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There was a first win in the NIFL Championship for Strabane Athletic on Tuesday night. They won on the road at Moyola Park 3-1. Sam McClintock scored two of Strabane’s goals and Sean McCallion got the other. Elsewhere Institute lost 2-1 to Ballinamallard Utd in their first home game of the season. Liam Mullen put

Brendan Boyce has called time on his race walking career. The Milford native who competed under the Milford, Letterkenny and Finn Valley clubs during his career is a three time Olympian. Boyce was part of the Ireland teams at London 2012, Rio 2016 and Toyko 2021. He also wore the Irish vest at numerous World

Derry City FC have confirmed Niall McGinn, is joining interim manager Mark Connolly’s backroom staff in a coaching capacity. The former Northern Ireland International who played for Derry will be available to assist with both the first team and the Academy at the Brandywell. Connolly is in temporary charge following the departure of Tiernan Lynch

Today’s opening one day international match between Ireland and Afghanistan at Bready Cricket Club has been abandoned. Play was due to get underway at the Tyrone venue at 10.45am but with the present wet conditions and incoming rain for the rest of the day, it means play will not be possible. The second of a

Sligo Rovers captain Will Fitzgerald will sign for Shamrock Rovers. The Hoops have paid seventy-five thousand euro for the 27-year-old – breaking their record domestic transfer fee. The League of Ireland transfer window closed last night. In the meantime, Sligo have completed the signing of Jack Shorrock on loan from Port Vale until the end

Finn Valley’s Mark English and Arlene Crossan have been included on the Irish team for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. English will run the 800m and goes into the event with the fastest time in Europe this year. English has been in the shape of his life this season and looks poised to contend

Members of the North West Shotokan Karate Club traveled as part of the national WUKF Ireland karate squad to Cluj, Romania, for recent the WUKF (World Union of Karate-Do Federation) World Championships. The squad was led by Mandy McNulty, Chief Instructor, who is also a member of the World Referee Commission and Chairperson of the

The fixtures for the inaugural season of the FAI National League have been released with the first set of games scheduled to kick off on Saturday, August 29th. The 15 founding clubs will partake in a truncated 2026 season before a fully formatted competition is rolled out in Spring 2027. The 2026 season will see

Darren Purse has been unveiled as the new manager of Sligo Rovers. The former Birmingham City defender arrives from Cardiff City, and succeeds John Russell, who recently made the move to Shelbourne. Sligo are bottom of the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division, and host Drogheda United on Saturday night. “I’m really looking forward to getting

Derry City FC have announced the signing of 25 year old English defender Brooklyn Lyons-Foster from Finnish side HJK Helsinki. Lyons-Foster primarily plays as a right-back and spent his early career with Tottenham, coming through the academy system at the club. He was a regular in the Premier League 2 side and was twice named

The draws were made on Wednesday evening for the Derry club championships. In the top tier senior, the defending champions Newbridge were drawn to face Kilrea in round 1 with Slaughtneil and Magherafelt going toe to toe in one of the stand out ties. A qualifying back door system will be used again for the

The League of Ireland and Irish League sides have learned of their possible opponents in the next rounds of their respective European competitions. In the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round, a win against Rijeka for Derry City will see the Candystripes advance to play either Stjarnan of Iceland or Ilves from Finland. There are

GAA – Donegal ACL Divisional Finals – Sat 18th Jul Results Brian McCormick Division 1 League Final  Four Masters  0-15      V     1-10   Dungloe   Division 1B League Final            Four Masters 1-12 – 1-09 Termon   Division 1 Relegation/ Promotion Play Off  St Michaels 2-23 – 2-16 Naomh

Antrim are set to appoint Michael McShane as their new hurling manager. The Ballycastle native will take the reins from Davy Fitzgerald, who departed the Saffrons after a turbulent 2026 season. McShane- who previously held roles with the Antrim Under-20s and the Tyrone senior hurlers is expected to be ratified at next week’s county committee

Tara Rose Smith has qualified for Saturday’s semi finals of the 800m at the European Under18 Championships in Italy. The Finn Valley athlete clocked 2:08.72 at the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi to finish second in her heat and progress to the next stage. She was beaten by Léa Eid from France (2:08.68) while she edged out

Dylan Browne McMonagle had a 7/1 treble on Thursday evening at Leopardstown. Last years Champion Jockey won on Star of State at 1 / 3, Ballyskeagh at 7 / 4 and Bellesque at evens. That’s 8 wins this week for the Donegal Jockey who also had victories over the past few days at Dundalk, Killarney

The Trout Anglers Federation of Ireland (TAFI) will host the 23rd Cortland FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing Championship in the North West of Ireland from 16-22 July 2026. The prestigious international event will take place across venues in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, spanning Donegal and Tyrone. It follows last year’s championship

It looks like we’re in for another week of good weather but believe it or not, the summer sunshine does have its drawbacks. The Stonethrowers Rally in Co Tipperary which is part of the National Rally Championship was due to take place this weekend – but because of the high temperatures and the impact that

Three Donegal jockeys recorded wins on a busy day of racing action on Monday. Down in Killarney, Luke McAteer got the evening off to a winning start with victory on board Molto Amichi in the 7 o’clock race. Then in the next race at 7.30, Dylan Browne McMonagle steered Vauntingly to victory at 13/8 and