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  Cavan defeated Donegal 2-08 to 0-07 at Silverbridge in the Ulster Platinum Final at Silverbridge this afternoon. Aoife Gallagher scored 6 out of Donegal’s 7 points and, even though Donegal out-scored Cavan in the 2nd period, the damage was done in the first half. Daire Bonner was reporting live for Highland Radio and he […]

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

Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by Cork City in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. The sides went in scoreless at half time after a promising opening 45 for the home side, but Cork struck twice mid-way through the 2nd half to take the game away from Harps. Sean

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,

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

  A late, late Derry point was the difference as they overcame a determined Donegal side in the Eirgrid Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final at MacCumhaill Park this evening. Having led by 7 points to 4 at half time, Donegal let their grip of the game slip in the third quarter thanks to an Oisin Doherty

Derry have beaten Donegal 1-12 to 0-14 in tonight’s Eirgrid Ulster U20 Championship Semi-Final at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. Ryan McNicholl hit the winner for Derry in the 4th minute of injury-time to send the Oakleaf county through to the Ulster decider. Donegal started the game well and led 0-7 to 0-4 at half-time. A

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

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

Cockhill Celtic have beaten Greencastle United 2-0 in the Inishowen Football League Premier Division this afternoon. The result means Cockhill have been crowned champions and remarkably still have a 100% record in the division this season. A first-half goal from Lee McColgan had Gavin Cullen’s men in control at the break, and a strike on

  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

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

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

It’s been another busy weekend on the athletics front. Local athletes Mark English and Brendan Boyce were both in action. English was competing in the Diamond League in China, while Boyce was in Turkey at the Race-Walking Championships. Patsy McGonagle has all the latest…

Jim McGuinness has given Donegal GAA yet another glorious day as he masterminded his side’s 4-11 to 0-17 victory over a highly-fancied Derry team at Celtic Park this evening. Derry went into the contest as the newly crowned NFL Division 1 Champions after overcoming Dublin at Croke Park 3 weeks ago and were widely regarded

NFL Division 1 Champions Derry were beaten by a determined Donegal side in this evening’s Ulster Championship Quarter Final clash at Celtic Park. Despite a good start, Mickey Harte’s Derry side were second-best for the majority of the contest and the Tyrone man says there is no doubt Donegal were sharper overall and deserved to

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

Donegal selector Colm McFadden was over the moon with the result at Celtic Park this evening as Donegal stunned Derry in the Ulster Senior Championship Quarter Final. Two goals from Daire O’Baoil, a penalty from Oisin Gallen and a late Jamie Brennan strike were the difference as Jim McGuinness’ side ran out 4-11 to 0-17

Donegal have beaten Mayo by 21 points to 14 in their Nickey Rackard Cup clash at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny this afternoon. A big second half display from the Tir Chonaill men proved to be the difference after going in level at half time. Donegal have now won 2 games from 2 in the

Donegal’s hurlers have beaten Mayo 0-21 to 0-14 in the Nickey Rackard Cup at O’Donnell Park this afternoon. The game was all square at 8 points apiece going into the interval but it was Donegal who pushed on in the 2nd period to claim a well-deserved victory. The result means Mickey McCann’s side are 2

Derry City have now only won 1 game out of the last 6 in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after losing 3-1 to Shamrock Rovers at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. It’s a run that has seen Ruaidhri Higgins’ side slip to 4th in the table after a promising start to the season

Finn Harps have lost back-to-back games in the SSE Airtricity League First Division after going down 2-0 to Cobh at St. Colman’s Park this evening. Two first half goals from the home side left Harps with an uphill battle in the second period. The Ballybofey side struggled to get any rhythm in the game and

Derry City have been beaten 3-1 by Shamrock Rovers in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. Richie Towell will still be wondering how he didn’t open the scoring for the Dubliners after 20 minutes as he saw his close range strike somehow diverted out for a corner. Neither

Finn Harps have been beaten 2-0 by Cobh Ramblers in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at St.Colman’s Park in Cork this evening. First half goals from Matthew McKevitt and David Bosnjak had Ramblers firmly in control at the break. For the 2nd week in a row, Harps improved in the 2nd half but just

  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

Derry City will host Shamrock Rovers in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Ryan McBride Brandywell tomorrow evening (Friday). City currently sit in 2nd position but know that a defeat will see the Dubliners leapfrog them in the table. The sides last met at the beginning of March and drew 2-2 after a