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 […]
Finn Harps lose again on their travels in Bray
Bray Wanderers 2 Finn Harps 0 FINN Harps took a third loss in-a-row as they were beaten by Bray Wanderers in the Carlisle Grounds. The Harps went a goal down after 20 minutes as Ben Feeney headed down to Dane Massey from a corner and the experienced defender controlled the ball with his chest before […]
Karen Guthrie – 163 and not out
Karen Guthrie’s has worn the Donegal jersey at senior level into three different decades, over 70 different grounds and a total of 163 games so far. The Glenfin forward got her 163rd cap against Armagh last Sunday in Lifford in a glittering career for the team which started all the way back in 2006. Since […]
Date confirmed for Donegal’s All-Ireland group opener
The date and time of Donegal’s opening game of the 2023 All-Ireland group stage against Clare has been confirmed. Donegal are due to begin the campaign away to the runners-up of the Munster Chammpionship, and following on from Kerry’s 5-14 to 0-15 win over Clare on Sunday, the Banner county were confirmed as their opponents. […]
Eamonn Cannon relegates Cappry as Bonagee face play-off
Cappry Rovers 0 Bonagee United 1 Bonagee United will play Milford United next weekend in Ballyare in a promotion/relegation play-off after a narrow victory away to Cappry Rovers, who were relegated to the second tier. After a scoreless first half, Eamonn Cannon netted the only goal of the game early in the second half. Advertisement […]
McFadden grabs late winner for St. Michael’s
Killybegs…………1-15 St. Michael’s…..2-13 The sheer power, pace and raw physical strength of St. Michael’s forward Colin McFadden won this match with a superbly punched point to seal the deal after a truly thrilling affair in Fintra on Saturday. Advertisement McFadden’s last gasp winner in the 66th minute gave the Creeslough-Dunfanaghy boys their first points of […]