Donegal minors bid to reach All-Ireland semi-final


BY CHRIS MCNULTY DONEGAL minors take on Roscommon in the All-Ireland quarter-final on Saturday in Sligo’s Markievicz Park (throw-in 3pm) and manager Declan Bonner is appealing for a big Donegal support to get behind his team. Having won the county’s first Ulster Minor title since 2006, Bonner’s team are now on the All-Ireland trail. Advertisement […]


Brett McGinty digs deep to win sixth Irish title


BY CHRIS MCNULTY Ringside at the National Stadium BRETT McGinty summonsed something strong from within to defeat Kevin Kehoe and claim the 70kgs title at the National Senior Cadet Championships. The St Johnston native and Oakleaf ABC boxer took victory for what was the sixth national title of the 15-year-old’s career, but not before a […]


Barry McNamee insists: Derry can turn around Europa tie


BY CHRIS MCNULTY BARRY McNamee insists that Derry City’s Europa League dream isn’t dead just yet. Although City fell to a 1-0 defeat against Shakhytor Soligorsk of Belarus at the Brandywell on Thursday night, the Ramelton man is confidence that his team can turn the tie around. City head for the Stroitel Stadium on Thursday […]


Video: Donegal captain Michael Murphy’s victory speech


MICHAEL Murphy joined a list of great Ulster GAA captains on Sunday when he led Donegal to a third Anglo-Celt in four years. The 25-year-old Glenswilly man lauded his team-mates, manager Jim McGuinness and Donegal’s thousands of supporters as he took receipt of the Cup from Martin McAvinney, the Ulster Council President. Murphy has now […]


Ollie Horgan praises commitment and effort of Finn Harps players


BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT FINN PARK OLLIE Horgan has reminded us on more than one occasion this season that his side won’t be found wanting when it comes to effort. From his vantage point in the upper deck of the Finn Park pressbox on Friday night, Horgan – serving the first of a two-game touchline […]