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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Donegal’s Michael Murphy has been named at the GAA.ie Footballer of the Week. The Glenswilly man received 5,256 votes on the GAA’s Official Instagram page which put him ahead of Galway’s Paul Conroy and Wicklow’s Kevin Quinn. The County Captain was the main man for Donegal in their fine win over Armagh. He scored six
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Donegal Person of the Year Noel Cunningham has been announced as the special guest who will fire the starting gun to set the runners and walkers on their way in the special 25th anniversary North West 10k next Monday. The Kilcar native said he was honoured to be invited to perform the formalities for a
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On the day of his first anniversary, there will be an occasion to remember the life and works of Michael ‘Jack’ O’Donnell in his native Glenties this Sunday. Michael Jack was best known for his love of GAA, chronicling the fortunes of Donegal and his local club Naomh Conaill, and much else besides, through the
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Finn Harps will be without captain David Webster for the remainder of the season. The club has confirmed he has a serious knee injury after being stretchered off in their clash with Bohemians earlier this month. Harps are currently ninth in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division table. Finn Harps can confirm that captain David
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Tyrone have been handed a significant boost ahead of this Sunday’s Ulster football quarter-final with Derry. Conor McKenna is set to be available for selection having had the red card he received against Fermanagh rescinded. The forward was sent off late on in their seven-point win over the Erne men in Enniskillen on the weekend
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On this week’s DL Debate, Brendan Devenney recaps Donegal’s championship win over Armagh with Donegal boss Declan Bonner and former Orchard County star forward Oisin McCoville plus Ryan Ferry of the Donegal News.
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Four Donegal players have been included in the Ladies National League Divsion 1 Team of the Year. Evelyn McGinley, Nicole McLaughlin, Captain Niamh McLaughlin and Karen Guthrie have been named in the 15. There are three survivors from last years team with McGinley and Guthrie honoured again along with Dublin’s Hannah Tyrrell. Meath’s march to
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Kilmacrennan’s Caolán Irwin competed this week in the Premier Supersport 600 Championship of the Irish Master’s Championship at Mondello Park. Unable to do the pre-race testing on Friday due to work commitments, he arrived at the Kildare circuit going straight into Qualifying on Saturday morning. Qualifying on the front row of the grid Irwin delighted
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This Friday in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, Finn Harps chase a second win of the campaign when they go to Richmond Park to take on St Patrick’s Athletic while league leaders Derry City look to get back to winnings against UCD. On this week League of Ireland chat, Oisin Kelly is joined by
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For the 29th time, Donegal and Armagh will clash in the championship on Sunday in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. Join Oisin Kelly and Brendan Kilcoyne for the build up and full LIVE match commentary from 1.40pm in association with Highland Motors -see highlandmotors.ie. Donegal have had the upper hand over the Orchard county winning their three
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Finn Harps are on the road Friday night as they travel to Dublin to take on St. Patrick’s Athletic. Kickoff at Richmond Park is 7.45pm. Harps will be hoping for a win to kick start their season and make up ground on the teams above them, while the hosts, currently third in the table, will
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UCD are the visitors to the Brandywell on Friday night as league leaders Derry City look to get back on the winning trail after a couple of disappointing results. The mood in the camp at training on Thursday was certainly very upbeat and Ruaidhri Higgins insisted his side was raring to go again on Friday.
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On Saturday evening, Letterkenny will battle with Monaghan for the Gordan West Cup at the home of Ulster Rugby in Belfast. Letterkenny last played in the final at Ravenhill eleven years ago. The club are currently fighting on two fronts with promotion to Ulster Championship 2 still achievable. In Highand’s big game build up, Ryan Ferry
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Highland’s Match Analyst Brendan Kilcoyne says the integrity of the GAA’s disciplinary process has come into question after Armagh had three bans overturned by the CAC on Tuesday evening. Stefan Campbell, Ciaran Mackin and Aiden Nugent will now be available for Sunday’s provincial championship clash with Donegal in Ballybofey. The trio were banned for one
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Highland Radio Sport understands the suspensions handed down to three Armagh players have been quashed by the Central Appeals Committee. Stefan Campbell, Ciaran Mackin and Aiden Nugent will now be available for Sunday’s provincial championship clash with Donegal in Ballybofey. The trio were banned for one game for their involvement in the melee at the
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Donegal begin their 2022 Ulster championship campaign when they host Armagh in Ballybofey, on Sunday. Apart from Oisin Gallen and the two suspended players, Odhran McFadden Ferry and Neil McGee, Declan Bonner has a fully fit squad to choose from. Hear what the Donegal manager is expecting from what he rates a good Armagh outfit.
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On The Score this week, we hear from Pascal McConnell, the former Tyrone goalkeeper who looks ahead to the opening weekend of the Ulster Senior Football Championship in which Fermanagh play host to Tyrone. Peter Campbell of the Donegal Democrat offers his thoughts on the Ulster Championship as well as the first couple of weekends
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Finn Harps are on the road again on Friday night as they travel to Dublin to take on Bohemian FC. Kickoff at Dalymount Park is 7.45pm. Chris Ashmore will have updates on Highland in association with B&S Credit Union. Harps will be hoping to kick start their season with a victory after suffering a narrow
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The Candystripes will be hoping to continue their excellent start to the season this Good Friday as Damien Duff brings his Shelbourne side to the Brandywell for a 7.45 pm kick off. Ruaidhri Higgins had both feet very firmly on the ground after his side’s deserved win at Ballybofey last Saturday, and with good reason
Shels will be a very difficult game – Higgins Read More »
Tyrone start the defence of their Ulster and All Ireland titles on Saturday evening in Enniskillen when the Red Hand County play Fermanagh in the preliminary round of the provincial campaign. The winners goes to the quarter final to play Derry. Mattie Donnelly is doubt having limped off in their final league game against Tyrone
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Derry City has tied down Cameron McJannet to a new two and half year deal. The highly rated centre-half will be around the Brandywell until the end of the 2024 campaign. After scoring his first goal of the season in the derby with Finn Harps last weekend, he becomes the eighth member of the squad
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The first of five monthly draws for those who have entered the 2022 Donegal Half Marathon will take place on Thursday, April 28th. The Kernan’s Retail Group is the event’s main sponsor again this year, and each monthly winner will receive a €30 Kernan’s voucher and a hamper filled with Spar’s own brand products. “Those
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The Ulster Championship for both the seniors and minors starts this weekend in Enniskillen. Holders and All Ireland Champions Tyrone go up against Fermanagh while Donegal Minor Manager Luke Barrett will be keeping a close eye on the meeting of Fermanagh and Down. The winners of that game will play Donegal on Saturday week, Donegal
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Steve Boyle, a native of Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry is aiming to cycle from Donegal to Kerry to raise vital funds for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Crumlin’s Children’s Hospital. Steve, currently working in Newbridge, Co. Kildare aims to cycle and run 420 km from Donegal town to the village of Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry over
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Rian O’Neill has won his appeal against the one game ban handed down after the Donegal Armagh league game at the O’Donnell Park. It means the Orchard county’s star man can line out when the sides clash again in the quarter final of the championship in Ballybofey on Sunday 24th April. The charge was rescinded
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On this week’s DL Debate, Oisin Kelly has reaction from a mixed weekend for Donegal team’s, there’s Maxi Curran and Niamh McLaughlin on the ladies defeat to Meath, Mickey McCann on the hurlers opening championship win and Gary Duffy reflects on the U20’s bowing out of Ulster plus Brendan Devenney talks with Chief Sports Writer
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The Irish Universities Intervarsities Competition was held in Carlow at the weekend with Track and Field competitions taking place over Friday and Saturday. There was lots of local interest with many of our top Donegal young athletes taking part. James Kelly ( Finn Valley) representing LYIT had an excellent weekend taking gold in the Shot
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Derry with be without Ciaran McFaul for their upcoming championship campaign. Boss Rory Gallagher confirmed McFaul will not be available to the Oak Leaf county ahead of their quarter final with either Fermanagh or Tyrone. Gallagher told the Irish News he was “disappointment at the Glen man’s commitment levels since the very start of the
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Finn Harps play host to high flying neighbours Derry City in the North West derby on Saturday evening. Kickoff at Finn Park is 5.30pm and the game is live on Highland with Diarmaid Doherty and Declan Boyle. Harps will be looking to get back to winning ways after conceding a late equaliser at home to
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On The Score this week with Oisin Kelly, Keith Cowan joins us for our League of Ireland chat. Maxi Curran looks ahead to the Division One League Final against Meath on Sunday. Donegal play Tyrone for a place in the Ulster U20 Championship Final on Friday night, we hear from Gary Duffy and Paul Devlin
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The north west derby of Finn Harps and league leaders Derry City is the stand out tie of the Premier Division this weekend. Join the Highland team of Diarmaid Doherty and Declan Boyle for full LIVE match commentary this Saturday from the 5.30pm kick off at Finn Park. It’s been very different starts to the
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Donegal and Tyrone will go head to head on Friday evening at Celtic Park in Derry for a place in the Ulster U20 Championship Final. Join Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh for live match commentary here on highlandradio.com from the 8pm throw in. The north west rivalry has been fierce between the sides in recent
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The Candystripes are on the road for the third game running this weekend, although it’s just a short jaunt to Ballybofey this time as the league leaders take on North West neighbours, Finn Harps. The Saturday kick-off will give both sides some extra recovery time after a busy eight days that saw the visitors extend
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Donegal’s opening game in their 2022 Nickey Rackard Cup campaign against Fermanagh takes place on Sunday. The game has been moved from Brewster Park in Enniskillen to St Mary’s Maguiresbridge. Donegal go into the championship after a solid league campaign which seen them retain their Div 2B status. The competition format has changed which will
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Excitement is building in the local running fraternity for the return of one of the North West’s most popular half marathon events on Sunday May 15th. The Strabane Lifford Half Marathon is hosted by Derry City and Strabane District Council in partnership with Lifford Strabane Athletics club and is being held for the seventh time
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St Eunan’s College beat De La Salle of Waterford 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon to lift the Dr Tony O’Neill Cup as National Senior School’s Champions. The Letterkenny side were 2-1 down early in the second half but it was Tiernan Brown’s penalty in injury time which gave St Eunan’s a dramatic win. The other goals
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St Eunan’s College were crowned National Senior Schools champions for he 7th time in their history on Wednesday afternoon. An penalty in injury time coverted by Tiernan Brown gave the Letterkenny side a 3-2 win over De La Salle of Waterford. Kevin Egan reports for Highland Radio Sport: Watch St Eunan’s penalty. 90’ | GOAL
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Away tickets for the match against Derry City on Saturday are now sold out. A very limited number of primary and secondary tickets will be sold to Derry City fans who have bought their adult or concession tickets. Those who have already bought away tickets will be emailed with instructions on how to apply for
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The Donegal ladies chase a first senior title this Sunday when they play Meath in the Lidl National League Division 1 final at Croke Park. Boss Maxi Curran has a full squad available as they look to upset the All Ireland Champions who are also on the hunt for a first league crown. Donegal have
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