BY CHRIS MCNULTY TWO Donegal boxers have been included on the Irish squad for the 2013 European Junior Championships in Russia next month. St Johnston’s Brett McGinty, above left, who boxes out of Derry’s Oakleaf ABC, is joined on the eleven-man squad by Carndonagh’s Liam Callaghan. Advertisement While it will be a first continental venture […]
‘Amazing’ weekend for Michael Murphy
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN BALLYBOFEY FOR Michael Murphy, it never really was a case of club versus country. In the one weekend, he had the chance to captain his country and play for his club in the county final. Advertisement Why choose when you can have both? Less than 24 hours after scoring seven points […]
Jason Quigley shows Aston Brown ‘who’s boss’ to win through to last eight
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley keeps on rolling. The Finn Valley ABC boxer moved into the quarter-finals of the World Championships following a unanimous 3-0 win over Scotland’s Aston Brown in Kazakhstan. Advertisement Quigley is the fifth seed in these Championships and will face the fourth seed, Zoltan Harsca from Hungary in Wednesday’s quarter-final. Two […]
Exclusive: China-based Don O’Riordan confirms Finn Harps interest
BY LIAM PORTER THE Board of Finn Harps are to meet tonight to set a date for the club’s Annual General Meeting and the first responsibility for the new board will be to appoint a new manager for the club – one man who could be in the running is former Sligo and Galway boss […]
Jason Quigley bids for quarter-final at World Championships
BY CHRIS MCNULTY A PLACE in the quarter-finals of the World Championships is at stake this morning in Almaty in Kazakhstan when Finn Valley boxer Jason Quigley faces Aston Brown in a last-sixteen clash. Twenty-two year old Quigley, the current Irish and European middleweight champion, got his Championships started on Saturday with a 2-0 majority […]
Glenswilly savour the glorious moment
FROM CHRIS MCNULTY IN BALLYBOFEY THE thing about the great players is that they always deliver upon the big stage. To see Michael Murphy inspire Glenswilly to the Donegal SFC title yesterday was to witness a true master of his art. Advertisement Having captained Ireland to a 22-point win over Australia in the International Rules […]
Report: Magnificent Michael Murphy inspires Glenswilly to glory
GLENSWILLY 3-19 KILLYBEGS 2-06 Report by Chris McNulty at Sean MacCumhaill Park GLENSWILLY turned in a magnificent second-half performance, led by a superb offering by Michael Murphy, to win Dr Maguire for the second time. Advertisement Murphy was in inspired form, mere hours after captaining Ireland in the first Test of the International Rules on […]
Austeja Auciute wins eighth national title
BY CHRIS MCNULTY FINN Valley ABC golden girl Austeja Auciute has done it again. The 17-year old won her eighth Irish title on Saturday night when she defeated Kayleigh McCormack in the 64kgs final at the National Under 22 Championships. Advertisement It continues the St Columba’s College student’s remarkable record. It his her eighth national […]
SFC final preview: Michael Murphy’s stardust can shoot Glenswilly to win over Killybegs
Chris McNulty previews the Donegal SFC final between Glenswilly and Killybegs
Ciaran Bonner: Glenswilly don’t want to be one-hit wonder
CIARAN Bonner doesn’t want this Glenswilly team to be remembered as one-hit wonders.