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Donegal GAA have voted to continue with uneven age grades for 2023 but that could change. Club delegates made the decision this week following consideration of a report from the GAA National Task Force, which recommends that no player should have to play an Adult and U18 game within 60 hours of each other and

Donegal Academy coaches are stepping down from their roles with Donegal GAA in support of Karl Lacey who recently resigned as the Head of Academy. Leo McLoone and Luke Barrett the U20 and U17 coaches will remain in their positions along with their respective management teams as they are in season. All other academy coaches,

Donegal received a boost on Wednesday night as Oisin Gallen returned to action. The MacCumhaills man came on late in the first halffor DCU in their Sigerson Cup Semi Final against University Limerick and scored five points. UL won the game 3-12 to 0-12 and will play UCC in the final as the Cork side

Finn Harps have revealed details about the club’s new home jersey for the coming season. Sporting the logo for the new club sponsors, SoLo, the jersey is now available to order online. Harps begin their new First Division campaign on Friday week, February 17th at home to Galway United.

Lucy McGlynn of Tir Chonaill and FinnValley’s Hannah Murray have been named on the Ireland team for a new European team competition next month in Spain. The Under 20 DNA event in Madrid is a European Athletics initiative using the new format referred to as Dynamic New Athletics which will see 6 nations compete against

Glen have withdrawn their appeals against the result of last month’s All Ireland Club Football final. In a statement, the Derry club say that they don’t believe the conditions exist for a replay to happen. Earlier today Kilmacud Crokes lodged an appeal with the Central Appeals Committee after the CCCC ordered a replay of the

Karl Lacey has stepped away from his position as Head of Academy with Donegal GAA. The 2012 All Ireland winner and Player of the Year had overseen the academy for the past two years. In a message to his colleague’s in the academy Lacey said: “It is with a heavy heart and deepest regret I

Donegal Manager Paddy Carr has named his squad for their game on Sunday with Tyrone at Healy Park in Omagh. It shows just one change in the starting 15 with Termon’s Jamie Grant who was named to start last week but didn’t play named again at 7. If he lines out, he’ll take the place

Finn Harps FC have announced the signing of midfielder, Katlego Mashigo. The South-Africa international is the latest addition to Dave Rogers’ squad ahead of 2023. Mashigo began his career with St. Kevin’s Boys before moving to Fleetwood Town. He returned to Dublin with Bohemians before spells at Waterford FC, Athlone Town and most recently Portadown

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) has awarded a total of 20 Sports Scholarships at an event on campus on Thursday last. This included seventeen 1st Year New Entrant Sports Scholarships, one ATU Donegal/GPA Postgraduate Scholarship and two International Basketball Scholarships. ATU Donegal Head of Sport Michael Murphy was delighted to award the scholarships today: “Our ATU

Donegal’s Caolan McColgan has been voted GAA.ie Footballer of the Week. The promising Donegal football received 3, 901 votes on the GAA’s Official Instagram page which put him ahead of Meath’s Shane Walsh (3, 027) and Roscommon’s Niall Daly (2, 168) It was a sensational debut for the Naomh Padraig Muff man who struck three

Shane Duffy has made his loan move from Brighton to Fulham permanent on the final day of the Tuesday’s transfer deadline. The Republic of Ireland International joined the London club at the start of the season but with a club allowed just two loan players, Fulham have made Duffy’s deal permanent until the end of

Inishowen sisters Jodie and Kerri Loughrey have joined Sligo Rovers. 16 year old Jodie is an Irish International at both Under 16 and 17 level and was voted the country’s Player of The Year last year while her older sibling Kerri is also an underage international. The Buncrana girls are now preparing for the season

DCU progressed to the semi finals of the GAA’s third level education Sigerson Cup on Tuesday evening. The Dublin College had Termon’s Jamie Grant and St Eunan’s Shane O’Donnell in the their starting side which beat MTU Cork 2012 to 0-9. Glenfin’s Ross Marley also featured a second half substitute. In the other game on

The GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee has ordered a replay of the All-Ireland club football final. It comes following a hearing last night involving representatives from Glen and Kilmacud Crokes. Kilmacud won the original fixture by two points on the weekend before last – but had 16 players on the field when defending the final

Derry City have signed Preston midfielder Adam O’Reilly on a 2-and-a-half year deal. The 21-year old midfielder had an impressive loan spell last season at St. Pat’s. Derry boss Ruaidhri Higgins says, “He gives us a completely different dynamic to what we have, and it was clear from our discussions that he has an unbelievable

The Donegal hurlers are through to the final of the Conor McGurk Cup after Antrim pulled out of this weekend’s semi final. Mickey McCann’s Donegal were due to play the Saffrons in Saturday’s semi final in Banagher but Antrim have made the decision to forfeit the game. It means Donegal will play University Ulster in

Cockhill Celtic will once again be on the road in the FAI Intermediate Cup. The Ulster Senior League champions have been drawn away to Home Farm or Drumconda in the quarter finals of the competition with the winners also on the road in the semi final. Cockhill’s quarter final tie in Dublin will be played

Buncrana Hearts have been handed another home tie in the last 16 of the FAI Junior Cup. The Inishowen Premier Division side have been drawn with Galway’s Salthill Devon. Gary Duffy’s side progressed last weekend with a comfortable 6-0 win over Montpelier FC in Buncrana. Their game against Salthill will be played on Sunday 12th

Finn Harps have announced that So-Lo Stores will be the club’s main sponsor for the 2023 season. The So-Lo brand will be displayed on the soon to be launched new First Team Home and Away jerseys and across all official club platforms for the forthcoming campaign. Finn Harps Commercial Manager Aidan Campbell says it is

The round two Sigerson Cup fixture between ATU Donegal and University Ulster has been called off for a fourth time this week with Sunday now the re-fixed date for the crucial clash. The game, which was to be played in Jordanstown was postponed twice and then fixed for Downings this afternoon (Friday). The pitch was

Double Olympic bronze-medalist, Paddy Barnes, will deliver a boxing masterclass at Letterkenny Boxing Club on Sunday, January 29th. The two-hour event, which is being hosted by Donegal Sports Partnership, gets underway at 11 am. Barnes, who is a high-performance coach and club development officer for the Irish Amateur Boxing Association in Ulster, enjoyed a glittering

As Finn Harps build a squad for next season, one man that wore the blue and white of Harps has decided to hang up the League of Ireland boots. Mark Timlin has confirmed he is retiring. The 28 year old Inishowen native had spells at St Patricks Athletic and Derry City before ending his career

Donegal Motor Club are hosting an open day this Sunday 22nd January in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny from 12noon to 6pm. The event will show the running of a rally and what’s involved for those who want to be part in the set up side of the sport. All the elements of setting up

It’s the final call for charities to apply to be beneficiaries of this year’s North West 10k which will take place on the Bank Holiday Monday, May 1st 2023. The closing date for applications is this Friday 20th of January. North West 10k Chairperson Neil Martin is encouraging charitable organisations to meet now and consider

Ian McGarvey will be the 47th inductee into the Donegal Sports Star Awards Hall of Fame at the gala awards ceremony in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Friday 27th of January. The 92-year-old has made a massive contribution to soccer since the late 1940s with the highlight of his playing career coming on the 13th

Finn Valley’s Eilish and Roisin Flanagan have been named the The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award winners for December. The Co Tyrone twins lead Ireland to a brilliant bronze medal at the European Cross Country Championships in Italy last month. Their outstanding run seen the Flanagans finish in 11th and 12th place in the senior

24 year old American Ryan Flood has joined Finn Harps on a two-year deal, subject to work permit and international clearance. Flood has spent the past two seasons with USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC. He began his career with his native Sporting Arizona, before moving to FC Arizona where he played under Harps Manager

Finn Harps have announced the signing of goalkeeper Tim Hiemer. The 27 year old arrives at Finn Park on a two year deal subject to international clearance. Hiemer, born and raised in Germany, came through the academy ranks at Borussia Monchengladbach. He was a first team regular at Gladbach II and has also played with