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Letterkenny Rovers completed their season with the third trophy of the year after a 2-1 extra time win over Castlefin Celtic in Diamond Park in Ballyare. First half goals from BJ Banda and Jude Patton saw the sides level at the break. Neither side managed to score a winner in the 45 minutes so extra

Nathan Plumb was the hero for Letterkenny Rovers as they completed the treble on Sunday afternoon in the Brian McCormick Cup final. Rovers led the game after 28 minutes when BJ Banda fired them ahead but that lead only lasted 10 minutes with Castlefin Celtic’s Jude Patton bringing them level. Neither side managed a winner

Castlefin Celtic suffered a 2-1 defeat to Letterkenny Rovers in the Brian McCormick Cup final on Sunday afternoon in Ballyare. Rovers took the lead on 28 minutes through BJ Banda before Jude Patton levelled the tie just 10 minutes later. In a close encounter Joel Gorman had the chance to fire his side 2-1 up

Fanad United exited the FAI Senior Cup on Sunday afternoon after they were beaten 2-1 by Leicester Celtic. Kevin Maguire put the hosts ahead after 30 minutes before he doubled their lead 29 minutes later. Paddy Carr pulled one back for Fanad on 80 minutes but they couldn’t get back on level terms as they

Erin Friel ran the anchor leg as she helped Ireland Under 20’s qualify for the European Championships in the 4 x 400 metre relay. The Championships will take place in Finland later in the year. Elsewhere today Arlene Crossan set a new Finn Valley AC record in the 400 metre hurdles. Crossan’s time of 59.3

The Donegal minors bowed out of the Ulster Minor Championship at the semi final stage on Saturday evening at Breffni Park. They lost to hosts Cavan 1-17 to 0-15. Ryan Ferry of the Donegal News reports for Highland Radio Sport:

Derry have progressed to the Christy Ring Cup Final after a 2-30 to 1-13 win over Wicklow at Celtic Park this afternoon. Cormac O’Doherty was top-scorer for the Oakleaf county as he hit 1-07 of his side’s total. Derry will now play London in the decider after they defeated Tyrone 4-20 to 1-13 earlier. Experienced

The 10th edition of the Strabane/Lifford Half Marathon is taking place tomorrow morning (Sunday). Over 1500 people are set to take to the streets to complete the 13.1 mile race, with national marathon champion Anne Marie McGlynn the big name that will lead the pack. Jacqueline Whoriskey is the Festival and Events Manager of the

Fanad United are back in the FAI Senior Cup for the first time in 13 years as they get set to face Leicester Celtic in Rathfarnham tomorrow afternoon. It will be the Triagh-A-Loch outfit’s first game in the competition since playing Monaghan United in 2012. Fanad manager Arthur Lynch spoke to Highland’s Mark Gallagher to

Derry City are looking to make it four wins on the bounce as they travel to face Drogheda United at Sullivan & Lambe Park this evening. The Candy Stripes have had some impressive wins in their previous outings, defeating Shelbourne, St. Patrick’s Athletic and Cork City in their last three games to move level on

Following on from the drama of last weekend’s Ulster Final win for Donegal, it is another busy weekend of GAA action here in the county. The Donegal Minor footballers will contest an Ulster Semi-Final on Saturday evening against Cavan in Breffni Park. The county’s senior hurlers will finish their Christy Ring Cup campaign on Saturday

Tyrone will play in their second Under 20’s All Ireland final in as many seasons after they beat Kerry 2-14 to 0-14 on Sunday afternoon. Eoin McElholm and Noah Grimes scored goals in the first half which proved to be the difference between the sides in the end The defending champions will face either Mayo

The North West Horse Racing season got underway on Sunday afternoon in Carndonagh. Cian McNally recorded four wins on the day. The racing continues in Carndonagh in two weeks time with the start time at 1:30pm. Collie O’Donnell has the details of today’s racing…  

Tyrone will play in the All Ireland U20’s final for the second year in a row after they beat Kerry by 6 points in Portlaoise. 2-14 to 0-14 was how it finished. First half goals from Eoin McElholm and Noah Grimes proved to be the vital scores. Paul Devlin spoke with Francis Mooney after the

Donegal’s Conor Kelly helped Ireland’s 4×400 metres relay team reach their final at the World Relay Championship on Saturday afternoon. That team consisted of Sharlene Mawdsley, Rhasidat Adeleke and Cillin Greene as well as Conor Kelly and they finished in second. The Irish team then decided to use Mawdsley and Adeleke in the women’s 4×400

Donegal claimed their 12th Ulster Senior Football title with a one point victory over Armagh after Extra Time in Clones on Saturday afternoon. 2-23 to 0-28 was how it finished with Niall O’Donnell’s point winning it for Jim McGuinness’ men. The win now means that Patrick McBrearty is Donegal’s most decorated player ever, winning seven

Tyrone are through to the All Ireland Under 20 final after a 2-14 to 0-14 victory over Kerry in Portlaoise. First half goals from Eoin McElholm and Noah Grimes helped the Red Hands advance to the decider. They will either face Mayo or Louth in that final. Francis Mooney has the full time report…

There were numerous key moments in what was a thrilling Ulster SFC decider between Donegal and Armagh in Clones. Gaelic Life journalist Michael McMullan gave his thoughts on Donegal’s win when the spoke with Highland Radio’s match commentator Oisin Kelly shortly after the final whistle as Jim McGuinness’ side triumphed on a final scoreline of

“It was just pulsating the whole way through” – that was how Highland Radio match analyst Brendan Kilcoyne described Donegal’s victory over Armagh in a pulsating Ulster SFC decider in Clones that went to extra time before Jim McGuinness’ side came out on top, 2-23 to 0-28. Oisin Kelly got his immediate post-match reaction, and

Donegal retained their Ulster SFC title in sensational circumstances with a 2-23 to 0-28 win over All-Ireland champions Armagh in a game that went to extra-time in Clones. The final 30 seconds was – like most of the game – nail-biting stuff. And this is what it sounded like as the Highland commentary team of

Donegal ladies vice-captain Evelyn McGinley was naturally disappointed after the Ulster Ladies SFC Final defeat at the hands of Armagh in Clones A largely youthful Donegal were beaten 3-9 to 0-7 by a strong Armagh outfit. After the game, she spoke with Highland Radio match analyst Maureen O’Donnell

Donegal ladies manager James Daly was proud of his players despite being well beaten 3-9 to 0-7 by their Armagh counterparts in the Ulster Ladies SFC decider in Clones. Armagh are a hugely experienced team while Donegal are going through a transitionary period. Nevertheless, this final should stand to the Donegal team and he is

Armagh successfully defended their Ulster Ladies Senior Football Championship title as they proved to be too strong for Donegal and ran out winners in Clones by 3-9 to 0-7. Armagh were in command from early on and by half-time they led by 2-4 to a point with the vastly experienced Aoife McCoy getting the two