Paul Devlin has now led Tyrone to five Ulster U20 Football Championship wins after defeating Donegal after extra-time in last night’s provincial decider in Owenbeg. It finished 1-19 to 2-14 after 80 minutes of action. The Red Hand boss spoke to Highland’s Oisin Kelly after the game and says full praise must go to the […]
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Tyrone are Ulster U20 Football Champions after a thrilling 1-19 to 2-14 victory over Donegal in Owenbeg this evening. It took extra time to separate the sides after a tense 80-minute battle, with the All-Ireland U20 Champions eventually coming out on top. Captain and goal-scorer Joey Clarke told Highland’s Brendan Devenney the team had to
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Tyrone have beaten Donegal 1-19 to 2-14 after extra time in a dramatic Ulster U20 Football Final in Owenbeg this evening. The reigning Ulster and All-Ireland Champions led 0-05 to 0-04 after a cagey opening period but Donegal started the second half explosively with two two-pointers in quick succession. A Joey Clarke goal then gave
Donegal will face Tyrone in the Ulster U20 Football Championship Final at Owenbeg this evening from 7:30pm. Tir Conaill boss Gary Boyle has named an unchanged starting fifteen from the one that defeated Cavan in last week’s semi-final. The teams for tonight’s clash are as follows:
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DL Burger operates in Ballybofey and the man behind it is Gareth “Dutch” – who is well known in the Town Towns area. When he returned to Ireland from Australia, he had to think long and hard about whether he would stay in the construction sector or would he fulfil a lifelong dream to run
The Supreme Court is sitting in Letterkenny Courthouse today, marking it’s first sitting in the Northwest. It’s the fifth time the court will sit outside of Dublin. The Court has heard the case of Imran v. Minister for Justice which concerns an issue of public importance, in relation to the requirement for a proportionality assessment,
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Donegal will face Armagh in this year’s Ulster Senior Football Final at St. Tiernach’s Park in Clones on Saturday 10th of May. The game will have a 5:25pm throw-in time. It will be a double header as in the curtain raiser the Donegal and Armagh ladies will compete for the provincial title – with a
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Jim McGuinness has led Donegal to yet another Ulster Senior Football Championship Final. The Glenties native saw his side overcome Down on a score-line of 1-19 to 0-16 in this afternoon’s semi-final clash in Clones. The result means Donegal now progress to face old foes Armagh in the provincial decider in two weeks time –
Donegal will face All-Ireland Champions Armagh in this year’s Ulster Senior Football Final in two weeks time after Jim McGuinness’ side eased to a six-point semi-final win over Down in Clones this afternoon. Patrick McBrearty hit 1-04 to end the contest as top-scorer and was named Man Of The Match. It ended 1-19 to 0-16
Kildrum Tigers were beaten 1-0 by Letterkenny Rovers in the Ulster Cup Final in Ballyare this afternoon. BJ Banda hit the winner on 52 minutes with a sensational finish into the top corner to separate the sides. Shane McGinty, who is the player/manager at Kildrum, described the winning goal as a “moment of brilliance”. Here
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BJ Banda did what BJ Banda does to send Letterkenny Rovers to Ulster Cup glory in Ballyare this afternoon. Having gone into the interval level at 0-0 in a tense battle against Kildrum Tigers, up popped the ever-sharp Banda to fire an effort into the top corner on 52 minutes. Speaking to Highland’s Chris Ashmore
Letterkenny Rovers have beaten Kildrum Tigers 1-0 in this afternoon’s Ulster Cup Final in Ballyare. A stunning BJ Banda strike seven minutes into the second half was enough to give Stephen McConnell’s side the victory. Rovers have now done a league and cup double as they also won the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division recently.
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Division 1 Four Masters 1-15 – 1-13 Downings Glenswilly 1-15 – 2-08 Kilcar St Eunan’s 2-11 – 0-15 St Michael’s Termon 0-23 – 0-09 Malin Sean Mac Cumhaill 1-10 – 0-16 Gaoth Dobhair Buncrana 0-14 – 2-11 Glenfin Division 2 Convoy 1-07 – 0-16 Dungloe, Aodh Ruadh BS 4-13 – 1-18 Ardara Cloughaneely 0-16
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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 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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Tyrone have just two matches left in this year’s Christy Ring Cup and need to pick up a result against either Derry or London in their next two matches to maintain their status in the third tier of the All-Ireland Hurling Championship. After today’s 5-18 to 0-10 defeat to Donegal, Red Hand boss Stephen McGarry
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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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Gary Duffy led Buncrana Hearts to their second league title in three seasons last weekend. The Inishowen side saw off the challenge of old foes and near-neighbours Cockhill Celtic to claim the Jackie Crossan Premier Division after a nail-biting encounter last Sunday. The game finished 2-0, which saw Buncrana end the league campaign three points
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Omagh will no longer be part of the All Ireland Rugby League after a 25-15 defeat to Thomond this afternoon. The Ulster club finished 9th in Division 2C this season and were beaten by junior champions Thomond in a play-off today. Alec McDonald was there for Highland Radio Saturday Sport…
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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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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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Derry City have been beaten 2-1 by Waterford in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the RSC this evening. A goal in each half from Darragh Leahy and Padraig Amond did the damage, with Liam Boyce pulling one back for the Candy Stripes deep into injury time as Derry suffered their fifth defeat of
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Finn Harps have been beaten 3-1 by Cobh Ramblers in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at St. Colman’s Park this evening. The Ballybofey outfit were 2-0 down at the interval thanks to first-half efforts from David Bosnjak and Barry Coffey. The home side struck again just two minutes into the second period through Cian
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The new season gets underway this weekend in the north-west. Saturday’s opening day Long’s SuperValu league programme is headlined by the clash of old foes Brigade and 2024 Premier 1 champions Donemana at Beechgrove. St. Johnston are away to Bonds Glen in their Section 2 opener while Letterkenny are in action against The Nedd in
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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 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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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
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.
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 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 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 GAA are opposed to the idea of moving the Ulster Senior Football Championship Final to Croke Park. It has been rumoured in the past number of days that should Donegal and Armagh make the decider it may be switched to GAA Headquarters rather than the traditional St. Tiernach’s Park in Clones. The clubs of
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Donegal’s Peadar Mogan has been named the GAA.ie Footballer Of The Week. The St. Nauls clubman was influential in the 0-23 to 0-21 win over Monaghan in the Ulster Quarter Final on Sunday as he did his defensive duties with typical tenacity and also bombed forward to score four fine points. Mogan received 5,527 votes which
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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 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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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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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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Aaron McLaughlin’s late strike earned Finn Harps a 1-1 draw against Dundalk in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Oriel Park this evening. A Vincent Leonard header 10 minutes from time looked like it was going to be enough to give the home side all three points. However, up popped McLaughlin as the game
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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
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
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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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
“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
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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Division 1 (Football) Glenfin 0-15 – 1-11 St Eunan’s Kilcar 1-12 – 2-11 Termon Gaoth Dobhair 4-12 – 1-12 Glenswilly St Michael’s 1-12 – 1-12 Four Masters Naomh Conaill 1-19 – 0-12 Mac Cumhaill’s Malin P-P Buncrana Division 2 (Football) Dungloe 1-19 – 0-6 Cloughaneely Convoy 1-05 – 1-14 St Naul’s Naomh Muire, LR
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Reigning Donegal International Rally Champions Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan have won the Circuit Of Ireland Rally in Dungannon as long-term leaders Keith Cronin and Mikie Galvin ran into difficulty in the latter stages and dropped down the pecking order. Driving a Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2, Devine and O’Sullivan finished 1:24.9 ahead of Garry
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Jon-Jo Doherty was the winner of the Ballyliffen Coastal Challenge today, with the Finn Valley AC man coming through the 10-miler in 55:10. Diarmait Keogh, also of Finn Valley, came second in 58:36, with Declan Donaghey finishing third. Across the Atlantic, Oisin Gallen set a new Donegal Road Record in the Boston 5K. With the
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Glencar Inn Saturday Division 1 Arranmore United 0-1 Kildrum Tigers Donegal Town 1-2 Drumbar FC St Catherines Res 7-0 Swilly Rovers Strand Rovers 2-2 Keadue Rovers Ulster Shield Final Letterkenny Rovers 0-2 Quigley’s Point Swifts
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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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