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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

Derry City picked up their first win in four Premier Division games, beating Cork City 3-1 on Friday night to move back into second in the table. Ramelton man Ronan Boyce found the net in the first half to give the visitors the lead at Turners Cross. Michael Duffy who set up Boyce for his

Arthur McMahon (Milford), Managing Director Donegal Oil Company and Founder of Donegal Oil Foundation, Boyd Robinson (Letterkenny), Gerard Callaghan (Letterkenny), Shaun Stewart (Creeslough), George Kelly (Downings) along with two well known crew members Rory Kennedy (Letterkenny) and Padraig MacGinty (Downings) took part in Coast to Coast New Zealand, the toughest race in the world back

On The Score this week, there’s more on Cockhill Celtic looking to make history this weekend, Manager Gavin Cullen joins Oisin Kelly to preview the FAI Intermediate Cup decider against Rockmount while the former Finn Harps Captain will also look ahead to the League of Ireland games on Friday for Finn Harps and Derry City.

The Candystripes are on the road early this weekend with an overnight stay en route to Munster for Friday evening’s game against Cork City. The Leesiders have posted a few decent results this season including that 4-4 draw with Shamrock Rovers last month and a win over Dundalk in their most recent home match. Derry

Dergview beat Ballinamallard 1-0 on Tuesday evening in the Irish League Championship with Ben Gallagher scoring the games only goal in the 92nd minute – and a crucial goal it proved to be to. They are now clear of automatic relegation with two games to go and also sit five points above the relegation play

In The English Championship on Tuesday evening Georgie Kelly was on target for Rotherham. The Donegal striker helped ease his sides relegation worries with a later equaliser in the 2-2 draw with champions elect Burnley. Rotherham are now four points clear of the relegation zone with three games to play. 86 | What a finish

  Paddy McLaughlin is understood to be on the verge of returning to his hometown club Derry City. Cliftonville FC confirmed on Monday evening that Paddy McLaughlin stepped down as their manager after four years in charge. It opens the way for McLaughlin to take over the vacant assistant manager’s role at Derry City following

The founders of one of Ireland’s longest running athletics events gathered in Derry this week for a reunion lunch to launch the event’s 40th edition. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy, hosted the event in the Guildhall’s Main Hall to confirm the 2023 Waterside Half Marathon on Sunday September 3rd.

Finn Harps play host to Treaty United on Friday night in a historic first competitive meeting of the sides. Kick-off at Finn Park is 8pm and Diarmaid Doherty will have updates here on Highland. Dave Rogers told club media: “We are excited to be back at our home and Finn Park tomorrow evening in what

It’s a bit of a throwback weekend for the Candystripes this time around as the visit of the US President to Dundalk means a Sunday afternoon kick-off (3pm) at Oriel Park. Both clubs come into the game on the back of a defeat in their respective Easter Monday matches, but Ruaidhri Higgins insisted that would

Irish rally driver Craig Breen has died following an accident during a pre-test event in Croatia. Hyundai Motorsport confirmed the news in a statement this afternoon. Breen’s co-driver, James Fulton, was unharmed in the incident that occurred shortly after midday local time. The 33-year-old collected a second place finish in Sweden in February, in his

The NW 10k Committee are supporting the Donegal Branch of Multiple Sclerosis Ireland who will be one of the beneficiaries from the 2023 event on Bank Holiday Monday, May 1st in Letterkenny. MS will share the proceeds with two other charities the St. Bernadette’s Special School, Letterkenny and the Letterkenny Community Development Project. MS Ireland