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With his sixth victory in as many events, the latest on the FAAC Simply automatic/Sligo Park Hotel Rally, Monaghan’s Sam Moffett (Ford Fiesta WRC) clinched the Triton Showers National Rally Championship in style. Co-driven by Cork’s Karl Atkinson, twenty-seven year old Moffett finished a minute and 35.6 seconds clear of the Skoda Fabia R5 of

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Jon Rahm has won the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Portstewart. The Spaniard had a reasonably comfortable win, 24 under par and 6 shots ahead of second placed Richie Ramsey of Scotland. Gavin Moynihan was best of the Irish, tied for 14th on 13 under. Shane Lowry was one stroke behind him on

No barriers foundation are hosting a no barriers sports day and fun walk in the Aura leisure centre in Letterkenny on 15th July 2017 This is a fundraising and promotional event aiming to raise funds for the positive steps campaign which proposes to purchase a robotic exoskeleton for the use of clients with mobility problems

Derry City recorded a 4-0 win over Sligo Rovers in the Northwest Derby in Maginn Park on Sunday afternoon. Derry ended their run of 4 defeats through goals from Lukas Schubert, Ronan Curtis, Aaron McEneff and Rory Holden with his first Derry City goal. The win leaves Derry City in 5th place in the SSE

Ronan Whyte lost his third group game against his Thai opponent in Beijing early this morning. The Ardara man lost out 3-0, in a match where his opponent had 2 fifty plus breaks in the opening 2 frames. Ronan finished third in the group. Whyte will be back in action again on Wednesday in the

Following the announcement this morning that Ballyliffin GC would host the 2018 Irish Open, it has been recognised that it will be a fantastic event for the Northwest. It is the first time that the event will be held in the Northwest, and it was with great excitement that Keith Pelley, Chief Executive of the

There were records galore at the Letterkenny International Track & Field meeting which took place on Friday night at the Danny McDaid track. The crowd were treated to five meeting records across a host of world class events, as well as World championship and Commonwealth Games qualification standards. In the women’s feature event, American Mel

The National Juvenile Track and Field Championships are in Tullamore, and Northwest athletes are well represented. It was a good meet for the Lifford/ Strabane AC, who made a statement on the national front with their performances in Tullamore. Patsy McGonagle joined Myles Gallagher with all the information…

  The Northwest Cricket Premier Division has new leaders in Coleraine. They took advantage of Donemana’s Cup game and defeated Drummond. In the division’s other tie, Brigade won against Eglinton. That leaves the table as follows.. In the Bank of Ireland Senior Cup, Donemana defeated Bready by 133 runs, and Ballyspallen beat Fox Lodge by 141

Donegal are just one game away from reaching the All Ireland Quarter Finals. The last of the qualifying rounds will be held on Saturday 22nd July with Donegal’s opposition to be confirmed at around 8.40am tomorrow morning. Donegal progressed to Round 4a with a 1-15 to 1-14 win on Navan, thanks to a Patrick McBrearty injury

Donegal defeated Meath in Round 3A of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers in Páirc Tailteann in Navan on Saturday evening. It was a tight affair that finished 1-15 to 1-14. A Patrick McBrearty point in injury time was needed for Donegal to overcome the home side in Páirc  Tailteann. It was a tight game all the

Daniel Im and John Rahm share the lead at Portstewart heading into the final day of action there on Sunday. The pair are 17 under par, 1 stroke ahead of  Frenchman Benjamin Herbert in third. Denis Kirwan has the Day 3 Wrap… Padraig Harrington is the best of the Irish in the Dubai Duty Free

  The Letterkenny International Track and Field Meeting at the Danny McDaid track at Aura Leisure Centre was a great success. The feature one mile challenge event was won by American Robert Domanic in 3:59.98. Afterwards, he spoke with Chris Ashmore Among those in attendance was Ray Flynn,one of Ireland’s greatest ever athletes, who ran

The British and Irish Lions have drawn the Test Series in New Zealand following a 15-15 draw in Eden Park. 2 minutes remained in the game when Owen Farrell slotted home a 47m penalty to even it up. Alec McDonald was on Saturday Sport with Chris Ashmore discussing this morning’s game and the Series as

Finn Harps recorded a 2-0 win over Drogheda United away in United Park on Friday evening. It only took Harps 4 minutes to get ahead through a goal from Eddie Dsane. Danny Morrissey scored the second goal for Harps, which leaves them in 8th, 2 points above the drop zone. Finn Harps Manager Ollie Horgan

Galway and Roscommon face off in Pearse Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a highly-anticipated Connacht Final. Galway are hoping to retain their crown, and match Mayo’s record of 46 Connacht titles. Roscommon last won the Connacht title 7 years ago, and will lost out in 2011’s final against Mayo. Tom Comack spoke to ex Donegal

Donegal face Meath on Saturday evening in Navan, where they will look to take the next step towards the All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals. After overcoming Longford at home last weekend, Donegal will face a sterner challenge in Meath, who defeated Sligo to reach this stage. Donegal Post’s Sports Editor Frank Craig looked ahead to this evening’s

Ronan Whyte is sitting in second place in the group stages of the IBSF Snooker U18 Championships. Whyte will play again at 3am Irish time, and with only one point seperating 2nd and 3rd, it will make for an exciting group finish with the Top 2 going through. Whyte will also play in the U21

There’s two changes in the Donegal team to start Saturday’s All Ireland Championship Qualifier in Navan against Meath. Jamie Brennan and Hugh McFadden come into the starting 15 replacing Michael Carroll and Michael Langan in the half and full forward lines. Join Oisin Kelly and Declan Bonner for full LIVE match coverage of Meath v

Defending champion Rory McIlroy is set to miss the cut at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open golf. The tournament host shot a second-round 73 at Portstewart to sit at 1-over-par after two-rounds. It’s the fourth time he’s fallen at the halfway stage in the last five Irish Opens. McIlroy insists his work promoting the