Derry 0-16 Donegal 4-11 A goal hungry Donegal defied the odds to beat back-to-back Ulster Champions Derry in Jim McGuinness’ first championship game back at Celtic Park. Derry started strong but with Odhran Lynch coming out of goals for kick outs, Ryan McHugh found Daire Ó Baoill and the forward lobbed the ball over the […]
Three Donegal ladies named in Team of Division 2
Three Donegal players have made the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 team of the league. Abigail Temple Asokuh of Sean MacCumhaill’s, Niamh McLaughlin of Moville and Killybegs clubwoman Susanne White are the three players from John McNulty’s side to make the team. The team is dominated by the two promoted teams, with six […]
Finn Harps’ fixture away to Cork reversed to Finn Park
Finn Harps’ game away to Cork City on Friday, April 26 has been reversed to Finn Park. The Harps, following their 1-0 defeat to Athlone Town were due to be away three games in a row, with two trips to Cork the next two Friday’s to face Cobh Ramblers and Cork City respectively. However, the […]
Liam McKinney named in Hurling Team of the Week
Liam McKinney has been named in the GAA.ie Team of the Week after the first round of the Championship. The Burt clubman scored six points from play for Donegal as they beat Armagh by a score of 0-22 to 1-12 at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Saturday. McKinney’s points helped Donegal to get off to […]
David Gough named as referee for Donegal v Derry
David Gough will referee the Ulster Championship showdown between Donegal and Derry this weekend. The experienced Meath whistler will be the man in the middle for the keenly anticipated game in Celtic Park on Saturday (throw-in 6:15pm). Gough has refereed two All-Ireland finals, both between Dublin and Kerry, in 2019 and 2023, as well as […]
Captain Roulston savours league title triumph
Ramelton Mariners captain Eoin Roulston couldn’t help but smile after his side scored a late equaliser to take the Old Orchard Saturday Division 2 title. Ballybofey United took the lead thanks to Kieran Thompson’s first half goal but the Mariners, only needing a point to secure the title, did so in spectacular fashion as Shay […]
Fiona Doherty Memorial Cup launched for 2024
Gaeil Leitir Ceanainn launched their annual U14 girls football competition, the Fiona Doherty Memorial Cup, at their clubhouse at Pairc na nGael last Wednesday night. Coaches and players from the participating clubs Termon, Convoy and Glenfin attended the launch of the annual inter-club U14 Girls football memorial cup. Fiona’s mother Margaret Gallagher and her sister Leoine […]
Gallen expects tough marker in Celtic Park
OISIN Gallen says he doesn’t think about potential match-ups in the lead-up to a big game but the 23-year-old is expecting a tough battle regardless of who picks him up against Derry in Celtic Park next Saturday. Gallen was marked by Eoin McEvoy in the Dr McKenna Cup Final this year but the Derry defender […]
Sadness at the death of Derek Wilkinson
There is widespread sadness at the passing of former Finn Harps chairman Derek Wilkinson. Wilkinson was heavily involved with the club for multiple decades and was the Finn Harps delegate to the FAI as well and served as chairman. A native of Donegal, Wilkinson worked as a car salesman in Bray before retiring in 2020. […]
Callan-McFadden the hero as Ramelton Mariners win title
Ballybofey United Reserves 1 Ramelton Mariners 1 A stoppage time equaliser from Shay Callan-McFadden crowned Ramelton Mariners as champions of Saturday Division 2 while also all but relegating Ballybofey United at Dreenan. A miscommunication at the back from the away side gifted Kieran Thompson the opening goal of the game just before the break. Advertisement […]