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There’s just three points separating the top three places in the Airticity Premier Division table at present with leaders Bohemians set to face third placed Derry City at Dalymount Park on Friday evening. The Phibsboro venue has been a happy hunting ground for the Candystripes down through the years but assistant manager Paddy McLaughlin wasn’t

Killarney in May is synonymous with the biggest occasion in Irish Pool; indeed, with over 700 players entered this year, it has now become one of the biggest participation events in any sport. Donegal players from across the county have been engaged in qualifier events throughout the year, and are looking forward to setting off

Donegal’s opening game in the All Ireland series against Clare has been fixed for Saturday week 20th May at Cusack Park in Ennis with a 2pm throw in. There will then be a two week gap with the Ulster Champions, be it Derry or Armagh, coming to Ballybofey on the June Bank Holiday weekend. Donegal’s

Donegal will start the All Ireland series on the weekend of Saturday 20th or Sunday 21st May. The CCCC have confirmed the schedule for the first two weekends of the series but full fixture details still have to be released. Donegal will play the losers of the Munster final, Kerry or Clare, away from home

Finn Harps Oisin Cooney will be among the Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-16s squad that heads to Slovakia next week for a UEFA Development Tournament. Cooney is one of five players to get a first ever Ireland call up. Alfie Lynskey of Aston Villa, Chelsea’s Harry McGlinchey, William Martin of Odense BK, and Empoli’s Matteo

James Fulton will guide Kris Meeke on his return to the FIA World Rally Championship action on the Vodafone Rally de Portugal which starts on the 11th May. Monaghan co-driver Fulton had been set to partner Hyundai’s Craig Breen this season, however, Breen tragically passed away while testing for the Croatia Rally. Fulton and Meeke

Three Letterkenny RFC representatives will feature for the Ulster girls 7s at the upcoming Inter-provincials. Ruby Speer and Kate Farrell will be part of the under 16’s while Holly Porter will also be lining out for the 18’s. The girls were selected after a series of open trials. The Inter-pros will be held over the

Seamus Coleman’s knee injury is not as bad as first feared. The Ireland captain was stretchered off in Everton’s 2-all Premier League draw with Leicester on Monday night. In a post on Instagram, Coleman says a scan has revealed no ACL damage. The Donegal native added that he would ‘be back soon’.

Ireland captain Seamus Coleman has emerged as a serious injury concern ahead of the next month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers. He was stretchered off in Everton’s 2-all draw with Leicester in the Premier League last night. Coleman suffered what appeared to be a knee injury shortly before half-time at the King Power. The Killybegs man was

Richard Kerr and the AMD Motorsport team headed to Oulton Park, Cheshire at the weekend for round two of the Pirelli National Superstock Championship and it proved to be an excellent meeting for the County Donegal rider with a superb second place the outcome, the result moving him up to third place in the early

Dylan Browne McMonagle followed up his Sligo win on Sunday with victory at The Curragh on Monday taking the Coolmore Stud Circus Maximus Irish EBF Athasi Stakes. The Donegal Jockey picked up his 9th win of the year riding  Honey Girl for Joseph O’Brien coming to post at 4/1. McMonagle will be back on the

It was an eventful and highly entertaining day on Monday at The Banks as Naomh Muire hosted the Comórtas Peile Na Gaeltachta county finals. The favourites and defending champions Naomh Conaill would take a sixth title beating St Michael’s in the big game of the day 0-13 to 1-8. The host club would lift the

Over 800 runners took part in Monday’s North West 10k in Letterkenny. John Paul Williamson was the first home in 32:48. The Derry man was almost 20 seconds clear of the chasing pack with Letterkenny’s Donal Farren second and Declan Ferry of Rosses AC third. The first lady to cross the line was Letterkenny’s Noleen

A number of North West players have been selected on the Ulster Rugby Junior side for the first game of the 2022/23 Interprovincial Series, away to Leinster this Saturday 29th April [2.30pm KO]. Ulster Juniors are a senior men’s team which is selected from the best players in Championship 1, 2, and 3, and will

Raphoe are returning the Ulster Premier Division having sealed promotion on Wednesday evening. The 3-0 win over Portrush at the Foyle Arena in Derry gave Raphoe the Ulster Intermediate League title and elevated the club back to the top flight of the province. Two goals from Matthew Lecky and one from Johnny Long made sure

Cockhill Celtics Lee McColgan has been included on the Republic of Ireland Amatuer squad for an international friendly against the Basque Region ahead of this summer’s Regions Cup. Ireland will be using the game as preparation for the Regions Cup this June which will be held in Galicia, Spain where they will face Galicia (ESP,

  Tyrone champions Errigal Ciaran will begin the defence of their title in the tie of the first round when they meet Killyclogher. Tonight’s (Wed) draw at Garvaghey for the 2023 Connolly’s of Moy Tyrone SFC threw up a series of intriguing pairings, including the meeting of 2021 champions Dromore and this year’s All-Ireland Club

Runners thinking of taking part in the 2023 Strabane Lifford Half Marathon are being urged to register now to avoid disappointment as Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy, officially launched the event this week. Mayor Duffy was speaking on the running track at the Melvin Sports Complex where the 13.1

In a fitting climax to a bumper weekend, the main event – the men’s singles title – went right down to a final frame decider. Cometh the hour, cometh the man, and up stepped Letterkenny’s Gareth Kirwan, producing a nerveless total clearance to defeat fellow Cathedral Town cueist, Sean Devenney, 9 frames to 8, in

The countdown is on in earnest for the 2023 North West 10k which takes place next Monday, 1st of May in Letterkenny. The Charity Run and Walk has an 11 a.m. start. Irish athletic legend Danny McDaid will be the Special Guest to officially fire the starting gun to set the runners and walkers on

The women’s only multi-sport fun challenge which was to have taken place in October will be staged this Saturday, April 29th, at the Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre. The event, which comprises a 5km walk/jog/run, a 20km cycle, and a 1km kayak, is being organised by Team Donegal Oil in association with Donegal Sports

‘Run for Creeslough’ fixed for Thursday, May 11th. A Dunfanaghy man is set to run from Dublin to Creeslough next month in aid of the Creeslough Tragedy Fund. Neil McCollum from Chapel Road in Dunfanaghy and currently based in Kildare will have his gym partner, Mario Talotti, originally from South Africa, for company along 270

The build up to this years Donegal International Rally has started with entries opening 8am tomorrow morning Wednesday. The tradition of a full field and an massive reserve list is expected once again for the 2023 event which takes place from the 16th to 18th June. Regulations were were released on Monday, confirming 280 competitive