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Shamrock Rovers and Derry City both slipped up in their SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title challenges on Monday evening. Derry missed the chance to close the gap on the leaders Rovers as the Candystrips suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds. Jamie McGonigle netted his tenth goal of the season to

All-Ireland champions Tyrone have been drawn against Armagh in the first round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers. Armagh will have home advantage for the game, which is set to take place on the weekend after next, the June Bank Holiday. Donegal sent the Orchard County to the back door route with victory in Ballybofey at

Karen Guthrie has been named to start for Donegal in this Sunday’s Ulster Senior Ladies Championship Final against holders Armagh in Clones. The inclusion of the Glenfin forward is the only change from the side which lined out in the semi-final win over Cavan. Suzanne White who replaced Guthrie that day keeps her place in

A maiden List A century by Andy McBrine guided the North West Warriors to an impressive 145-run victory over the previously unbeaten Munster Reds in the Men’s Inter-Provincial Cup at the Mardyke on Thuersday. Warriors captain McBrine’s 100 from 121 balls came as his side bounced back from consecutive defeats to blow the title-race wide

Finn Harps take on Drogheda United this evening in SSE Airtricity Premier Division action. Kickoff at Head in the Game Park is 7.45pm aand there will be updates here on Highland from the 7.45pm kick off. Harps will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing defeat to UCD last time out. Ollie Horgan told

Monaghan United will take the place of Cockhill Celtic in the Ulster Senior League Cup Final. At Tuesday night’s USL Executive Committee meeting it was deemed that Cockhill Celtic player Adam McCarron was cup-tied for the semi final win over Monaghan Utd as he had lined out for Finn Harps U21 in the group stage

Old rivalries are renewed at the Brandywell this Friday night as Stephen O’Donnell brings his Dundalk side to Derry for what is usually one of the league’s eye-catching fixtures. The ‘Lilywhites’ currently sit third in the table; just seven points behind their hosts and with a game in hand. It follows a run of form

The Seven Sisters Skyline Mountain Running event, organised by Donegal company Excel Sports, will be held in Dunlewey, this Saturday May 21st. The event, which includes a 30km and 55km route, made headlines in January when it was announced that the 30km event is now a World Cup Event. The race takes in the 7

Brett McGintys 5th professional middleweight contest on Saturday week has been moved from Birmingham to Doncaster. The Donegal native who has a 4-0 record  under the watchful eye of trainer Ricky Hattin has endured a frustrating wait for his next bout. The 23-year-old had to withdraw from a December  fight due to a shoulder injury.

Scoil Naomh Bríd in Muff was the venue for the Donegal launch of National Bike Week on Friday morning. The week-long national event, which runs from Saturday, May 14th to Sunday, May 22nd is once again being coordinated locally by Donegal Sports Partnership (DSP). The sixth-class pupils from the Inishowen school used the newly completed

The famous McRae name will be returning to the Donegal International Rally next month. Max McRae, son of Alister, nephew to the great Colin and grandson of 1980 Donegal winner Jimmy, will depart Australia this summer to tackle a number of events including the race in Donegal on the third weekend in June. Max who

Ronan Whyte and Aman Goel will return to Carlow next weekend as the Donegal duo qualified for the  final phase of the Irish Senior Snooker Championships. Both players played some great snooker last weekend to qualify for the final stages. In the last 16 on Saturday 21st May, Whyte will play the No. 7 seed

The draws for Crciket’s North West Senior Cup and the Sammy Jeffrey Cup quarter-finals were made earlier today. Senior Cup Eglinton v St Johnston Burndennett v Bready Newbuildings v Ballyspallen Fox Lodge v Donemana Sam Jeffrey Glendermott v Ardmore Bonds Glen v Brigade Killyclooney v Coleraine Strabane (bye) All ties to be played 18 June.

Derry’s Ethan Doherty has been nominated for the GAA.ie Footballer of the Week. Doherty seemed to cover every blade of grass in Derry’s impressive Ulster SFC semi-final win over Monaghan. He made an incredible block to deny what would have been an equalising goal for Monaghan, and set up Benny Heron’s crucial second goal. Kildare’s

The top two sides in the Airticity Premier Division table come face to face at Tallaght on Friday night as the Candystripes take on Shamrock Rovers in front of ‘live’ RTE cameras (KO 7.45). The visitors have been in top spot pretty much from day one this season, but two wins in the last week

Details have been released ahead of the return of the Donegal International Rally next month. Over the weekend of the 17th – 19th of June, There will be 20 stages and 301 competitive kilometres ahead of what will be a full field as the rally returns following a two year absence. Since the entries opened

Richard Kerr and AMD Motorsport took their first victory together at the weekend with the Kilmacrennan, County Donegal rider taking the win in the second No Limits Pirelli Super Series 1000 race at Donington Park, Leicestershire. Riding alongside former British Supersport Champion Billy McConnell and Bob Collins, the 22-year old also took first place in

Donegal Sports Partnership is collaborating with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) on the ZuCar Gaelic4Teens Programme in Donegal which got underway on recently. Nine Donegal clubs – Carndonagh, Four Masters, Moville, Naomh Columba, Sean MacCumhaills, Naomh Muire Íochtar Na Rosann, Urris, Red Hughs and Chill Chartha – are particapting in the programme which is

Dylan Browne McMonagle and Luke McAteer were in the winners enclosure at Roscommon on Monday evening. First up was McAteer, taking victory onboard 13/2 shot Timourid for trainer Paul Flynn. The win was McAteer’s 8th of the current Irish flat season while McMonagle took his second win in as many days for trainer Joseph O’Brien.

Donegal’s Jamie Brennan is among the nominees for the GAA.ie Player of the Week. Brennan who kicked four points from play, put in a Man of the Match performance against Cavan on Sunday in Clones helping Donegal return to the Ulster Final for the tenth time in twelve seasons. They other two nominees are Kerry’s

Donegal senior ladies manager Maxi Curran has made two changes from his League Final starting team for Sunday’s Ulster Championship semi final clash with Cavan in Clones. Tanya Kennedy and Niamh Hegarty who were second half substitutes at Croke Park in the defeat to Meath come into the line up for Tara Hegarty and Roisin

Bonagee United have reached their third cup final this season. On Thursday night they beat Derry City Reserves 4-1 in the semi final of the Knockalla Caravans Cup. Dan O’Donnell, Tony McNamee, Michael Funston and Dean Larkin bagged the goals to send the Dry Arch side through. Bonagee await the winners of Aileach and Kildrum

Donegal jockey Conor Orr was in the winners enclosure for the second time this week on Thursday. Conor took victory in the opening race in Tipperary on 5/2 shot Naughtinesse for trainer Lorna Fowler. That success followed his win on Monday at Down Royal where he won on board the Gordon Elliot trained Gallyhill.

Finn Harps travel to Dublin this evening to take on Shamrock Rovers. Kickoff at Tallaght Stadium is 8pm and Oisin Langan will have updates live on Highland from the Dublin venue. Harps will be hoping to build on last Friday’s victory over Shelbourne, while the hosts seek to keep the pressure on league leaders Derry