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Letterkenny Institute of Technology made presentations to 83 Sport Scholars across 10 sports at the Annual Sports Scholarships awards in An Danlann, LYIT on Monday 28th of March. This number once again represents an increase in the number of sport scholarships awarded to LYIT students which underlines LYIT’s continued commitment to sport and student athletes. […]

The dream of reaching the UEFA Women’s Under-17 European Championships ended this afternoon for the Republic of Ireland Women’s Under-17s and two Inishowen players. Keri and Jodie Loughrey were part of the Ireland squad that lost 4-1 to Iceland. Having drawn with Slovakia and lost to Finland, James Scott’s team needed to beat Iceland in

“It’s about building your skills so that you can reach your full potential – that’s the vision we have” Keep stepping up and keep leading from the front – that was the message to participants in the 2022 Donegal Sports Partnership’s Female Leadership Programme from Donegal Sports Partnership Coordinator, Myles Sweeney. Welcoming the participants from

Mickey Harte has extended his term as Manager of Louth until 2025. The three time All Ireland winner with his native Tyrone had initially agreed a three year deal along with his assistant Gavin Devlin. Louth take on Wicklow this weekend with Harte’s side on the verge of moving up to Division Two making it

The Donegal Motor Club say this years Joule Donegal International Rally is in the advanced stages of planning. It’s an important year for the rally as it’s celebrates it’s 50th anniversary of the first running of this classic. The club will announce a number of exciting events in the comings weeks to mark the occasion.

There have been a number of fixture changes confirmed in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division. UCD v Derry City, originally scheduled for Friday, March 11, has now been rescheduled for Monday, April 4, with kick-off at 7.45pm. Also in the Premier Division, Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 2, will now be

Derry City are set to hand down lifetime bans and are putting plans in place to deal with the recent unsavoury behaviour at games. Lighting of flares, throwing objects onto the playing surface, encroaching on the pitch during and after matches and crowd disturbances has seen the club hit with £3000 in fines already this

Mark English failed in his attempt to progress at the European Indoor Championship in Belgrade. The Finn Valley man who has just returned from Covid ran his 800m heat in 1:51.35 to finish 5th. English will be back on track again on Sunday with the Irish 4x400m relay team.

Sean O’Kane has been appointed as Tyrone Senior Ladies Manager with immediate affect and his first task is to guide Tyrone to a relegation play-off win over Clare next month. O’Kane who enjoyed success in three previous terms with Tyrone will attempt to galvanise the team ahead of this game, an Ulster Intermediate Final with

Ulster GAA have confirmed details of the below schedule of games in the 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship, including dates and times.   2022 Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship   First Round  16ú Aibreán 2022  Fear Manach V Tír Eoghain in Brewster Park at 6.30pm    Quarter-Finals  23ú Aibreán 2022  Aontroim v An Cabhán in

Michael Duffy has been hit with a blow on his return to Derry City. He is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines having suffered a fractured tibia in Monday’s win over Drogheda United. Duffy came back to his hometown club after a successful number of seasons with Dundalk but was unavailable for the

This evenings League of Ireland Premier Division clash between UCD and Derrry has been postponed. The pitch at Belfield in Dublin is waterlogged and deemed unplayable after a pitch inspection. POSTPONED | Tonight’s @SSEAirtricityLg Premier Division fixture against @derrycityfc has been postponed after a pitch inspection due to a waterlogged pitch. A new date for

Finn Harps play host to FAI Cup holders St. Patrick’s Athletic this Friday night. Kickoff at Finn Park is 8pm and there will be live regular updates on Highland from the kick off. Harps will be hoping to build on last week’s hard fought draw with Bohemians, while the Saints will make the trip with

There’s another busy week ahead for Premier Division clubs and the Candystripes are on the road first up on Friday night as they head to Belfield to take on UCD. Andy Myler’s side has yet to post a competitive win this season but opposite number Ruaidhri Higgins felt that it could prove to be a

The Donegal Ladies National League semi final with Dublin has been fixed for St Tiernach’s Park in Clones on Saturday week the 19th March. The game is part of a double header with the second semi final featuring Mayo and Meath. Donegal’s game throws in at 1pm with other match starting at 3pm.

It’s reported this week that Lee Brennan has opted out of the Tyrone senior panel for the rest of the season. The Trillick man played in the pre-season McKenna Cup but didn’t get game time in the four rounds to date in the National League. Brennan is the sixth player to leave the victorious All

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Graham Warke, hosted a reception for Ciarán McLaughlin on Monday night in recognition of his appointment as President of Ulster GAA. Also in attendance at the reception were members of the 2021 All-Ireland winning Tyrone Senior Football team, including joint-manager Brian Dooher and players Cathal McShane

Athletics Ireland this week confirmed the 19 athletes to represent Ireland at the World Indoor Championships which take place on March 18th to 20th in Serbia. The National 800m champion Mark English is included and will also be part of the 4x400m relay team. The 2022 season has seen a series of consistent and strong

Three weeks after guiding Kilcoo to a first ever All Ireland club title, Mickey Moran has stepped down as the Down club’s manager. The Derry native has been in management for 40 years. Moran had three separate spells in charge of his own county, leading them to a league title in 1995. he has also

Referee Sean Hurson will be in charge of next Sunday’s Donegal Monaghan Allianz League Division One clash. The Tyrone official who recently refereed the All Ireland Club Final at Croke Park will have a shorter trip this time around for the much anticipated clash in Ballybofey of two sides who are looking to firm up

Monaghan’s Josh Moffett (Hyundai i20 R5) and his Limerick co-driver Keith Moriarty took a start to finish victory on the McHugh’s Service Station Mayo Rally, the opening round of the Triton Showers backed Motorsport Ireland Rally Championship. At the end of the day’s eight stages they had amassed a winning margin of 27.9 seconds over