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Downings pick up first championship win in blustery Falcarragh

Downings have beaten Cloughaneely 1-09 to 0-10 in the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship in Falcarragh this afternoon. A second-half goal from Paddy McElwee was the important score. It’s Downings’ first win of this year’s championship, meanwhile Cloughaneely are still without a point. With the full time report, here’s Brendan Kilcoyne…

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Eddie O’Reilly on Langan’s late winner: “It was just brilliant to see him kicking it over the bar”

St.Michael’s player Eddie O’Reilly was singing the praises of his club-mate and county star Michael Langan as he was able to slot over a superb free-kick in the dying embers to win a scrappy game against Dungloe at The Bridge. Langan’s late winner was the home side’s first score of the second half as the

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Downings manager Curran: “It was a really tough day for football”

Downings manager Maxi Curran says he’s delighted to get their first two points on the board in the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship. His side overcame a stern test from Cloughaneely, running out 1-09 to 0-10 winners thanks to a Paddy McElwee goal mid-way through the second half. Blustery conditions affected all games across

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Donegal Club Championship Results – Sunday 25th August

Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship, Round 3 Cloich Cheann Fhaola 0-10 – 1-09 Na Dúnaibh/Downings St Michael’s 0-09 – 0-08 An Clochán Liath Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon 0-11 – 4-05 Ardara CLG Naomh Náille P – P CLG Na Cealla Beaga   Intermediate Football Championship, Round 3 Naomh Columba 0-13 – 1-09 Málainn/Malin CLG Bun

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Ladies Donegal Club Championship Results – Sunday 25th August

O’Reilly Sports LGFA Senior Championship 3 Moville 2-15 – 2-6 Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon Naomh Ádhamhnáin/St Eunan’s 1-6 – 0-7 CLG Naomh Náille   O’Reilly Sports LGFA Intermediate Championship 2 Naomh Mhuire Conmhaigh 1-4 – 2-9 CLG Carndomhnaigh CLG Bun Cranncha 2-2 – 1-10 CLG Na Cealla Beaga   O’Reilly Sports LGFA Junior A Championship Group

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Cricket: Sammy Jeffrey Shield Final postponed until further notice

The Sammy Jeffrey Shield Final between St Johnston and Strabane has been postponed until further notice due to the adverse weather conditions. The match, which was originally scheduled to be a two-inning match played over Friday and Saturday, was postponed until this morning (Sunday). After being affected by the weather yet again, it was controversially

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Gary Slevin and Claire McGuigan the winners of Donegal Half Marathon – Brendan McDaid joins Highland Sunday Sport

Gary Slevin was the overall winner of this morning’s Donegal Half Marathon in Letterkenny in a time of 73 minutes and 14 seconds. The Foyle Valley athlete was just over a minute ahead of Letterkenny AC’s Ciaran McGonagle (1:15:16) in second, with Charlie O’Donnell from Rosses AC third (1:16:02). Letterkenny AC’s Claire McGuigan led the

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Finn Valley’s Sinead McConnell takes three medals at World Masters Athletics Championships

Sinead McConnell took yet another medal at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg this morning. A gutsy display earned her a brilliant bronze in the 20km race walk. The Finn Valley AC athlete finished in an incredible time of 1:59.38, which puts her into the top 20 on the all-time Irish list. Valerie Boban

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Donegal Club Championship Results – Saturday 24th August

Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship, Round 3 Naomh Ádhamhnáin/St Eunan’s 0-09 – 1-07 Gaoth Dobhair Four Masters 2-07 – 2-09 Gleann tSúilí Gleann Fhinne 1-08 – 0-18 CLG Chill Chartha Sean Mac Cumhaill 0-05 – 2-13 Naomh Conaill   Intermediate Football Championship, Round 3 Na Rossa 0-06 – 0-08 Gaeil Fhánada Realt na

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Glenswilly come from 7 points down to edge championship thriller in Donegal Town

Glenswilly have beaten Four Masters 2-09 to 2-07 as the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship roared into life in Donegal Town this afternoon. Two Senan Carr goals had Four Masters firmly in control of the contest at the beginning of the second half as they led 2-06 to 1-02. Four unanswered points from Michael

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Gweedore emerge from lion’s den with huge championship win over St.Eunan’s

Gweedore have left Letterkenny with a massive win over a highly-fancied St.Eunan’s side in the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship at the O’Donnell Park this afternoon. An Eoin DeBurca goal in the first half was the big score of the game as Gweedore ran out 1-07 to 0-09 winners. It’s St.Eunan’s first defeat of

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Gary McDaid reacts to win over Four Masters: “There was a lot at stake today”

Glenswilly manager Gary McDaid was delighted to come away with the two points in today’s pulsating clash with Four Masters in the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship in Donegal Town. Having trailed by 7 points at once stage in the second half, McDaid’s team roared back into the game thanks to four unanswered points

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Francie Martin says “it’s great to get to a final” as his Donegal Masters side beat Kildare

Donegal Masters manager Francie Martin was delighted to see his side overcome the challenge of Kildare in today All Ireland Plate Semi-Final in Cavan. The Tir Conaill men ran out comfortable 3-09 to 0-06 winners after leading 1-05 to 0-02 at half time. Martin joined Ciaran Cannon on Highland Radio Saturday Sport this afternoon…  

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Horse-Racing: More joy for Letterkenny’s Dylan Browne McMonagle at Leopardstown

Dylan Browne McMonagle continued his superb form of late with another winner at Leopardstown yesterday evening. The Letterkenny jockey rode the Joseph Patrick O’Brien trained “Evening Blossom” to victory as the 11/4 favourite in the 7:55PM race. It’s the sixth win in the space of seven days for Browne-McMonagle, who is having a fantastic month

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Hockey: Convoy’s Luke Witherow on Ireland side that defeated Malta in European B Qualifier Quarter-Final

Convoy’s Luke Witherow was in the Ireland team that claimed a record win in international hockey yesterday evening, as they defeated Malta 25-0. Ireland, ranked nine in the world, cruised to victory over a Malta team ranked 72, in the fourth quarter-final of the European B qualifiers. The game, which was played at Sports Campus

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Six Donegal footballers nominated for 2024 Irish News All Star Awards

Six Donegal footballers and one hurler have been nominated for the 2024 Irish News All-Star awards. The football nominees are Buncrana’s Caolan McGonagle, Michael Langan of St Michael’s, Niall O’Donnell of St Eunan’s, Oisin Gallen of Sean MacCumhaills and the St Naul’s pairing of Peadar Mogan and Brendan McCole. Setanta’s Steven McBride is the sole

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Caitriona Jennings and Ciaran McGonagle to represent Ireland at 100KM World Championships

Letterkenny AC athletes Caitriona Jennings & Ciaran McGonagle will represent Ireland at the 2024 IAU 100Km World Championships which take place in Bangalore, India on December 7th. Caitriona finished 3rd in the last 100KM World Championships back in 2022 and claimed Gold in the Masters Race while setting a new Irish National Record and age

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Business Matters, Ep 207 – Convoy woman’s fashion brand Calculate Clothing

Have you ever thought about launching your own fashion brand? Well, for one Donegal entrepreneur a long held dream has been realised. Back in spring, Convoy woman Elaine Ayton launched a brand new online brand Calculate Clothing, offering a unique mix of comfort and style. And she is this week’s guest on Business Matters with

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Donegal SFC Round 3 Draw reaction with Brendan Kilcoyne

The draw for Round 3 of the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship took place this evening. Highland’s Oisin Kelly spoke to former St.Eunan’s manager Brendan Kilcoyne as he reacted to the draw…   The draw in full: St.Nauls v Killybegs Four Masters v Glenswilly Cloughaneely v Downings Glenfin v Kilcar St.Eunan’s v Gweedore St.Michaels

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St.Eunan’s come out on top in battle of the top contenders – Brendan Kilcoyne match reaction

St.Eunan’s have beaten reigning champions Glenties 1-13 to 0-10 in the Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship this evening. A Niall O’Donnell goal in the second half along with a string of fine points from the county star made a huge difference in today’s encounter. It’s now two wins from two for the Letterkenny

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Glenswilly see off stern Cloughaneely test to go two from two in the Senior Championship

Glenswilly have made it two wins from their opening two games in the Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship. The Glen men overcame the challenge of Cloughaneely on a score-line of 0-14 to 2-06 this afternoon. Two first half goals for Cloughaneely kept them in the contest until the end but ultimately Glenswilly kept

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St Eunan’s captain Kieran Tobin: “It’s a great win for us”

St.Eunan’s defeated reigning Dr. Maguire Cup holders Naomh Conaill in the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Championship in Glenties this afternoon. It’s now two wins from two for the Letterkenny side as they overcame a depleted Kilcar side in the championship opener last weekend. St.Eunan’s captain Kieran Tobin says championship wins in Glenties don’t come

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Horse-Racing: Double for Oisin Orr at Pontefract earns him Sunday Series success

Oisin Orr has won the 3:45 and 4:45 races at Pontefract today. The Donegal jockey was on board the highly-fancied Richard Fahey trained “Powerful Glory” in the Cure Leukaemia EBF “Newcomers” Maiden Stakes. And that was enough for him to win the Sunday Series Best Jockey award, worth £10,000, for a third time. He went

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Boxing: Raphoe’s Jack McElroy through to National U18 Semi Final

Raphoe’s 63.5 kilo fighter Jack Mc Elroy had a convincing points win over Armagh’s Jake Daly at the quarter final stages of the National U18 Boxing Championships on Friday night. McElroy will now share the canvas with Portlaoise hot-shot Louis Griffin in the semi-final next Friday evening. The winner will be back in action again

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Donegal Club Championship Results – Saturday 17 August

Donegal GAA – Saturday 17th August Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship Killybegs 1-10 – 1-12 Sean Mac Cumhaill Kilcar 1-16 – 0-09 St Naul’s Gaoth Dobhair 1-14 – 0-05 Glenfin Downings 0-06 – 3-08 Four Masters Dungloe 1-12 – 1-08 Aodh Ruadh BS Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Naomh Muire LR 2-16 – 1-13

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Martin Holmes pays tribute to passing of Derry City legend Jim McLaughlin

Former Derry City manager and League Of Ireland legend Jim McLaughlin passed away earlier this week. Jim won a record eight League of Ireland titles as Manager with Derry City, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, and Shelbourne as well as six FAI Cups. He steered Derry City to their famous domestic treble in 1989. As a player,

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Three-time Olympian Mark English returns to Finn Valley Centre after reaching 800M Semi-Final in Paris

Mark English has been welcomed home from the Paris Olympics at the Finn Valley Centre this afternoon. English, who is from Letterkenny, is now a three-time Olympian having competed in the 2016, 2020 (which took place in 2021) and 2024 Olympic Games. This year, he reached the semi-final of the Men’s 800M event in Paris

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Finn Valley’s Sinead McConnell takes silver at World Masters Championships

Finn Valley AC’s Sinead McConnell took a superb silver medal at the World Masters Championships in Gothenburg this morning. Sinead clocked 56:16 in the 10k race walk for W55 silver. She was beaten to gold by Michelle Rohl, a three-time Olympic race walker with the United States in 1992, 1996 and 2000 and a multiple

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Team Ireland’s Rachael Darragh receives rapturous homecoming after Olympic debut

Raphoe’s latest Olympian Rachael Darragh received a warm welcome at her homecoming event yesterday evening. The badminton star, who is the niece of three-time Olympian Chloe Magee, was greeted by hundreds of well-wishers at the Raphoe Badminton Club. Darragh competed in two matches during her Olympic debut in Paris – the first was against a

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