken the lead in the race but was unfortunately given an …
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Killybegs maintained their Donegal Senior Football status after they beat St Naul’s in their relegation play off on Saturday evening. 0-13 to 1-05 was how it finished. St Naul’s will now play the loser of Milford and St Michael’s.
It was another busy weekend for Donegal athletes. On Sunday, Sean McGinley claimed victory in the Donegal 5k in a time of 15 minutes and 19 seconds. Teresa Doherty of Finn Valley AC was the first woman home in a time of 16 minutes and 49 seconds. Meanwhile, Letterkenny AC’s Ann Marie McGlynn won the …
Termon and Glenfin will meet in the Donegal Senior Ladies Championship final. Termon beat St Nauls 4-12 to 0-06 with Jodie McFadden, Shannon McLaughlin, Roisin McCafferty. Meanwhile, Glenfin were 2-11 to 2-05 winners over St Eunan’s.
Letterkenny AC’s Ann Marie McGlynn has won the Mash Direct Belfast Half Marathon. McGlynn was the first woman home in a time of 1 hour 14 minutes and 53 seconds. Gladys Ganiel from North Belfast Harriers was second whilst Caitlyn Havey was third.
Sean McGinley claimed victory in the Donegal 5k on Sunday afternoon. The Finn Valley AC man finished in a time of 15 minutes and 19 seconds, with Oisin Toye in second, a further seven seconds behind. Declan Ferry of the Rosses AC was third. Teresa Doherty of Finn Valley AC was the first woman home …
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