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Derry City have taken back to back wins in Dublin in recent days. Tiernan Lynch’s side followed up Friday’s win over champions Shelbourne with a 1-0 victory at Richmond Park over Stephen Kenny’s St Patrick’s Athletic. Liam Boyce scored the goal on 29 minutes to give Derry another set of full points and they move […]

  Three full days, 20 epic stages, and 274 kilometres of competitive action. The Donegal International Rally is here, and 11 hopeful Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy members are set to give it their best. Fresh from their European Rally Championship podium on Rally Poland, Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne will debut M-Sport’s 160th Ford Fiesta

The Donegal Sports Star Awards committee held its 50th Annual General Meeting in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Tuesday evening. It was an opportunity to reflect back on a hugely successful function last January which was attended by over 600 guests and to continue planning for the 20250 awards which will be the big 50th

Derry manager Paddy Tally has named his squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland clash with Dublin in Newry, making one change to the starting line up from the draw with Galway. Odhran Lynch returns from a quad injury to take his place in goals, taking the spot of Ben McKinless. Conor McCluskey is also back in the

Donegal Manger Jim McGuinness has made three changes to his side for Sunday’s crucial final group game in the All Ireland series. Shaun Patton, Daire O’Baoill and Oisin Gallen come in to the first fifteen for Gavin Mulreaney, Caolan McColgan and Patrick McBrearty. Mulreaney who played the games against Cavan and Tyrone is not in

Everton have offered Seamus Coleman a new contract. The Ireland and Toffees made just seven appearances last season because of injury. As a result, the 36-year-old missed out on Ireland’s friendlies this month. Everton boss David Moyes had made it clear he was keen for Coleman to remain in the playing squad. The Killybegs native

Donegal’s Michael Murphy has been named among the nominees for the PwC GAA / Gaelic Players Association Football Player of the Month for May. The Glenswilly man was pivotal in Donegal retaining the Ulster title as they edge Armagh once again to the Anglo Celt Cup. Derry’s Conor Glass who put in a huge shift

The official launch of the Wilton Recycling Donegal International Rally Launch will take place this Friday evening in Letterkenny and the much anticipated entry list will also be released. The event will take place in the Letterkenny Public Services Centre, Neil T Blaney Road (F92 TNY3). Light refreshments served at 7pm and launch commences at

The nominees for the 35th Football Association of Ireland (FAI) International Awards have been confirmed ahead of an event on Friday, June 6th. Three Donegal players, Tyler Toland, Anna Patten and Luke O’Donnell have been included. St Johnston native Toland is nominated in the Young Women’s International Player of the Year category along with Abbie

Tyrone have made three changes to their stating line up from the Ulster semi final defeat for Saturday’s All Ireland group game away to Donegal. Mattie Donnelly is back in the first 15 and is named in the half forward line in place of Joe Oguz. Peter Harte comes into the full forward line ahead

Donegal Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue, dropped the flag to officially start the 70th edition of An Rás Tailteann in Drogheda on Wednesday. Speaking just before the riders stated out on the first day of the five-day event, the Minister for Sport and Postal Policy commented: “As Sports Minister, I want to see participation levels

Participants in the 2025 Donegal Half Marathon, which is being held in association with Kernan’s, will be presented with a medal containing an image of Errigal Mountain. In previous years, the medal centrepiece had images of Fanad Lighthouse, Sliabh Liag, New Mills Corn and Flax Mill and Malin Head. “After Covid, the Donegal Half Marathon

Donegal’s Republic of Ireland International Tyler Toland could be on the lookout for a new club. Blackburn Rovers have withdrawn from the second tier of English women’s club football. They finished second-from-bottom in the Women’s Championship, which will be rebranded as the Women’s Super League 2 from next season onwards. The club owners decided against

Republic of Ireland boss Carla Ward hopes her new recruit can fill the gap left by the injured Leanne Kiernan. The Liverpool attacker will miss the upcoming Nations League matches against Turkey and Slovenia with a quad injury. US-born Erin Healy – with a Monaghan grandparent – has received her first call-up. Louise Quinn has

Finn Harps have confirmed the departure of David Cawley from the club. The Mayo man who joined from Sligo Rovers ahead of last season is leaving due to family commitments. Given his quality and experience, over 400 senior appearances in the League of Ireland, his departure will be seen as a blow to Harps. Harps

Croke Park have confirmed the match details for the second round of the All Ireland group stage. Donegal’s away game to Cavan will be played on Sunday 1st June at 2pm at Kingspan Breffni Park. On the same day at the same time Derry will host Galway at Celtic Park. On Saturday the 31st May,

Odhran McHugh was the hero of the day for Deele College Raphoe as he lead his side to National Cup success on Wednesday afternoon in Athlone. The Donegal secondary school won 4-1 against Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG of Cork in the FAI Schools Minor Boys Under 15 National final. The Cork side took the lead in

Captain Seamus Coleman is back in the Republic of Ireland squad for the friendlies against Senegal and Luxembourg next month. Coleman returns having missed the games in March against Bulgaria. Leicester City winger Kasey McAteer, Ipswich Town’s Sammie Szmodics, Strasbourg centre-back Andrew Omobamidele and Instanbul Winger Festy Ebosele are also back in the fold. Shamrock

Following his visit to Norway in January, rising Rally Star Oisin McShane (16) from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, recently travelled to Portugal with thanks to the Craig Breen Foundation. Set up to maintain the work that Craig started in supporting the future of Irish rallying, especially at J1000 level, the CB Foundation have now introduced a

Bonagee United have announced Michael Funston as their new manager. He takes over from Packie Mailey who left the position last week. Former Finn Harps man Funston says it’s an honour to manage Bonagee where his father Eric is club president and a founding member and where Michael himself played his schoolboys football before joining

Michael Murphy has been nominated for the GAA.ie’s Footballer of the Week. The Glenswilly man was influential in helping Donegal to the Ulster title at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones on Saturday evening. His man of the match performance helped his side beat Armagh in a thriller after extra time. Louth’s Sam Mulroy of Louth

There is sadness around Derry City Football Club and The Brandywell today following the death of Club President Paul Diamond. He was appointed President in 2021 having served a number of other roles in the club over the years. Paul joined the board of in 1995 and served as club chairman when the club last