There’s another big weekend of football ahead for Cockhill Celtic who welcome League of Ireland First Division side Bray Wanderers to the Charlie O’ Donnell Sports Ground on Saturday. They clash in the FAI Cup First Round and there will be live coverage from 2pm here on Highland with Oisin Kelly and Keith Cowan in […]
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Finn Harps have announced Sean O’Donnell has signed a new two and a half year deal keeping him at Finn Park until the end of the 2025 season. O’Donnell has been a key player for the club this season, registering two goals and six assists in 18 appearances including the winning goal in last Friday’s
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The Donegal Ladies Minor side eased through to the All Ireland C Final on Wednesday evening. They had 4-18 to 2pts win over Leitrim in Lisnaskea . Abigail Temple Asokuh and Katie Dowds returned from the senior squad with Dowds scoring one of the goals. Aisling O’Neill, Tara Geoghegan and Síle Ní Fhearraigh got the
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Derry City host HB Torshavn on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Europa Conference League qualifier at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. With the tie level at scoreless, the Candystrips will look to make home advantage count and progress in the competition. Derry boss Ruaidhri Higgins says the players will response to the
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Denise O’Sullivan will start for the Republic of Ireland against Australia in tomorrow’s World Cup opener in Sydney. The Cork midfielder has been passed fit after recovering from a leg injury. The game kicks off at 11am tomorrow, Irish time. Joint hosts Australia are one of the fancied teams at the tournament. Donegal striker Amber
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The O’Neill’s Foyle Cup parade has become an iconic part of the prestigious tournament as the competing teams marched through the streets of Derry this morning. Players, coaches and family members set off from Ulster University’s Derry/Londonderry Campus and made their way via Northland Road, Great James Street and Strand Road before gathering at Guildhall
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Filip Da Silva has left Finn Harps by mutual agreement. The 19 year old joined in December of last year from Norwegian side Ullensaker/Kisa IL. During his short spell with the Ballybofey side, he scored 4 goals in 20 appearances.
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The Donegal LGFA will now begin the search for a new senior ladies manager after Maxi Curran left the job last night following six years at the helm. With the men’s senior job up for grabs, there’s no doubt Maxi’s name would be linked, but speaking on this mornings Nine Til Noon Show, he ruled
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Mark Coyle has signed a new contract with Shelbourne, extending his stay with the Reds until the end of the 2024 campaign. The contract for the Donegal man also includes an option for a further year after that. Coyle joined Shelbourne in 2022 having previously won the Player of the Year title for the 2021
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Maxi Curran has stepped down as Donegal senior ladies manager after six years in charge. The Donegal LGFA confirmed the Downings man’s decision on Monday evening. They said ” It is with regret that Donegal LGFA County Board announce that Maxi Curran has stepped away from his role as Donegal Senior Ladies Manager. We would
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On this week’s DL Debate, Brendan Devenney wraps up all the weekends action with feedback and analysis of Donegal ladies defeat to Dublin in the All Ireland quarter final including an honest assessment from manager Maxi Curran. There’s a look back at the All Ireland semi finals with Monaghan’s Paul Finlay and Irish Sun GAA
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It’s all to play for in the Europa Conference League qualifier between Derry City and HB Torshavn. The first leg between the sides finished scoreless on Thursday as Kevin McLaughlin reports from the Faroe Islands . Derry Boss Ruaidhri Higgins told the assembled press it’s still all to play for next week in the second
Derry draw at Torshavn – Report & Reaction Read More »
On The Score this week, we hear from the Bonagee United club as they prepare for this Saturday’s FAI Women’s Amateur Cup Final in Galway against Terenure Rangers. Former Finn Harps player and underage Manager Joe Boyle looks ahead to Harps clash with Cobh Ramblers while Donegal Ladies Manager Maxi Curran previews the county’s All
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The race for the Sam Maguire hots up this weekend with Dublin facing Monaghan and Kerry taking on Derry. For the second year in a row, Derry have reached the All Ireland Championship semi final stage, but will need a huge performance if they are to over the defending champions who stream rolled past Tyrone
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Finn Harps return to action this Friday night against Cobh Ramblers at Finn Park. Diarmaid Doherty will have live updates on Highland from the 8pm KO in association with B&S Credit Union Main Street Ballybofey. After last weeks positive draw with Bray Wanderers in which Harps put in a good performance, Dave Rogers side will
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Top-class cricket returns to the North-West this weekend, 14-16 of July, as the Rario Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy Festival heads to Bready Cricket Club. Northern Knights currently top the table, with a 100 percent record, following the first of the three festivals in Cork last month. Local side North West Warriors are hot on their heels
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Nine Swilly Seals ASC swimmers recently travelled to the University of Limerick Sports Campus to compete in the final Swim Ireland competition of the 2022-2023 season for the nation’s age-group swimmers. The competition format was amended this year to provide two long course (50m) competitions for swimmers by age category; the Irish National Age-Group Championships
Martin Harley continued on his winning ways in Australia this week. On Thursday he won on Twyford at Ipswich and yesterday he rode The Big Goodbye to victory at Grafton. The Trentagh native has rode six winners so far this month Down Under. The Big Goodbye overhauls a very brave Ranges in the 2023 Ramornie!
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Derry City won’t be taking HB Torshavn for granted in the first leg of the Europa Conference League qualifier on Thursday. The Candystrips are in the Faroe Island’s to start what they hope will be a journey through the qualifiers for the Brandywell side. Patrick McEleney has had games in Europe during his time with
Patrick McEleney – It will be special to play in Europe with Derry City Read More »
The Bonagee Ladies will play in a first ever National Cup final on Saturday at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway. The Letterkenny side face off with Dublin’s Terenure Rangers in the decider of the FAI Women’s Amateur Cup. There will be regular match updates on Highland from the 2pm kick off in association with the
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Derry City FC have confirm central defender Sam Todd has re-joined the club on a permanent deal, having spent the last couple of seasons at UCD. The 25-year old Donegal native was in City’s Academy before being brought into the senior squad in 2017. Sam moved to Finn Harps a year later before earning a
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Letterkenny man Killian Gribben will be back on court this evening as Ireland play their fourth game at the FIBA U20 Men’s European Championship. The Irish will take on hosts North Macedonia in their final group game looking for a second win in the competition. They took their first victory on Tuesday beating Slovakia 78-68
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Last weekend saw Donegal Motor Club member Denis Ferry combine both his addictions of Rallying & Landrovers when he made the trip over to Wales to the World Famous Nicky Grist Stages rally organised by the Quinton Motor Club which uses a majority of stages from the old Rally GB WRC Stages. Denis flew across
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Derry City start their European journey on Thursday evening with the first leg of their European Conference League Qualification in the Faroe Island’s. The Candystrips face Havnar Bóltfelag (HB) Torshavn with Derry at home in the second leg next week. With HB seen as favourites for the first leg, Derry boss Ruaidhri Higgins feels the
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Donegal GAA have ratified an Interim Implementation Team following the review by Croke Park. Dr Billy Bennett who is the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Registrar at ATU has been appointed Head of Operations. Coach Education Manager with Ulster GAA Roger Keenan has been appointed Coaching Support while Tyrone native and retired Vice-Principal of
Donegal GAA take first steps under review with Implementation Team Read More »
On this weeks DL Debate, Brendan Devenney is joined by Michael Hegarty and Gary McDaid while Ladies Captain Niamh McLaughlin looks ahead to the All Ireland quarter final with Dublin. Listen to the DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
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Snetterton in Norfolk was the venue for round five of the Pirelli National Superstock championship and with a strong fourth place, Richard Kerr and the Dumfries-based AMD Motorsport team were able to consolidate their second place overall in the championship standings. Picking up from where he left off in previous rounds, the 23-year old was
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Rory Kavanagh will not be going for the Donegal Senior Managers job. Ryan Ferry reports in Monday’s Donegal News that the St Eunan’s man has ruled himself out of the running. Speaking after the drawn league game with Naomh Conaill at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny, Kavanagh said “No, it won’t be” when asked would
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A unique event is being held in Inishowen in August with The Extreme North Quadrathon, comprising four marathons or four half marathons over four consecutive days. It’s a big challenge for all involved, but also very rewarding. The event has grown considerable since it was first held over a decade ago. Aside from the spectacular
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On this weeks League of Ireland chat, Oisin Kelly has been speaking with Anthony Gorman. The former Finn Harps player/manager gives us his views on Friday’s games as Finn Harps host Bray Wanderers and Derry City’s home tie with Sligo Rovers. But firstly, the new Director of Football at Letterkenny Rovers has been talking about
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The Derry minor footballers will look to take an All Ireland title on Sunday afternoon when they clash with Monaghan in an all Ulster final at the Athletics Grounds in Armagh. Derry football is on high with the seniors into the semi-finals and now the minors are looking for a sixth title and the
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Scottish striker Danny Mullen has joined Derry City with the 28 year old signing a long term deal this week. Mullen began his career at Livingston before spells at St Mirren, Dundee and Partick Thistle. Derry are believed to have seen off competition from a number of clubs in both Scotland and Ireland for his
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Donegal will play Dublin in the quarter finals of the All Ireland Senior Championship for a fourth year in a row. Susanne White and Karen Guthrie kicked late points at Pairc Tailteann on Saturday evening as Donegal got the better of defending champions Meath to claim top spot in Group 2 and book a home
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On The Score this week, Donegal Captain Niamh McLaughlin looks ahead to their second group game in the All Ireland series against the champions Meath while Michael McMullan of the Gaelic Life previews the quarter finals of the championship for Tyrone and Derry. We also hear from Killian Gribben from Letterkenny who is part of
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Ireland’s Rachael Darragh has lost her final group game in the Women’s Singles at the European Games. The Donegal woman produced a strong performance but narrowly came out on the losing side against France’s Xuefei Qi 2-0. Darragh played well in the opening set but ultimately lost it 21-18. The 25-year-old put in a valiant
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Amber Barrett and Ciara Grant have been selected on the Ireland team for the World Cup finals in Australia. Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw has included the Donegal pair in her 23 strong squad for next months competition as Ireland make a first ever appearance at the World Cup. It was Barrett’s goal against
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Jason Quigley is not hanging up the gloves after his defeat to Edgar Berlanga last weekend in New York with the Donegal middleweight saying he feels he is in the peak of his career. He told Greg Hughes on this mornings Nine til Noon Show that the future for him is bright and he is
Quigley eyeing big fight closer to home later in the year Read More »
Derry boss Ruiadhri Higgins says his side will not be given up on their season after Monday’s defeat to Shamrock Rovers. The Candystrips are seven points adrift of the champions as Rory Gaffney’s goal gave the Hoops the win. Higgins feels when they get the injured players back and with so many points still on
Derry not given up just yet – Higgins Read More »
Finn Harps have announced Aaron McLaughlin has signed a new three and a half year deal with the club McLaughlin, who joined the Finn Harps Academy from Mulroy Academy at age 12, made his senior debut earlier this season against Treaty United. The youngster marked the occasion with a superb solo goal to round off
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Raphoe Badminton player Joshua Magee had two wins on Monday at the European Games in Poland. Team Ireland made the perfect start to the day with Magee and Moya Ryan in the mixed doubles. They enjoyed a 21-14 21-13 win over their Italian opponents and will be back out on Tuesday for another group match
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Rory Gaffney’s first-half strike was enough to send Shamrock Rovers seven-points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division last night. Stephen Bradley’s side were 1-nil winners at home to second-placed Derry City. And despite spending most of the second half with ten men, Dundalk salvaged a 1-1 draw with St. Pat’s at
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On this weeks DL Debate, Oisin Kelly looks at the All Ireland series with All Stars Kevin Cassidy (Donegal) & John Lynch (Tyrone). Listen to the DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
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Jason Quigley went the distance in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night but was on the wrong end of the result as Edgar Berlanga retained his WBO NABO Super Middleweight title on an unanimous points decision. The defeat was the third of his 23 fight career but it was the first time 32 year old
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Derry’s quest to win a 6th All Ireland minor title continues on Sunday when they face off with Dublin in Armagh at the semi final stage. The Oak Leaf County disposed of the reign champions Galway in the previous round. Michael McMullan has been speaking with Derry boss Damian McErlain about the journey the group
Derry minors showing championship maturity – Damian McErlain Read More »
Jason Quigley (20-2) may be the underdog for Saturday’s fight at Madison Square Garden against the highly fancied Edgar Berlanga (20-2) but the Quigley camp is confident of causing an upset and taking the win. After the disappointment of losing his world title shot to Demetrius Andrade, a victory in the NABO Super Middleweight title
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Donegal and Tyrone have named their squads for Saturday’s clash in the All Ireland preliminary quarter final in Ballybofey with both counties making one change to their starting line ups. Having missed the Monaghan win through injury, Jason McGee is named in the Donegal first fifteen taking the place of Odhran Doherty in the only
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The summer break comes to an end this Friday night as Cork City make the long trek north at the start of another busy programme of matches for Derry City. The Candystripes also have the small matter of a trip to Tallaght to play the leaders Shamrock Rovers on Monday. Cork side are currently second
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This week on The Score, Former Harps Captain Declan Boyle looks ahead to the return of action for Finn Harps and Derry City after the mid season break. Kevin Byrne of the Irish Sun gives us his take on Jason Quigley’s latest title bid in New York, Rhys Irwins reflects on his recent Supersport win
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After the mid-season break, the SSE Airtricity League returns this weekend with Finn Harps and Derry City both playing at home on Friday evening. Harps host Wexford in the First Division looking for a sixth win of the campaign and follow on from where they left off two weeks ago when they beat Longford away.
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It’s been another good day for Ireland at the European Team Championships in Poland. After the third and final day of action, Ireland finished top of the Division Three standings and in doing so also secured promotion to Division Two for the games in Madrid IN 2025. Finn Valley’s Sommer Lecky played her part in
3rd place finish for Sommer Lecky as Ireland get promotion in Poland Read More »
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