For a county with a proud gaelic footballing heritage, occasions don’t get much bigger than this Saturday afternoon in Clones. The senior men’s team will bid to retain their Anglo-Celt crown at 5:25pm – but preceding that, at 3pm, it will be the turn of the Donegal Senior Ladies to aim for Ulster glory. Having […]
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Donegal goalkeeper Gavin Mulreany fully understands the magnitude of winning an Ulster Senior Football Championship with his county. The St. Naul’s shot-stopper is well aware how important gaelic football is in the county and says this Saturday’s provincial decider against Armagh is “massive for the people of Donegal”. Mulreany spoke to Michael McMullan at a
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Entries for Blas na hÉireann 2025, the Irish Food Awards are open. Blas na hÉireann is the largest blind-tasted food awards on the island of Ireland, designed to recognise and celebrate the very best Irish food and drink. Donegal food producers have achieved consistent success at the awards which are in their 18th year. Through
Two Finn Valley AC athletes have been selected in Irish squads for upcoming European competitions. Oisin O’Gailin will represent his country in the European 10000m Cup to be held in France on the 24th of May. O’Gailin recently clocked his latest Donegal record in the United States, setting a 5k road best of 14:02. Meanwhile,
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The Termon men won a first Donegal senior Gaeltacht title in 19 years and just a second in the clubs history on Bank Holiday Monday. The Burn Road men cruised to victory beating the competition host club Ardara 3-13 to 0-14. St Nauls won the junior mens title, Dungloe beat Termon to take the senior
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This weeks DL Debate was an Ulster Final Special LIVE from Sister Sara’s in Letterkenny. The DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny. Watch or Listen below:
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Reigning Donegal International Rally Champions Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan have won the Rally Of The Lakes for a fourth time in a row in Killarney this evening. The pair, who were driving their Skoda Fabia Rally 2, finished 14 seconds ahead of Meirion Evans and Ger Conway in their Toyota Yaris Rally 2. Matt
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It’s semi-final day in the Donegal Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta being hosted by Ardara. In the early game, Fanad Gaels were defeated by Naomh Conaill in the first of the junior semi-finals on a score-line of 1-17 t0 1-13. The opponents for Naomh Conaill in tomorrow’s junior final will be St. Nauls as they overcame
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Cockhill Celtic were beaten 1-0 by Clonmany Shamrocks in the Clubman Shirts Cup Final in Buncrana this afternoon. The two sides will meet again next weekend as they collide in the Donegal Signs Cup Final. Cockhill’s Jay Bradley said he hopes his team can learn from today’s defeat for another big game next Saturday…
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Clonmany Shamrocks defeated Cockhill Celtic 1-0 in the Clubman Shirts Cup Final at Maginn Park this afternoon. Aaron Porter was the hero for Clonmany as he popped up to net the winner 14 minutes from time. The two sides will meet once again in the Donegal Signs Cup Final next weekend. After the game, the
Aaron Porter’s 76th minute strike was enough for Clonmany Shamrocks to win today’s Clubman Shirts Cup Final against Cockhill Celtic at Maginn Park. Chris Ashmore was in Buncrana for Highland Radio Sunday Sport…
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It was an exciting start to the new season in the North-West Premier League, with plenty of big scores, dominant bowling, and early statements of intent across both sections. In Section One, Coleraine got their campaign off to a winning start with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Strabane. After bowling out Strabane for just 65,
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The number of women playing cricket in Ireland has been on the rise in recent years. Here in Donegal, St. Johnston Cricket Club fly the flag for women’s cricket and have a team that compete in Section 2 of the North West Cricket Union Women’s League. It’s the only women’s team that play the sport
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16-year-old Finn Valley AC Athlete Sophia Thompson recorded a new personal best of 4:43.21 over a mile to finish third in the Track Night New York City yesterday. With more on that plus the latest athletics news from elsewhere, here’s Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonigle…
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Donegal have been beaten 1-10 to 0-11 by Monaghan in the Ulster Minor Ladies Gold Final in Newtownstewart this afternoon. Having trailed by eight points at the interval, Donegal put in a spirited second-half comeback but fell short in their bid for Ulster glory.
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The annual North-West 10K will take place this bank holiday Monday the 5th of May at 11am. In-person registrations are open today Saturday the 3rd, and tomorrow Sunday the 4th from 3-6pm at Letterkenny Community Centre. Those who have already registered online are encouraged to come along and collect t-shirts and numbers to avoid queuing
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Donegal have defeated Armagh 1-21 to 1-15 after extra time in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Round 2 Qualifiers at the Box-It Athletic Grounds this afternoon. Barry Ward’s youngsters came from behind to lead 0-8 to 1-04 at the break after the home side hit the net after just two minutes of action. The second-half
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It was a good night for Derry City as they got the better of reigning Premier Division champions Shelbourne at the Ryan McBride Brandywell. The game finished 2-0 after first-half strikes from Michael Duffy and Liam Boyce put the home side firmly in control of the contest. Derry now face into another tough home fixture
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It was a disappointing evening at Finn Park as Finn Harps lost 2-0 to Treaty United in the SSE Airtricity League First Division. One early goal and one late goal for the away side decided the contest as the Limerick outfit struck in the 6th minute and then again in the 88th minute to take
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Derry City have beaten Shelbourne 2-0 in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. First-half goals from Michael Duffy and Liam Boyce were enough to give the Candy Stripes a valuable three points. Martin Holmes has the full time report from the Brandywell… In other results, St. Pat’s
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Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by Treaty United in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. The away side took the lead on 6 minutes through Robbie Lynch and added the insurance on 88 minutes thanks to a fantastic effort from Mark Byrne. The result leaves Harps in 7th spot
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Horse-racing in the county has been on an upward curve in recent years, with Donegal now having seven jockeys that are racing at home here in Ireland, in the UK and in Australia. The latest young man in the apprentice ranks is Ballyare native Patrick McGettigan, who rides under trainer Johnny Murtagh in Kildare. Patrick
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There’s another full round of fixtures in both of the SSE Airtricity Leagues tonight (Friday). In the First Division, Finn Harps will look to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat in Cobh last time out. Kevin McHugh’s side face Treaty United at Finn Park knowing a win would see them leap-frog the Limerick outfit in
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John Cronin’s time as President of Athletics Ireland has come to an end following the conclusion of his second term in charge. The Downings native has been at the head of the organisation since 2021 and has overseen some of the most exciting times in the history of Irish athletics. Cronin has lived in Tullamore
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Derry City are heading into the bank holiday weekend with the opportunity to build some momentum as the Candy Stipes face two home fixtures in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. It’s been a topsy-turvy start to the season for Tiernan Lynch’s side but a Friday night clash with Shelbourne and a Monday night game
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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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