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Down have beaten Derry by 2-26 to 0-13 in the Allianz National Hurling League Division 2 at Owenbeg this afternoon. Derry’s next outing is a trip to play Kerry in Tralee next Sunday – The Kingdom lost out to Kildare by 2-28 to 0-17 this afternoon. Elsewhere, in the Ulster Hurling Under 20 Cup, Antrim

Institute have been beaten 4-3 away to Dundela in the NIFL Championship this afternoon. ‘Stute were 3-0 up after half an hour thanks to efforts from Caoimhin Porter, Aidan Hegarty and a penalty from Mikhail Kennedy. Having pulled a goal back to make it 3-1 at the break, Dundela struck three times within a 10-minute

Finn Harps have announced the loan signing of goalkeeper David Aziaya from EFL League Two side Bromley FC. Aziaya came through the Norwich City academy after signing from the Kinetic Foundation, a programme dedicated to developing young players and helping them make the leap to professional academy football. The 20-year-old signed with Bromley FC in

More than 600 people attended the 2024 Donegal Sports Star of the Year Awards at a gala presentation function held in the Mount Errigal Hotel. The special guest was double European 400m champion David Gillick. Also in attendance was the new Minister of State for Sport, Deputy Charlie McConalogue. The award winners (part one) are

Kerry FC have announced the signing of goalkeeper Tim-Oliver Hiemer from Finn Harps ahead of the 2025 SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division season. Hiemer made 45 appearances for Finn Harps over the last two campaigns, keeping 13 clean sheets in the process. Previous to his time in Ballybofey, the German stopper was on the books

St Columba’s Comprehensive School in Glenties are Ulster U20 B Girls Champions once again. In what was a massive occasion for the school, they overcame the challenge of St. Patrick’s Academy in this morning’s decider on a score-line of 2-09 to 0-14 at Irvinestown.

The Raphoe Royal and Prior Senior Girls played their hearts out  in Oriel Park against Presentation Kilkenny in their FAIS Senior Girls Schools semi-final but ended up being beaten 2-0. A tense first half ended 0-0. Early in the second half, a penalty awarded against the Royal girls saw Kilkenny take the lead. Despite the

Finn Harps’ top scorer last season, Success Edogan, has put pen to paper to sign for Irish League side Ballymena United. Edogun’s previous clubs include Treaty United and Athlone Town. Success (23) scored 12 goals for the Donegal club last season. Ballymena manager Jim Ervin stated: “We’re really looking forward to him coming in, joining

Karl Lacey has stepped down as Kilcoo manager after two years in charge. The Donegal All-Ireland winner led the Down side to two successive county senior titles, but fell short in two dramatic one-point defeats in Ulster both years in charge. Last season’s provincial disappointment came at the hands of Errigal Ciaran in the Ulster

The 2025 McCafferty’s Bars Donegal Forestry Rally, which was due to take place on the 15th of February, has been postponed due to damage caused by the recent stormy weather. In a press release, the organisation said: “It is with regret that we announce the postponement of the McCafferty’s Bars Donegal Forestry Rally 2025. Clerk

Finn Harps have made another signing. Joel Bradley Walsh is back with the club. He came up through the club’s academy ranks, winning league and cup glory at U17 level before going on to captain the clubs U19 side. The defender made his senior debut against St.Patrick’s Athletic in June 2021 before moving on loan

Two  players from Donegal have been named on the 2024 Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Stars Ladies Football Team. They are goalkeeper Charlie Shevlin and forward Shannon McGroddy, who both play with Downings.  The full team is: Charlie Shevlin, (Downings); Niamh McIntosh, (Moneyglass), Clodagh McCambridge (Clann Eireann), Roisin Kelly (Warrenpoint); Roisin Mulligan (Clann Eireann), Aine Loughman

Finn Harps have announced the signing of striker Dara McGuinness from Stoke City FC. Dubliner McGuinness began spent time with the St. Pats Academy before making the switch to Shamrock Rovers in 2020 where he lined out for their U17s, U19s and Shamrock Rovers B. The 20-year old then signed for Stoke City in July

Donegal’s Damien Tourish and Domhnall McAlaney will be top seeds in the modified category with their Ford Escort Mk2 in the Galway International Rally which is the opening round of the NAPA Auto Parts Irish Tarmac Championship. The event takes place next weekend. Keith Cronin and Mikie Galvin top a terrific entry of Galway International Rally

Joshua McErlean has made the step up to the World Rally Championship in 2025 and has finished 7th in his first rally of the year in Monte Carlo. The Derry driver was alongside Eoin Treacy in their Ford Puma Rally 1. The overall winners of the rally were French pair Sebastian Ogier and Vincent Landais

  Derry’s Ballinderry were defeated by Crossmolina Deel Rovers in the All-Ireland Intermediate Final in Croke Park. The game finished on a score line of 1-12 to 0-13. Despite looking set to take All-Ireland glory as Ballinderry led by two points going into the dying minutes of the game, it was Crossmolina that came out

  Finn Harps have announced they are assessing damage to Finn Park following Storm Éowyn on their social media platforms. Fencing, advertising spaces, the TV gantry, parts of the stand and various storage areas have all suffered damage as a result of the storm. A full assessment on the floodlights will also follow once the

The Donegal ladies have taken a share of the spoils on the road against Clare in the opening round of the Division Two Lidl LGFA National League. The game ended in a score of 1-04 to 0-07. Captain Roisin Rodgers added to Donegal’s score line with a late point to earn them a draw in

Letterkenny defeated Cavan 24-22 in today’s Ulster Championship 2 clash in Cavan. Two tries from Ralph Mealiff and one each from Cody Lafferty and Daf Green gave the Donegal side a much-needed victory in what was a closely fought encounter.