Fanad United were crowned as Champions of the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division on Sunday afternoon on home soil in what was an historic day for the club. Going toe-to-toe with defending Champions Kilmacrennan Celtic, only one defeat all season has put Arthur Lynch’s side on top of the tree with a points tally that […]
Devenney sees McGuinness imprints in Down victory
The imprint of Jim McGuinness was to be seen in how Down set up defensively to frustrate Donegal, according to an ex-team mate of McGuinness. And Brendan Devenney believes that Down’s ability to suck in large numbers of Donegal players into their defence and then hit them on the counter attack, was crucial to their […]
Penalty heartbreak for Cockhill Celtic in Cup final
Cockhill Celtic suffered penalty shootout heartbreak in the Intermediate Cup final against Rockmount. Rockmount 1 Cockhill Celtic 1 (Rockmount win 4-3 on penalties) Rockmount took an early lead just after a quarter of an hour as Eoin Murphy’s free-kick was whipped in and Adam Crowley was left unmarked to find the net. Advertisement But less […]
Donegal defeated by Down in Ulster Championship
Down 2-13 Donegal 1-11 Donegal were knocked out of the Ulster Championship in the quarter-final by Down at Páirc Esler. Donegal began well with an early Jason McGee goal, but a low scoring half which saw Liam Kerr also raise the green flag and end the half 1-4 each. Advertisement Pat Havern’s penalty after Mark […]
Late own goal gives Finn Harps the three points
Finn Harps have taken back-to-back wins after a solid performance away to Wexford at Ferrycarrig Park. In a game with very few chances, the Harps defended defiantly and a Shane McMonagle cross was sent into his own net by James Crawford with Filip Da Silva pressuring. The Harps were value for money for their defending […]
Donegal Minors begin Ulster campaign with a win
Luke Barrett’s Donegal Minors began their Ulster Minor Football Championship campaign with a good win over Fermanagh. Donegal 0-15 Fermanagh 1-7 It was a first game of the competition for Donegal, who play four games in the group of five, with the top four qualifying for the quarter-finals. Advertisement Fermanagh lost their opening game by […]
Success for Letterkenny AC’s Fit4Life on opening night
The first session of Letterkenny Athletic Club’s Fit4Life Programme on Monday evening has been hailed as a great success by club chairman, Raymond Birch. Over 40 people took part in the first workout at the Danny McDaid Track at the Aura Leisure Centre that’s being run in association with Donegal Sports Partnership. “We weren’t sure […]
Last gasp Hall header seals Area Final for Letterkenny
Rathmullan Celtic 2-3 Letterkenny Rovers With extra time on the cards, a last gasp goal from Danny Hall put Letterkenny Rovers’ name on the Area Shield and they will now face Kildrum Tigers next week in the Semi-Final of the overall competition. This Letterkenny Area Final got off to a cagey start in Rathmullan as […]
McGlynn looks ahead to ‘tricky’ tie in Newry
Frank McGlynn says there is an opportunity for someone to step up and become Donegal’s chief score-getter in the Ulster Championship. With Michael Murphy now retired and Patrick McBrearty out long-term, Donegal have lost their two marquee forwards. Getting scores in the league was a real arduous task and Donegal were averaging just over ten […]
Donegal begin Nickey Rackard with late win
Donegal began their Nickey Rackard Cup campaign with a six point win over Fermanagh. The home side got off to a bright start, firing over five points in the opening eight minutes through Declan Coulter after 15 seconds, Liam McKinney twice, one free and one each from Danny Cullen and Ronan McDermott. They went 0-6 […]