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“There was good character shown and that is our number one aim” – Tyrone boss O’Rourke

Tyrone bowed out of the Ulster Senior Football Championship at the hands of Armagh despite a brave attempt at a comeback in Clones this afternoon. The Red Hand County trailed by three points at half time, and remarkably six points at one stage in the second period, but managed to claw themselves back into the

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Armagh come out on top of thrilling battle with Tyrone to earn Ulster Final spot

Armagh have defeated Tyrone 0-23 to 0-22 in their Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final clash at St. Tiernach’s Park this evening. Kieran McGeaney’s side led 0-11 to 0-08 at the interval and raced into a six-point lead mid-way through the second period. However, Tyrone staged a huge fight-back and even edged ahead in the latter

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Micky McCann says “it’s all to play for” as Donegal hurlers defeat Tyrone

Donegal’s senior hurlers picked up a vital win against Tyrone in Carrickmore this afternoon. The 5-18 to 0-10 victory was Micky McCann’s side first win in this campaign and Donegal’s first ever victory in Christy Ring Cup hurling. McCann’s side now face London in their next fixture, with safety very much the priority. The Donegal

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Christy Ring Cup: Three goals from Cronolly-McGee fires Donegal to huge win over Tyrone

Donegal defeated Tyrone 5-18 to 0-10 in this afternoon’s crucial Christy Ring Cup match in Carrickmore. Goals from Josh Cronolly-McGee (x3), Declan Coulter and Luke White gave Donegal their first win in the competition, while Tyrone are now in a fight to avoid relegation into the Nickey Rackard for 2026. With the full time report

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Cobh goal before half-time was a “sucker punch” – Tony McNamee

Finn Harps captain Tony McNamee joined Ciaran Cannon on Highland Radio Saturday Sport this afternoon. The Ballybofey side were beaten 3-1 by Cobh Ramblers in last night’s SSE Airtricity League First Division clash at St. Colman’s Park. After David Bosnjak had put the home side a goal to the good on 27 minutes, Barry Coffey

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Ulster SFC Team News: Donnelly, Harte and Canavan return to starting fifteen for Tyrone

Tyrone have named their team to face Armagh in the Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final which takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at 4:45pm in Clones. Mattie Donnelly, Peter Harte and Darragh Canavan all return to the starting fifteen, while Ruairi Canavan has been named on the bench. Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney has made four changes for

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Donegal name unchanged team for Ulster Semi-Final clash with Down

Donegal have named an unchanged starting fifteen for this Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final clash with Down in Clones. Shaun Patton starts in goals while Finnbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole and Peadar Mogan make up the full-back line. Ryan McHugh, Stephen McMenamin and Ciaran Moore are the half-backs as Hugh McFadden and Michael Langan are

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Business Matters, Ep 241 – Brian McGeehin and a cats eyes invention that turns blue as a black ice warning

A Letterkenny-based entrepreneur is developing a new version of ‘cats eyes’ that could have a major positive impact on road safety. Brian McGeehin, co-founder of Blue Eye Highway, has a patented product that essentially turns cats eyes blue when it is freezing and this acts as a warning on roads where there can be black

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Damien McErlain says “we caused a lot of the problems by ourselves” as Derry U20s bow out of Ulster

Derry have bowed out of this year’s Ulster U20 Championship at the semi-final stage as they lost out 3-12 to 0-19 to Tyrone at Owenbeg this evening. After leading by a point at the break, The Oakleafers conceded three second-half goals and gave Tyrone the impetus to progress to face Donegal in next week’s final.

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Tyrone defeat Derry to set up Ulster U20 Final showdown with Donegal

Tyrone have defeated Derry 3-12 to 0-19 in the Ulster U20 Football Championship Semi-Final this evening. The result sets up a mouth-watering clash between the reigning All-Ireland U20 Champions and Donegal in the Ulster Final next Wednesday evening. Michael McMullan was in Owenbeg for Highland Radio Sport…   Afterwards, Michael caught up with Tyrone manager

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Donegal U20s reach Ulster Final: Gary Boyle, Seanan Carr & Sean Martin reaction

Donegal have reached the Ulster U20 Final after cruising past Cavan on a score line of 4-19 to 2-07 at MacCumhaill Park this evening. Gary Boyle’s side will now face Tyrone in the provincial decider next Wednesday evening in Owenbeg. The All-Ireland U20 Champions defeated Derry 3-12 to 0-19 in tonight’s other semi-final. After the

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Donegal U20s power into Ulster Final with comfortable win over Cavan

Donegal have eased past Cavan by 4-19 to 2-07 in the Ulster U20 Football Championship Semi-Final at MacCumhaill Park this evening. First half goals from Conor McCahill, Seanan Carr and Cian McMenamin paved the way for a comfortable evening’s work for Gary Boyle’s youngsters. Dylan Mulholland also hit the net near the end of the

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Donegal records lowest gross and net household income in Ireland in 2022

The Central Statistics Office has released its Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland for 2022. Donegal ranked as the county with the lowest mean gross household income at €54,259 and the lowest take-home pay at €45,840. Letterkenny had the highest net income in Donegal at €50,092, followed by Donegal Town at €44,415. Ballybofey-Stranorlar ranked third

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Fundraising efforts underway after fire at beloved Derrybeg church

Fundraising efforts are now underway in the wake of St. Mary’s Church in Derrybeg burning down. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the blaze that began in the early hours of Easter Monday morning. Within the first hour of the GoFundMe page being set up, over €5,000 was raised. A target of €9,000

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St. Mary’s Church was a place of many fond memories – Monsignor Kevin Gillespie

The Diocesan Administrator of the Raphoe Diocese, Monsignor Kevin Gillespie says the news of St. Mary’s Church, Derrybeg burning down overwhelmed him. The blaze broke out at around 4 am yesterday morning. Despite efforts from the fire service, the building was totally destroyed. Investigations are continuing today to determine the cause of the fire. A

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“We showed serious character again” – Kevin McHugh

Kevin McHugh was once again impressed with a gutsy second-half display as Finn Harps took a point from Oriel Park against league-leaders Dundalk this evening. The Harps boss says his team “showed serious character again” after being second-best for the majority of the opening period. The away side dominated the first 10 minutes of the

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Donegal edge close battle with Monaghan to reach Ulster Semi-Final – Post-Match Reaction with Oisin Kelly, Brendan Devenney & Brendan Kilcoyne

Donegal have progressed to the Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Finals after a 0-23 to 0-21 victory over Monaghan in Clones this afternoon. Jim McGuinness’ side were six points up at half time but a spirited second-half performance from the home side brought them within touching distance. Donegal held on to win by two and book

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Buncrana Hearts win Inishowen Premier Division title after titanic tussle with local rivals Cockhill Celtic

Buncrana Hearts have been crowned Jackie Crossan Premier Division Champions after a 2-0 win over neighbours Cockhill Celtic this afternoon. Coming into the contest, Cockhill knew they needed to win to force a title play-off as the two local rivals went toe-to-toe for the league title. A fantastic strike from Caolan Doherty put the home

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“We’re moving on in the competition and that’s all that matters” – Jim McGuinness

Donegal remain on course to defend the Anglo Celt Cup as they ran out two-point winners over Monaghan in Clones this afternoon. Jim McGuinness’ side led by six at the interval but a rousing performance from the hosts in the second period left it too close for comfort as the hooter approached. After the game,

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“Absolutely buzzing” – Gary Duffy, Calvin Gallagher & Caolan Doherty react as Buncrana Hearts are top dogs in Inishowen

  Buncrana Hearts defeated Cockhill Celtic 2-0 to clinch the Jackie Crossan Inishowen Premier Division title this afternoon. The result means Gary Duffy’s side have finished six points ahead of their local rivals in the league table after a fantastic season which saw them lose just once. Duffy was “absolutely buzzing” when he spoke to

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Ciaran Thompson & Peadar Mogan on Donegal’s win over Monaghan: “It was really really tough”

“Tough” was a word used by both Ciaran Thompson and Peadar Mogan after coming through today’s battle with Monaghan in the Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final. The Farney men’s ability to kick two-pointers kept them in the game and they had the momentum as the game drew to a close. It was Donegal who prevailed

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The DL Debate LIVE from Clones – 20/04/25

This week’s DL Debate broadcasts live from St. Tiernach’s Park in Clones after Donegal’s two-point win over Monaghan in the Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter Final. Brendan Devenney and Brendan Kilcoyne are joined by Donegal selector Colm McFadden, Cahir O’Kane of the Irish News and former Monaghan player Dessie Mone…    

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“We only have ourselves to blame” – Mickey McCann & Luke White react to Donegal Hurlers’ defeat to Wicklow

  The Donegal Senior Hurlers have now lost their opening two games of the Christy Ring Cup after a narrow one-point defeat to Wicklow in Letterkenny this afternoon. Following on from last week’s defeat to Derry, Mickey McCann’s side went down 1-11 to 1-10 in blustery conditions at O’Donnell Park. The result leaves Donegal needing

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Barry Ward says “it was never going to be easy” as Donegal Minors defeat Monaghan in tough conditions

Donegal have beaten Monaghan by two points in Round 1 of the Ulster Minor Football Championship at O’Donnell Park this afternoon. Barry Ward’s side led 1-06 to 1-04 at the break after recovering well from conceding a goal inside the first minute of the game. In what was a wet and windy O’Donnell Park, Donegal

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McHugh’s delight after ‘roller-coaster’ game that sees Harps extend unbeaten run to five

Finn Harps extended their unbeaten run to five games as they beat Kerry FC 4-2 in a game that really could have gone either way at Finn Park on a wet night. Harps boss Kevin McHugh acknowledged that his side had got some lucky breaks but he was more than pleased with how side responded

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Donegal and Monaghan both make one change for Ulster SFC clash

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has made one change to his side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final meeting with Monaghan in Clones on Sunday. Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí of Naomh Conaill comes in for the injured Caolan McGonagle of Buncrana. Meanwhile, Gabriel Bannigan has named his Monaghan side which shows one change from the team that started

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Man seriously assaulted during Derry City v Drogheda United game on Friday

Two men have been arrested following a serious assault during a football match in Derry last week. A man was seriously assaulted during the Derry City v Drogheda United game at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium just before 9:20pm. Police say the attack took place adjacent to turnstile I/J. The victim sustained a number of

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OPW approves funding for flood mitigation works in Inver

The OPW Minister has announced funding today for minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection in Donegal. The Office of Public Works has approved Donegal County Council’s application for funding for the Inver Coastal Protection Project. €45,000 has been allocated for the planned works which include the construction of a row of rock armour along

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55 Donegal groups to share funding from Active National Grant

55 groups in Donegal are to share just over €17,000 in funding announced today by Age & Opportunity. The Active National Grant funds sport and physical activity amongst older people. Among the groups benefitting in Donegal are Ballintra Active Group, Cranford Womans Group, Greencastle Community Development CLG and The Forge Family Resource Centre.

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