Donegal and Mayo played out a draw in their opening game in Division One in the National League. The game finished 11 points a piece with Donegal’s Patrick McBrearty missing a penalty. Donegal’s Michael Langan was named man of the match after he fired over four points. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh report for Highland …
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St Eunan’s have won their sixth title for 2021 after they beat Setanta in the Under 21 Hurling final on Sunday afternoon. The Cathedral Town were 2-6 to 1-6 victors. The Under 21 title adds to the Senior Hurling title, Senior men Senior Reserve, U-21 Football Championship, as well as the Ladies Intermediate Championship. Tom …
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Tyrone and Monaghan played out a nine point apiece draw in a tight tussle in Healy Park in Omagh. The All Ireland Champions had led six points to four at half time but Monaghan fought back in the second half to earn themselves a point. Tyrone joint manager Brian Dooher spoke with the media after …
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Tyrone and Monaghan had to share the points in their first game in the 2022 National League. The sides finished level on nine points a piece with Conor McManus coming off the bench to equal up the game for the Farney County. Francis Mooney has the full time report from Healy Park…
Cockhill Celtic have gone two points clear at the top of the Ulster Senior League after they beat Derry City Reserves 2-0 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell on Sunday afternoon. Goals from Stephen Duffy and Adam McCarron earned Gavin Cullen’s side all three points. Cockhill have one game in hand over second placed Bonagee United …
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There were golds for Donegal athletes over the weekend in the University Championships, Ulster Masters and the National Masters. James Kelly of Lyit and Finn Valley AC earned gold with a throw of 16.94m in the Shot Put at the University Championships. At the Ulster Masters Cross Country, Teresa Doherty won in 14 minutes and …
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Letterkenny Rugby Club earned a 27-5 win over Cavan in the Ulster Championship 3 on Saturday evening. Tries from Dave Brown, Danie Faulkner, James Perry and Ben Scott helped Letterkenny claim the 22 point win. In the All Ireland League Division 2c there were defeats for City of Derry and Omagh. City of Derry were …
Donegal have named their team to face Mayo in their Allianz National League Division One opener. The game takes place at Sligo’s Markievicz Park as MacHale Park in Castlebar undergoes resurfacing works. The team is as per the match programme. 1 – Shaun Patton 2 – Caolan Ward 3 – Brendan McCole 4 – Odhran …
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Derry opened their 2022 Allianz National League campaign with a 1-10 to 0-06 win over Down in Owenbeg. Rory Gallagher’s side had nine different scorers in the game with Niall Loughlin scoring the goal. Next up for Derry is an away trip to Offaly next Sunday. After the game Derry boss Rory Gallagher spoke with …
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Institute suffered a second successive league defeat on Saturday afternoon going down 2-1 to H & W Welders. Benny McLaughlin opened the scoring on 25 minutes before Callum Byers equalised just 12 minutes later. Michael McLellan then wold the game for the Welders with a goal on 46 minutes. Elsewhere, Dergview and Annagh played out …
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Steelstown Brian Og’s of Derry and Down’s Kilcoo have both sealed their places in the respective All Ireland Finals. Steelstown claimed a 2-6 to 0-7 win over Na Gaeil and will now play Trim in the Intermediate decider after they beat St Faithleach’s 1-11 to 0-11. Meanwhile Kilcoo beat St Finbarr’s 1-18 to 1-13 after …
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Donegal Olympian Brendan Boyce says he is “delighted” to win his second Overall Donegal Sports Star Award. The Milford native claimed the award thanks to a outstanding performance at the Olympic Games last August where he finished in tenth in the 50km race walk. The 35-year-old also entered the top three in the World for …
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Champion Apprentice Dylan Browne McMonagle opened up his account for 2022 with a victory in Dundalk on Friday evening. Browne McMonagle won on board Hadman for trainer Joseph O’Brien. The win was number 95 of his career.
There was defeat this afternoon for Letterkenny Rugby Club Under 18’s in the Ulster Club League final losing in the last kick of the game to Ballymoney. The game ended 20-19 in favour of the side from Antrim. Letterkenny had led 14-12 at half time with tries coming from Ewan Douglas on 5 mins and …
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Donegal’s Georgie Kelly looks set to play in League One of the English Football League after reports that he has joined after Rotherham United. The 25-year-old Tooban native finished as the top scorer in the Airtricity League Premier Division for Bohemians last season and also impressed in their Europa Conference League exploits. A free agent, …
Letterkenny IT completed the group stages of their All-Ireland Freshers Championship campaign with a win over Queen’s University at the Donegal Training Centre in Convoy. If finished Letterkenny IT 2-7 Queen’s University 0-10 Daire Gallagher and Carlos O’Reilly got the LYIT goals. However, the three point winning margin was not enough to send them through …
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary is visiting Belfast today to discuss the operation of the Brexit protocol. Liz Truss says she will hear from communities and businesses affected by it. She’s tweeted that she remains determined to negotiate a solution with the EU. Ms Truss says the focus must be on protecting the Good Friday Agreement and …
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The V Spa, set within the Villa Rose Hotel has this week been named as one of Ireland’s Top 10 Spas in The Irish Independent Reader Travel Awards. The Independent asked readers to submit nominations in a number of categories including Ireland’s favourite spa. Entries were open to all readers in Ireland and overseas. After …
A former underage Letterkenny Rovers player is dreaming of making it in Italian football’s top tier. James Abankwah says he’s lost for words after signing for Serie A side, Udinese. The 18-year old defender has joined from St Patrick’s Athletics and will remain with the League of Ireland side until July, as he completes his …
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Final preparations are being made for the 2021 Donegal Sports Star Awards which will take place virtually this Friday night at 7.30. The Awards will be streamed live on the Donegal Sports Star Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels. It will also be streamed on their exclusive sponsor Donegal County Council’s Facebook and Twitter channels. For …
Gardai are treating a recent car fire in Letterkenny as deliberate. The car fire happened at the Green Ballymacool on Thursday last at around 1.30am. A resident in the estate woke when they heard a loud noise outside only to discover that their car was on fire. It is believed that the fire was started …
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A number of youths are wanted in connection with the theft of a number of items from a business premises in Letterkenny. The theft happened on Sunday evening last at around 8.30pm on the Port Road area of the town. Four male youths were captured on CCTV entering the yard to the rear of …
CCTV and drones could be used by local authorities to catch and prosecute illegal dumpers. Fianna Fáil is introducing a bill in the Seanad to address the problem, which it says is costing councils around a hundred million euro a year. But Liam Herrick, Director of the Irish Council of Civil Liberties, says they’ve already …
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There ‘s been a dramatic drop in those awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital. As of this morning there were 17 people waiting for a bed at the hospital compared with 58 waiting there yesterday – a decrease of 41. Meanwhile, according to the INMO’s daily Trolley Watch figures, 97 patients were awaiting admission …
Gardai believe two weekend crimes in Letterkenny could be linked. A car dealership has been targetted while items were stolen from a shop – both located in the Mountaintop area of the town – in the early hours of Saturday morning. The yard of a car dealership in the area was entered on Saturday …
Gardai are treating a recent car fire in Letterkenny as deliberate. The car fire happened at the Green Ballymacool on Thursday last at around 1.30am. A resident in the estate woke when they heard a loud noise outside only to discover that their car was on fire. It is believed that the fire was …
A car dealership in Letterkenny has been targeted during a weekend break in. The incident happened at Mountaintop on Saturday morning last between 3am and 4am. The yard at the premises was entered and damage was caused to a number of vehicles within. Gardai are appealing to anybody who may have been travelling in …
An investigation is continuing into an attempted break-in and theft at a business premises in Letterkenny. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday morning. The business premises is close to the junction of the Canal road and the Pearse Road area of the town. At around 00.25am yesterday morning, the gate to …
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Donegal supporters planning to travel to Sligo for Sunday’s National Football League opener against Mayo have been asked to note that the game is all ticket. Mayo county board have confirmed that no tickets will be on sale at Markievicz Park on Sunday – and fans should purchase their tickets in advance. Tickets are …
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A funding package of over €5.5m has been announced for walking and cycling infrastructure in Donegal. €5.596m for the county has been sanctioned by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan and the National Transport Authority for works on the Letterkenny Cathedral One Way project, the New Footpath Project in Muff, Bocan/ Culdaff and Carndonagh and the Safe …
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The Manager of a Donegal nursing home believes we’re heading towards a crisis in terms of staffing in private healthcare settings. It has led to calls on the Governement to improve the rates to the private sector to even out the playing field and pave the way for better pay. Ann Gallagher, Manager of …
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More disruption is expected to operations at Killybegs harbour this week. Fórsa members at the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority are due to participate in a 48-hour work stoppage from midnight Tuesday until midnight Thursday. It follows a 24 hour work stoppage last week. The action is in response to what Fórsa says is a …
Letterkenny University Hospital was the second most overcrowded in Ireland today. Latest figures from the INMO show that there were 58 people awaiting admission there this morning. 17 people were on trolleys in the Emergency Department while a further 41 were waiting on wards. Nationally, there were 471 admitted patients were waiting for …
Finn Harps have announced the signing of defender Erol Erdal Alkan. The towering centre half, also capable of playing centre midfield, becomes the latest addition to Ollie Horgan’s squad for the 2022 campaign. Born in the Netherlands, he opted to represent Turkey at international level and was capped three times for their U21 side. The …
It was a busy weekend on the athletics front for Donegal athletes all across the world. On Saturday, Sommer Lecky claimed gold in the Senior Women’s High Jump at the Scottish Senior Championships with a jump of 1.79m. Caolan McFadden from Cranford AC earned a medal running with Ulster Under 17 boys in the Cross …
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There were wins for both Cockhill Celtic and Bonagee United in the Ulster Senior League on Sunday afternoon. Cockhill claimed a 2-1 victory over Finn Harps Under 21’s with Fionn McClure and Adam McCarron. Meanwhile, Bonagee remain just a point ahead of Cockhill after they beat Letterkenny 1-0 thanks to a Tony McNamee goal.
There were defeats for Derry sides, Slaughtneil and Banagher in their Ulster Club Hurling Semi Finals. Slaughtneil went down 2-19 to 1-17 to Ballygunner of Waterford. Daithi Boland was at Parnell Park… Meanwhile Banager were beaten 2-15 to 1-13 by Kerry’s Kilmoyley.
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Sligo Rovers defender John Mahon has signed for St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee. Mahon made his debut at 17 for Rovers in the League Cup in 2017 before going on to make his league bow in 2018. He was Young Player of the Year for the club in 2018, first-choice defender in 2019, helped …
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Monaghan won the Dr McKenna Cup on Saturday night after they beat Donegal 1-11 to 13. Dessie Ward’s goal early in the first half helped Seamus McEnaney’s side to the one point victory. After the game, Northern Sound got the thoughts of Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney… Ryan Wylie told Northern Sound that he was delighted …
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Tiernan McCann has become the latest member of Tyrone’s All-Ireland winning squad to opt out of the Red Hands set-up for 2022. He joins Ronan O’Neill, Mark Bradley, Hugh Pat McGeary and Michael Cassidy in deciding to quit the inter-county game. McCann, has been a member of the squad since 2013, a regular under Mickey …
Donegal tasted defeat for the first time in 2022, losing out 1-11 to 0-13 to Monaghan in the Dr McKenna Cup Final. Monaghan led 1-07 to 0-04 at half time with Dessie Ward finding the back of the net for the Farney County. Donegal trailed 1-10 to o-04 after 43 minutes before substitute Michael Murphy …
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Donegal suffered defeat to Monaghan in the Dr McKenna Cup Final on Saturday evening. Declan Bonner’s side lost 1-11 to 0-13 after a strong fightback in the final half an hour of the game after trailing by nine points early in the second half. Donegal boss Declan Bonner told Tom Comack after the game that …
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Monaghan have won the Dr McKenna Cup after they beat Donegal 1-11 to 0-13 in the final in Healy Park on Saturday evening. Donegal trailed by six at half time and brought on Michael Murphy who ended the game as Declan Bonner’s sides top scorer firing over six points but it wasn’t enough as Monaghan …
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Dergview ran out 3-1 winners in their NIFL Championship clash with Institute on Saturday afternoon. Matthew Buchanan opened the scoring for the team from Castlederg before Matthew Kirk’s penalty made it 2-0 before half time. Benny McLaughlin pulled one back for Stute before Mikhail Kennedy sealed Dergview’s win in the final 10 minutes. The win …
Sommer Lecky claimed gold in the Senior Women’s High Jump at the Scottish Senior Championships on Saturday afternoon. The Finn Valley AC athlete left Glasgow with gold after earning it with a jump of 1.79m. Claire McGarvey from Banchory finished in second with a jump of 1.74m and Philippa Rogan jumping 1.69m earning a bronze.
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