Donegal commonage farmers may lose out on SFP


IT has emerged that some commonage farmers in Donegal may not be eligible for the Single Farm Payment (SFP) from 2015 due to new regulations being imposed by the Minister for Agriculture.

Donegal Teams performing well at Foyle Cup


Several Donegal teams were among the top performers in the early rounds of the Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup this week, and with games continuing until Saturday hopes are high that some silverware will make its way back across the border.

Eoghan Bán continues in the family ways with Ulster Minor win


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN CLONES EOGHAN Bán Gallagher followed in the family ways yesterday with a Man of the Match display as the Donegal minors scooped a first Ulster MFC title since 2006. Back in 1985, his father, John Bán, played on the Donegal minor team that won an Ulster title. Two years later, he […]

Donegal’s Double Delights in Clones


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN CLONES DONEGAL fans painted Clones green and gold yesterday as the minor and senior footballers won their Ulster finals. For the first time ever, Donegal is celebrating the ‘dream double’ and last night thousands were set to converge on Donegal town to toast the arrival of the Fr Murray and Anglo-Celt […]

Jim McGuinness hails third Ulster final win as ‘the best victory’


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN CLONES JIM McGuinness hailed Sunday’s Ulster final win over Monaghan as the best victory of his tenure. McGuinness has just led Donegal to their most successful period in history with three Ulster titles now to go alongside an All-Ireland in 2012. Advertisement It’s three Ulsters in four campaigns for McGuinness, who […]

Report: Donegal dethrone Monaghan to regain hold of Anglo-Celt


DONEGAL 0-15 MONAGHAN 1-09 Report by Chris McNulty at St Tiernach’s Park, Clones DONEGAL are Ulster Champions once again and Jim McGuinness’s team once again has the rest of the country nervously craning their heads north-westerly after delivering an emphatic message in their defeat of Monaghan in Sunday’s Ulster final. Advertisement On the same Clones […]

Report: Terrific first half pages the way for Donegal’s minors


DONEGAL 2-12 ARMAGH 0-10 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT ST TIERNACH’S PARK DONEGAL are Ulster Minor Champions for the first time since 2006 as Declan Bonner’s side stormed to an eight-point win over Armagh in the Clones curtain-raiser. Advertisement John Campbell’s first-half goal helped Donegal roar into a commanding lead – which stood at eleven points […]