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Harps manager Darren Murphy: “I don’t know how we haven’t scored”

Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by SSE Airtricity League First Division leaders Cork City in Ballybofey this evening. Darren Murphy’s side will be ruing some missed chances in the first half as they couldn’t find an opener in an otherwise promising opening period. It was Cork who managed to break the deadlock on 62

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Donegal and Tyrone name teams for Sunday’s Ulster Semi-Final clash

Donegal and Tyrone have both made one change to their starting fifteen’s for Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi Final at Celtic Park. Donegal captain Patrick McBrearty returns to the team as he replaces Aaron Doherty from last weekend’s team that lined up to play Derry. The return of McBrearty will give the

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Reaction: Hugh McGrath’s Derry U20’s rally in second half to see off Donegal

Derry U20s came out on the right side of the drama in their Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final clash with Donegal in Ballybofey this evening. Ryan McNicholl kicked a late, late winner for Hugh McGrath’s side after a hectic last few minutes to an enthralling contest. Even though he was delighted to get over the line,

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Ulster U20 Championship: Tyrone overcome Monaghan to set up showdown with Derry

Tyrone have beaten Monaghan 2-09 to 0-14 in tonight’s EirGrid Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final at Healy Park in Omagh. Cormac Devlin’s early goal was the big score of the first half as the Red Hand men led 1-05 to 0-07 at the interval. Tyrone hit another goal early in the second half and, even though

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Business Matters, Ep 192: Time to Speak on Eco Basket grocery store business

In this episode of Business Matters, Chris Ashmore interviews Niall Speak, the founder of the Eco Basket company. Having experienced sustainable and waste free shopping habits when he was living in Australia, Niall returned to his native Sion Mills and began the process to set up his company. The Eco Basket has a wide range of

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Derry take much needed win against St Pats – Report & Reaction

Derry City bounced back from last Friday’s defeat to Shamrock Rovers to take a much needed win on Monday night, beating St Patrick’s Athletic 3-1. Martin Holmes reports from The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium for Highland Radio Sport: The victory was the second in six games for the Candystrips who are tied for second place

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Dooher knows that Donegal will be a formidable challenge next weekend

Tyrone joint manager Brian Dooher was hugely impressed by the Donegal display against Derry and knows his side will have to be at their very best to compete against the Jim McGuinness managed side in next weekend’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash in Celtic Park in Derry. Tyrone beat Cavan at Breffni Park on Sunday, eventually

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Gavin Cullen reacts to Cockhill’s Premier Division title win

  Cockhill Celtic are Inishowen Football League Premier Division Champions following their 2-0 victory in Greencastle this afternoon. Goals from Lee McColgan and Corey McBride ensured a win today but Cockhill entered the contest knowing a point would be enough to win the title. It’s now 15 wins from 15 games in the league this

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Harps chairman outlines proposed shareholder changes and stadium update

A  Special General Meeting of Finn Harps Cooperative society will take place on Sunday 28th April, at 7pm in the Villa Rose Hotel. Shareholders will be updated on the new stadium project and votes taken on motions to facilitate a move to an annual membership fee. The proposed new ownership model which will be presented

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Cockhill captain Bradley “over the moon” with title win

Cockhill Celtic have been crowned Inishowen Football League Premier Division Champions after defeating Greencastle 2-0 this afternoon. Title-winning captain James Bradley says the team work very hard in training and that it is very satisfying that it has paid off at the end of the season. Cockhill went into today’s fixture knowing that a draw

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Rhys Irwin competing at British Superbike Championships in Spain

Rhys Irwin has been competing at the British Superbike Championships in Nevarra, Spain this week. The Kilmacrennan rider, who has renewed his contract with Suzuki Astro, is competing in the Supersport class at the event. Irwin finished 5th in Race 1 after some mechanical difficulties during testing but a racing incident in Race 2 meant

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Josh Moffett wins Birr Stages Rally while Kevin Gallagher claims modified section

Josh Moffett and co-driver Keith Moriarty have won the Birr Stages Rally after a narrow win in their Citroen C3. There was less than a fifth of a second between 1st and 2nd, as Sam Moffett and James O’Reilly just couldn’t close the gap to claim victory. David Kelly and Arthur Kierans made up the

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Brilliant Donegal blow Derry away to reach Ulster Semi Final

Donegal have beaten Derry by 4-11 to 0-17 in the Ulster Senior Championship Quarter Final at Celtic Park this evening. Derry started the game on top but Donegal soon settled and a Daire O’Baoil goal mid-way through the first half gave Jim McGuinness’ men the confidence to push on. Donegal would have been slightly disappointed

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Ciaran Thompson and Jason McGee react to Donegal’s emphatic win over Derry

Donegal have beaten Derry 4-11 to 0-17 in this evening’s Ulster Senior Championship Quarter Final clash at Celtic Park. A Daire O’Baoil goal was the big score of the first half as Jim McGuinness’ men went in at the break 1 point to the good after a promising opening 35 minutes. What followed in the

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NIFL Championship: Draws for Institute and Dergview while Ballinamallard suffer heavy defeat

Institute have played out a 1-1 draw with Bangor in the NIFL Playr-Fit Championship Promotion Group at the Ryan McBride Brandwell this afternoon. Oisin Devlin had ‘Stute 1-0 up after 16 minutes but Bangor equalised before half time. The sides went in level at the break and that is how it stayed. Meanwhile, Ballinamallard were

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Mark English finishes 12th in high-quality field in Diamond League 800M Final

Mark English ran in the 800M Final at the Diamond League event in Xiamen this afternoon. The Letterkenny man finished 12th behind a high-quality field of athletes as he ran half-a-second slower than his season’s best. The top 3 were made up of Marco Arop of Canada, Wyclife Kinyamal of Kenya and Tshepiso Masalela of

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GAA President Jarlath Burns visits Letterkenny

  Recently appointed GAA President Jarlath Burns visited St. Eunan’s College in Letterkenny today as part of the prize for the school being front-runners in the GAA’s “Future Leaders” initiative. St. Eunan’s were among only 5 schools nationwide to be awarded a gold medal in the GAA’s Future Leaders Transition Year programme. The college’s Transition

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Chair of Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland writes to Taoiseach raising safety concerns

The Chair of the Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland has in a letter to the Taoiseach today, told him that there is grave concern over patient safety due to the ongoing diabetes care crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital. Paul Gillespie wrote to Simon Harris outlining to him how resources at the hospital have deteriorated to

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