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On The Score this week, Joe Boyle will look ahead to the League of Ireland games for Finn Harps and Derry City. There’s more from the Olympics in Paris, We’ll speak with Ireland Team Manager Teresa McDaid, Plus the Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Club Championships get up and running this weekend, we’ll hear from a
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Kellie Harrington is to retire from boxing after clinching back to back gold medals last night. The Dublin lightweight added to her win in Tokyo to become the first ever Irishwoman to claim gold medals in consecutive games. President of the Donegal Boxing Board Peter O’Donnell said it was another unbelievable performance by the Dubliner.
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Mark English ran one of his best ever championship races in today’s heats of the 800m’s at the Paris Olympics. Competing in his third Olympic games, the Finn Valley man finished a brilliant second in 1:45.15 to seal an automatic spot in Friday’s semi final. Speaking on the Nine Til Noon Show after the race,
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In this week’s Business Matters, Chris Ashmore speaks with Manus O’Boyle, the founder of a Burtonport-based boat tour company called Donegal Sea Adventure. The business began last year and its sea safari experiences, using a purpose built high speed boat, offer a great insight into the heritage, culture, and history, of islands off the west
Mark English ran his best ever championship performance to qualify for the semi finals of the 800m at the Paris Olympics games this morning. The Finn Valley man ran a superb race to finish second in heat 2 in 1:45.15. Gabriel Tual of France pipped the Letterkenny native at the line to win the heat.
Superb English qualifies for 800m semi’s in Paris Read More »
Monday night’s Bank Holiday meeting of the top two in the League of Ireland Premier Division ended all square as Shelbourne and Derry City played out at goalless draw at Tolka Park. The visitors played the majority of the game with 10 men after a first half red card for Sam Todd. The result means
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Leitrim overcame Tyrone by the slenderest of margins in the All Ireland Ladies Intermediate Championship Final at Croke Park this afternoon. Despite huge pressure from Tyrone to snatch an equaliser at the death, Leitrim held on to win 3-11 to 3-10 and claim their first intermediate title since 2007. With the full time report from
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Donegal jockey Oisin Orr had a winner today in the 2:30 Race at Chester. Orr was on board the Richard Fahey trained “Bosc Girl” which went to post at 9/1. He also had a good ride in the Arthur May Memorial Nursery Handicap at 3:05, placing 2nd on Fahey’s “Tuscan Point”.
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It wasn’t to be for the Tyrone Senior Ladies team in Croke Park today. Sean O’Kane’s side lost 3-11 to 3-10 to Leitrim in the All Ireland Ladies Intermediate Final. After the game, O’Kane gave his thoughts to Aisling O’Reilly and said even though today was tough to take, “the future is bright”…
Sean O’Kane reflects on Tyrone Ladies’ All Ireland Final loss: “The future is bright” Read More »
The Olympics have been dominating the recent headlines in the world of athletics, BUT there has been success for a number of local athletes at the U20 and U23 Championships in Tullamore over the past few days. Our athletics correspondent Patsy McGonagle joined Sunday Sport today to give a round up on what’s been happening
Donegal driver Eamonn Kelly has finished 6th in the Junior WRC Category of Rally Finland in his Fiesta Rally 3. Kelly, along with his co-driver Conor Mohan from Monaghan, had a great rally and were even in with a chance of winning the category as they occupied 2nd spot and were just 8 seconds off
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Derry boxer Connor “The Kid” Coyle has gone to 21-0 in his pro-career after a points victory over Kyle Lomotey at Oakwell Football Ground in Barnsley last night. The win keeps Coyle undefeated and keeps him on an upward trajectory as he climbs up the ranks. Meanwhile, Monaghan boxer Stephen McKenna stopped Joe Laws in
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Derry City will travel to Tolka Park to take on SSE Airtricity Premier Division leaders Shelbourne tomorrow night. City, who sit 2nd, know that a win will put them level on points with the league’s leaders. Candy Stripes manager Ruaidhri Higgins has praised Damien Duff’s side, saying they are a “smashing team” but noted that
Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle had a winner at the Galway Races yesterday evening. He was on board “Oriole” and romped home to victory as a 7 /1 shot in the 5:25 race. Dylan has 3 rides at the festival today as the Galway Races come to a close this evening. Oisin Orr is also
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St Eunan’s have won the Division 4 League Final at the O’Donnell Park this afternoon. The Letterkenny men overcame a stern test from Naomh Conaill Glenties. The final score was 2-13 to 1-11.
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Letterkenny deafeated Brigade to win the North West League 1 Cup this afternoon at Beechgrove. Letterkenny scored 171 in their first innings and followed up with 190 in their second innings. Brigade posted 201 for 8 in their first innings but fell short with 55 in their second innings. The Letterkenny won the match by
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The 9th edition of The Donegal Atlantic Way Ultra Race, with challenging routes of 555km, 333km, and a new 222km route along the rugged and beautiful Donegal Wild Atlantic Way coastline takes place the weekend starting Friday 9th. Competitors will depart Letterkenny and take on some of the most scenic roadways to be found anywhere
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02/08/24 Donegal Hurling Championship Results Senior Hurling Championship: Burt 1-13 – 0-16 St. Eunan’s Burt will now play Setanta in the Senior Hurling Championship Final Intermediate Hurling Championship: Aodh Ruadh 0-15 – 2-10 Buncrana Carndonagh 2-21 – 1-05 Dungloe Junior Hurling Championship Letterkenny Gaels 0-13 – 0-14 St. Eunan’s Four Masters 2-15
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Finn Harps have suffered four defeats on the bounce after their 2-1 defeat to Bray at Finn Park this evening. Manager Darren Murphy says the run has been “the toughest all year” but feels that they “hit the self-destruct button” in the second half tonight. He gave his thoughts to Diarmuid Doherty at full time
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Finn Harps have been beaten 2-1 by Bray Wanderers in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. John O’Sullivan put the visitors ahead on 25 minutes but a Jamie Watson equaliser 5 minutes before the break meant the sides went in level at half time. Guillermo Almirall then struck what turned
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Donegal’s Eamonn Kelly and Monaghan’s Conor Mohan are second overall in the Junior WRC section of Rally Finland in their Ford Fiesta Rally 3 after yesterday’s opening stage. They face nine testing stages today, six more on Saturday and the final four stages on Sunday. Meanwhile in WRC 2, Co Derry driver Josh McErlean and
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On The Score this week, Oisin Kelly is joined by former Finn Harps captain Keith Cowan for our weekly League of Ireland chat to look ahead to the action for Harps and Derry City. It’s been a busy week for the north west Olympians in Paris. We’ll reflect on Mona McSharry’s medal win with her
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Mona McSharry says she is disappointed with how her 200m breaststroke race panned out last night. She was almost a second off the qualifying time for the final as the 100-metre bronze medalist was placed sixth in her race and 11th at the semi final stage. The time of 2:24.48 was still her fourth fastest
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Jude Gallagher fell to a disappointing defeat on his Olympic debut losing his featherweight round of last 16 contest in Paris. The Tyrone Tornado bowed out to 2020 silver medalist Carlo Paalam of the Philippines on an unanimous decision. Gallagher from the Two Castles club in Newtownstewart lost the first two rounds as Paalam showed
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Rachael Darragh’s Paris Olympics have come to an end this afternoon. The Raphoe native was outclassed by 2016 gold medalist and three-time world champion Carolina Marin in her second group game. The Spanard won 21-5 21-5 to progress. Marin is seen as one of the sports greatest ladies player and is a contender for a
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The Irish teams have been selected for the R&A Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals taking place in Scotland next week. The action gets going at Murcar Links between 7-9 August with Aideen Walsh (Lahinch) the automatic selection for the women’s team from the Bridgestone Order of Merit. There is plenty of experience in that lineup
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Mona McSharry will race in the semi finals of the 200 metre breaststroke this evening at the Paris Olympics. The Sligo native who is a member of the Marlins club in Ballyshannon was 7th fastest in the heats this morning. McSharry is chasing a second medal at the games following her 100-metre bronze medalist success
McSharry through to 200m semi final Read More »
It’s believed four masked men were involved in an attack on a house and car in Derry last night. Significant damage was caused during the attack which occurred sometime before 10.50pm in the Creevagh Heights area of Creggan. The windows of the property were smashed, damage was caused to the front door of the house
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The number of patients without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital is up 8%. According to latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, 295 people waited on a trolley at the hospital during July. That figure is up from 272 during the same period in 2023. Over 9,755 people, including 73 children, were
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In this week’s programme, Chris Ashmore finds out more about the civic dollars project which is being extended in Donegal. In essence, this is a rewards programme using technology for getting out and being healthy, and which encourages people to spend more time in parks and open spaces. The man behind the concept and business is
Business Matters, EP 204: Civic Dollars app takes off in Donegal Read More »
Serious concerns have been raised over speeding in rural villages in West Donegal. A recent speed monitoring exercise conducted by Donegal County Council revealed between 70-80% of motorists travelling through Dunlewey were speeding. Councillor Micheal Choilm MacGiolla Easbuig is calling for traffic calming measures to urgently be installed to combat speeding in villages. He says
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Rachael Darragh lost her opening group match in the women singles Badminton at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. The Raphoe native who is competing at her first games fell to a 2-games to 1 defeat to Switzerland’s Jenjira Stadelmann. Darragh won the first game 21-13 but would squander a crucial match point in the second
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A man remains in a serious condition in hospital following a crash in Co Tyrone last night. Emergency services were called to the scene of the single vehicle collision involving a black 2024 Suzuki S-Cross in the Dooish Road area of Drumquin at around 7.50pm. First aid was administered at the scene to the man
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Finn Harps have announced the signing of Bruce Strachan pending international clearance. The Scottish midfielder arrives at Finn Park from Ayr United. Strachan was the top scorer at U18 level this season. He also spent time with the Rangers FC academy. Darren Murphy told club media: “Bruce has been in with the group since last
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Mona McSharry opened Ireland’s medal account for the 2024 Olympic Games on Monday evening in Paris. The Sligo native who was a member of the Marlins Club in Ballyshannon under Coach Grace Meade took bronze in the Women’s 100-metre breaststroke final – Ireland first swimming medal in 28 years. McSharry pipped Italy’s Benedetta Pinato to
Years of hard work have paid off for Mona McSharry Read More »
A man has been arrested today in connection with a PSNI data breach last year. The 54 year old was arrested this morning following a search in Derry on Thursday last as part of investigations into criminality linked to the freedom of information data breach last August. The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act
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Arranmore RNLI was tasked after an 11 meter yacht with two crew on board suffered engine failure 2 miles off Arranmore just after 5pm yesterday evening. On arrival at the stricken yacht, following assessment by the lifeboat crew a tow was established and the yacht was towed to the safety of Burtonport Harbour. The lifeboat
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Ireland’s swimmers are in action today and we could see a medal. All eyes will be on Sligo native Mona McSharry. The former Colaiste Colmcille Ballyshannon pupil, whose career took off at the Marlins Swimming Club in the town, is in the Women’s 100 metre breaststroke final this evening after a second place finish in
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Donegal’s Eamon Kelly was first in his class and seventh overall along with Conor Mohan in the HYA Centre Rally in Finland over the weekend as they continue their preparations for Rally Finland in a Ford Fiesta Rally 3. Rally Finland takes place over 20 stages next weekend.
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Termon Senior Ladies are Division 1 League Champions once again as they overcame Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon at MacCumhaill Park this afternoon. Three early goals from the Burn Road side meant the result of the contest was barely in doubt after just 20 minutes of action. Termon went in 4-09 to 2-02 in the lead at
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Armagh are All Ireland Senior Football Champions for the second time as they defeated Galway 1-11 to 0-13 in Croke Park this afternoon. An Aaron McKay goal in the 47th minute proved to be the decisive moment of the match. Galway pushed for an equaliser deep into injury time and hit the post with a
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Donegal jockey Oisin Orr had a winner at Pontefract today. He was on board the Richard Fahey trained Cloudy Skye in the Napoleon’s Casino Bradford Handicap. Orr won that race having gone off as a 7/2 shot. Meanwhile, another Donegal jockey Brandon Wilkie was also in action at Pontefract today. He had three Top 3
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There’s been plenty of Donegal interest in Tullamore this weekend at the National Senior League. There’s also been success for a handful of young local athletes at the National Underage Championships this week. With the latest, here’s Highland’s athletics correspondent Patsy McGonagle…
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Newbuildings are North West Senior Cup Champions after overcoming Donemana at Beechgrove yesterday afternoon. Newbuildings scored 191 in their first innings and followed up with 111 for 5 in their second innings. Donemana posted 173 in their first innings and 126 in their second innings. The Newbuildings men won the match by 5 wickets in
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Finn Harps Manager Darren Murphy had no excuses after their 1-0 defeat on Friday evening at Treaty United in Limerick. It’s been a tough couple of weeks on the road in league and cup for the Ballybofey side. The defeat sees Harps drop to 5th in the First Division standings but remain in the play
We were second best for most of the evening – Harps boss Darren Murphy Read More »
Finn Harps suffered a ninth defeat of the First Division season on Friday night, losing 1-0 to Treaty United in Limerick. The games only goal was scored by Enda Curran, five minutes into the second half from the penalty spot. The defeat drops Harps to 5th place as Bray Wanderers move up to fourth courtesy
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