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Patsy McGonagle reports on the latest events in athletics from around the north-west, including news of a World Record for a Donegal athlete…

Tyrone will play Kerry in the U20 All-Ireland Final next weekend after their win over Roscommon at Kingspan Breffni Park yesterday evening. Goals from Conor O’Neill, Shea O’Hare and Eoin McElholm set Tyrone on their way to a 10 point win. 3-18 to 3-08 was how it finished. Kevin Egan reported live from Cavan at

Former players and managers as well as fans were among the attendance last night in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey, for the book launch of “We Are The Harps”. Co-authors Barley Ramsay and Joe Doherty have profiled every single player who have played for Harps since the Donegal club entered the League of Ireland in 1969 up

Highland Radio’s Brendan Devenney spoke with St. Michael’s and former Donegal players, Brian McLaughlin, Christy Toye, and Martin McElhinney at the Wild Atlantic Camp in Creeslough.  

Donegal came out on top over Roscommon at Dr. Hyde Park in the Nicky Rackard Cup. The final score of the game was 1:25 to 2:10. Donegal’s senior hurling team manager, Mickey McCann described the team as being in a “good place” that “should have a place secured in the final.” Donegal’s attentions now turn

Donegal overcame Roscommon in the fourth round of the Nicky Rackard Cup. 1:25 to 2:10 was the final score. Donegal are now through to the Nicky Rackard Cup final in Croke Park. Donegal held the lead throughout most of the match and went in at half time eight points up. Kevin Egan has the full-time

Derry City defeated Bohemians at home in the Brandywell Stadium in the League Of Ireland Premier Division. Derry City won a score line of 1:0. Michael Duffy netted Derry’s goal. Derry sit at second place on the table behind Shelbourne. Ronan Boyce and Michael Duffy spoke with Highland Radio after the game.

Derry City have beaten Bohemians 1-0 in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. The sides went in level at half time at 0-0 and it seemed like it may end that way until Michael Duffy popped up with the winner on 85 minutes. The result means Ruaidhri Higgins’s men

Finn Harps left it late to claim all 3 points from tonight’s SSE Airtricity League First Division clash with Longford Town at Finn Park. After going 2-0 up early on after goals from Max Johnston and Tony McNamee, Harps found themselves pegged back mid-way through the first half thanks to goals from Jordan Adeyemo and

Derry City have gone just 1 point behind Premier Division leaders Shelbourne after a 1-0 win over Bohemians at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. A Michael Duffy strike on 85 minutes was enough to earn all 3 points from the contest. Meanwhile, Shels could only manage a draw against Drogheda United… After the game,

Max Johnston scored as Finn Harps overcame Longford Town by 3 goals to 2 in the SSE Airtricity League First Division in Ballybofey this evening. He spoke to Diarmuid Doherty after full time at Finn Park…

Derry City boss Ruairdhri Higgins was understandably disappointed after his side conceded a 90th minute equaliser against Shelbourne in the 1-1 draw on Monday evening in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Speaking after the game, he reflected on this and on a night when both Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians slipped up at home to

Finn Harps boss Darren Murphy was disappointed with the outcome as his side lost 1-0 away to Bray Wanderers on Bank Holiday Monday evening. He made a number of changes to his starting line-up, and also emptied the bench in a bid to get back into the match. After the game Murphy summed up his

A last gasp equaliser from former Finn Harps striker Sean Boyd enabled Shelbourne to preserve their lead at the top of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division following a night of high drama at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. City deservedly took the lead on 56 minutes when Paul McMullan capitalised on a Shels’ mistake

Finn Harps dropped to fifth place in the SSE Airtricity League First Division as they lost 1-0 at the Carlisle Grounds to a Bray Wanderers side who leapfrogged over them on goal difference. Harps boss Darren Murphy made a number of alterations to his starting line-up, notably with on-loan goalkeeper Conor Walsh and Chris Lotefa

Cill Chartha will fly the Donegal flag at this year’s All Ireland Gaeltacht Championships following their victory in the Donegal senior final against Gaoth Dobhair in Falcarragh. Michael Hegarty, the Cill Chartha manager, was well pleased with the 0-12 to 0-10 victory and gave his thoughts on the game and the All-Ireland Gaeltacht Championships when

Cockhill Celtic overcame Gorey Rangers to claim the FAI Junior Cup. Oisin McColgan scored the goal to equalise Cockhill Celtic in the 77th minute. After a nail-biting penalty shoot out, the Inishowen side came out on top. Harry Doherty saved three of Gorey Rangers’ four penalty shots. Garbhan Friel netted the penalty kick to seal

Gavin Cullen manged his side to victory in the FAI Junior Cup Final against Gorey Rangers. At the end of full time and extra time, the score was 1:1 with Cockhill Celtic’s Oisin McColgan netting the goal. The match went to a penalty shoot out where Cockhill Celtic came out on top with a 3:1

Cockhill Celtic are the first ever Inishowen team to win the FAI Junior Cup, following their success over Gorey Rangers. Cockhill Celtic came out victorious on a score line of 3:1 after a penalty shoot out. Oisin McColgan netted the goal to equalise with Gorey Rangers and Garbhan Friel scored the penalty that secured victory

On Saturday, the 11th of May, the Donegal hurlers will take on Roscommon in the Nickey Rackard Cup. The game will be played at Dr. Hyde Park in Roscommon. “We’re in a good place, we struggled for a long time during the League,” said McCann regarding some of his keys players who have come back

Tír Chonaill AC’s Kelly McGrory set a new record in Donegal while racing in the 400m race in Milan. Her winning time of 53.76 seconds is also a personal best for the athlete. This was her first race since the final of the World 4x400m in Budapest last year. Her winning performance will see her

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness says influential goalkeeper Shaun Patton is winning his race to be fit in time for next Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Final against Armagh. Patton, who is widely regarded as one of the best ‘keepers in Ireland, was forced off in the quarter-final win over Derry and hadn’t recovered in time to

Donegal have beaten Monaghan on a score-line of 2-12 to 0-8 in this afternoon’s Ulster Minor Championship encounter at Fr. Tierney Park in Ballyshannon. Two first half goals from Eoghan Gallagher and Donnacha O’Baoill set Barry Ward’s youngsters on their way to victory. The result means Donegal have now booked a place in the Ulster

Barry Ward will lead his young Donegal side into an Ulster Minor Championship Semi Final in 2 weeks time after overcoming Monaghan in Ballyshannon this afternoon. First half goals from Eoghan Gallagher and Donnacha O’Baoill set Donegal on their way to a bounce-back win, as they lost in last week’s clash with Down. Ward spoke

It’s almost time for this year’s North-West 10k Road Race & Walk. An estimated 1000 participants will take to the streets of Letterkenny this Bank Holiday Monday morning at 11am. The charities that will benefit from this year’s event are Cara House Family Resource Centre, Letterkenny Community Childcare Centre and the First Responders of Kilmacrennan,

Finn Harps have beaten Treaty United 1-0 in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at Finn Park this evening. As the game went deeper into the 2nd half, it looked like it might be heading for a scoreless draw as neither side could break the deadlock in a scrappy affair. That was until Captain Tony

Derry City and Galway United have played out a 0-0 draw in tonight’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash at Eamonn Deacy Park. City looked the more likely to score towards the end of the game but ultimately came up short in what will be a disappointing result for Ruaidhri Higgins’ men. Elsewhere in the

    A late Tony McNamee strike was enough to earn Finn Harps all 3 points from their SSE Airtricity League clash with Treaty United this evening. It’s Harps’ first win in 4 games after losing 3 on the bounce in previous weeks. Next up is an away fixture against Bray Wanderers on Monday evening.