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The Donegal Ladies team have suffered Ulster Final heartbreak as they lost by a single point to Armagh after extra time in Clones this afternoon. The game finished 0-17 to 1-13 in favour of the Orchard County after a rip-roaring contest. It looked like Armagh had done enough to win it in normal time as

Tyrone are U20 All-Ireland Champions as they defeated Kerry on a score-line of 1-20 to 1-14 in Portlaoise this afternoon. A first half goal from Joey Clarke was the important score to get Tyrone’s noses in front at the break – The Red Hand County went in 1-08 to 0-07 up at half time. Both

It took extra time to separate the Donegal and Armagh in the Ulster Ladies Final at St. Tiernach’s Park in Clones this afternoon. A spirited and courageous performance from Donegal was epitomised by their ability to get back into the game having been 4 points down heading into the dying seconds of normal time. A

Cockhill Celtic have beaten Ayrfield United 7-1 in the FAI Senior Cup First Round clash in Buncrana this afternoon. Early goals from Luke Rodden and Lee McColgan had Gavin Cullen’s men 2-0 up at the break. It was the Inishowen side who kicked on in the 2nd half – two quick-fire goals around the hour

Katy Heron says being huge underdogs was motivation for the Donegal Ladies today as they took on a highly-fancied Armagh side in today’s Ulster Ladies Final in Clones. The game finished 0-17 to 1-13 after extra time and Heron, who is in her 15th season, says the team felt disrespected heading into the contest but

Paul Devlin has led Tyrone to U20 All-Ireland glory as they defeated Kerry 1-2o to 1-14 in Portlaoise this afternoon. Joey Clarke hit the net for the Red Hand county after 13 minutes to put day-light between the teams. Kerry never really recovered as they trailed 1-08 to 0-07 at half time. A converted penalty

Derry were beaten 2-14 to 0-15 by Galway in yesterday evening’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 1 match at Pearse Stadium. The big talking point of the game came after 20 minutes of the first half as Derry’s Gareth McKinless was shown a straight red card for a stamp on Damien Comer. Goals from Sean

Galway kicked off their All Ireland Football Championship campaign with a big win over Derry on Saturday evening. The hosts in Salthill came away with a 2-14 to 15 point victory. Derry played the majority of the game with 14 men after a first half red card for Gareth McKinless. Michael McMullan reports for Highland

Donegal have been beaten 2-08 to 1-07 by Armagh in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Semi Final in Ballyshannon this afternoon. Colm O Dochartaigh’s goal mid-way through the second half gave Barry Ward’s side hope as they finished well but ultimately fell short. Armagh will now play Derry in the Ulster Final next week as

Derry have reached the Ulster Minor Football Championship Final as they defeated Tyrone on a score-line of 2-14 to 1-10 at Owenbeg this afternoon. Dylan Rocks and Caoimhin Hargan struck goals in either half as Damien McErlain’s youngsters ran out fairly comfortable 7-point winners. Derry will now play Armagh in the Ulster Minor Final as

Finn Harps came away from the UCD Bowl last night not knowing if it was one point gained or two points dropped. The game ended 3-3 and, ordinarily, a point away to the students this season would be deemed as a decent result for most teams in the division. The tinge of frustration comes from

Former Finn Harps captain Declan Boyle joined Ciaran Cannon live on Saturday Sport this evening to give his thoughts on how the current League of Ireland season is going…

Mark English put in a strong performance to finish 4th in a world-class field in Spain yesterday. Meanwhile, the National 5K Road Race took place in Phoenix Park in Dublin this morning. Amy Greene of Finn Valley claimed an impressive win in that event and the Letterkenny men’s team finished 2nd in the team event.

A Paul McMullan strike on 76 minutes was enough to give Derry City all 3 points in last night’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash with St Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park. It was former Derry and Republic Of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny’s first game in charge of the Dublin side, but he was unable

Another week, another huge game for Cockhill Celtic as they host Leinster Senior League outfit Ayrfield United in the first round of the FAI Senior Cup on Sunday. Gavin Cullen’s side have had a fantastic season so far as they have already bagged 3 titles – the Inishowen Premier Division, the Clubman Shirts League Cup

Finn Harps captain Tony McNamee has been speaking to Highland’s Oisin Kelly ahead of tomorrow night’s SSE Airtricity League First Division clash with UCD at Belfield. The Ramelton man has been in fine form this season and has scored some important goals, including last Friday’s sensational strike against Longford Town and winners against Treaty United

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness was deep in his praise for everyone involved in their Ulster Senior Football Championship Final victory over Armagh in Clones. Donegal won 6-5 on penalties after the sides had ended level at 20 points apiece following extra-time. It’s a first Ulster title in five years for Donegal and there were huge

Jim McGuinness has led Donegal to yet another Ulster Senior Football Championship after today’s victory over Armagh. The Glenties man has now managed his county to four Anglo-Celts and remarkably has only ever been beaten in one Ulster Championship match. After the game, McGuinness acknowledged an obsession with the smaller details has helped him develop