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Derry and Monaghan have named their teams for Saturday’s All Ireland Championship first round tie at Celtic Park (7pm throw in). Ulster Champions Derry are unchanged, with the same 15 lining out as per the first whistle in the win over Armagh. Ciaran McFaul was the hero on Ulster Final day in the penalty shoot […]

Derry City will look to protect their impressive ‘away’ record this Saturday night when they make the relatively short journey over Barnsmore Gap to take on Sligo Rovers (KO 7.45). The Candystripes have won six of their last seven games- a run that has seen them move to the top of the Premier Division table,

The seeded entry list for this year’s Donegal International Rally has been released with over 240 entries received for the event. Last years winners Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes will have number one on their Hyundai I20. Championship contenders Callum Devine and Merion Evans are the other top seeds followed by Sam Moffett, Matt Edwards,

Two Donegal players have been included in Ireland Amateur International team for Regions Cup in Galicia. Manager Gerry Davis has named Cockhill Celtic’s Lee McColgan and Bonagee United’s Jack Parke in the 20 man squad for the tournament starting in June. Ireland will kick off their campaign on June 9 against Galicia at the Burgans

Donegal’s Oisin Gallen has been nominated for the GAA’s Player of the Week. The MacCumhaills man kicked four points on Saturday at Cusack Park in Ennis helping his side to victory in their All Ireland Championship opener against Clare. Mayo’s Aidan O’Shea and Galway’s Paul Conroy are the other nominees. The winner will be announced

Tyrone have also named their starting line up for Saturday evening’s All Ireland Championship meeting with Galway in Salthill. The Tyorne management have made one change to the team which lost to Monaghan in the Ulster Championship over a month ago. Joe Oguz comes into the 15 with Kieran McGreary dropping to the bench. Tír

Finn Harps have this week confirmed the signings of Patrick Ferry and Stephen Doherty on two year deals. Stephen Doherty will be no familiar to Harps supporters having come through the clubs academy structures and been part of the senior setup in from 2019 to 2021 before moving to Dergview where he was a regular

Finn Harps play host to Waterford FC on Friday night. Kick-off at Finn Park is 8pm and Diarmaid Doherty will have regular updates here on Highland in association with B&S Credit Union, Ballybofey. Dave Rogers told club media: “A couple of weeks ago we were only three points away from third place in the league

The AGM of the Donegal Motor Club took place on Wednesday evening with 15 Directors elected for the coming year out of a field of 35 club members from across the county. Around three hundred members were present at the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny last night where voting lasted to near midnight before the

Ruaidhri Higgins insists that there will be no lack of tempo or focus when his side welcomes bottom of the table UCD to Brandywell this Friday evening. The Candystripes have now won five of their last six league games that has allowed them to keep pace with Shamrock Rovers at the business end. The City

The Republic of Ireland will have its first ever Down Syndrome Futsal team as they prepare for the SUDS European Championships in Italy in September. Eight players, from six different counties across Ireland, will form the team as they work towards the competition in the coming months. Donegal is represented by no fewer than three

The 68th edition of cycling’s RAS Tailteann takes place this week starting on Wednesday 17th and finishing up on Sunday 21st May. The RAS will travel clockwise around Ireland with stage finishes in Birr, Ennis, Castlebar and Monaghan before starting the final stage to a finishing circuit in the seaside town of Blackrock, Co. Louth.

This Thursday, 18th May, St Eunan’s College, in collaboration with the Parents Association, will be hosting an evening with some of our GAA Legends and past pupils. This will be an evening of celebration, stories, music and craic. The panel on the night includes All Ireland winners Michael Murphy, Colm Mc Fadden, Neil Gallagher, Rory

Finn Harps are on the road once again this evening to take on Bray Wanderers. Kick-off at the Carlisle Grounds is 7.45pm and there will be updates here on Highland in association with B&S Credit Union Main Street Ballybofey. Dave Rogers told club media: “After achieving back to back wins and gaining clean sheets in

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