Derry City and Waterford played out a 2-2 draw in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the RSC this evening. Kevin dos Santos had The Candy Stripes a goal to the good at the break but that lead was wiped out when Tom Lonergan converted a penalty just before the hour-mark. Former Irish International […]
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Finn Harps have been beaten 3-0 by Treaty United in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Market’s Field this evening. The home side led at the break thanks to goals from Ronan Manning and Cian Curtis. It was game over on 53 minutes when Curtis struck his second of the evening. Michael Cooke was
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Séamus Coleman has announced he will end his 17-year playing career at Everton when his contract expires at the end of this season. The Killybegs man moved to the Toffees from Sligo Rovers in 2009, and has made 433 appearances for the Premier League club to date. David Moyes’ side are at home to Sunderland
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Former Finn Harps goalkeeper Oisin Cooney was on the Burnley under-21 side that won the Premier League Cup last night. Burnley beat their Sunderland Under-21 counterparts 2-1 in the final at the Stadium of Light. Cooney, who has represented the Republic of Ireland, made a number of key saves, notably in the first half. The
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In this week’s Business Matters, Chris Ashmore gets an update at what’s happening at the Tata Consultancy Service’s Global Delivery Centre in Letterkenny, plus he finds out about Gander Ireland which helps retailers to turn reduced-to-clear food into sales by promoting discounted items in real time. Tata Consultancy Services, a global leader in IT services,
Tyrone will play Kerry in this years All Ireland U20 Football Final. Tyrone stayed on course for three titles in a row thanks to a five point win over Kildare while Kerry saw off Roscommon by nine points after extra time. At Breffni Park in Cavan, Darragh Donaghy and Shea McDermott hit the goals for
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Tyrone’s quest for three in a row All Ireland U20 titles remains on course as the Red Hand County progressed to another final beating Kildare by five points. It finish Tyrone 2-12 Kildare 0-13. Francis Mooney reports for Highaland Radio Sport from Cavan.
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Mark English starts his outdoor season this Saturday at the Diamond League meet in China. The Donegal man will face a stacked 800m field in Shanghai with Australia’s Olympic finalist Peter Bol, Britain’s World Championship bronze medalist Ben Pattison and former Diamond League champion Wyclife Kinyamal from Kenya all involved. It will be the Finn
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Donegal GAA All County League Division 1 Sat, 09 May Four Masters 0-17 0-15 Gaoth Dobhair Sun, 10 May St Eunan’s 1-14 – 0-06 Naomh Muire, LR Naomh Conaill 0-19 – 3-12 An Clochán Liath Aodh Ruadh BS 3-12 – 2-11 Gleann Fhinne An Tearmainn 0-11 – 0-13 St Michael’s Sean Mac Cumhaills 2-15 –
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Letterkenny Rovers will play Kilmacrennan Celtic in this season’s Brian McCormick Cup Final. Rovers came through their semi-final against Donegal Town with a 4-1 win in Ballyare this afternoon. Stephen McConnell’s side fell behind early but hit back through Lee McMonagle and second-half goals from Zach Gorman and BJ Banda (2) propelled the Donegal Junior
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Former Finn Harps and Derry City striker Sean Patton is plying his trade with Reading FC in League 1 in England. The Drumkeen native moved from The Candy Stripes to The Royals at the end of last summer and was on-loan at Aldershot at the beginning of this year. Sean is now home for the
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Ryan Griffin of Ballybofey & Stranorlar Golf Club has finished seventh at the Irish Men’s Amateur Open at Seapoint Golf Links in Drogheda. Griffin ended the competition 7-under-par overall after shooting a round of 69 in his final round this afternoon. That score was 4 shots off the winner, Patrick Keeling of Roganstown, who ended
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It’s been another busy weekend for local athletes from the North-West. With the latest, here’s Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonagle…
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Donegal secured their status in the Christy Ring Cup last night after a 0-17 to 1-14 draw with Roscommon in Letterkenny. The result also keeps Donegal in with a slim chance of making it to the final of the competition. Mickey McCann’s side play Meath in the last group game – to qualify for the
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Thierry Neuville has taken victory at Rally Portugal in the World Rally Championship. The Belgian’s Hyundai i20 finished 16.3 seconds ahead of Oliver Solberg in 2nd spot – Solberg was in a GR Yaris. In third was Welshman Elfyn Evans, also in a Yaris, as he finished a further 29.1 seconds back from the leader.
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Illistrin FC have won the SFAI U15 Trophy after a 1-0 win over Westport United in South Dublin this afternoon. Captain Darragh Edwards nodded home from a corner on 44 minutes to hand the Donegal youngsters national success. The side are managed by Seamus Murphy with Michael mcGlynn and Ciaran McElwaine in as coaches. Today’s
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It’s safe to say Dylan Browne-McMonagle is enjoying his return to horse-racing. The Letterkenny jockey suffered a back injury whilst racing in Hong Kong earlier this year and returned to action last week. With another winner this afternoon at Leopardstown, Browne-McMonagle has had nine winners in the past seven days, including a brilliant 7/1 Chester
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Cricket Round-Up – Saturday 09/05/26 In the National Cup, County Galway made light work of Letterkenny’s 146, cruising home on 151 for the loss of 3. Ardmore edged a thriller against Civil Service, winning by just four runs after posting 208 for 6. Terenure chased down Killyclooney’s 203 with four wickets to spare, while Templepatrick
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Donegal and Roscommon drew 0-17 to 1-14 in the Christy Ring Cup at O’Donnell Park this evening. Mickey McCann’s side have now secured their status in the Christy Ring for next season and still have an outside chance of making it to the final against Kerry. Oisin Kelly & Colm Breathnach were live at full
Patrick McGettigan was in the winner’s enclosure in Naas this afternoon. The young Ballyare jockey rode “Arctic Steps” to victory in the 14:03 Handicap at the Kildare venue. The horse is trained by Ross O’Sullivan and went to post at 10/1.
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Strabane Athletic will play in the NIFL Championship next season after gaining promotion from the Premier Intermediate League. A 3-1 win over Croagh United on Saturday clinched second spot in the standings which is enough to earn a place in the NIFL second-tier next season. Donegal natives Oisin Duffy (2) and Gary Merritt were both
Tyrone have beaten Fermanagh 3-21 to 2-13 in today’s Nickey Rackard Cup clash in Garvaghey. First-half goals from Niall McGarel and Ciaran Magill left the Red Hand outfit in a commanding 2-15 to 0-06 lead at the interval. A third goal from Rory Weir in the second-half was the icing on the cake in a
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Storm Stacey took a brilliant win in the Superstock class on his North West 200 debut this afternoon. The English rider held off the challenge of runner-up Michael Dunlop to win by 1.26 seconds after a stunning last-lap battle. Dunlop took victory in a twice red-flagged Supersport race to claim the ninth win of his
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The hurlers of Derry and Meath finished 3-15 apiece in the Christy Ring Cup in Trim this afternoon. A late Tom Shine score rescued an all-important share of the spoils for The Royals. Donegal play Roscommon this evening and Mickey McCann’s side will be looking to secure their Christy Ring status for next season but
Derry and Meath finish all-square in Christy Ring Cup Read More »
Around 500 people took part in the WAAR (Wild Atlantic Adventure Race) this afternoon. For the second year in a row, Kilmacrennan native Peter O’Donnell was the first competitor across the line at The Banks of Naomh Mhuire in a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes and 45 seconds. Declan Ferry was 2nd and Patrick
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It’s two wins in a row for Finn Harps after a late winner against Kerry FC in Ballybofey this evening. Gavin McAteer produced a teasing cross for Max Hutchinson to nod home five minutes into injury time to snatch all three points. Tonight’s result, combined with the win against Bray Wanderers on Monday, means Kevin
Kevin McHugh “delighted to get back-to-back wins” Read More »
Derry City have been beaten 1-0 by Drogheda United in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Sullivan & Lambe Park this evening. A Ryan Brennan penalty on 55 minutes gave the home side all three points to move them level on points with Derry in the league table. In other top flight games, leaders
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Finn Harps have beaten Kerry FC 1-0 in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. Gavin McAteer crossed in for Max Hutchinson to head home in injury time and grab all three points for the home side. It’s now two wins in a row for Harps after last Monday’s win over
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Dylan Browne-McMonagle has won the 3:05 Chester Cup in Chester this afternoon. The Letterkenny jockey rode the 7/1 shot “A Piece Of Heaven” to victory for trainer Joseph O’Brien. It’s a massive win for last year’s Irish Champion Jockey, who has just recently returned from a back-injury, as the Chester Cup is a prestigious race
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In this week’s Business Matters, Chris Ashmore has been looking at a west Donegal business that continues to prosper and expand. Donegal Shores Hygiene & Catering dates back to 1990, and supplies hygiene systems and catering equipment, and stocks over 10,000 lines of product from toilet rolls to crockery, from kitchen utensils to washing up liquid,
Finn Harps and Derry City will both play their third game in seven days this Friday. For Harps, they’ll look to build on a home win over Bray Wanderers last time out when they welcome Kerry to Finn Park in the SSE Airtricity League First Division. The Ballybofey club sit in eighth spot and will
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Greencastle teenager Harry McDaid (15) has once again proven himself on the international stage with gold standard karate performances in Grójec, Poland. Representing the Ulster Karate-do Federation (UKF), Harry travelled to compete at the VIII IKA Poland Karate League 2026 last week (April 26), where he secured impressive podium finishes against strong international opposition, claiming
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The Northwest Vipers are set to welcome a new intake of players as their Youth American Football programme enters its sixth year running, continuing to build on a strong record of success in the North-West. Open to players aged 15–18, the programme has gone from strength to strength in recent seasons, including a standout year
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Shamrock Rovers have stretched their lead to three points at the top of the Premier Division of the SSE Airtricity League. John McGovern scored twice as the Hoops beat Drogheda United 4-1 at Tallaght Stadium. St Pat’s were held to a 1-all draw by Sligo Rovers, while Bohemians and Shelbourne drew 2-all at Dalymount Park.
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Finn Harps put an end to a poor run of recent results with a 2-1 home win over Bray Wanderers at Finn Park this evening. Joel Bradley-Walsh put Harps 2-0 up on 40 minutes after an own-goal had them ahead after just 12 minutes. Bray pulled one back with fifteen minutes to go but the
Kevin McHugh says Harps “were at it from the start” in win against Bray Read More »
It was a busy day of finals at the Donegal GAA Commortas Peile na Gaeltachta in Kilcar. There was success at intermediate level for Naomh Columba’s ladies team, Termon won the senior ladies title, Fanad Gaels were the junior men’s championship winners and Gaoth Dobhair clinched the men’s senior title. With a full round up
Full recap of Donegal Gaeltacht finals in Kilcar Read More »
Derry City drew 1-1 with Galway United in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Celtic Park this evening. A James Clarke own-goal put John Caulfield’s side 1-0 up just before half-time and it remained that way until Kevin Dos Santos snatched an equaliser in injury-time. Martin Holmes has the full time report for Highland
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Finn Harps have beaten Bray Wanderers 2-1 in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. Harps were in control on half-time thanks to an own-goal from Dean O’Shea on 12 minutes and a penalty from local player Joel Bradley-Walsh five minutes from the break. The Wicklow side pulled one back on
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Gaoth Dobhair are the 2026 Donegal Senior Gaeltacht Champions after a 0-17 to 1-11 win over Ardara in Kilcar this evening. The Magheragallon outfit were 1-06 to 0-00 down in the first-half but rallied back in the second half to claim the title. Ciaran Cannon spoke to Gaoth Dobhair coach Francie Friel after the game
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Derry City have confirmed Carl Winchester has signed a two-year contract extension today, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2028 season at least. The 33 year-old midfielder has been in excellent form for Tiernan Lynch’s side since joining in January 2025, making 44 appearances in that time. Speaking ahead of today’s
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Fanad Gaels have won the Donegal Junior Gaeltacht Championship thanks to a 2-13 to 0-12 win over Dungloe in Kilcar this afternoon. Here’s their captain Shaun Kerr speaking to Highland’s Ciaran Cannon after clinching the win…
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Termon won the Donegal Senior Ladies Gaeltacht title with a 4-14 to 4-08 win over Naomh Mhuire in Kilcar this afternoon. Geraldine McLaughlin was in fine form for the Burn Road outfit and earned the Player Of The Match award. Ciaran Cannon caught up with Termon manager Johnny McCafferty after the game…
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Donegal have been drawn with Kerry in Round 1 of the All Ireland series in what is a repeat of last years All Ireland decider. Kerry who reached their provincial final will have home advantage on the weekend of the 23rd/24th May. The winner of the tie will go to Round 2a while the loser
Donegal to play Kerry in Killarney in race for Sam. Read More »
David Laird was first home in the North West 10K in Letterkenny this morning. The Foyle Valley athlete, who was running his first ever 10K race, finished in a time of 32:49 to claim the win. Here’s David speaking after the race on the North West 10K’s Facebook page… Letterkenny AC’s Danny Mooney was second
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Naomh Columba won the Donegal Intermediate Ladies Gaeltacht title in Kilcar this afternoon. The Glencolmcille side defeated Ardara 1-15 to 2-10. Highland’s Ciaran Cannon spoke to Naomh Columba manager Eugene Doherty after the game who said it was a tough battle…
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Dylan Browne-McMonagle has taken his first two wins since returning from a back injury he sustained while racing in Hong Kong. The Letterkenny jockey was on board “Yousaynothingatall” for trainer JP O’Brien in the 4:50 race in Cork this afternoon. That horse went to post at even money. He then rode “Atomic City” to victory
2/1 double for Dylan Browne-McMonagle on his return to action Read More »
Letterkenny Rugby Club are bringing Touch Rugby to Donegal. Touch Rugby will run throughout the Summer at Dave Gallaher Park on Tuesdays from 7pm with the opening night on May 12th. All male and female players from 14 years old and above are welcome to come and play this fun new sport, which is effectively
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