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ATU Donegal women’s soccer side are through to the semi finals of the CUFL Regan Cup. They had a comfortable 11-0 victory over Ulster University Magee on Tuesday afternoon at the An Dalann Sports Ground. The Loughrey sisters from Buncrana chipped in with six of those goals as Kerri and Jodie hit three each and […]

Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team Head Coach Carla Ward has selected a 23-player squad for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup European Qualifiers against France and the Netherlands and it includes three Donegal players. Amber Barrett, Tyler Toland and Anna Patten have all been included for the games at the start of next month.

Donegal have been hit with an injury blow ahead of Sunday’s National Football League top of the table clash with Mayo in Letterkenny. Daire O’Baoill is out of the tie and looks set to miss several weeks with an injury to the hand wrist area. The Gaoth Dobhair wing forward has been in excellent form

Finn Harps FC have announced that supporters living in London now have an official base, with Sheephaven’s Bay in Camden confirmed as the headquarters of the newly formed Finn Harps London Supporters Club. The move provides a dedicated home for Donegal people and Harps fans living in London to come together for match night screenings,

Donegal clash with Mayo this Sunday at the O’Donnell Park in round 3 of the Natiinal Football League is a sell out. A small allocation was released on Tuesday afternoon but were scooped up by supporters within minutes. Around 9000 is expected at the game on Sunday but don’t be fretting if your not there.

The ONeills Foyle Cup, which will be held throughout the North West region from 20th to 25th July this year, is still open for entries. Officially the closing date was January 31, but the organisers are accepting entries in the tournament, up until 9th February. The event is the most popular youth soccer tournament in

Donegal’s Finbarr Roarty has been nominated for the GAA’s Player of the Week following for his performance in Sunday’s win over Kerry in Ballyshannon. Last years Young Player of the Year continues to make an impact for Donegal where he contributed three points for Jim McGuinness’ team at Fr Tierney Park. Galway’s Rob Finnerty and

Derry City continued their preparations ahead of the new season by taking the Billy Kee Memorial Cup on Wednesday evening. They beat Irish League side Institute 3-1 at The Brandywell Stadium. Ben Doherty scored two of the three. The other came from Michael McColgan. Aidan Hegarty scored the stute goal. Derry play Shamrock Rovers this

With the new League of Ireland First Division season just over two weeks away, Finn Harps confirmed three more signings on Wednesday evening. Harps boss Kevin McHugh has added Portuguese defender Daniel Lacerda, French winger Nathan Lumingo and striker Temiloluwa Ajibola. Lumingo has already scored for Harps, his goal came in the recent friendly against

Derry City kick off their Premier Division campaign on Friday week against Sligo Rovers and as preparations continue for the season opener, Derry confirming the signing of another new player on Monday with Portuguese winger Kevin dos Santos added to the squad. The 26 year old travelled to Spain with the City squad for their

There was heartbreak on Monday for Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair in the FAI Schools John Murphy Senior B National Cup Semi Final as the Donegal side bowed out of the competition on penalties to Balla Secondary School at Ray McSharry Park in Sligo. Charlie O’ Gallchoir had Ghaoth Dobhair in front on 38 minutes but by

Donegal man Gerard McGlynn captained the Republic of Ireland darts team to victory in the Islands International tournament in Clare on Sunday night. The Glenfin man said it was an honour to lead out the Irish team to their latest international success, securing impressive victories over Jersey, Isle of Man and Guernsey over two days

Michael Langan has been nominated for the GAA’s Player of the Week award. The St Michael’s man delivered when Donegal required scores and leadership at Croke Park on a wet Saturday evening. Langan concluded an exciting encounter with a six point haul for Jim McGuinness’ outfit in their victory over Dublin. Tomás Kennedy of Kerry

Strabane Athletic bowed out of the Irish Cup on Tuesday evening in Belfast. The Tyrone Intermediate outfit went down 4-0 to Premiership side Glentoran at the Oval. Pat Hoban scored two of the four goals with Jordan Stewart and Michael-John Kamson-Kamara also finding the net. The other two games between Ballymena and Larne, and Loughgall

All eyes will be on M-Sport’s Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy line-up for the opening round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, Rally Monte-Carlo, as Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne join Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy for a full WRC campaign with M-Sport. The latest WRC season was launched on Saturday with M-Sport’s Ford Puma Rally1

A number of young fighters from the north west have been named in the Irish selection that will take on Scotland in Glasgow next month. There’s two from Donegal with Sean Doohan of Dunfanagh selected to box at Junior 80kg and Twins Towns man Caoimhin Connolly will fight at Youth 50kg. Conan McShorley of Two

Shane Blaney has returned to Sligo Rovers on a loan deal from parent club Livingston, until June 30th 2026, subject to international transfer clearance. The Letterkenny defender re-joins Rovers following a three-year spell in the Scottish Premiership with both Motherwell and Livingston. The 26-year-old previously played for the Bit O’Red in 2021 and 2022 making

Institute cruised into the last 16 of the Irish Cup on Tuesday night. Padraig Lynch grabbed himself a hat-trick as stute beat Ballinamallard United in Fermanagh by 3 goals to nil. They now play the winners of Knockbreda and Loughgall in round six. There were also Cup wins last night for Glenavon, Portadown and Warrenpoint

In their first pre season friendly of the year, Finn Harps beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 at Finn Park on Tuesday evening. No details of who the goal scorer was as one of the players on trail found the net but Corey Sheridan did save a Sligo penalty in the tie. Darragh Coyle, Conor Tourish,Gavin McAteer

ATU Donegal kick started their Trench Cup campaign with a comprehensive 7-12 to 5pt victory over the Garda College at the Connacht Centre of Excellence in Mayo on Tuesday evening. Odhran Doherty, Paddy McElwee, Kyle Murray, Cormac Gallagher and Luke McGlynn scored the goals for ATU. Maxi Curran’s side play their only group home game

The second staging of the ‘Black and Amber 4 For Aidan’ will take place in Letterkenny on Sunday, March 1st. The four-mile road race/walk is a joint initiative between Letterkenny Athletics Club and St Eunan’s GAA Club in memory of Aidan McGlynn. Aidan died in September 2024 aged 50. The 2025 event raised €5,000 for

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a stage rally? The Donegal Motor Club is pulling back the curtain and inviting the public to an exclusive Open Evening on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the Mount Errigal Hotel. Starting at 7:00 pm, the event is designed to showcase the technology and dedicated people

Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair are through to the FAI Senior B National Cup Final having navigated their way past Glenamaddy Community School in Tuesday’s Semi Final at Ray McSharry Park in Sligo. The Galway side hit the front in the opening minute but a double from Maria Ni Ghallchoir in the opening half seen the Donegal

Donegal’s James McShea is off to Norway to visit the legendary John Haugland Winter Rally School. McShea won the J1000 Irish Forestry title in 2025 and as part of the prize through the Craig Breen Foundation, the young Donegal will be given the opportunity to hone his skills on snow and ice. In the coming

Donegal and Tyrone are set to meet in the quarter finals of hurling’s Conor McGurk Cup. Tyrone were due to play Fermanagh in the first round this evening (Tuesday) but that game was called off due to the weather conditions as the pitch at Garvaghy was deemed unplayable. A coin toss then decided the winner

Jason Quigley has added an exciting Kildare boxer with a strong Donegal bloodline to his stable of up and coming talents. Aodhan Byrne has ditched the amateur vest to turn professional. The 23-year-old from Kilcullen, who won an Irish Senior title in 2025, has joined the Sheer Sports ranks. Byrne took a split decision win

Due to the adverse weather conditions the Donegal Sports Star Awards Committee launch will not go ahead this evening (Monday 5th January). It has been rescheduled for this coming Wednesday evening (January 7th) at 6pm in the Mount Errigal Hotel. Nominees wishing to get information on booking tickets for the 2025 Donegal Sports Star Awards

Former Republic of Ireland international Eunan O’Kane has been named senior football manager of Derry GAA side Banagher. The clubs football side have never won a senior Derry football title but have won the hurling title on three occasions. O’Kane previously played in England during his playing career for Leeds, Bournemouth and Luton Town.

The League of Ireland has confirmed attendances in this year’s men’s Premier Division increased by eight percent. Over 680-thousand fans came through the gates in the top flight this season – but there was a five percent drop in attendances at First Division fixtures. There was a one percent increase in crowd figures for the

Mattie Donnelly has committed to Tyrone for 2026, but doubts remain over the future of Peter Harte. Both former All-Stars and All-Ireland winners are now 35, and manager Malachy O’Rourke said he would love to have both in his squad. “That’s the burning question. Mattie is back, he has been training with us. Petey hasn’t

Entries for Sunday’s Donegal Half Marathon, which is being held in association with Kernan’s in Letterkenny, are set to exceed 1,300. Speaking ahead of the eleventh staging of the annual event, race director, Brendan McDaid, also confirmed that one of Ireland’s leading distance runners, John Travers, will be taking the starter’s gun on Sunday morning

The Donegal Motor Club have launched of a brand-new J1000 Championship, giving the next generation of rallying talent a unique platform to showcase their skills. The championship will comprise three rounds, offering young drivers an exciting blend of challenges across both tarmac and gravel: Two days of competition at the Knockalla Hillclimb – a legendary