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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

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

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

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

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

It’s been a good day for Ireland at the European Games in Poland. Donegal’s Kelly McGrory has played her part as Ireland move to the top of the Division 3 standings. The Tir Conaill hurdler finished second in the 400m hurdles, running 58.08 seconds. Tom Barr won his heat in the men’s 400-metre hurdles, while

The Donegal Sports Star Committee will shortly commence plans for the 48th Awards function. It comes after the Annual General Meeting took place on Monday evening in the Mount Errigal Hotel. There were no changes at the top table with all the main officers being returned unopposed. Grace Boyle is remaining on as Chairperson for

Derry City will start their European journey with a trip to the Faroe Islands. The Candystrips have been drawn away to Torshavn in the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League with the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium to host the second leg. In the same competition, Dundalk will be at home to Bruno’s Magpies

There was delight for three charities on Monday night when the North West 10k cheque presentations were made in the Mount Errigal. An overall figure of €27,171 was raised and was shared equally between St. Bernadette’s Special School Letterkenny, Multiple Sclerosis Donegal Branch and the Letterkenny Community Development Project. It was the 26th staging of

Galway Senior Footballer Shane Walsh is taking a hugely exciting project called UPSKILL to Donegal this Summer. The All-Star Award winner is inviting teenagers between the ages of 13 -16 years of age to sign up for the camp at St Eunan’s GAA club in Letterkenny which starts on the July 10th. “UPSKILL camps will

Finn Harps have announced the return of Tony McNamee to Finn Park. McNamee, most recently of Bonagee United, returns for his third spell at the club signing until the end of the 2024 season. The talented midfielder brings a wealth of experience to the Harps dressing room with over a hundred appearances for the club

Amber Barrett is on the move across Europe again, signing for Belgium Women’s Cup winners Standard Leige. The Milford native moves from Turbine Potsdam in the German Bundesliga. The 26-year-old Irish International striker, is expected to be part of the Irish squad for the next Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand which starts

Letterkenny native Killian Gribben is back in the International fold with Ireland having made the final 12 for the FIBA U20 Men’s European Championship which takes place in North Macedonia from July 7th. Gribben who spent the year in the USA at Sienna College is one of two players returning from the roster who managed

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has named a forty-four-strong team to compete at the European Games in Krakow. It features some of the up-and-coming talents in Irish athletics including Tir Chonaill’s Kelly McGrory in the 400m hurdlers and 400m relay plus Finn Valley’s Sommer Lecky who will compete in the high jump There’s also some

Letterkenny Rovers have announced the appointment of Anthony Gorman as the club’s new Director of Football. Gorman returns to Rovers after two and a half years with Dungannon Swifts in the Irish Premiership where he was assistant manager to Dean Shiels. Letterkenny Rovers chairman Dessie Kelly welcomed the appointment, saying: “I am delighted to welcome

Seamus Coleman is to extend his stay at Everton into a fifteenth season. The 34 year old has agreed to the contract extension put forward by the Merseyside club last week. The Killybegs man was offered the new deal in the wake of Everton’s impressive finish to the season during which they just about managed

Raphoe boxer Taylor Parke will be Donegal’s sole representative at the National Junior Cadet Championship finals which take place on Saturday in the National Stadium in Dublin. Taylor was in red-hot form last Saturday night when he out-pointed Dubliner Harry Reddington of Cherry Orchard Boxing Club. This weekend Taylor will share the canvass with Armagh’s

Donegal man Ronan McLaughlin has set yet another cycling record, completing the Mizen to Malin cycle in a record time of 15 hours and 30 minutes. Ronan started out on Sunday from Mizen at 6am and arrived at Malin Head at around 9.30pm. In taking on the gruelling 568 kilometre route, Ronan also raised some

There was a first mixed martial arts professional title for Darragh Kelly last weekend. The Moville man won the Clan Wars lightweight belt in Belfast on Sunday with a second round submission against Brazilian Andre Ferreira. Kelly now moves to 4-0 in the pro ranks. Letterkenny fighter Jordan Furey was also in action and launched

Samdec Security International ITRC The Irish Tarmac Rally Championship is perfectly poised heading to its biggest event of the year, round five, the Donegal International Rally. International, Modified, Historic, and Junior categories have been at their unpredictable best and each are all to play for with three rounds remaining. Several crews have staked a strong

Seamus Coleman has been offered a new contract at Everton. The Republic of Ireland captain’s previous deal was due to expire at the end of this month. Everton narrowly avoided Premier League relegation for the second consecutive season with the Donegal native putting in stellar performances in the survival bid. Coleman joined Everton from Sligo

Irish League Championship side Dergview FC have signed three players from Ulster Senior League Cup winners Bonagee Utd. With so much doubt around the survival of the Ulster Senior League, Gareth Harkin along with Twins Conor and Stephen Black have opted to move into Co Tyrone to play their football next season. Ex-Harps man Harking

Manchester United defender Aoife Mannion has missed out on Vera Pauw’s pre-World Cup training squad through injury. The centre back picked up a knock to her knee while training with her club last month. Donegal players Ciara Grant, Erin McLaughlin and Amber Barrett are included and will link up with the squad on next Monday.