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Fanad’s Stephen Coll is back and ready for title shot

A DONEGAL professional mixed martial artist is ready to make his return to the sport with a big title fight in Dublin this weekend.

MMA star Joseph Duffy is ready for Round 2 of big return

ON Saturday, November 15, a Donegal Mixed Martial Artist steps back onto the mat following his return to the popular sport last August.

Team Sky’s Philip Deignan to lead cycle around Letterkenny this weekend

LETTERKENNY cyclist Philip Deignan is back home in Donegal this week for a well earned rest after an excellent year at WorldTour level with Team Sky.

Magees to the fore as Ireland qualify for European Mixed Team Championships

BY CHRIS MCNULTY DOUBLE Olympian Chloe Magee was joined by her brothers Sam and Joshua as well as niece Rachael Darragh in helping Ireland secure qualification for the European Mixed Team Championships, which take place in February. In Baldoyle, Ireland – led by the Raphoe contingent – overcame competition from Norway, Slovakia and Bulgaria to […]

Boyles enter rally history books following Harvest Rally triumph

BY CHRIS MCNULTY DECLAN and Brian Boyle wrote their names into Donegal rallying history on Saturday. The Lettermacaward cousins won the Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally and had a comfortable 1 minute 34.1 seconds to spare on Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan. Advertisement In doing so, the Boyles secured retention of the Dunlop National […]

St Johnston cricketers bound for top flight after Championship win

ST JOHNSTON, Donegal’s only cricket club, are back in the top flight, the Premiership, of the North-West League, after a day of high drama on Saturday.

Nora Stapleton: From a ‘craic’ game of tag rugby to a famous World Cup win over New Zealand

Chris McNulty on how tag rugby ‘for the craic’ became a World Cup win over New Zealand for Nora Stapleton

Clean sweep for Ciara Doogan at National Youth Track Championships

A number of Errigal’s youths travelled to Dublin at the weekend to take part in the National Youth Track Championships and came back with gold galore!

Professional cyclist Philip Deignan visits Cope Cycles

Letterkenny native Philip Deignan, who is a Professional Cyclist for Team Sky, recently visited Cope Cycles in Dungloe to meet with cyclists, both young and old to share advice on cycling and take part in leisure cycle.