ON Saturday, June 28, Buncrana Emergency Services generously held a clay pigeon shoot to help raise funds for The Fighter’s much-needed new crutches.
John Hutchinson, Michael McLaughlin to fight for titles in Boston
DONEGAL duo John Hutchinson and Michael McLaughlin will fight for New England boxing titles in Boston next month.
Darach O’Connor leads Donegal’s new generation – on and off the field
BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com DARACH O’Connor was only born in November 1995. By that stage, the star dust had left Donegal football. The boys of ‘92 had begun to drift into the sunset and summers became hopeful more than expectant. Advertisement County training had ceased by the time the leaves began to float, PJ McGowan […]
Darach O’Connor: Down from the hill and a new Donegal hero
BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT THE last three Ulster finals, Darach O’Connor has watched from The Hill at St Tiernach’s Park. This year, the 18-year-old Buncrana lad is set to be the man they’re looking at from The Hill. Having just finished his Leaving Certificate on Thursday, O’Connor starred yesterday, scoring 1-2, as Donegal defeated Antrim […]
Delight at Illies NS as Northern Ireland boxing team visit
The North Ireland Boxing team visited Illies NS in Buncrana on Friday having spent four days in a training camp in the locality
Sadie Duffy reflects on Katie Taylor’s breakthrough night
Chris McNulty hears from Donegal boxing referee Sadie Duffy – who officiated at Katie Taylor’s first fight in 2001
‘No ban on minor players’ says Declan Bonner as clubs hit out
DONEGAL chairman, Sean Dunnion, and treasurer, Cieran Kelly, are to meet the county minor manager, Declan Bonner, after Tuesday night’s county committee meeting heard clubs allege that the county boss had instructed certain players not to play with their club sides in recent weeks.
Shaun McShane looks to get back on track, but John Hutchinson has planned fight shelved
SHAUN McShane is back in action this weekend with looking to get back to winning ways after a defeat in his previous bout.
Under-18 title for impressive Darryl Moran
Darryl Moran’s triumph in the Under-18 49kgs final on Saturday was his fifth national title win – and it was bagged in impressive style.
Buncrana’s Leah Waldron vies to be the next Face Of Ireland
A YOUNG Donegal woman has been selected to represent her native county in this year’s Face Of Ireland Grand National Final.