Donegal’s Eamonn Kelly has signed up for another season on the World Junior Rally Championship. The 26 year old and his co-driver Conor Mahon are one of thirteen crews registered for the championship which runs alongside five of the WRC rounds in Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Finland and Germany. Eamonn has taking three podiums previously which […]
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Saturday’s refixed All-Ireland Senior Football semi-final between Errigal Ciaran and Dr Crokes has been moved to Newbridge. The game was due to take place in Portlaoise, but it has now been moved following a pitch inspection at O’Moore Park. The other final-four clash between Coolera Strandhill and Cuala will still go ahead at Breffni Park
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Letterkenny native Oisin McShane was one of two Irish drivers who were in Norway this week for a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience driving on snow and ice under the tuition of John Haugland and Rally superstar Andreas Bakkerud. 15 year old Oisin and 18 year old Ross Ryan got to experience FWD
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The deadline for those wishing to apply to be one of the beneficiaries from the 2025 North West 10 is rapidly approaching on this Friday, 10th of January. Interested charities should email their applications to toni@letterkennychamber.com. The magical million euros mark now within touching distance for the Charity Run and Walk which takes place on
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A drama series set in a small town somewhere in the heart of Donegal, where we meet various people who live in Ballyglissane and learn about their lives, their problems, and their secrets. One storyline follows a murder investigation but that’s not the only story happening in this small town! Join us each week as
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Charlie Lapsley one of the 1984 winners who will be honoured at the launch of the 2024 Donegal Sports Star Awards on Monday, 6th of January in the Mount Errigal Hotel Lapsley’s 1984 hockey highlights In 1984 Charlie Lapsley was honoured at the Donegal Sports Star Awards for his hockey successes that season. 40 years
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Donegal players made their annual visit on Friday to meet the children in Letterkenny University Hospital. Captain Patrick McBrearty, Shaun Patton, Ryan McHugh and Michael Langan in conjunction with Michael Murphy’s Sports handed out gifts to the children. See gallery below. Photo’s by Geraldine Diver.
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Shane O’Donnell has been named the Player of the Donegal Championship for 2024. RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta announced today that the Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh award would be going to the St Eunan’s man who played a key role in helping his club to the senior championship title as they lifted the Dr Maguire Cup
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The fixtures for the 2025 League of Ireland season have been revealed with defending Premier Division Champions Shelbourne welcoming Derry City to Tolka Park on the opening day, Friday 14th February, as the two sides meet again after last year’s final day title decider. Derry’s first home game of the season will be against Bohemians
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Andy Mitchell has been appointed as new first team coach at Derry City. Mitchell was part of Tiernan Lynch’s backroom team at Larne, having previously played under Lynch with the Irish League side. Speaking following confirmation of his appointment yesterday, the 32 year old said he’s really excited by the challenge at the Brandywell and
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Derry boxer Connor Coyle is to be included on the card for a major fight night at Madison Square Gardens in New York in February The 34 year old middleweight who remains unbeaten since moving to the US eight years ago will meet American Vito Mielnicki Jnr. The fight will be part of the undercard
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On this weeks DL Debate Brendan wraps up all the GAA news of the week featuring the u21 football finals, more success for Four Masters, plus Downings ladies history making All Ireland semi final win. Brendan is also joined by Irish news columnist Cahir O Kane and in studio with Pauric Hilferty.
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On Tonights DL Debate Brendan is joined by Kerry Legend Tomás O Sé. Plus Owen Byrne,Downings chairman and Naomh Padraig Manager Daniel McCauley with their Chairman Joe mc Laughlin. We have a special Scor na nóg section with Fergus McGee,Matthew Devenney and Katie Coyle In studio With performances from Matthew and Katie. The DL Debate
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Finn Harps have announced the appointment of Damien Gillespie to the Board of directors as International Commercial Officer. Damien hails from Ballybofey but has been living and working in financial services in London for over 30 years. He will concentrate on growing the club membership in the UK and further afield. Damien, a former Finn
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The fixtures for the 2025 LGFA National League fixtures have been confirmed and the Donegal senior ladies will have four home games with three on the road in the 2025 Division 2 campaign. Clare v Donegal – 26th January Westmeath v Donegal – 2nd February Donegal v Monaghan – 9th February Roscommon v Donegal –
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The Irish Athletic Awards took place last night in Santry in Dublin and Donegal’s Kelly McGrory was among the winners. The Tir Conaill athlete was part of the women’s 4 x400m relay team that was named Team of the Year. They set a national record en route to finishing fourth at Paris 2024 with McGrory
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The nominations have been confirmed for a number of positions ahead of Donegal GAA’s Convention next month in Pettigo. Darren Collins, Mark Kelly and Sinead Breen will battle for the secretary’s role taking the place of the outgoing Declan Martin while Collins and Ed Byrne will also challenge Mary Kelly for the assistant secretary’s position.
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Derry City’s new manager Tiernan Lynch sat with the media for the first time since his appointment on Monday. The 44 year old left back to back Irish League Premiership champions Larne to join the Candystrips on a three-year contract. Speaking with Highland’s Martin Holmes, the new boss fully understands the expectation of the club
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Onoir join Jimmy and Paul live on the Monday Night Sessions.
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Letterkenny AC members who completed the 2024 Dublin Marathon in memory of the late Aidan McGlynn have raised €8,447 for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA). The group presented a cheque to Aidan’s parents, Peter and Bernadette, and wife, Kathy, who accepted it on behalf of IMNDA at a handover event in Sister Sara’s
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This week on The DL Debate, Brendan Devenney is joined by Armagh Legend Aaron Kernan to look back at all the highlights from the Ulster Club plus fresh from the national referees meeting, two of our top officials Mark Dorrian and Enda Mc Feely will be on the show to discuss the new rules for
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New Derry manager Paddy Tally will have to plan without veteran defender Chrissy McKaigue next season. The All-Star has called time on his 16-year inter-county career after informing the incoming manager of his decision. McKaigue says the ‘time is right’ to step away and the Slaughtneil clubman retires with two Ulster medals and a National
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Bohemians have signed Colm Whelan from Derry City on a multi-year deal. The 24-year-old striker made 15 appearances overall for the Candystripes this season, coming back from an ACL injury. The Kilkenny native will reunite with manager Alan Reynolds, having worked together at Waterford, UCD and the Ireland under-21s.
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Gavin Gilmore has re-signed with Finn Harps for the 2025 campaign. The winger joined the club during the summer after a successful trial period. Gilmore went on to make six appearances in the second half of the season. Darren Murphy told club media: “We’re delighted that Gavin has agreed to return to the club for
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Derry are close to appointing their new senior football manager, nearly five months after Mickey Harte stepped down. Harte’s former coach with Tyrone, Paddy Tally, is now the favourite to take over last season’s League champions. It’s expected that Kerry’s performance coach will be recommended for ratification later this week, following talks with Derry’s County
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Gary Boyle has been appointed manager of the Donegal U20 footballers. The Naomh Muire clubman takes over from Shaun Paul Barrett. He was confirmed as the new manager at Monday’s County Committee meeting. It was also was confirmed that Barry Ward is staying on as Donegal minor manager for another season. Last year, the Ballyshannon
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Finn Harps hosted a special event in Jackson’s Hotel in Ballybofey on Tuesday evening where they launched a new ownership model for the club. Harps representatives outlined details of the new plans under which fans and members of the public can become a shareholder in the club and a member for a year for just
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Sporting bodies across the County are being encouraged to submit nominations for the 2024 Donegal Sports Star Awards with the deadline approaching at the end of the month. It’s been another good year in terms of success for teams and individuals from the County. The closing date for the submission of nominations is Friday, 29th
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This week on The DL Debate with Brendan Devenney, He’ll look forward to the weekends Ulster action with Downings ladies Manager Barney Curran and Naomh Padraig Muff boss Daniel McCauley. Michael McMullan of the Gaelic Life gives his view on Rory Kavanagh’s appointment at Watty Grahmas Glen and there’s a recap of the season with
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Cockhill Celtic’s Garbhan Friel is among the nominees for the 34th Football Association of Ireland Awards. Friel was instrumental in aiding his side take the FAI Junior cup for the first time in the club’s history and was Man of the Match in the final win over Gorey Rangers back in May. He is nominated
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Republic of Ireland Head Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has named a 23-man squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Finland and England. Ireland are set to welcome Finland to Dublin on Thursday, November 14, with kick-off at 7.45pm at the Aviva Stadium before the match against England at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, November 17,
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Derry City will look to lift the FAI Cup for the second time in three seasons this Sunday when they take on Drogheda United in the big decider at the Aviva Stadium. The league ended on a disappointing note for The Candystrips who faltered in the closing weeks and missed out on the Premier Division
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It’s now official, Michael Murphy is returning with Donegal for the 2025 season. After weeks of rumours and a mass of reports on Wednesday, Donegal GAA have set the record straight and confirmed the 2012 All Ireland winning captain is coming back to the senior set up for next season. In a short statement they
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Michael Murphy is reportedly set to play with the Donegal senior footballers in 2025. The Glenswilly clubman retired from intercounty duties in November 2022, with an All-Ireland title, five Ulster titles and five All-Stars to his name. The 35-year-old has been coaxed back to the county setup by manager Jim McGuinness, under whom he captained
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Following weeks of rumours and speculation Michael Murphy looks set to play with the Donegal senior footballers in 2025. The Glenswilly clubman retired from intercounty duties in November 2022, with an All-Ireland title, five Ulster titles and five All-Stars to his name. Michael then became a media commentator and analyst with GAA Go and the
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The Donegal Sports Partnership is excited to announce the opening of applications for the Club Development Funding 2024. This initiative aims to support local sports clubs by providing small grants to enhance their operations. Funding will assist clubs in acquiring essential equipment, developing and delivering participation initiatives, and promoting integration and inclusion within the club
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This week on The DL Debate, Brendan Devenney and Pauric Hilferty recap the big games of the weekend with Tyrone Legend Peter Canavan, Neil Loughran of the Irish News and Glenswilly Manager Gary McDaid. The DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
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Derry City are preparing for an FAI Cup Final next Sunday when they play Drogheda at the Aviva Stadium. It was a tough end to the league campaign for the Candystrips who missed out on a Premier Division title and finished fourth in the standings. Their focus no switches to the big decider as they
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The government has confirmed almost 44 million euro directly to League of Ireland facilities through the large scale sports infrastructure fund. 24.7 million euro is going to Bohemians who are on course to play at a redeveloped Dalymount Park by 2028 while Sligo Rovers are also among the main beneficiaries with over 16 million euro
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This week on The Score, we’ll look ahead to the Ulster Club action for Donegal clubs this weekend, we hear from the managers of St Eunans, Barry Meehan, Termon’s Caolan McDaid and Naomh Padraig Muff’s Daniel McCauley. Aidan Fitzmaurice of the Sunday Independent takes a look at the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title run
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Derry City boss Ruaidhri Higgins insists they’ll make Shelbourne work for the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title on Friday night. A win for Shels at the Ryan McBride Brandywell would see Damien Duff’s team crowned champions for the first time since 2006. Derry’s own title ambitions were ended by a defeat to St Pat’s
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In Nature Farmers, Mary Brophy meets a number of farmers across Donegal who are farming with Nature. As the country experiences terrible declines of our wildlife, from birds to insects to wildflowers, we’ll hear how these farmers are creating or restoring habitats on their land. In some of Donegal’s most beautiful landscapes, discover how the
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