BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley has been beaten to a World Championship gold medal by Kazakhstan Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. In the middleweight final in Almaty, it was the home fighter, Alimkhanuly who took a 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 unanimous decision to win gold. Advertisement It was the first defeat in 33 fights for Finn Valley ABC man […]
Jason Quigley: Nine minutes from a World title
“Vanish, o night! Fade, you stars! Fade, you stars! At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!” – Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Nessun Dorma’ BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com WHEN he presses play on his iPod in the moments before today’s World Middleweight final, Jason Quigley will listen to a powerful tone that has acted […]
Gathering collaboration song has exciting new video
A SONG composed by a group of well-known singers to mark this year’s year of the Gathering now has a beautifully animated video to go with it.
Jason Quigley seals silver – but now targets World Gold medal
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley is on a golden mission in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Ballybofey man has become the first ever male Irish boxer to go better than bronze at the World Championships thanks to an outstanding display and a comprehensive win over Russian Artem Chebotarev in today’s semi-final. Advertisement He has become the first […]
Donegal features in fascinating ‘Working Lives’ photo exhitibion
ANOTHER fascinating exhibition featuring a number of historic images of Donegal was officially opened yesterday (Thursday) at the National Photographic Archive (NPA) in Temple Bar, Dublin.
Golden prize the aim for Jason Quigley at World Championships
Chris McNulty hears from the Quigley camp ahead of today’s semi-final in Kazakhstan…
Breaking news: John Gallagher sent to prison
DOUBLE killer John Gallagher has been sent to prison after being convicted of harassing his sister.
Gaoth Dobhair’s Rónán takes the ‘Craiceailte’ to Killarney
POPULAR Goath Dobhair man Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí will be bringing his award-winning RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta show Rónán Beo @3 all the way to Killarney on November 1 for the Oireachtas festival (October 31to November 3).
Tellus Project reveals pockets of gold in Inishowen and Termon
NEW areas of Donegal highlighting “anomolous” gold concentrations in stream sediments have been identified in the most comprehensive mapping project undertaken in the border counties to date.
Jason Quigley guarantees a medal, but targets a colour upgrade
Jason Quigley defeated Hungarian Zoltan Harsca in today’s middleweight quarter-final at the World Championships in Kazakhstan.