After a two-week break, Finn Harps and Derry City both return to the pitch this Friday evening in the SSE Airtricity League. Harps welcome Willie O’Connor’s UCD to Finn Park in the First Division. The students are second in the table and well on course to secure a promotion play-off spot. Kevin McHugh’s side, however, […]
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It’s a busy weekend ahead for Donegal GAA & LGFA teams. On Saturday at 3pm, the senior men’s team play Cork in Round 2A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. That evening, the Donegal Minors bid for All-Ireland Tier 2 glory when they take on Louth in the Paul McGirr
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This week on The Score… We’re joined by our Derry City Correspondent Martin Holmes as Mark Connolly was announced as the club’s new Director Of Football today. We also hear from former Finn Harps captain Gavin Cullen for a preview of this week’s LOI games for Harps & Derry. Darran Nash takes a trip down
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This Saturday will mark 20 years since Fanad United’s most famous Ulster Senior League title success. Back in 2006, Fanad had a number of cup runs, and even got to the semi-finals of the FAI Intermediate Cup, but this meant they were behind in their league games. Kildrum Tigers had completed their USL campaign
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Derry City FC have announced the appointment of Mark Connolly as the club’s new Director of Football. Connolly, who left Derry as a player back in November, will get started straight away and said: “I am delighted to re-join the club in a new role and I can’t wait to get started. I look forward
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The inaugural Ulster U20 final sees the pairing of neighbours Donegal and Tyrone this Friday at St. Patrick’s Park, Donagh, Co. Fermanagh. Initially six counties took part in two groups of three with the winners and runners up in each section facing of for a place in the final. Donegal were in group A with
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Ireland were beaten 1-0 by France in their final World Cup Qualifying Group 2 clash in Grenoble last night. A Melvine Malard effort on 40 minutes was enough for the home side to take the win they needed to qualify automatically for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Malard also scored twice in France’s 2-1
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The date, time and venue has been confirmed for Donegal’s All-Ireland Minor Tier 2 Championship Final against Louth. The Paul McGirr Cup Final will be played this coming Saturday, 13th of June, at the Box-IT Athletic Grounds in Armagh with throw in at 7:30pm. Donegal booked their place in the decider after a win over
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Former Finn Harps manager Charlie McGeever spoke to Ciaran Cannon on Highland Radio Sunday Sport this evening. McGeever recalled his career playing for and managing Finn Harps, an unfortunate knee injury he suffered at a young age and his recent work with TG4. Charlie also touched on the current landscape in the GAA world and
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Donegal GAA All County League Division 1 Sat, 06 Jun Gleann Fhinne 1-11 – 1-10 Gaoth Dobhair Chill Chartha 1-17 – 1-14 Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon An Clochán Liath 2-20 – 0-15 Gleann tSúilí St Michael’s 1-14 – 2-19 Naomh Conaill Sun, 07 Jun Naomh Muire Lower Rosses 1-11 – 1-25 Four Masters An Tearmainn 1-13
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Patrick McGettigan was in the winners’ enclosure at Navan this afternoon. The Ballyare youngster rode “Deluca Chop” across the line first in the 16:37 race for trainer S.M Duffy. That horse went to post at 5/1.
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It was a game of two halves at the Burn Road as Termon overcame a two-point half-time deficit to defeat St. Eunan’s by five points in the Donegal ACL Division 1 this afternoon. Caolan McDaid’s side benefitted from the introduction of some young substitutes in the second half and were 1-13 to 0-11 winners. McDaid
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Termon have beaten St. Eunan’s 1-13 to 0-11 in Division 1 of the Donegal All County Football League at the Burn Road this afternoon. The Letterkenny side led 0-07 to 1-02 at the break with Bobby McGettigan netting the first-half goal for the home side. Termon were much better in the second period and ran
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Finn Valley AC’s Roisin Flanagan set a new Donegal 1500m record in the USA this weekend. Roisin’s sister, Eilish, was also in action in the States last night – putting in an impressive performance across a mile in Washington. Closer to home, there was success at the Irish Milers Club Meet for Ciaran McCarroll &
Derry have booked their spot in a fifth All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final in seven years after defeating Roscommon in Cavan last night. It finished 2-12 to 1-09 as the Oakleafers now get set to face Cork in the last four. Kildare and Tyrone will meet in the other semi after their wins yesterday. Derry boss Kieran
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Kilrea driver Desi Henry and Convoy navigator Dean O’Sullivan have come out on top in the Tyrone Stages Rally which was based out of Cookstown today. Henry & O’Sullivan, in a Ford Fiesta, finished 23.1 seconds ahead of Mark Kelly & Will Atkins’ Skoda Fabia in 2nd, with Alan Smyth & Emmett Sherry making up
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Donegal defeated Down 1-20 to 2-13 after extra-time in this afternoon’s Paul McGirr Cup Semi-Final in Scotstown. Having been four-points up heading towards the end of normal time, Donegal would have been disappointed to have been pegged back and forced to play extra-time. Karl Lacey’s side are now through to the All-Ireland Tier 2 Final
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Tyrone came from behind to defeat Galway on a score-line of 3-17 to 0-19 in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Quarter-Finals in Meath this afternoon. Brian Og McGuckin hit a first-half goal for Tyrone but Galway were excellent in the opening period and led 0-15 to 1-08 at the break. The Tribesmen extended their lead
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Dylan Browne-McMonagle rode the Joseph O’Brien trained James J Braddock to a third-placed finish at the Epsom Derby this afternoon. The Letterkenny jockey took his first Group 1 win of the year yesterday on board “Thundering On” for the same trainer. Today’s £2 million classic was won by Aidan O’Brien’s “Christmas Day”. With the details,
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Donegal have progressed to the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 2 (Paul McGirr Cup) Final. Karl Lacey’s side came out on top after extra-time against Down in Scotstown this afternoon. Kian Gallagher got the goal as it finished 1-20 to 2-13 to Donegal, who will face Louth in the decider after their win over Monaghan
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Amber Barrett netted Ireland’s winning goal in last night’s 3-2 win over The Netherlands at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. The victory keeps alive their chances of qualifying automatically for next year’s World Cup in Brazil but they will have to defeat France on Tuesday to do so. Milford native Amber spoke to Ben Symes at full
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Luke McAteer landed an impressive winner at Fairyhouse yesterday evening. The Rathmullan jockey rode Patrick T Foley’s “Tango Flare” across the line first in the 6pm outing. The horse went to post at 4/1.
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As she so often is, Amber Barrett was in the right place at the right time to keep Ireland’s hopes of automatic qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup alive last night. The Milford native tapped home a late winner in a 3-2 win over The Netherlands at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, which means a victory
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Dylan Browne McMonagle produced a stunning performance to take victory in the Grade 1 Epsom Oaks this afternoon. Last year’s Irish Champion Jockey was on board “Thundering On” and came from the back of the field to win by a few lengths ahead of 2nd favourite “Legacy Links”. The horse went to post at 5/1
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World Rally Championship navigator Aaron Johnston will take part in the Tyrone Stages Rally this weekend. Omagh native Johnston makes the return to his home event after a very successful start to this year’s WRC on board with Japanese driver Takamoto Katsuta. Katsuta & Johnston took their two first ever wins in the WRC in
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Patsy McGonagle says Mark English is running as well as any 800m athlete in Europe after the Letterkenny native finished second in the Diamond League Meet in Rome last night. The Finn Valley AC man’s time of 1:43.80 is a season’s best and the second-fastest time he’s ever ran over the two-lap race. Speaking to
On Business Matters this week, Chris Ashmore speaks with Letterkenny man John Logue who is the CEO of Social Enterprises Republic of Ireland (SERI), and who has been appointed to the Government’s SME Advisory Group to represent the interests of Ireland’s 4,355 social enterprises. In the programme he talks about the importance of social enterprises
Mark English was second in his event at the latest Diamond League meet yesterday evening. The Finn Valley AC athlete had another superb 800m run in Rome with a late push to cross the line in 1:43.80. That time was his second fastest of all time and also goes down as a new Ulster, Donegal
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There are no games in the SSE Airtricity League this week. At the half-way point in the First Division, Finn Harps are in 8th spot with four wins from their opening 18 matches. Derry City have a similar record in the Premier Division with just four wins from the 20 matches they’ve played so far.
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Finn Harps’ first ever senior women’s team have had a positive start to life in the new National Women’s Development League. Dessie McGlinchey’s side sit 8th in the table and have managed to do well in a number of games so far this season. Head Of Women’s Development Paddy McDaid spoke to Chris Ashmore this
Donegal’s clash with Cork in Round 2A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is already heading for a sell-out at Sean MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. The fixture will be played on Saturday the 13th of June at 3pm. Despite tickets only going on sale this morning, over 14000 have already been sold so spectators are
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Mark English will compete in the 800M event at the Diamond League Meet in Rome this evening. The Finn Valley Athlete comes into tonight’s meet after claiming an impressive win in Shanghai’s Diamond League outing in the middle of May. Patsy McGonagle has been speaking to Highland’s Mark Gallagher to preview this evening’s race…
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The fixtures for this year’s Donegal Hurling Championships have been released. Rounds 1-5 will be played between the 19th of June and the 31st of August, with the semi-finals fixed for the weekend of the 30th of August and the final scheduled for the weekend of the 20th of September. See the fixtures for Groups
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Ireland striker Amber Barrett believes the team have renewed drive heading into the final games of their World Cup qualifying campaign. Carla Ward’s side face table-toppers Netherlands at Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow, fresh from back-to-back wins over Poland. The side still have a chance of topping their group and Barrett feels the players are full
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Donegal’s clash with Cork in Round 2A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship has been confirmed for Saturday afternoon, 13th of June at 3pm. The game will be played at Sean MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey and at the moment it doesn’t have any tv or streaming coverage associated to the fixture. Highland Radio Sports team
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The draw for Round 2 of the FAI Senior Cup took place this afternoon. Finn Harps have been drawn at home to fellow SSE Airtricity League First Division side Bray Wanderers. Derry City have also been handed a home tie – The Candy Stripes will host Dublin side Tolka Rovers. Sligo Rovers will be on
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Oisin Orr was back in the winner’s enclosure on Tuesday evening. The Donegal jockey won at Pontefract on “Rock Opera”, coming home at 4/1 for trainer Richard Fahy. The victory took Oisin’s wins to 20 for the season and he is back riding at Ripon this evening, while fellow Donegal jockeys Dylan Brown McMonagle, Luke
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Institute FC have welcomed back Liam Mullan, Daylen Farren and Tiernan Brolly to the club ahead of the 2026/27 season. Manager Peter Hutton has continued to strengthen the squad with a mix of quality, energy and exciting young talent as preparations continue for the new campaign. Liam Mullan joins the club on a multi-year deal,
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GAA President Jarlath Burns has defended the decision to not pursue Donegal manager Jim McGuinness over an incident during last month’s All-Ireland clash with Kerry. The All-Ireland winning Donegal manager was scrutinised for allegedly pushing Kerry midfielder Diarmuid O’Connor during a melee at half-time in their Round 1 encounter in Killarney. Burns claims the CCCC
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CLG Cill Chartha hosted a very successful All-Ireland Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta over the bank holiday weekend with Donegal clubs getting their hands on all the silverware available. Naomh Columba were the first Donegal team to win their section as they won the Intermediate Ladies title yesterday. This morning, Kilcar Ladies won their first ever
It was another busy day at the All-Ireland Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta being hosted by the Kilcar club this weekend. Earlier today, Fanad Gaels booked their spot in tomorrow’s Junior Men’s Final thanks to a 2-11 to 0-10 victory over Naomh Padraig An Fhairche. Kilcar Ladies progressed to the Junior Ladies Final thanks to an
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Josh Moffett and Keith Moriarty have won the Circuit of Munster Rally which was based out of Limerick on Sunday afternoon. Moffett, in a Yaris Rally 2, had 5.8 seconds to spare ahead of Keelan Grogan and Ayrton Sherlock in their Ford Fiesta Shane Quinn finished third – 29.9 seconds off the pace of the
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Letterkenny AC’s Stephen McAuley claimed victory in the Cork City Marathon on Sunday afternoon. McAuley finished the marathon in 2 hours 22 minutes and 42 seconds. The former Ballycastle Runners AC had 98 seconds to spare over Chris Jeuken from Derg AC, Wayne Waldron finished in third in a time of 2 hours 26 minutes
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It’s all over at the latest event in the World Rally Championship and it’s Welshman Elfyn Evans who has taken victory at Rally Japan to extend his lead in the WRC Championship. The GR Yaris of Evans and co-driver Scott Martin finished just 12.8 seconds quicker than the Yaris of Frenchman Sebastian Ogier in second.
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The journey continues for Mark McHugh and Westmeath after a 1-31 to 3-21 extra-time win over Cavan in Mullingar this evening. The result means, for the first time in their history, Westmeath have won five championship matches in the same year. 2012 Donegal All-Ireland winner Mark McHugh is at the helm and said a lot
Armagh have beaten Derry in their opening round clash in the All Ireland Senior Football Championship this evening. It finished 1-18 to 1-13 at the Box-IT Athletic Grounds. The Oakleafers were well in the game until late on but hit a lot of wides and Armagh ran out fairly comfortable five-point winners in the end.
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Gaoth Dobhair have beaten Moycullen of Galway 4-17 to 2-14 in this evening’s All-Ireland Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta Senior Men’s Quarter-Final in Towney. Ethan Harkin hit 2-07 for the Donegal side, who led 3-13 to 1-02 at the break. Gaoth Dobhair play Kilcar in tomorrow’s semi-final. Harkin spoke to Highland’s Ciaran Cannon at full time
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