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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

Eamonn Sheridan has been confirmed as the new manager of the Oscar Traynor Donegal League team. The former Rathmullan Celtic boss takes over the reigns from John Francis Doogan who spent one year in the role and lead Donegal to the semi final stage of the competition last year. Sheridan is now tasked with the

Two of the county’s most iconic brands, Finn Harps and McDaid’s Football Special, both of which are “World Famous in Donegal”, have come together to produce a unique collection of limited edition t-shirts. The fan merchandise, which is the result of a collaboration with ATU Second Year Fashion Students based at the Letterkenny campus is

Megan Campbell, Jess Ziu, Ruesha Littlejohn and Jamie Finn have been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2025 play-off. The quartet miss through injury while while Emily Murphy’s university wouldn’t release her for Georgia games next week. Heather Payne and Kyra Carusa return after missing the qualifiers in July against England and France.

Mark McHugh has returned to the inter-county fold – The Kilcar mar has been named on the new Westmeath management ticket under new boss Dermot McCabe. McHugh is who was previously coaching at Roscommon, is currently with Moycullen who play Corofin the Galway senior decider. A former All Star with Cavan, Dermot McCabe was a

Donegal’s Oisin Gallen, Ciaran Thompson and Daire O’Baoil will be part of the Ulster squad for this weekend’s Inter-provincial series in Croke Park this weekend. Ulster will be managed by Fermanagh’s Kieran Donnelly and his squad will also include Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan and Armagh brothers Rian and Oisin O’Neill for a tournament that will