Tommy Talks Pure Country with Daniel Patrick
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Some of Ireland’s rising athletic stars will will head to the United States next month for the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon. Athletics Ireland has named a 24 strong squad which includes Tir Chonaill AC’s Ethan Dewhirst, who will compete in the 400m hurdles, and Letterkenny AC’s Erin Friel, who is set to
In this week’s Business Matters, Chris Ashmore finds out all about new sightseeing boat tours on Lough Swilly, plus a look at a recently launched website that promotes Letterkenny and what it has to offer. First up, Chris has been speaking to Derry native Conor Cummings about his new business venture, Swilly Boat Tours. He runs
Georgie Kelly has been plying his trade at Carlisle United since 2024 and is raring to go heading into another new National League season. Kelly is coming off the back of a free-scoring season for Carlisle – netting 13 times in their attempts to get promoted into League 2 which fell just short. The Donegal
St Michael’s got the result they needed against Gaoth Dobhair this afternoon to secure a promotion/relegation play-off spot with the aim of retaining their Donegal All-County League Division 1 status for next year. A 2-16 to 0-21 win over Gaoth Dobhair means the Magheragallon outfit will be playing in Division 2 next year. Ryan Ferry
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Donegal GAA All County League Division 1 Sat, 11 Jul CLG Chill Chartha 1-20 – 2-09 Gleann Fhinne Sun, 12 July St Eunan’s 0-15 – 1-10 Aodh Ruadh BS Sean Mac Cumhaill 0-10 – 1-15 Four Masters St Michael’s 2-16 – 0-21 Gaoth Dobhair An Tearmainn 1-18 – 2-05 Gleann tSúilí Naomh Muire LR
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Gaoth Dobhair have been beaten 2-16 to 0-21 by St Michael’s in the Donegal All-County League Division 1 in Dunfanaghy this afternoon. The result means Gaoth Dobhair have been relegated to Division 2. Ryan Ferry was live at full time for Highland Radio Sport…
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Finn Valley’s Lauren Callaghan set a new Ulster long-jump record in Belgium last night. With the details on that story and lots more, here’s our Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonagle…
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It was a busy day of cricket in the North-West Premier League yesterday. In Section 1, Bready cruised to a 184-run victory over Strabane after posting 246 before bowling Strabane out for just 62. Fox Lodge defeated Brigade by seven wickets, chasing down 138 with three wickets down. Newbuildings were convincing 157-run winners over St
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Dylan Browne-McMonagle was in flying form in Limerick yesterday. The Letterkenny jockey kicked off a successful evening with a win on board 1/8 favourite “Al Haarith” in the 7pm outing. At 7:30pm, he rode “Nellcote” across the line first at 5/2. Finally, to cap off a brilliant night’s work, Dylan took the 6/4 “Themis” to
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Derry City have announced the signing of Darragh Burns on a permanent deal from Grimsby Town. The 23 year-old winger knows the League of Ireland well having had spells at both Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic. He has also represented both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland at underage International level and has
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Oisin Orr has been in the winners’ enclosure at York this afternoon. The Donegal jockey was on board “Big Cigar” for trainers Richard & Peter Fahey in the 2:02 race. That horse went to post at 5/2.
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It’s been another busy weekend for local athletes. There was a super performance at the Morton Games from Odhran McBrearty and, at the National Juvenile Championships in Tullamore – Katie-Louise McMonagle won a national long jump title. Here’s Patsy McGonagle with the details on those stories and lots more…
The Donegal U20 Ladies were beaten 3-11 to 1-09 by Galway in today’s All-Ireland U20 Ladies Final in Sligo. Caitlin Fletcher’s second-half goal gave Donegal a glimmer of hope but three first-half goals did the damage as the westerners went in 3-04 to 0-04 ahead at the interval. Despite the defeat, joint-manager Dessie McNamara says
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Donegal have been beaten 3-11 to 1-09 by Galway in the inaugural All-Ireland U20 Ladies Final in Tubbercurry this afternoon. A dominant first-half saw the westerners hold a 3-04 to 0-04 lead at half-time. Donegal never gave up and a Caitlin Fletcher goal gave the Ulster Champions hope in the second-half but Galway ran out
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Experienced Finn Harps centre-half Conor Tourish says there’s a long way to go in the SSE Airtricity League First Division season. Harps suffered a 1-0 defeat to Treaty United last night which sees them drop to the bottom of the standings with 23 games played. Tourish says the team have to keep believing they can
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It was a disappointing night at Finn Park as Finn Harps were beaten 1-0 by Treaty United. Colin Conroy’s strike 10 minutes before half-time gave the visitors the initiative and they were unlucky not to add to their lead in the second half. After the game, Harps boss Kevin McHugh told Diarmaid Doherty the squad
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Finn Harps have been beaten 1-0 by Treaty United in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. A Colin Conroy effort on 35 minutes was the only goal of the game. Shaunie Bradley was sent off in injury time for Kevin McHugh’s side, who now sit bottom of the league. Diarmaid
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Derry City will have to come from a goal down in their home second leg of the Europa League First Qualifying Round tie against CSKA Sofia. The Candystrips lost 3-2 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium on Thursday evening. Liam Boyce levelled the game with Derry’s first goal on 31 minutes but James Olayinka’s goal
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Derry City suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of CSKA Sofia in the first leg of their Europa League First Qualifying Round. Kevin McLaughlin reports from the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Bulgaria:
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This week on The Score… We cross over to Kevin McLaughlin for live updates from Derry City’s Europa League R1 Qualifier with CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria and former Harps captain Joe Boyle takes a look at the current lay of the land in the League Of Ireland. Plus, we hear from Joe Coll about the
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Finn Harps have the chance to win two games in a row as they host bottom-side Treaty United in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park tomorrow night (Friday). Bernardo Monteiro struck with 10 minutes remaining last week to give Harps all three points against Wexford in Ballybofey. Although Treaty are bottom, a
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Work to stabilise 26 social homes affected by defective concrete in Buncrana is expected to take around 16 weeks, weather permitting. Donegal County Council’s decision to carry out temporary repair works has faced criticism, with concerns raised that the houses need to be fully remediated under the Government’s planned redress scheme for local authority homes,
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The HSE has confirmed the tender for crucial works at Buncrana Community Hospital has now been issued following an update last evening that it did not go out. Political and community representatives have been informed this afternoon of the quick change after it was anticipated this would happen next week. There is now renewed hope
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Gavin Carlin, who hails from Crossroads in Killygordan, had a spell in his teens with West Bromwich Albion’ s underage set-up but injury curtailed his hopes to progress into professional football. Nevertheless, he went to the USA and still obtained a soccer scholarship, later setting up his soccer academy “Good Lad Soccer”. Last year, he
The FAI claim that last night’s EGM vote “provides the board with the support to continue making decisions in the interest of Irish football.” Members were polled on whether to endorse the fulfilment of Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel later this year. The motion passed by 75 votes to 32, with 3 abstentions, and
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This weekend sees a two day festival on the island of Inishbofin, just two miles off the coast off north-west Donegal. The annual event has many attractions and the island’s population swells as visitors disembark off the ferry from Magheroarty. One of the highlights is a soccer tournament played at the highest point of the
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Derry City have announced that Dutch midfielder Nick Twisk has joined the club on a permanent contract. The 23 year-old has represented The Netherlands at underage level and was a product of AZ Alkmaar’s renowned academy and captained their under-23 side this season. The Candy Stripes have unveiled the signing of Twisk on the eve
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Craig Rahill & Conor Smith have taken victory in the ERC3 Category at Rally Roma Capitale in the ERC this afternoon. It was a brilliant charge on the final day by the Cavan crew in their Ford Fiesta Rally3, who finished 14.8 seconds ahead of Ville Vatanan in 2nd. Italian Roberto Dapra won the rally
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The Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar hosted another brilliant professional boxing event last night. Former World-title contender Jason Quigley is the main man behind bringing these pro-boxing events to Donegal and has already announced a date in Letterkenny in October. Raphoe Boxing Club’s Danny Duffy was the headliner yesterday but there were also a
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Tyrone have relinquished their All-Ireland Minor Football title after a 2-16 to 1-16 defeat to Cork this afternoon. The Red Hand youngsters had a nine-point lead in the second-half but a huge momentum swing saw Cork roar back into it and claim the victory. Tyrone manager Gerard Donnelly spoke to Francis Mooney after and said
Tyrone were nine points ahead at one stage but have been beaten 2-16 to 1-16 by Cork in the All-Ireland Minor Football Final in Newbridge this afternoon. The Red Hand came into the game as defending champions but it is Cork who are minor winners for the first time in seven years. Francis Mooney was
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Lifford/Strabane AC sisters Caoimhe and Adrienne Gallen took gold and silver in their respective hammer competitions at the National U20 & U23 Championships in Tullamore yesterday. In the Under 20 hammer event, Caoimhe took gold with an impressive 5th round throw of 52.83m. In the U23 hammer event, Caoimhe’s older sister Adrienne launched the hammer
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Fight Night At The Valley 2 was a raging success in the Twin Towns last night. Danny Duffy, fighting out of Raphoe Boxing Club – head-lined against Lakshmy Zaragoza Contreras. The Strabane native moved to 4-0 in his pro-career with a dominant 60-54 win over the Mexican. In other bouts, Dungloe’s Danny Boyle returned after
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Cockhill Celtic held a launch for their participation in the upcoming FAI National League Third Tier last night. Cockhill are one of three Donegal clubs that will compete in the new league, with Letterkenny Rovers and Bonagee United also set to take part when it gets underway in August. Highland’s Chris Ashmore was at the
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Carryduff driver Jonathon Greer and Letterkenny co-driver Niall Burns have edged a dramatic Loughgall Rally this afternoon. The pair, in a Toyota Yaris Rally 2, finished just 4.1 seconds ahead of Sam Moffett and Pierce O’Callaghan’s Hyundai i20. Those two crews were separated by less than a second heading into the final stage. Strabane’s Niall
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James Daly was immensely proud of his Donegal Ladies team as they defeated Waterford in a dramatic encounter this afternoon to secure senior status for next season. A late goal from captain Roisin Rodgers was a vital score in the 2-11 to 1-12 extra-time victory. Daly told Willie Hegarty afterwards that he knew if they
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Dylan Browne-McMonagle rode back-to-back winners at Naas this afternoon. The Letterkenny jockey was firstly on board the winning 4/5 favourite “Mia Dahlia” in the 4:18 Fillies Maiden. Then, in the 4:53 Handicap, Dylan rode “Rodeo Blues” across the line first at 11/4. Both of those horses are trained by Joseph O’Brien and would have brought
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Finn Harps have announced the Special General Meeting regarding the potential takeover by Filipino businessman Freddy Gonzalez, which was meant to take place tomorrow, has been postponed until Sunday the 19th of July. Here is the club’s statement in full: “Following a strong response from members and supporters, the Special General Meeting scheduled for Sunday
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With Wimbledon once again capturing the imagination of tennis fans across the world, there’s plenty happening a little closer to home too as Letterkenny Tennis Club continues to grow from strength to strength. In recent years, the club has added a state-of-the-art clay court to its facilities, and now, after securing planning permission for a
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The Donegal Ladies have come through a mammoth tussle with Waterford in Roscommon this afternoon to secure their All-Ireland SFC status for next season. It finished 2-11 to 1-12 after extra-time in favour of James Daly’s side with the goals coming from Suzanne White and Roisin Rodgers. Rodgers’s late goal in extra-time proved pivotal. Willie
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Donegal jockeys Oisin Orr and Patrick McGettigan both rode winners this evening. Firstly, in the 3:45 outing at Doncaster, Orr was on board “Be Patient” for trainer Edward Bethell. That horse ran to victory at 11/2. Then, at 5 o clock at Bellewstown, McGettigan took 5/1 shot “Minaun View” across the line first for Adrian
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It was another dismal night for Derry City in the LOI Premier Division as they were beaten 4-2 by bottom-side Waterford at the Ryan McBride Brandywell. The Candy Stripes are 6th in the league with just 6 wins from their 25 top flight matches this season. After the game, boss Tiernan Lynch said it was
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Finn Harps picked up a 1-0 win at home to Wexford in Ballybofey this evening. A brilliant Bernardo Monteiro effort on 81 minutes gave Kevin McHugh’s side a much-needed victory. Harps boss McHugh told Diarmaid Doherty afterwards it’s a “massive three points”…
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Finn Harps have beaten Wexford 1-0 in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. Diarmaid Doherty was live at full time for Highland Radio Sport…
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Derry City have been beaten 4-2 by Waterford in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. Martin Holmes has the full time report for Highland Radio Sport…
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