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Donegal clubs could be set for a change to summer football. As part of the Pathways Plan, FAI Director of Football Marc Canham is seeking to implement summer football across all levels of Irish football. The now defuncted Ulster Senior League was played in the same time frame as the League of Ireland but junior […]

Tyrone GAA has appealed for privacy for joint-manager Feargal Logan. He’s currently dealing with unspecified health issues, and missed last weekend’s league defeat to Derry. Tyrone have wished Logan well with his recovery.

Derry City have confirmed the departure of assistant manager Paddy McLaughlin. The former Cliftonville manager became assistant to City boss Ruairi Higgins last April. In a club statement thanking him for his services, Derry City say McLaughlin has left his role by mutual consent.

Donegal will begin their EirGrid Ulster U-20 Football Championship with a trip to play Cavan on Saturday, March 9th. Details of this year’s U-20 Ulster Championship have been confirmed by Ulster GAA. There are two groups – Donegal are drawn in Section B along with Cavan, Armagh and Fermanagh while in Section A Tyrone will

Former Finn Harps Captain Dave Webster is on the move again. Drogheda United have confirmed the signing of defender ahead of the new SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season. Webster arrived at Finn Park in 2020 before moving to Bray Wanderers in November of 2022. The 33-year-old has also had spells at Shamrock Rovers and

Donegal’s Georgie Kelly has moved from Rotherham to League One strugglers Carlisle United on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Kelly, 27, started his career with Derry City before moving to University College Dublin AFC. He then moved on to Dundalk in 2018, where he scored seven goals in seven league appearances with the

Donegal GAA have confirmed how they distributed the €1 million euro donation from JP McManus. The county opted to divide the money evenly among the 41 clubs but this was met with dissatisfaction by Donegal LGFA at a recent monthly meeting. Other counties opted to split the money into codes with some clubs receiving bigger

Finn Harps have signed Mark Mbuli ahead of the start of the season which gets underway in over two weeks time. The Ballybofey native began his career in the Finn Harps Academy, representing the club at both U15 and U17 level. He then made the switch to neighbours Derry City before signing for Institute in

Roma McLaughlin has signed a deal to join Shelbourne ahead of the new Women’s Premier Division season. The Donegal native who was most recently plying her trade in Denmark has 11 Ireland caps. McLaughlin had a previous stint at Shels in 2017 and 2018. Roma says “I’m very excited to be coming back to Shels.

The Donegal Motor Club has paid tribute to Austin Frazer who passed away on Thursday. The Fermanagh man was Clerk of the Course in the early days of the Donegal International Rally and would go on to win the event in 1977 with Billy Coleman and ten years later in 87 with the great Bertie

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) will host the first ever University Fitness Games this Saturday 27 January at the universities Letterkenny campus. Third level students enrolled in universities from all over the island of Ireland will compete to see who the fittest student in Ireland is. This is the first event of its kind in terms

Paddy McCourt has stepped down as Derry City’s academy manager and technical director. He transitioned into the roles in 2018 after finishing his playing career with Finn Harps. In December McCourt had a sexual assault conviction overturned. The former Northern Ireland International says he wants to pursue a fresh challenge.

Ed McGinty has returned to Sligo Rovers on a short-term loan deal. The goalkeeper has failed to make the breakthrough at Oxford this season, and will be with the Bit-O-Red until June. McGinty, a product of the Sligo Rovers academy, established himself as a key player in the years prior to his departure. His last

Institute have confirmed the signing of former Northern Ireland International Daniel Lafferty. Having spent the past year with Sligo Rovers, a move back to the city of Derry was tempting for the 34 year who’s clubs include Sheffield United and Burley. The left back has also had stints with Derry City and Shamrock Rovers in

Letterkenny Rovers and Buncrana Hearts will be on the road in the last 16 of the FAI Junior Cup while Cockhill Celtic have been given a home tie once again. For the third round in a row Letterkenny will be on their travels and to make the quarter finals they will have to overcome Clonmel

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Eamonn Kelly is amongst a record-breaking entry list for the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship. On Friday, WRC officials confirmed that 19 crews will take to the start line on next month’s Rally Sweden, the opening round of the five-event series. It is the largest JWRC entry in two decades.

ATU Donegal bowed out of the Sigerson Cup on Wednesday night losing to MTU Cork 3-20 to 1-14 after extra time at Abbottstown in Dublin. Heading into the closing minutes of normal time, the Letterkenny College kicked three unanswered scores to go one point ahead, but MTU would hit an equaliser to force additional time.

In what was one of the most competitive games in this year’s All-Ireland Schools Cup series, Coláiste na Carraige managed to overcome St Andrew’s College 48-42 to clinch the Girls Under 16B prize in the National Basketball Arena on Tuesday. This clash proved ferociously competitive right from the tip-off with the two sides deadlocked at

Michael Harris has signed a new contract with Irish League Championship contenders Institute. The Convoy native has scored seven goals since his move to Stute from Finn Harps in July. Institute will be hoping Harris impresses again this weekend against Ballyclare Comrades as they look to keep pace with Championship leaders Dundela. They hold a

The search continues to find Karl Lacey’s replacement as Head of Academy with Donegal GAA. County officials have advertised for the part time role that incorporates Football and Hurling Player Development and Coach Development for Donegal GAA Academy squad players and teams. Interested parties have until next Thursday 25th January to apply. More details are

Three Finn Harps Players have been included in the ROI Schools squad for this weekend’s friendly against Australia. James McAteer, Darragh Coyle & Oisin Cooney have all got a shout. The game will be played at Home Farm FC on Saturday afternoon at 2pm. 🇮🇪 International Call Up 🇮🇪 We are delighted to confirm that

The Donegal Sports Star Committee has announced that the historic 1982 All-Ireland winning manager Tom Conaghan will be inducted into the Hall of Fame when the Awards take place in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Friday week the 26th of January. The 78-year-old will be the 48th inductee and tenth from the sport of GAA

Institute have confirmed the signing of St Johnston native Shane McGinty. The 29 year old has been without a club since leaving Ballinmallard last July. It’s a second spell at Stute for McGinty who signed for a year from Coleriane in August 2015. Shane has also had spells with Irish League sides Dungannon and Ballymena,

Derry City have officially confirmed the signing of striker Pat Hoban from Dundalk. The 32-year-old moves to the Ryan McBride Brandywell on a two-year contract. Hoban was Dundalk’s record goalscorer, having netted 150 goals during his two stints at Oriel Park.

The Kernan Group is delighted to announce the extension of its sponsorship agreement with the Finn Harps Youth Academy & Schools Program, marking a continuation of their successful three-year partnership with iMotors. This joint sponsorship, with iMotors, remains the main support for the program for an additional two years until 2026. The ties between Anthony

The North West 10k committee is inviting charities to apply to be beneficiaries from this year’s event which takes place on Monday, 6th of May in Letterkenny. Closing date for applications is this Friday 12th January and should be emailed to toni@letterkennychamber.com 27,150 euros was raised from last year’s run and walk resulting in three

There last of the group games in the Dr McKenna Cup are this evening and Donegal will be keeping a close eye on the outcomes. Donegal may have lost the points against Armagh but they can still qualify for the semi finals of the pre season competition. Armagh host Tyrone at the Athletic grounds at

Institute took a fine three points in the Irish League Championship top of the table clash on Tuesday evening. Stute beat the leaders Dundela 2-1 away with Kirk McLaughlin scoring the winner, six minutes from the end on time. Mikhail Kennedy had leveled the game with Institutes first goal just past the hour mark. The