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Sligo Rovers are the visitors to the Brandywell on Tuesday evening (KO 7.45) as the North West sides play the first of two matches still left between them this season. The original fixture was postponed owing to the Bit O’ Red’s involvement in Europe and it’s the home side who are currently closing in on

After the conclusion of the group stages of the Derry Championships over the weekend, the fixtures have been confirmed for the next phase of the competitions as the knock out games start next weekend.

Kevin Eves and Chris Meely won the modified section at the weekend’s Wexford Stages Rally. The Donegal crew finished 4th overall in their Toyota Corolla Twin Cam and had 42 seconds to spare over class 14 rival Richard Moffet in a Starlet. Eves was also one minute and 49 seconds ahead of former World Rally

Dundalk have missed the chance to pull level on points with SSE Airtricity Premier Division leaders Shamrock Rovers. Tom Lonergan scored twice for UCD as they beat the Lilywhites 3-2 at Belfield. The students came from 2-1 down with Lonergan hitting the winner in the 87th minute. The win moves UCD one point above Finn

Finn Harps take on Shamrock Rovers this Sunday in SSE Airtricity League Premier Division action. Kickoff at Tallaght Stadium is 7pm and Oisin Langan will have updates here on Highland. Ollie Horgan told FinnHarps.ie “We played well at times last week and feel we could have taken something from the game. A couple of minutes

Derry City will be hoping to make it three league wins on the bounce when they entertain Bohemians in front of ‘live’ RTE cameras at Brandywell on Friday night (KO 7.45). Ruaudhri Higgins’ men are actually unbeaten in domestic competition since losing at the Sligo Showgrounds in May and the City boss will be hoping

Finn Harps hosted a successful Golf Classic in London in partnership with the London Donegal Association and Donegal Golf Society with special guest Shay Given. The well attended event was the first in a series of planned fundraisers for New Stadium and a great classic and evening function was enjoyed by all, with over €20,000

Carndonagh’s Kyle McBride made a welcome return to the British Rally Championship last weekend in Wales. He drove his Fiesta R2T in fine style on the Rali Ceredigion in Aberystwth to take another maximum points haul in the Academy Trophy and fourth Junior. The result was enough to seal the championship win in the process

Sligo Rovers are vowing to fight their corner amid claims they fielded an ineligible player last week. The FAI say Adam McDonnell should have been suspended for the 2-nil win over Dundalk in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division. If found guilty, Sligo could see the three points awarded to Dundalk. In a statement released on

The Bonagee United ladies secured a league and cup double on Sunday. Following on from the league triumph recently, Bonagee lifted the cup by beating Drumbar United 3-0 at Leckview Park. The Bonagee goals were scored by Player of the Match Ciana Brogan, Bronagh Gallagher and Caoimhe Heron.

Australia-bound Conor McKenna has given a commitment to his club that he’ll be available for its entire Championship journey this season. The All-Ireland winner may not be seen in a Tyrone shirt again, but he will don the distinctive black of Eglish for the Intermediate Championship ahead of his departure for a second spell in

Finn Harps take on St. Patrick’s Athletic tonight in SSE Airtricity League Premier Division action. Kick-off at Richmond Park is 7.45pm and Conor Breslin will have updates here on Highland in association with B&S Credit Union Ballybofey. Assistant Manager Gavin Dykes told FinnHarps.ie “We had a vital win in our last game against Sligo and

Derry City are back in action at the Brandywell on Friday with UCD providing the opposition as the Premier Division season heads into the final quarter. City moved back into second place in the table on Monday night following their last-gasp winner at Tolka Park and Ruaidhri Higgins will be hoping his side can carry

Former Ulster winning manager with Monaghan Malachy O’Rourke has ruled himself out of the running for the Donegal Senior Manager’s job. According to today’s Donegal News, the Fermanagh native is not interested in replacing Declan Bonner as county boss. The news will come as a blow to Donegal supporters who seen O’Rourke as the strongest

Only five teams will be contesting this season’s Ulster Senior League. Monaghan United have withdrawn after just one season under the league. It’s a blow to the league who were hoping to build on team numbers in recent seasons. USL Secretary Niall Callaghan has told Highland Radio Sport “the committee are very disappointed that Monaghan

The semi final pairings for the Colin Breslin Youth Cup are now known following a pulsating evening of action on Wednesday. Letterkenny Rovers 2 Ballybofey Utd 2 Both these sides began the game knowing they had already qualified for the semi finals and were playing for positions which would see the table toppers secure home

The organisers of Sunday’s Donegal Half Marathon in Letterkenny have commended the large team of volunteers who helped make the event such a success. The weekend race which was sponsored by the Kernan Retail Group attracted an entry of almost 400. Donegal Half Marathon Ambassador, Danny McDaid, said having so many to help out on

Richard Kerr and the Dumfries-based AMD Motorsport team strengthened their fifth place in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship at Cadwell Park on Bank Holiday Monday with the Kilmacrennan, County Donegal rider taking the same position in the 15-lap race at the Lincolnshire venue. Having recorded his best position in 2021 at the tight and narrow,

The Donegal Athletic Board have announced their Athlete of the Year award winners for 2022. No surprise, that Mark English who in recent weeks won European 800m bronze, has been named as the Senior Male and Overall Athlete of the Year. The Finn Valley clubman was due to run tonight in Italy but has withdrawn

Irwin Racing travelled to a sunny Cadwell Park for Round 7 of the British Superbikes Premier Class. The famous track did not disappoint the 50,000 spectators with spectacular racing over the Bank Holiday event. Rhys Irwin on his Factory Astro Triumph took a leap forward qualifying in 3rd Place in his class. Race 1 saw

Tyrone look set to be without Conor McKenna next season. It’s understood the Eglish forward has committed to a return to the AFL. McKenna who was part of Tyrone’s All-Ireland winning squad last year, previously played with Essendon.

There not much down time for European Bronze medalist Mark English who returns to the track this evening in Italy. Fresh from his 800m success in Munich just over a week ago, the Finn Valley clubman will compete in a track and field event in Rovereto. The Letterkenny native will run in a number of

An entry of around 400 is expected for Sunday’s Donegal Half Marathon which gets underway in Letterkenny at 9.20 am. Now in its ninth year, the race, which is once again sponsored by the Kernan’s Retail Group, continues to attract a large field. Looking ahead to Sunday, race director, Brendan McDaid, said he’s happy with

Ruaidhri Higgins has confirmed that Donegal Academy players Sean Patton and Tiernan McGinty have signed their first professional contracts with Derry City. The 16-year olds will start full time training with the first team squad in January. The City boss welcomed the new contracts and said that he was looking forward to working with the