On The Score this week, Oisin Kelly and Tom Comack look ahead to the big games of the weekend. Donegal and Tyrone meet in the Nickey Rackard Cup for a place in the final, we hear from Donegal vice-captain Jack O’Loughlin. Michael McMullan of the Gaelic Life looks at Derry and Monaghan in the Ulster […]
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The hurlers of Donegal and Tyrone will play for a place at Croke Park this Saturday afternoon in Carrickmore. A win for either side at Pairc Colmcille will see them progress to the Nickey Rackard Cup Final the following week. At the same venue last year, Donegal lost to the hosts as Tyrone reached the
Jack O’Loughlin wants Donegal Hurlers to make Croke Park return Read More »
Jamie McGonigle has become the first Derry City player in nine years to pick up a Player of the Month award. The striker is SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers Ireland Player of the Month for April where during that period the league’s top scorer netted five of his nine goals this season. Barry McNamee was the last
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There are two massive games at both ends of the League of Ireland Premier Division on Friday for Finn Harps and Derry City. Harps host UCD as the bottom two clash at Finn Park while Derry City face the leaders Shamrock Rovers at the Tallaght Stadium. Oisin Kelly has been looking at those games with
Huge games for Harps & Derry – Declan Boyle Read More »
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
Derry City going to win at leaders Shamrock Rovers Read More »
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
Donegal International Rally ramps up for 2022 Read More »
Thomas Bjorn has been named as Henrik Stenson’s first vice-captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy. The Danish golfer was skipper when the European’s beat the USA in Paris four years ago. Bjorn who won last years Legends Tour event at Rosapenna in Donegal, says he was surprised to be asked:
Rosapenna Legends winner Bjorn named Ryder Cup Vice-Captain Read More »
The Scoil Mhuire Buncrana U17 girls side will play Presentation Secondary School Thurles in the FAI Schools Junior Final on Thursday at Oriel Park in Dundalk (kick off 2.30pm). The Inishowen side who have Irish Internationals Keri and Jodie Loughrey in their squad, needed extra time in both their Ulster Final and the National Semi
Scoil Mhuire Buncrana one win from All Ireland u17 glory Read More »
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
Maiden victory for Kerr and AMD Motorsport Read More »
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
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The Donegal Half Marathon Committee presented three local charities with a total of €6,000 from the proceeds of last year’s event. St Vincent De Paul, the Irish Red Cross, and the Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland each received cheques for €2,000 at a hand-over ceremony at Kernan’s store at Tullygay in Letterkenny. Speaking on behalf
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Shamrock Rovers are top of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division today. A hat-trick in 14 second half minutes from substitute Graham Burke helped the Hoops beat Sligo Rovers 3-1 on Monday night. Derry City were held to a goalless draw by St Pat’s in the last night’s other game. It means Shamrock Rovers are
Danny Lafferty taking positives out of Pat’s draw Read More »
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.
Roscommon wins for McMonagle & McAteer Read More »
Back to back draws for Derry City has resulted in the Candystrips losing top spot in the Premier Division of the SSE Airtricity League. With Shamrock Rovers beating Sligo Rovers, Derry’s scoreless draw with St Pats on Monday means City are now a point behind the Hoops. The top two will meet at the Tallaght
A frustrating night for Derry boss Ruaidhri Higgins Read More »
Derry City played out a scoreless draw with St Pats on Monday evening and with Shamrock Rovers beating Sligo Rovers 3-1 the defending champions have moved above Derry in the Premier Division standings. Martin Holmes reports on Derry’s draw at the Ryan NcBride Brandywell Stadium:
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On this week’s DL Debate, Brendan Devenney reflects on Donegal’s championship semi final win over Cavan with Conleith Gilligan, Brendan Kilcoyne and Donegal boss Declan Bonner. Listen to the DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
DL Debate – The Championship: Declan Bonner, Conleith Gilligan & Brendan Kilcoyne Read More »
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
Jamie Brennan nominated for GAA Player of the Week Read More »
Donegal are through to a tenth Ulster final in twelve years. They were 2-16 to 16 points winners over Cavan on Sunday with goals in the closing ten minutes from Conor O’Donnell and Patrick McBrearty securing a return to an the provincial showpiece for Declan Bonner’s side. They will meet either Derry or Monaghan in
Donegal back in Ulster Final – Michael Murphy Read More »
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
Kennedy & Hegarty to start for Donegal ladies in Clones Read More »
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
Bonagee stay on course for cup hat trick Read More »
Donegal and Cavan will lock horns this weekend for a place in the 2022 Ulster Senior Championship Final. St Tiernach’s Park in Clones will host their semi final meeting on Sunday with Donegal having a score to settle after losing to the Breffni men in the provincial final two years ago. Donegal go into the
Watch GAA Preview: Donegal v Cavan – Martin McHugh and Dermot McCabe Read More »
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.
Wins at Tipperary and Down Royal for Conor Orr Read More »
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
Under strength Harps head to the home of the champions Read More »
On The Score this week, in our preview of Sunday’s Donegal v Cavan men and ladies double header in Clones, we are joined by two former all stars from each county – Martin McHugh of Donegal and Dermot McCabe of Cavan, we also hear from Donegal ladies manager Maxi Curran. Mickey McCann tells us what
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The latest round of games in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland continue on Friday with Finn Harps on the road at the Tallaght Stadium taking on the defending Champions Shamrock Rovers. Harps go to Dublin missing key players including Elie Gael N’Zeyi, Dave Webster and Ryan Connolly. Derry City have been flying
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The Donegal hurlers are off to Pairc Eireann in Birmingham, England this weekend as they look to maintain their unbeaten run in the Nickey Rackard Cup against Warwickshire. Along with Roscommon and Tyrone, Donegal are battling for a place in the final and they know two wins from their remaining two games would give them
Mickey McCann not taking Warwickshire lightly Read More »
Drumbar 2 Ballyraine 3 Drumbar welcomed Ballyraine for youth league action on Wednesday night in a game that had both teams looking to take advantage of a frenetic start. It was Ballyraine who opened the scoring inside 15 minutes with a quick break that lead to them taking the lead through Michael Aidoo The Drumbar
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Derry City will be looking to maintain top spot in the table over the next few days with home games against Bohemians and St Pats coming up in quick succession. Keith Long’s side arrives first, and City Assistant Manager Alan Reynolds knows that the hosts will have to be at their best if they are
We need to keep working hard – Alan Reynolds Read More »
The Donegal senior ladies begin the Ulster Championship on Sunday when they play Cavan in the semi final in the first game of the big double header in Clones. Oisin Kelly and Maureen O’Donnell will have full match commentary from St Tiernach’s Park in association with Henry McGinley & Sons Ltd Milford. Donegal have had
We’ll need to be in tip top shape to beat Cavan – Maxi Curran Read More »
Donegal Manager Declan Bonner has an almost clean bill of health for Sunday’s Ulster Championship semi-final with Cavan in Clones. Apart from Oisin Gallen, the rest of the players are available including the returning Odhran McFadden Ferry from suspension, which gives the management a slight selection headache for the weekend. Oisin Kelly and Brendan Kilcoyne
Preparation and performance need to be right – Declan Bonner Read More »
Donegal and Derry will look to make it to the next stage of the Ulster Minor Championship on Saturday. Derry will have home advantage at Owenbeg as Donegal aim to take out one of the favourites for the provincial crown. Donegal eased to victory against Fermanagh winning by 22 points in the opening round. Manager
Donegal and Derry face off in Minor Championship – The Managers Read More »
Brett McGinty makes his ring return later this month. The St Johnston man has endured a frustrating wait for his fifth professional fight. The 23-year-old had to withdraw from a December bout with Angel Emilov at the Crystal Palace due to a shoulder injury but will return on the May 28th Tommy Owens Promotions show
McGinty’s pro career to resume at Villa Park Read More »
Participants in the 2022 RunDonegal Women’s 5K, which takes place on Sunday, May 22nd, are being encouraged to wear pink, and to wear T-shirts they have from previous RunDonegal Women’s 5Ks. The Donegal Domestic Violence Service is the sole beneficiary of this year’s RunDonegal Women’s 5K which gets underway at 11 am, with the Finn
2022 RunDonegal Women’s 5K participants encouraged to wear pink Read More »
Richard Kerr and the AMD Motorsport team were back in action in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship at the weekend with round two taking place at Oulton Park, Cheshire and the Kilmacrennan rider ensured it was an enjoyable meeting with a strong ninth place in Monday’s race. After a strong outing in the official test
Second top ten finish of the season for Kerr and AMD Motorsport Read More »
Irwin racing traveled to Oulton Park this weekend to take part in the second round of the BSB. Caolán Irwin on his R&R Racing Yamaha had a very strong qualifying and consistent lap times showed great promise on saturday finishing race 1 in 12th place. Race 2 with changing track conditions continued with fast race
Irwin Racing in the points at Oulton Park Read More »
Naomh Conaill and Fanad Gaels were crowned Donegal Gaeltacht senior and junior champions on Monday. Naomh Conaill beat Ardara 1-6 to 0-6 while the hosts Fanad had a comfortable win over Naomh Muire. Tom Comack reports: Reaction: Naomh Conaill Captain Eunan Doherty. Reaction: Mark McAteer was Match of the Match in Fanad’s victory. In the
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Letterkenny AC took the top places at Monday’s North West 10k with Mark Grennan the first to cross the line and Natasha Adams winning the female title. Former winners and record holders along with former committee members and the 800 plus runners and walkers joined in this years celebrations as the event marked it’s 25th
Mark Grennan wins 25th North West 10k Read More »
Reigning champions Tyrone will all be in the qualifier draw for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship along with Armagh and Mayo. The Red Hand suffered a shock 1-18 to 1-10 defeat to Derry in their Ulster quarter-final in Omagh yesterday. Shane McGuigan scored the goal for Rory Gallagher’s side from the penalty spot. Tyrone joint
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Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan won the Rally of the Lakes for the first time after an epic duel with Alastair Fisher and Gordon Noble ended when the latter crashed out on Killarney’s final stage. Fisher slid wide on a left hander, dropping off the road, and left stranded as his rivals flew past. It
Devine claims first win of 2022 in Killarney thriller Read More »
Tyrone’s defence of the Ulster Senior Football Championship title is over. They went down to 13 men as they were beaten by Derry in their quarter final in Omagh today. 1-18 to 0-10 was the final score with Shane McGuigan scoring Derry’s goal from a first-half penalty. Derry’s Brendan Rodgers told Francis Mooney they always
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Finn Harps and Derry City both won on Friday with Harps taking just a second win of the season while leaders Derry have edged out three points ahead at the top. On this week’s review Oisin Kelly spoke with former Harps captain Declan Boyle:
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After the highs of winning the Gordan West Cup last weekend, Letterkenny would end the season with a disappointing defeat on Saturday losing 17-14 to Monaghan in the Ulster Championship 3 Play Off, bringing an end to their hopes of gaining promotion. Letterkenny were 14-0 down at half time and tries from Ben McScott and
‘It’s a tough pill to swallow’ – LK Head Coach Paul O’Kane Read More »
Finn Harps picked up a second win of the season on Friday night beating Shelbourne 1-0 in Ballybofey. They victory came from the boot of Barry McNamee who struck late in the tie to seal the win. Regan Donelan has been telling Diarmaid Doherty its an important win for the side. Watch
Watch: Regan Donelan on massive victory for Harps Read More »
The record time for the North West 10k was set 24 years ago by Dublin native Noel Berkeley who has confirmed that he will be on the start line for the 25th anniversary event. A long time resident of Midleton, Co. Cork, Berkeley set the record time of 29 minutes and 14 seconds in Letterkenny
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Two Donegal athletes have been included this week in the first round of selections for the 2022 European Athletics Championships which focused on Marathon and 35km Race Walk events. Finn Valley walkers Brendan Boyce and Letterkenny’s Marathon runner Ann Marie McGlynn are among the six athletes eligible for selection having attained A standards during the
Boyce and McGlynn selected for Europeans Read More »
There’s Ulster SFC action this weekend with Monaghan facing Down on Saturday in Clones, while Tyrone meet Derry on Sunday in Omagh. The winner from those game will face off at the semi final stage. Former Derry footballer Eamon Burns believes they are as well equipped, as they been for years, to put All-Ireland champions
Tyrone v Derry Preview – Eamon Burns & John Lynch Read More »
Finn Harps play host to Shelbourne FC in SSE Airtricity Premier Division action. Kickoff at Finn Park is 8pm and Diarmaid Doherty will have live updates on Highland this evening. Harps sole win of their 2022 campaign came at Tolka Park last month as they defeated Shelbourne 3-0 and so fans will be hoping for
Harps chase first home win against Shels Read More »
The Candystripes will be expecting another tough examination on Friday evening as they head to Inchicore to take on a St Pats team that currently sits third in the table. Tim Clancy’s side lost out at the Brandywell last month to an injury time Will Patching goal and Ruaidhri Higgins is expecting an equally close
Derry off to Inchicore to face Pats Read More »
The Ulster CCC have confirmed the Ulster semi final between Donegal and Cavan will be played in Clones on Sunday 8th May with a 4pm throw in. That will be the second game of a double header with the Ulster ladies semi final between Donegal and Cavan preceding the men’s tie. Both games will be
Clones to host Donegal Cavan doubler header Read More »
Raphoe’s Rachel Darragh is through to the last 16 in Women’s Singles at the European Badminton Championships in Madrid. She comfortably won her second match of the championships beating Katrin Neudolt of Austria 21-5 21-6. The Donegal player who is ranked 148th in the world will take on Neslihan Yigit of Turkey on Wednesday, she
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