Finn Harps are through to the quarter finals of the FAI Cup after defeating Skerries 5-0 in Finn Park on Friday night. Harps went into the game off the back of two successive losses in the league. Diarmaid Doherty spoke with Harps boss Dave Rogers after the match and he said “I challenged the players”, …
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Finn Harps ease into the FAI Cup quarter-finals after winning 5-0 against Skerries Town in Finn Park on Friday night. Diarmaid Doherty reports from Finn Park for Highland Radio Sport:
The first game of this year’s Donegal Senior Football Championship ended in a home victory for Glenfin against St Michael’s. It ended Glenfin 1-05 St Michael’s 0-05. At half time Glenfin were leading 0-04 to 0-02 , in the second half Jack Long scored a vital goal for the home side to put them 1-05 …
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Donegal Jockey Oisin Orr took a 85/1 treble at Thirsk in North Yorkshire today, with trainer Richard Fahey. His first win of the day came on 9/4 shot Sailthisshipalone, the double followed on Silent Move at 6/5. Oisin hit the treble in his second last booked race on 11/1 shot Kittykarma. Friday’s success at Thirsk …
It was a case of so near and yet so far for Derry City as they exited the Europa Conference League against Tobol of Kazakstan in a penalty shoot-out at Tallaght Stadium. Afterwards, City boss Ruairdhri Higgins said it was “devastating” for all involved, but they must now switch attention to prepare for another big …
There’s a strong likelihood that a new course record will be set for the Donegal Half Marathon following confirmation that Yared Derese will be taking the starter’s gun on Sunday, August 27th in Letterkenny. Derese, who runs with Carrick Aces AC, won last year’s national half marathon title at Fairyhouse in 1:05:29, with Paul of …
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Bruckless Man misses out on win in ALMC by a mere 2 seconds!! Bruckless navigator Shane Byrne was on board with Kilrea driver Desi Henry for the first time on Sunday in a last minute entry. This is the first time that Shane sat with Desi and the crew provided one of the main stories …
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Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle had another double on Tuesday evening. Following his brace at The Curragh on Sunday, McMonagle had a 49/1 double on the all weather track at Dundalk. The first was on 10/1 shot Longhorn for trainer Ross O’Sullivan, the second came on French Company at 7/2 for trainer Jimmy Coogan. Tuesday’s …
Kilmacrennan’s Richard Kerr kept the pressure on title leader Dan Linfoot in the National Superstock 1000 Championship after securing a podium double at Thruxton in Hampshire. Kerr was second in Saturday’s opening race and the AMD Motorsport Honda rider was second again on Sunday. Kerr is now just 11 points behind championship leader Linfoot. Earlier …
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Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan in a VW Polo GTI R5 won the ALMC Stages Rally in Cavan, with just 2 seconds to spare over Desi Henry and Shay Byrne in a Citroen C3 Rally 2. Josh Moffett and Keith Moriarty were third while Donegal’s Kevin Gallagher with co-driver Ryan Moore were fifth overall and …
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Mona McSharry – a member of the Marlins Swim club in Ballyshannon – won the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Under 23 championships in Dublin yesterday. It was her third gold medal of the week. Earlier in the championships, she won the 50m and 100m breaststroke finals. A native of Grange in north Sligo, …
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It was a busy Sunday for North West sides with no fewer than six rearranged Long’s SuperValu league matches played. Bready remain top of the table on 207 points, six ahead of Brigade with Ardmore third on 192. Brigade won the battle of the top two with an impressive 73-run success over leaders Bready. With …
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Donegal athletes were in action this weekend at the National Masters in Tullamore Co Offaly. Adam Gillespie from Rosses AC won the Long Jump and High Jump in his age category, Nicole O’Donnell (Rosses AC) came first in the 100m and 200m. Kevin Duffy (Rosses AC) was victorious in the Javelin and second in the …
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Dylan Brown McMonagle had a 32/1 double at the Curragh in Kildare today. He came in earlier on 11/5 shot, Nevassa Island for trainer M.D. O’Callaghan. Later in the day he followed that win up with winning on 9/1 Lady Lunette, trained by R.P. Cody. Today’s wins brings his tally to 38 for …
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Finn Harps women’s19s played out a 1-1 draw against Dundalk in Finn park on Saturday evening. It was a historic first for the club as it was the first LOI Underage Women’s game to take place at Finn Park. The away side took the lead three minutes before the break through a 25 yard strike from …
St Eunan’s defeated Burt to win the Donegal Junior Hurling Championship in O’Donnell Park on Saturday evening. It ended St Eunan’s 2-13 Burt 2-08. After the match Brendan Devenney spoke with the winning manager Euan O’Donnell and he said “we decided to put a marker down” on what the team had to do ahead of …
Goals win games – that was very much the case at the O’Donnell Park on Saturday evening as Setanta hit St Eunan’s for four in their 4-13 to 0-14 victory, one which gave the men from the cross the Donegal senior hurling title. Gerard Gilmore, Declan Coulter and Ruairi Campbell with two, were the goal …
Setanta Champions again – Kevin Campbell, Gary McGettigan & Stephen McBride Reaction Read More »
Setanta retained the Munster Cup on Saturday evening beating St. Eunan’s 4-13 to 0-14 in the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Final. Oisin Kelly, Mickey McCann and Eugene Organ were on duty at The O’Donnell Park for Highland Radio Sport:
Donegal will be looking to win the Nicky Rackard Cup in 2024 – that’s the view of Mickey McCann, who guided them to the final as manager this year. In the coming weeks, it will become clear if he will continue on as manager, and on Saturday Sport, he spoke about the desire to get …
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The 8th edition of the Donegal Atlantic Way Ultra Race took place this weekend, a challenging route of 555 and 333km along the rugged and beautiful Donegal Wild Atlantic Way coastline. Organiser Sean McFadden chatted to Chris Ashmore on Saturday sport on an “eventful weekend”… See the full results : https://www.donegalultra555.com/
Jack MacBeth notched up a superb 124 as St Johnston beat Killyclooney by 108 runs (DLS method) in their North West Premier League game. The Donegal side were out for 295 runs in 35.5 overs. MacBeth, who hit nine sixes and 12 fours, was eventually caught by Jason Wallace. In a game restricted to 37 …
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St Eunan’s have won this year’s Donegal Junior Hurling Championship, after getting the better of Burt to win on home soil in O’Donnell Park on Saturday evening. It ended St Eunan’s 2-13 Burt 2-08 At half time St Eunan’s led 1-05 to 0-03. Eugene Organ of St Eunan’s won player of the match and scored …
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Carndonagh defeated Sean MacCumhaill to win the Donegal Intermediate Hurling Cup in O’Donnell park, Letterkenny on Saturday afternoon. It ended Carndonagh 2-12 Sean MacCumhaill 2-08. At half time Carn led 2-08 to 2-04. After the match Oisin Kelly spoke with Carndonagh player/manager Cathal Doherty and he said “carn are a hurling team”…
Derry have defeated Meath to win the All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final replay in Clones on Saturday afternoon. It ended Derry 1-17 Meath 1-09. At half time Derry were leading Meath 0-09 to 0-06, the Oak Leaf county continued to push on and win the replay convincingly. Player of the Match on the day, Derry’s …
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The curtain came down yesterday evening a hugely successful European Athletics U20 Championships for Ireland in Jerusalem. There were a further four top-8 placings and a national U20 4x400m relay record for the 4×400 metre team. Finn Valley’s Hannah Murray was in the women’s 4x400m relay team that finished in 7th overall. The Irish team …
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There were wins for two Donegal jockeys at Chepstow on Thursday evening. Oisin Orr rode the 9/2 favourite Ramazan to victory for trainer Richard Fahey in a seven furlong contest while at the same venue, Dylan Browne McMonagle was on board the 12/1 Star Harbour for trainer Adrian McGuinness over a mile and two furlongs. …
London-based Katie-George Dunlevy, whose father John hails from Mountcharles, won gold at the 2023 UCI and Para-Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. She teamed up with Linda Kelly to win gold in the Women’s B Time Trial in Glasgow. Earlier in the championships, Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal, won bronze, in the WB tandem pursuit. Katie has …
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People Before Profit is calling for the TV licence to be scrapped. The number of licences paid in the first week of August was 9,361. That’s down from 15,030 in the same week last year, according to figures from the Department of Media. This means almost four in ten people are now not paying their …
The Public Expenditure Minister says Budget 2024 will have a cost-of-living package. But he ruled out any likely reductions to the Universal Social Charge. Budget 2023 included a cost-of-living package worth over 4 billion euro. Minister Pachal Donohoe says we’re still too far from October’s Budget to commit to what the measures will be:
Connor McGinley who died in a crash in Kerrykeel last weekend is to be laid to rest today. The 19 year old from Milford was fatally injured in the single vehicle collision in the early hours of Saturday morning. His funeral mass will take place at 12 noon in St Peter’s Church, Milford following by …
The SDLP has confirmed that the original declaration of the Waterside DEA in May’s local elections has been upheld. Following a court hearing, a continuation of the count in the constituency took place today. In a statement issued, SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood says Councillor Martin Reilly has been elected. The formal declaration of the result …
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Donegal GAA have confirmed the fixture details for the Hurling finals day this weekend. The O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny will hold a triple header on Saturday. Senior Hurling Championship Final Sat, 12 Aug, Venue: O Donnell Park, (FINAL), Setanta V St Eunan’s 18:00, Junior Hurling Championship Final Sat, 12 Aug, Venue: O Donnell Park, (FINAL), …
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Brian Dooher and Fergal Logan have been handed a new term in charge of the Tyrone senior footballers. They were ratified to stay on at a county board meeting last night. Dooher and Logan succeeded Mickey Harte in late 2020 – and guided Tyrone to the All-Ireland title the following year. Their All-Ireland campaign came …
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Patricia Logue, has appealed for those involved in sporadic public disorder in the Galliagh area to consider the impact of their actions on their community. Councillor Patricia Logue says she is deeply disappointed to learn of the unacceptable scenes that unfolded yesterday and in the …
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Derry City and Strabane District Council has confirmed that there will be a continuation of the counting votes cast in recent Council elections in the Waterside DEA constituency. In a statement issued by the Council, they say it follows a Court hearing and with agreement of all parties, the continuation count will take place in …
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Finn Harps manager Dave Rogers has described his team’s display against Athlone Town last night as their worst performance of the campaign to date Harps lost by four goals to one on Monday night – all the goals in the game coming in the first half BJ Banda was on the mark for Harps – …
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Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher are set to return for a second term as Tyrone managers. With no other candidates in the running for the vacant position, the duo are expected to be ratified at Tuesday evening’s county committee meeting. Dooher and Logan, who completed their three-year term last month when their team exited the …
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Finn Harps’ recent encouraging run of five games unbeaten in league and cup games came to an abrupt half on Bank Holiday Monday evening as they were beaten 4-1 by Athlone Town in their SSE Airtricity League Division One clash at Lissywollen. Athlone effectively bagged the points after a rampant first half display during which …
Three Donegal athletes have been selected to compete at the World Athletic Championships later this month in Budapest. The athletes from Donegal selected are Finn Valley AC duo Mark English and Brendan Boyce and Kelly McGrory from Tir Chonaill AC. Mark will run in the 800m while Brendan was pre selected for the 5k Walk …
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St Eunan’s last minute goal wasn’t enough to get over the line against Naomh Conaill in the Division 1 League Final. It ended Naomh Conaill 0-09 St Eunan’s 1-05 in MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey on Sunday afternoon. After the match Brendan Devenney got St Eunan’s Manager, Rory Kavanagh reaction to his side defeat and he said …
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AJ and his teammates Noamh Conaill defeated St Eunan’s earlier today to win Division 1 in the All County League. It ended Naomh Conaill 0-09 St Eunan’s 1-05 in MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey on Sunday afternoon. After the match Brendan Devenney spoke with Noamh Conaill defender AJ Gallagher and he said it’s “good to get …
Coleraine won their first piece of silverware this season after beating Eglinton to win the Eric Cooke Cup. The win came via a 2-1 bowl out with Stephen Hutchinson and Gareth Burns both hitting the stumps.
Dylan Browne McMonagle success at the Galway Races continues as he won his fifth race of the week on the final day. He was on board 1/5 shot Stromberg trained by Josephy Patrick O Brien. That makes it his 34th win of the season in Ireland. Brandon Wilkie also had a win today at Chester, …
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Naomh Conaill are this years Division 1 league champions after defeating St Eunan’s in MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey on Sunday afternoon. It ended Naomh Conaill 0-09 St Eunan’s 1-05. At half time Noamh Conaill led St Eunan’s 4 points to 2. St Eunan’s did get a late goal from a penalty but it wasn’t enough as …
Derry and Meath played out a 1-09 to 2-06 draw in the Camogie Intermediate Final at GAA headquarters today. The Oak Leaf County led 1-08 to 1-01 halftime. Meath fought back to level the tie at full time and the result means both counties will have to go at it again with a replay required …
Gaoth Dobhair has defeated Noamh Conaill to lift the Division 1 B league title. It ended Naomh Conaill 0-07 Goath Dobhair 1-08 in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey.
Donemana has defeated Glendermott to win the Sperrin Springs Cup in Bonds Glen, Kildoag. Donemana won the cup in a 2-1 bowl out.
Setanta are into the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Final after beating Buncrana in O’Donnell Park last night. It ended Setanta 5-22 Buncrana 0-12. Setanta will now meet St Eunan’s in the final after they defeated Burt on Friday night.
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