Harps fall to first defeat against Kerry


Kerry 2 Finn Harps 0 Finn Harps fell to an opening day defeat against Kerry in Mounthawk Park. Darren Murphy’s men went a goal behind in a game where chances were at a premium as Joe Adams opened the scoring on 25 minutes. Advertisement Niall Brookwell doubled the lead for the home side on 66 […]


St Eunan’s overcome Scoil Mhuire in Ulster final


St Eunan’s College 2 Scoil Mhuire Buncrana 0 St Eunan’s College dethroned Scoil Mhuire Buncrana to take the Dr Tony O’Neill Ulster Cup final as set pieces made the difference at the Letterkenny Community Centre on Friday. Ronan Buchanan’s low free kick from the corner of the box went under the Buncrana wall and into […]


McGuinness eager to make his mark


BY DÁIRE BONNAR FINN Harps new signing Dara McGuinness is looking forward to the new season starting this Friday as he hopes to make his debut when the side take on Kerry in Mounthawk Park (kick-off 7.45pm). The Athlone native is an Irish underage international, scoring three times for his country. Advertisement He came through […]


Downings duo help DCU to Sigerson Cup glory


Downings pair Ronan Gallagher and Johnny McGroddy were key members of the DCU team that won the Sigerson Cup on Wednesday night at the Connacht Centre of Excellence in Mayo. Gallagher started at half back for the North Dublin college as they got the better of county rivals UCD by a score of 1-16 to […]


Joel Thompson signs for Finn Harps


Finn Harps have announced the signing of Joel Thompson from Colchester United. The Northern Ireland under-19 International came through the ranks at Crusaders, making his debut aged 15. He went on to make six appearances for The Crues, before signing with Nottingham Forest in July 2022. Thompson, who is comfortable playing left back and centre […]


Gavin McAteer makes debut for Republic of Ireland Under-17s


Gavin McAteer has earned his first Republic of Ireland Under 17 cap as he came off the bench in a 3-0 loss to Finland on Wednesday. The Milford native was called up to Colin O’Brien’s 22 player panel for the first time on Monday for two friendlies in Spain. Ireland took on Finland in Oliva Nova near […]


Academy trio sign senior deals at Finn Harps


Finn Harps have announced the signing of Adam McDaid, Corey Sheridan and Josh Cullen to senior contracts for the 2025 season. McDaid first signed with the Finn Harps Academy’s U15 side in 2021. The defender, who previously played with Illistrin FC before arriving at Finn Park has come through the ranks at U15, U17 and […]


Ryan McHugh named Footballer of the Week


Ryan McHugh has been named as the Footballer of the week after his standout performance in Killarney against Kerry. The Kilcar man led the charge in the Kingdom from his early two-pointer. He would add a couple of more scores in the second half to finish with 0-5 and he had little difficulty with Cillian […]


Black and Amber 4 For Aidan to attract big entry


The four-mile road race/walk being organised by Letterkenny Athletic Club and St Eunan’s GAA Club in memory of local man, Aidan McGlynn, later this month will be held in association with Sister Sara’s Bar and Restaurant.   The Black and Amber 4 For Aidan will take place on Sunday, February 23rd in Letterkenny at 10.30 […]


Goals undo brave Donegal hurlers


Down 3-17 Donegal 0-17 Goals win matches as Down showed against a gritty Donegal side who battled well to the bitter end in icy conditions in McKenna Park, Ballycran. A swirling cross-field wind made good hurling difficult-but the winners will not be happy with their 13 wides to Donegal’s seven. Advertisement But three goals in […]