SETANTA and Donegal hurler Danny Cullen has been selected as part of the Ireland team for the first test of the 2013 Senior Hurling/Shinty International Series.
Belgium-Burn Road no arduous task for Termon’s Niamh Friel
Termon full-back Niamh Friel has been making the journey from Belgium to aid her club’s Ulster Championship ambitions
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.
Boxers Brett McGinty and Liam Callaghan named on Irish Junior squad
BY CHRIS MCNULTY TWO Donegal boxers have been included on the Irish squad for the 2013 European Junior Championships in Russia next month. St Johnston’s Brett McGinty, above left, who boxes out of Derry’s Oakleaf ABC, is joined on the eleven-man squad by Carndonagh’s Liam Callaghan. Advertisement While it will be a first continental venture […]
‘Amazing’ weekend for Michael Murphy
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN BALLYBOFEY FOR Michael Murphy, it never really was a case of club versus country. In the one weekend, he had the chance to captain his country and play for his club in the county final. Advertisement Why choose when you can have both? Less than 24 hours after scoring seven points […]
Jason Quigley shows Aston Brown ‘who’s boss’ to win through to last eight
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley keeps on rolling. The Finn Valley ABC boxer moved into the quarter-finals of the World Championships following a unanimous 3-0 win over Scotland’s Aston Brown in Kazakhstan. Advertisement Quigley is the fifth seed in these Championships and will face the fourth seed, Zoltan Harsca from Hungary in Wednesday’s quarter-final. Two […]
Jason Quigley bids for quarter-final at World Championships
BY CHRIS MCNULTY A PLACE in the quarter-finals of the World Championships is at stake this morning in Almaty in Kazakhstan when Finn Valley boxer Jason Quigley faces Aston Brown in a last-sixteen clash. Twenty-two year old Quigley, the current Irish and European middleweight champion, got his Championships started on Saturday with a 2-0 majority […]
Glenswilly savour the glorious moment
FROM CHRIS MCNULTY IN BALLYBOFEY THE thing about the great players is that they always deliver upon the big stage. To see Michael Murphy inspire Glenswilly to the Donegal SFC title yesterday was to witness a true master of his art. Advertisement Having captained Ireland to a 22-point win over Australia in the International Rules […]
Report: Magnificent Michael Murphy inspires Glenswilly to glory
GLENSWILLY 3-19 KILLYBEGS 2-06 Report by Chris McNulty at Sean MacCumhaill Park GLENSWILLY turned in a magnificent second-half performance, led by a superb offering by Michael Murphy, to win Dr Maguire for the second time. Advertisement Murphy was in inspired form, mere hours after captaining Ireland in the first Test of the International Rules on […]
Austeja Auciute wins eighth national title
BY CHRIS MCNULTY FINN Valley ABC golden girl Austeja Auciute has done it again. The 17-year old won her eighth Irish title on Saturday night when she defeated Kayleigh McCormack in the 64kgs final at the National Under 22 Championships. Advertisement It continues the St Columba’s College student’s remarkable record. It his her eighth national […]