The Donegal County Boxing Board presented an intercounty tournament in the Twin-Towns Boxing Club in Ballybofey on Sunday. Boxers from Tyrone and Fermanagh made the trip to to take on their Donegal counterparts and won by a score of 11-6. THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Advertisement John Joe Coyle, Cookstown def. Michael McMonagle, St. Bridgets 2-1, […]
Donegal U15s win SFAI Interleague Bowl Final
Donegal 4 Galway 1 The Donegal Underage League U15 side won the U15 Bowl Final as three early goals saw Donegal comfortably home against a young Galway side. Thomas Carr headed in a Peter Sweeney corner on two minutes. It was 2-0 on ten minutes when Brian McFadden headed in an Evan Hickey cross. Advertisement […]
Glenfin take derby win over MacCumhaills
Glenfin 1-12 Sean MacCumhaills 0-14 Glenfin took the bragging rights on derby day in Páirc Taoibhoige against MacCumhaills. MacCumhaills were 0-6 to 0-4 ahead following a fast paced opening 15 minutes, with Joel Bradley Walsh hitting all six of their scores. Advertisement Odhran O’Connor kicked two points for Glenfin in the opening quarter but his […]
Donegal minors beaten by Derry in Ulster semi-final
Derry 0-9 Donegal 0-4 DONEGAL were outgunned by a strong Derry side in the Ulster Minor Football Championship semi-final. It took Donegal 26 minutes to get on the scoreboard and their only points in the first half came from a free apiece by Shane Callaghan and Eoghan Scott. Advertisement Derry converted two frees from Conall […]
Waterford turn on the style against ten man Finn Harps
Finn Harps 0 Waterford 4 Finn Harps ended with ten men and were handed a fourth league defeat on the trot as Waterford were deserving winners at Finn Park. Waterford dominated proceedings from early on and after 25 minutes they found the back of the net as Niall O’Keeffe’s cross was touched towards goal by […]
Cup delight for Kilmacrennan Celtic skipper Shields
RYAN Shields beamed with delight as he got his hands on the Brian McCormick Cup on Saturday evening. A 2-0 win over Letterkenny Rovers courtesy of a strike in each half from Chris Dillon and Matthew McLaughlin put Gerard McGranaghan’s side in the history books. Captain Shields held the trophy aloft after full-time with his […]
Oisin Cannon delighted with cup final win
IT proved to be a little uncomfortable in the final moments, but Bonagee goalkeeper Oisin Cannon wasn’t bothered as his side got their hands on the Donegal News League Cup. Bonagee appeared to be cruising for long periods, but goals from Corey McBride and Jimmy Bradley did set up a nervous finale. The Dry Arch […]
Hurlers have ‘a lot to fix’ – Mickey McCann
DONEGAL hurling manager Mickey McCann says his side have a ‘lot to fix’ before they play the Nickey Rackard Cup Final with Wicklow on June 3. McCann’s charges booked their spot in the final with victory over Louth on Saturday. However, there are some concerns arising from the match, especially as Declan Coulter went off […]
Milford United promoted after dramatic penalty shootout
Milford United 3 Bonagee United 3 (Milford win 4-3 on penalties) Milford United will be back in the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division next season after they came back from the brink of defeat to beat Bonagee United on penalties. Milford went ahead twice in normal time, with Gary Merritt’s first of three being a […]
Shane Callaghan points late as minors reach Ulster semi
The Donegal minors left it late to win a dramatic Ulster quarter-final against Cavan in Breffni Park. A game of two halves, Donegal were 0-5 to 0-2 ahead in a slow first half, with Lorcan McGee getting two, while Finbar Roarty, Conor McCahill and Jack Hegarty got the rest. Cavan then went into a dominant […]