Report: Improved Donegal back on track


DONEGAL 0-14 LAOIS 0-08 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT PAIRC SEAN MACDIADMADA THE murky world of the All-Ireland qualifiers are no place for demanding perfection. What Donegal gave on Saturday evening in claustrophobic Carrick-On-Shannon was a performance that was far from perfect, but at least there were plenty of signs of improvement. Most especially when faced […]

Report: McHugh nets winner as Harps get back to winning ways


FINN HARPS 1 WEXFORD YOUTHS 0 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT FINN PARK KEVIN McHugh netted the only goal of the game as Finn Harps finally returned to winning ways tonight. Advertisement The Killea man’s goal mightn’t have been the most memorable of strikes he’ll ever get, but it matters not a jot as Harps collected […]

Sailor’s amazing luck


BY KATE HEANEY A SAILOR who had to abandon his yacht in the mid-Atlantic over a month ago yesterday spoke of his delight at being reunited with the boat in Downings. Dino Silva was sailing from his home in the Azores to Iceland and back via the Faroe Islands when the rudder on his self-built […]

Festival director applauds success of 2013 Earagail Arts


THE organisers of the 25th Earagail Arts festival have hailed it as a major success. Following the closure of this year’s festival on a real high, the festival’s director has said it was the volunteers that made it such a successful event in this special ‘Gathering’ year.