Finn Harps boss Dave Rodgers will have to plan without Conor Tourish and Luke Rudden for the season ahead as both have opted to move to Ulster Senior League sides. Tourish is returning to his hometown club Letterkenny Rovers while Rudden is signing on at USL champions Cockhill Celtic. Just 12 months ago, Tourish joined […]
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Irish Music Month is back for 2023! Irish Music Month is an initiative, run in partnership with Hot Press, and involving 25 Independent Radio Stations including Highland Radio, who through Hot Press and the IBI have received funding from the BAI Sound & Vision fund to promote and celebrate Irish Music. In addition to the
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The executive committee of Derry GAA will recommend Johnny McGarvey of the Erin’s Own, Lavey club for the position of Derry senior hurling manager. The outgoing Derry senior hurling management of Dominic McKinley and Cormac Donnelly had previously indicated that they were stepping down ahead of the 2023 season. The ratification of the new Derry
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Ahead of the 2023 league season Finn Harps will be hosting a number of fans forums in the county. The first will be next Wednesday 11th January at 7.30 pm at the Balor Theatre in Ballybofey. Those attending will see presentations on short and long-term plans for the club while first team Manager Dave Rogers
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Sligo Rovers have announce the signing of full-back Gary Boylan until at least the end of the 2023 SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division season. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Finn Harps from Galway United and made 12 appearances for the Ballybofey side. Boylan is a former Rovers Academy graduate
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The Donegal Sports Star Awards Committee has released the list of nominees for the 2022 Donegal Sports Star Awards function which takes place on Friday 27th of January in the Mount Errigal Hotel. There are 36 categories with over 120 individuals and teams listed for the first live gala ceremony since January 2020 when
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Four Masters are through to the Ulster Club Minor Championship Final after beating Tyrone’s Donaghmore by six points at St Paul’s in Belfast. It finished Four Masters 1-8 Donaghmore 0-5. Francis Mooney reports for Highland Radio Sport: The final on New Year’s Day will see the Donegal Town side against Dungiven of Derry. Four Masters
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Finn Harps have announced the signing of striker Filip Da Silva. The 19-year-old, who holds both a Brazilian and Norwegian passport, joins on a two year deal. Da Silva, whose style of play has earned him the nickname “El Matador”, joins from Norwegian club Ullensaker/Kisa IL where he scored 33 goals in 39 appearances at
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Galbally won the Ulster Intermediate title on Wednesday evening beating Corduff of Monaghan 1-9 to 0-5 at the Athletics Grounds in Armagh. Barry Carberry score the Tyrone sides goal in the second half while Daniel Kerr chipped over four points. They will now play Galway’s Dunmore MacHales in the All Ireland semi final on
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Finn Harps have confirmed the signing of Séamas Keogh. The 20 year old joins from neighbours Sligo Rovers on a two-year deal. Keogh came through the Bit O’ Red’s academy after beginning his career with Benbulben FC. He moved to Premier League side Southampton in 2018 where he spent three years. He returned to his
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erry city 25-year old goalkeeper Tadhg Ryan has joined Derry City ahead of the 2023 season. The Limerick-born stopper spent last season at Bohemians and said that he was excited to be heading to the Brandywell for the new season. “I’ve obviously played against Derry before and you can’t help but be impressed by what
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Former Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan will launch the 2022 Donegal Sports Star Awards on Monday evening 9th of January in the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny Horgan will also make the presentations to the 1982 Donegal Sports Star Award winners who will be special guests to mark the 40th anniversary of their successes. The
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Highland Radio will have LIVE match commentary from the Donegal U21B Final this afternoon between Glenswilly and Glenfin, here online at highlandradio.com. Throw In 1.30pm at The Bridge in Dunfanaghy. Click on player to listen to Highland’s Commentary with Oisin Kelly and Gary McDaid. Highland’s coverage is in association with Gildea Farm Butchers, Oldtown Rd,
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Ryan Rainey has penned a new two year deal at Finn Harps. Rainey has become a firm fan’s favourite after breaking into the team midway through the 2021 season. The former Bonagee and Wolves man made 33 appearances for the club last campaign, scoring once in the derby victory over Sligo Rovers. Speaking after the
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Sligo Rovers have confirmed the signing of former Bohemians defender James Finnerty. The 23-year-old has joined on a season-long deal. Finnerty spent the second half of last season on loan at Galway United, before departing Bohs and becoming a free agent.
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Highland Radio will have LIVE match commentary from the Donegal U21B Final this Sunday afternoon between Glenswilly and Glenfin, here online at highlandradio.com. Click on player to listen to Highland’s Commentary with Oisin Kelly and Gary McDaid. Highland’s coverage is in association with Gildea Farm Butchers, Oldtown Rd, Letterkenny, taking orders for Christmas turkeys &
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The League of Ireland have released the full fixture lists for the 2023 Premier Division and First Division seasons. Having announced the opening round of games earlier in the week, the clubs now know what their schedules will be for next season. Having returned to the First Division, Harps will face Galway United, Bray Wanderers
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As busy few days of signings at Finn Harps continued today with the club announcing the double loan signing of Caoimhin Porter and Daithi McCallion from Derry City. Porter, a fullback by trade, made three league appearances for the Candystripes last season, notching two assists in a 3-2 victory over Bohemians. McCallion, a towering centre
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Naomh Conaill’s Brendan McDyer received the Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh award for the player of the Donegal Championship on Wednesday evening ahead of the start of the County Convention. Naomh Conaill beat St Eunan’s by one point in this year’s Championship Final in October, and McDyre gave a brilliant performance, scoring three points in the
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Ollie Horgan has taken up the position of assistant manager at Galway United ahead of the 2023 season. Galway-born Horgan is one of the longest-serving League Of Ireland managers in recent history, after his tenure with Finn Harps which spanned almost a decade. He earned promotion with Finn Harps to the Premier Division on two
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Keith Cowan has returned to Finn Harps and will captain the club in next season’s First Division campaign. The Ramelton man says it was too good an opportunity to turn down when new manager Dave Rodgers contacted him. Cowan made over 240 appearances up until his departure after the 2019 season. Keith told Oisin Kelly
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ATU Donegal have been handed a home tie in the opening round of the Sigerson Cup. Maxi Curran’s side will meet DCU next month with the game to be played on the 10th/11th January. The winners progress in one side of the draw while the losers go into a qualifying system. The full 2023 Sigerson
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Keith Cowan has signed with Finn Harps for the 2023 season. Cowan, a club legend, returns after three seasons away from Finn Park with Dungannon Swifts, Drogheda United and with Glentoran where he lifted the Irish Cup. The Ramelton man first signed for the club in 2004 under Felix Healy and has gone on to
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Donegal, under the new reign of Paddy Carr, will start their 2023 season with fixtures against Monaghan and Down in the Dr McKenna Cup. The draw on Tuesday evening pipped the Farney and Mourne men as the counties opponents in Section A of the traditional start of year competition. Tyrone, Derry and Fermanagh are in
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Following a successful second season with Richard Kerr, Scottish-based AMD Motorsport will contest the 2023 Pirelli National Superstock Championship with the Irish rider once again. Kerr, from Kilmacrennan in County Donegal, finished fifth in the 2022 series aboard a 1000cc AMD Motorsport Honda, which included two wins at both Knockhill and Donington Park as well
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A new chairman will be elected at the Donegal GAA Convention on Wednesday evening in the Mount Errigal Hotel. Having served his five year term, Mick McGrath is stepping down, paving the way for a new man in the top seat. Fergus McGee of St Eunan’s and Paul McGonigle from the Buncrana club are the
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The draw for the 2023 Dr McKenna Cup will take place this evening. The competition, which gets underway on Wednesday, January 4th will offer new Donegal manager Paddy Carr his first taste of competitive action. All nine Ulster counties will be involved in the competition – and they will be split into three groups of
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On the last DL debate of 2022, Brendan Devenney reviews the season, club and county with Brendan Kilcoyne, plus Michael McMullan on Glen’s Ulster victory. Listen to the DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
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Donegal Jockey Oisin Orr is on a break from racing after a successful first stint in the UK with trainer Richard Fahy. Orr joined the Yorkshire stable in May and has rode over forty winners which included four victories on the one evening in Wolverhampton at the end of November. Oisin has been speaking with
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North west athletes were among the medal winners at Sunday’s European Cross Country Championships in Turin helping Ireland to a record haul of medals at a major championships. Lead out by the Flanagan sister’s of Finn Valley , the Irish Senior Women took an unexpected bronze team medal. Eilish and Roisin finished a superb 11th
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Glen’s Emmett Bradley says they know how difficult a challenge they are facing this Sunday when they take on defending champions Kilcoo in the AIB Ulster GAA Football Senior Club Championship Final. The two in-a-row Derry champions meet the Down outfit at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh this Sunday at one. Glen have beaten Errigal
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Keith Cowan’s term at Drogheda United has come to an end. The former Finn Harps captain spent one season with The Drogs after spells in the Irish league with Glentoran and Dungannon Swifts. Cowan helped Drogheda to 8th in the Premier Division. Short, but very sweet, is how i would describe my time @DroghedaUnited. Unfortunately
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Four north west athletes will be running in Turin Italy on Sunday at this years edition of the European Cross Country Championships. Letterkenny’s Ann Marie McGlynn and Finn Valley trio Eilish and Roisin Flanagan and Sean McGinley will be heading off with the Irish team on Friday hoping to perform well in an Irish vest.
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donegal gaa The GAA have confirmed the league fixtures for next season. The new Donegal management under Paddy Carr will play the first of their three home games against Kerry at the end of January. The other two home games are against Galway and Mayo. Donegal’s fixtures for the 2023 Allianz Football League 29/1 Home
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New Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neil claims he was attracted back to the job due to the long-term ambitions of the Irish FA. He’s returned to the role after two-and-a-half years away, with the aim of qualifying for Euro 2024. But O’Neil says his five-and-a-half year contract means he can also plan for the future.
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The FAI have been fined 20 thousand euro after the Republic of Ireland women’s team were recorded singing a pro IRA chant in October. UEFA handed down the fine after a video emerged of the squad singing ‘Celtic Symphony’ by the Wolfe Tones following the World Cup playoff win over Scotland. The European football body
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Martin McHugh[/capt The Donegal Sports Star Award winners of 1982 are set to be honoured at a 40th anniversary event in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Monday the 9th of January. The evening will also see the launch of the 2022 Donegal Sports Star Awards. There were 22 awards presented at the function in the
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dl debate On this weeks DL Debate, Brendan Devenney talks with the new man in charge of our senior football Donegal footballers, Paddy Carr. Alan Foley of the Iconic Media Groups wraps up all the weekends action and Brendan talks Hurling with Donegal coach Jamsie Donnolly. Listen to the DL Debate in association with Sara’s
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Finn Harps have appointed Dave Rogers as First Team Manager on a four year deal. Rogers joins the club from Premier League club Nottingham Forest, where he was U21 Manager. Born in Liverpool, Rogers will be no stranger to the League of Ireland having had spells with Drogheda United, St. Patrick’s Athletic, Dundalk, Derry City
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Dave Rodgers has been confirmed as the new manager of Finn Harps, the club’s first boss in nine seasons. This will also be the first managers job for Rodgers. In his coaching career, he previously worked with the Liverpool Academy and in his last job before moving to Harps, Rodgers was assistant head coach with
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Buncrana Hearts have been handed a home draw in the 5th round of the FAI Junior Cup while Castlefin Celtic will be on the road to Limerick. After last weeks win over Malahide, Buncrana’s reward is a home fixture against the winner of the all Dublin battle of Montpelier FC and Valley Park United. Castlefin
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Derry City FC have announced the signing of striker, Colm Whelan, on a 2-year contract. The 22-year old has been prolific during his time at UCD- netting 44 times in 66 games for ‘the students’. City boss Ruaidhri Higgins was delighted to get his man this week and said he was really looking forward to
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Cockhill Celtic will be on the road in the last 16 of the FAI Intermediate Cup with the Inishowen side facing a one thousand plus kilometre round trip to Carrigaline in Cork. The Ulster Senior League champions have been drawn away 2019 winners Avondale United with the game to be played on the weekend of
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igo rovers Sligo Rovers have issued a number of supporters with barring orders from attending Sligo Rovers fixtures at The Showgrounds following an investigation into recent incidents at our fixture against St. Patrick’s Athletic in October. Trouble broke out at half-time in the fixture between both sets of supporters and following investigations in association with
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Tyrone have received a triple boost with confirmation that their three most experienced players have committed to the season ahead. Peter Harte, Mattie Donnelly and Ronan McNamee have confirmed to managers Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher that they will be available for the 2023 campaign as last year’s All-Ireland champions bid to put a dreadful
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ATU Donegal won the HEC LGFA Division 3 league crown on Monday night beating St Mary’s Belfast 0-9 to 0-8. The Letterkenny ladies had to come from four down at the break to win and it sets the side up nicely for the championship at the turn of the year. ATU Manager Barney Curran was
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Donegal’s four time European medalist Mark English has joined the books of Pace Sports Management which is owed and run by fellow county and Finn Valley man Ricky Simms. English joins a team that is full of big stars with the most famous athlete in the world Usain Bolt also under the management of Simms.
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The Donegal senior ladies will have four home games in their 2023 Lidl Division 1 league campaign. Maxi Curran’s side will start on the 22nd January with an away trip to Galway before hosting reign champions Meath on the last weekend of the month. Donegal face long trips to Kerry and Cork in February but
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On this weeks DL Debate, Brendan Devenney has interviews and analysis of the weekend’s big games including Setanta manager Gary McGettigan and captain Mark Callaghan after their brilliant Ulster title win over Glenarm of Antrim. We also hear from a disappointed but proud Dessie Gallagher as his Dungloe side lost in the Ulster intermediate semi
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The Ulster Athletics Awards take place on Friday evening at the Bayview Hotel in Killybegs. European bronze medalist Mark English will be crowned Ulster Senior Male Athlete of the Year. Tir Conaill duo Lucy McGlynn and Fintan Dewhirst will also receive awards. Dewhirst won silver in the 400m hurdles at the Under-18 European Championships in
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