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The fixture details for next month’s FAI Cup second round ties have been confirmed. The standout meeting of Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will be played at Dalymount Park on Friday, the 19th. Cork City’s tie with Finn Harps is one of three fixtures to be played the following day. And among six ties down for

The GAA has confirmed the fixture details for the quarter finals of the All Ireland Football Championship. Donegal and Derry will both in action on Sunday the 30th June. Donegal’s clash with Louth will start at 1.15pm at Croke Park. It will be the first ever championship meeting of the two sides. The second game

The Donegal International is regarded by most competitors and followers as ‘The Big One’, not only in terms of competitive distance, but also in relation to difficulty, and prestige. For a long time, the only three-day event in the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship calendar, and because of its traditional mid-summer date the event usually attracts

Finn Harps have confirm that Chris Lotefa’s loan has ended and he has returned to his parent club Bohemian FC. Finn Harps Manager Darren Murphy said; “I would like to thank Chris for his dedication and commitment to the club over the last few months and wish him well in the rest of his career

Ryan McHugh has been voted GAA.ie Footballer of the Week for a second time this year. The Donegal star received 3,632 votes on the GAA’s Official Instagram page which put him ahead of Armagh’s Conor Turbitt (2,608) and Dublin’s Cormac Costello (2,400). He starred in Donegal’s emphatic All-Ireland SFC win over Clare. The classy Kilcar

Irish sides have found out who will be their opponents in the opening rounds of European competition this summer. Shamrock Rovers will play Icelandic league winners Víkingur ((pr: vee-king-goor)) in the Champions League. Meanwhile in the UEFA Europa Conference League, both Shelbourne and Derry City will be making trips to Gibraltar. Shels have been drawn

Samdec Security International ITRC Three days and 20 magnificent stages await the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship’s contenders as the all-asphalt series heads to the Donegal International Rally. A maximum entry of rally cars will tackle renowned stages like Malin Head, Knockalla, and Atlantic Drive across the three days of jam-packed action. Callum Devine and Noel

The 2024 Wilton Recycling Donegal International Rally launch will take place this evening, the venue is Divers Hyundai on the Canal Road Letterkenny. It’s due to get underway at around 7.30pm and the much awaited seeded entry list will also be released. Before the launch, the Donegal Motor Club will unveil a tribute garden in

Donegal’s Rachel Darragh has had her place at the Olympic Games rubberstamped by Team Ireland. The Raphoe native had known for a number of weeks that she would be going to her first summer games in Paris. Nhat Nguyen has also been selected to represent Ireland for a second time at the Olympics. The Olympic

It was a solid day on Wednesday for the three Donegal Jockey’s. Oisin Orr picked up a 20/1 double at Hamilton Park winning on Two Auld Pals and Ledger, both with trainer Lucinda Russell. That’s five wins in the past week for Orr. Luke McAteer and Dylan Browne McMonagle were winners at Tipperary. McAteer won

The organisers of the 2024 Donegal Half Marathon are expecting a large entry for this year’s event that takes place on Sunday, August 25th. Looking ahead to the Letterkenny-based race, which is being held in association with the Kernan Retail Group, Donegal Half Marathon race director, Brendan McDaid, said: “We are just over 12 weeks

Letterkenny native Dale Gorman is on the move again. The 27 year old has joined National League side Woking from Barnet FC. The former Northern Ireland U21 players has also had spells with Leyton Orient and Stevenage since he moved to England in 2013. “Dale is a massive signing for us,” said Woking Manager Michael

Two Donegal athletes, Mark English and Kelly McGrory, have been confirmed for next month’s European Championships in Italy. Two time European bronze medallist English will run in the 800m in Rome while Tir Chonaill’s McGrory has been named as a member of the 4x400m relay. Both have been showing good form in recent weeks. Meanwhile

Peader Mogan has once again been named the the GAA.ie’s Footballer of the Week. Following his man of the match performance in the win over Tyrone last Saturday, the St Naul’s man was nominated along with Armagh’s Rory Grugan and Louth’s Craig Lennon. The Donegal star received 4,126 votes on the GAA’s Official Instagram page

Donegal Golf Club are linking up with Paul McGinley’s course design company, McGinley Golf Course Architecture & Design, to undertake the next phase of development on their iconic links course. The par 73 Championship Links Course expands over 7,400 yards and is situated on the scenic Murvagh Peninsula near historic Donegal Town on Ireland’s Wild

Donegal’s Odhran Doogan has made a solid start to this year’s RAS Tailtean. The Falcarragh man who is riding with Team Ireland finished 5th and was the second Irish rider home in Wednesday’s 147 kilometre opening stage from Tullamore in Offaly to Killmallock in County Limerick. Doogan also wears the white jersey for the under

Mark English continued with his Olympic qualification hopes on Wednesday night by winning in Spain. The Finn Valley man won the 800m at the Jose Cantino Memorial meet in Castellon. Mark ran a season best time of 1:45.85. It’s the first time this season he has been under 1.46.

Details have been confirmed of a bumper weekend of action on the June Bank Holiday for Donegal GAA. The senior footballers will play Cork in the second round of the All Ireland Championship at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork on Saturday June 1st at 2.30pm. There will be live commentary here on Highland from that

Republic of Ireland manager Eileen Gleeson has named a squad of 26 for the upcoming double header of European Championship qualifiers against Sweden. Donegal players Amber Barrett, Tyler Toland, and Erin McLaughlin are named and Anna Patton who’s grandfather is from Falcarragh is also included. 19 year old Cork City midfielder Eva Mangan receives her

Bonagee United have confirmed Packie Mailey as the club’s new first team manager. Packie has been installed to succeed Jason Gibson, who has stepped down after a successful six years in the role. Packie’s appointment comes with Bonagee United set to return to the Premier Division of the Donegal League for the 2024/25 season. Packie

Richard Kerr and the AMD Motorsport/RK Racing team made their debut in the MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Championship at the weekend with round one of the series taking place at the picturesque Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Competing at the venue for the very first time, the 2.38-mile circuit saw Richard run in sixth place

Donegal’s Ryan McHugh has been named the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for April The Kilcar man was fundamental in ensuring two thrilling victories in the Ulster Football championship last month. He was the conductor for Donegal’s dangerous counter attacks, scoring three points as they defeated last year’s Ulster champions Derry. McHugh’s trademark overlapping

Motorists planning journeys in and around Strabane and Lifford this Sunday May 19th are being warned to expect some minor traffic disruption. An estimated 1,200 runners will take to the streets for the ninth edition of the Strabane Lifford Half Marathon. Diversions and road closures will be in place from 8.30am before the race starts