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Donegal’s Brendan Boyce notched up a season best time in the 35k Walk at the World Championships in Budapest this morning. The Milford man was 24th overall in another superb display of Championship racing crossing the line in 2:37.26. The race was won by Álvaro Martín of Spain in 2:24.30.

Greencastle Junior Golf team won the Donegal Boys Youth Plate matchplay in Greencastle this week. On Thursday evening after a great tussle with Letterkenny, Greencastle won the second leg 3-0 to win overall 4-2 and take the title. Letterkenny had lead 2-1 after their home first leg.  

Several reports in the press on Thursday morning are once again linking Jim McGuinness with the vacant Donegal Senior Managers position. Speculation has been rife in recent weeks and according Ryan Ferry in the Donegal News, the Naomh Conaill native is close to a return and the man who lead Donegal to an All Ireland

Derry’s Johnny McGuckian has been named the Electric Ireland Minor Star Football Player of the Year. McGuckian has been the standout player for Derry over the past two seasons securing vital scores for the team throughout their campaign which culmanated in All Ireland success this year. Glen man McGuckian is also one of six Derry

  Another epic Donegal Wild Atlantic Way Ultra Cycle Race rolled around the county over the weekend with competitors tackling 555k and 333k events. Christopher Birney won the 333 category in 10 hours 53  minutes 15 seconds. The Cranford man had over twenty minutes to spare on his nearest challenger. Errigal’s Shaun Mc Daid was

Derry City will have to overturn a 1-nil first leg deficit if they’re to reach the Conference League playoff round. Tobol player Roman Asrankulov scored a screamer midway through the second half in Kazakhstan. Michael Duffy squandered a gilt-edged chance to level the tie 12-minutes from time. The return leg next week will be played

The first 400 people who register for this month’s Donegal Half Marathon will be guaranteed a technical t-shirt and specially commissioned medal. Speaking ahead of the tenth staging of the Kernan’s sponsored Donegal Half Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, August 27th, in Letterkenny, race director, Brendan McDaid, said he is expecting the event to

Fourteen events have been organised at eight locations across the county by Donegal Sports Partnership as part of HER Outdoors Week which takes place from Monday, August 14th to Sunday, August 20th. HER Outdoors Week aims to celebrate and encourage more females to get out and enjoy the benefits of being in the outdoors, while

Brendan Rodgers has been named the PwC GAA/GPA footballer for July. Rogers was integral to Derry’s four-point victory over Cork in the Quarter Final, with two scores to his name. The Slaughtneil man also proved to be Derry’s engine when it mattered coming up with two more scores in the All-Ireland Semi Final as they

The death has occurred today of former Tyrone football manager Art McRory. The Dungannon Clarke’s clubman was in charge of the Red Hands for a total of almost 25 years, in three different spells in the role. He guided Tyrone to a first every appearance in an All-Ireland final in 1986, when they lost to

The Ireland 4x400m relay team have qualified for the final at the European Under 20 Championships in Jerusalem. Finn Valley’s Hannah Murray ran a controlled and impressive second leg and hit the break zone in first position in what was a tough heat. Ireland would finish fourth in a season best time of 3.39.02 to

Donegal LGFA are on the search for a new senior manager and have officially opened expressions of interest from potential candidates. Maxi Curran stepped down after five years in charge following the All Ireland defeat to Dublin at the quarter final stage. The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Friday August 18th, 2023. Expressions

Keith Cowan has joined Irish League Championship side Dergview. Tuesday was a busy day for Keith who confirmed his departure from Finn Harps at lunchtime and then confirmed his next move with the County Tyrone club that evening. Cowan who returned to captain Harps just last December, found his game time limited in recent weeks

Tony McEntee is set to continue as manager of the Sligo senior footballers for a fourth year in 2024 but it remains to be seen if the Donegal members of his backroom team will stay on to. The Armagh native has been handed a one-year extension by the county board and will be joined again

Keith Cowan has left Finn Harps with the club confirming the news this afternoon saying “Finn Harps and Keith Cowan have today parted company by mutual consent.” Keith who rejoined the club as captain last December and was Dave Rogers first signing as manager has found limited game time in recent weeks. “Keith and his

There was National Championship success for Swillly Seal members at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Cillian Murphy was crowned champion in the under 17 age group, picking up a gold medal in the 100m Breaststroke. Murphy who set numerous personal best times over a number distances and disciplines would also take bronze in the

Oisin Orr had an 18/1 double on Friday evening at York. He rode Midnight Mile (8/1) and Spirit Dancer (11/10) to victory, both for his stable trainer Richard Fahey. Orr has now accumulated 36 wins across the water this season. Orr is back in action on Saturday at Ascot.