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Derry City took a second win of the Premier Division campaign beating Damien Duff’s Shelbourne 1-0 at Tolka Park. The games only goal came on 73 minutes and was scored by Patrick McEleney who tapped in following a header from Ronan Boyce. The goal was McEleney’s first for Derry since his return to the Brandywell

There was confirmation earlier this evening of a number of rescheduled games in both the Premier Division and First Division in the League of Ireland Games affecting Finn Harps, Sligo Rovers and Derry City are included in the changes Remember both Harps and Sligo Rovers fixtures on the opening weekend were postponed due to unplayable

Premier Division football returns to Donegal this week as Finn Harps play host to Bohemian FC on Friday night. Kickoff is 8pm and there will be updates on Highland with Diarmaid Doherty. Harps will be hoping to pick up their first win of the campaign after suffering defeat at Oriel Park on Monday night despite

Donegal LGFA took a historic decision at its county board meeting on 28th February 2022, in which all clubs unanimously voted to support and work towards the future integration of all Gaelic Games Associations within Donegal. Donegal LGFA clubs voted to support Galway LGFA motion calling for the LGFA to actively engage the process of

Finn Harps have confirmed the signing of Eric McWoods. The attacker made his debut for the club on Friday night, coming off the bench vs UCD. The American last played for Shabab Al-Aqaba in the Jordanian Pro League and has also played in Hungary, Malta and Estonia where he helped Narva Trans to Estonian Cup

Derry City’s Ciaron Harkin suffered a blow this week when it was revealed that Harkin ruptured his ACL in last weekend’s 2-1 win over Shamrock Rovers at the Ryan McBride Brandywell. The 26 year old sustained the injury in the final 20 minutes of the game and was replaced by Donegal man Ronan Boyce who

Donegal man Darragh Kelly has signed a new long term deal with Bellator MMA. The Moville fighter took his first professional win last week at Dublin’s 3Arena and has been rewarded with a four fight contract over 18 months. He impressively defeated Junior Morgan with an opening round stoppage of their lightweight clash.

The LYIT Ladies Gaelic Football team will contest the colleges Moynihan Cup Final following their 2-9 to 2-7 win over UCC of Cork in Tuesday’s semi final. Nadine Friel and Emma Howe scored the goals for Katie Herron’s side while Aimee McIntyre and Derbhille Connolly stepped up with two points a piece. Julie Trearty, Lauren

The 31 captains of the 31 ladies football squads including Donegal’s Niamh McLaughlin and represented by the Gaelic Players Association met on a video call in advance of Saturday’s LGFA Congress in Belfast to support Galway’s motion of the LGFA intergration with the GAA. It was agreed unanimously that players across the county are supportive

LYIT are going up to the top flight of the CUFL as Division 1 champions having seen off Dundalk IT on penalties in the league final played in Belfast today. The Letterkenny side twice lead with goals from Pat Loughrey and Joel Gorman but Dundalk were able to respond to force extra time and then

A new season of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship begins with the Claremorris based Mayo Rally on Sunday next that has attracted a star studded entry led by reigning champion Monaghan’s Josh Moffett (Hyundai i20 R5). The eight stage event is underpinned by McHugh’s Service Station, Ballindine. Moffett won the Triton championship in 2019,

  Donegal Sports Partnership to host Women in Sport Webinar “We hope females will be inspired by what they hear and sign up for the Female Leadership Programme” People across Donegal with any involved in sport are being invited to attend the Women in Sport webinar on Tuesday, March 8th, at 7 pm. The free

Kildare’s Jimmy Hyland, Donegal’s Conor O’Donnell, and Galway’s Shane Walsh are this week’s, GAA.ie Footballer of the Week nominees. Conor O’Donnell led the line brilliantly for Donegal as they secured a very hard-fought win over Tyrone. His goal in first-half injury-time gave them a much-needed lifeline and he also chipped in with three important points

The first Healthy Football League involving Irish clubs starts on Monday and Finn Harps are encouraging supporters, local sports clubs and schools to get involved and be part of the Finn Harps team. By working together and logging our activities via the app, we can score points and win cash prizes. Aidan McNelis said “Whether

The Donegal Junior League will celebrate it’s 50th Anniversary next weekend running from Friday 4th March to Sunday the 6th. To mark the occasion the league will host four cup semi finals at different venues around the four league area’s. The weekend is the exact date 50 years ago when the first round of Donegal

Finn Harps travel to Oriel Park tonight to take on Dundalk FC. Kickoff is 7.45pm. Harps will feel unlucky to have come away with only a point from their season opener at UCD on Friday and will be hoping to build on a solid defensive display. The hosts are yet to notch their first win

There’s a quick turnaround for all clubs this week with another full set of Premier Division fixtures on Monday night. And following their exciting win at home to Shamrock Rovers on Friday, the Candystripes are back at the Brandywell again where they will host North West neighbours, Sligo Rovers. The ‘Bit ‘o Red’ got their

The Triton Showers National Rally Championship swings into action on Sunday next with the Claremorris based Mayo Rally, the first of the eight round series. Letterkenny woman Laura McMenamin is the registrar for the series. Very often, it’s a role that many people don’t realise it actually exists, yet its highly important. Laura’s parents Ivan

North West clubs learned their national competition opponents today as Cricket Ireland  announced the return of the Clear Currency Irish Senior Cup and Clear Currency National Cup after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic,   The Irish Senior Cup began in 1982 and is a 50-over competition for top-ranked clubs in their respective

The All-Ireland Football Championship is set for a revamp from next year after the green proposal received a strong backing at G-A-A Congress. Almost 95 per cent of delegates voted in favour of a tiered All-Ireland Championship which will see the eight provincial finalists and the next best eight teams based on league standings compete

After a short stint racing in Qatar, Donegal Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle was back in the winners enclosure at Dundalk on Friday evening. Racing on the all weather surface, last years Apprentice Champion Jockey won the 7pm race on 12/1 shot EL C Wells for training Patrick Martin.

Ardara’s Ronan Whyte will be competing in the World Snooker Federation Championships which gets underway tomorrow (Saturday) in Sheffield. Whyte takes to the table tomorrow afternoon when he will play his first group match. The event features over 280 players from around the world and runs from the 19th to 26th February at the Ding

With Storm Eunice bringing wind rain and snow to the north west a doubt remains over the League of Ireland season opener for Finn Harps this evening against Drogheda United. A pitch inspection took place this morning at 10am and a second will be held at 1.30pm this afternoon before a decision is made. There