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Derry City picked up their first win in eight games on Friday night beating bottom side UCD at the Belfield Bowl. Will Patching’s second half penalty gave the Candystrips the win and there first full set of points since the victory over St Pats in the 29th April. Derry stay third in the Premier Division

Derry City manager Ruaidhri Higgins has confirmed that Cameron Dummigan will miss the next number of games having picked up a foot injury this week. That leaves the Candystripes travelling to the Belfield Bowl to play UCD on Friday night minus Dummigan, Eoin Toal, Ronan Boyce plus the two long-term absentees- Michael Duffy and Ciaron

Finn Harps play host to St. Patrick’s Athletic on Friday night, Diarmaid Doherty will have updates on Highland from the 8pm kick off Harps will be hoping to kick start the second half of the season with a home victory while the Saints will look to keep pressure on the sides above them at the

As a mark of respect to Damian Casey, the Tyrone CCC have postponed all games in the County this weekend. The Senior/Reserve ACL games on Friday/Saturday and the Under 17/19 games on Sunday will now not take place this weekend and will be rescheduled with a double round of fixtures later in the summer. The

Ollie Horgan has brought Inishowen native Kieran McDaid onto his coaching team. McDaid takes the place of Andy Foley who left at the start of the month. The Buncrana man previously played under Horgan at Finn Park and in recent seasons has been with his local club Buncrana Hearts in the Inishowen Premier Division. McDaid’s

The Sheephaven Half Triathlon, sponsored by Downing’s Bay Hotel will be returning to the Downing’s area this Saturday for what is one of the highlights of the Triathlon Ireland racing calendar. Organised by Letterkenny 247 Triathlon club, this event will see over 250 triathletes from all over Ireland compete, some going for the overall race

A group of under-15 girls from Raphoe Town FC will travel to Austria this week to participate in the Girls’ Football Festival in Vienna. The squad of eleven players will be accompanied by their coaches Sinead Kelly and Ronan O’Flanagan for the event that runs from Friday, June 24th to Sunday, June 26th. Raphoe Town

Sligo Rovers have announced the signing of Estonian international Frank Liivak. The attacking midfielder joins from Levadia Tallinn. Rovers say they’re hopeful Liivak will be available for their clash with Shelbourne on July 2nd.

The Donegal Sports Star Awards held their AGM in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Monday evening. It was the organisation’s 47th AGM and there were no changes to the main officer board or committee for the incoming year. Chairperson Grace Boyle expressed the hope that the committee would be able to host a live function

The first round draw of the FAI Senior Cup has handed home tie’s to Bonagee Utd, Finn Harps and Derry City while Ulster Senior League Champions Cockhill Celtic will be on the road. Bonagee have been drawn with fellow non-league Pike Rovers of Limerick, Finn Harps will host Bohemains in an all top flight fixture

Three North West 10k charities were presented with cheques totalling €66,000 on Monday night in the Mount Errigal Hotel. The figure means that the charity run and walk has now hit the €900,000 mark in the 25th anniversary year. North West 10k Chairperson Neil Martin said it was fantastic to be able to present €22,000

Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes survived a brutal final day of the Donegal International Rally to take their maiden Donegal win. Callum Devine started Sunday morning with a 17.7-second lead over Wales’ Matt Edwards. With Alastair Fisher and Josh Moffett over 25 seconds further back, it looked like Donegal would be a straight fight between

Females across the region are being encouraged to take part in the women’s only multi-sport fun event scheduled for Sunday, October 9th. The event, which comprises a 5km walk/jog/run, a 20km cycle and a 1km kayak, will take place at the Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre. The Autumn challenge is the brainchild of Arthur

After victory on the opening stage, Matthew Taggert wears yellow for today’s second stage of the Ras Tailteann. It takes the riders on a 154-kilometre trek from Horse And Jockey to Castleisland. The leading Donegal rider is Ordhan Doogan, He is riding in his first Ras under the  Dublin Pinergy Orwell Wheelers team. He sits

23-year-old GAA volunteer, Hannah Shiels, from the Fanad Gaels club in County Donegal, has been awarded the prestigious Translink Young GAA Volunteer of the Month award for May. Hannah has been cited for the outstanding dedication she gives to her club across a number of roles. As well as being a dedicated member of the

With the inter-county season now done for the men, the focus for the clubs will turn to the club championship later in the summer. The draw for the 2022 Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Football Championships will take place next Tuesday evening 21st June at 6.30pm, in the Abbey Hotel. The format for the senior

A once in a lifetime gathering of the greatest drivers in Irish rally history will take place this coming Sunday 19th June at Rosapenna in Downings, County Donegal. The ‘Greatest Of All Time’ will take on two of the classic stages as part of the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary running of the Joule Donegal

A date with Motherwell awaits Sligo Rovers in the Europa Conference League, if they see off Bala Town in the first qualifying round. St Patrick’s Athletic will play Sfîntul Gheorghe of Moldova or Slovenian side Mura in the second qualifying round of the Conference League. The Saints went into the second qualifying round due to

The Republic of Ireland senior women’s squad are travelling to Turkey today ahead of a nine-day training camp and three Donegal players have been named in the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier. Vera Pauw’s sides play Georgia on Monday week, as well as a friendly with the Philippines on Sunday. Ciara Grant (Hearts)

Derry City will take on Latvian opponents in the Europa Conference League qualifying first round after the draw for European competitions was made this morning in Switzerland. The Candystrips will take on Riga with Derry at home in the first leg. Also in the Conference qualifiers, Sligo Rovers will play Welsh side Bala Town while

The CCCC have fixed the match details for the quarter final stage of the All Ireland series with all games at Croke Park. Ulster Champions Derry will play Clare on Saturday 25th June at 3.45pm with the second game at 6pm between Dublin and Cork. Then on Sunday 26th, Armagh meet Galway at 1.45pm and

After a three-year hiatus, the ninth staging of the County Championships proved to be its biggest weekend yet in The Orchard, Letterkenny, thanks to the tireless work of the committee, spearheaded by Chris McAnaw, Anthony Anderson and Kevin Cassidy. Friday night saw the crowning of three titles. In the Under 23 event, Andrew Mullen was