Chris McNulty hears from Finn Harps captain Kevin McHugh ahead of Sunday’s FAI Cup semi-final
Kevin McHugh’s high hopes for Donegal soccer
BY CHRIS MCNULTY KEVIN McHugh took on the role of manager of the Donegal Schoolboys Under-12 team last season with a view to honing the talents of young players in Donegal – and keeping them within the boundaries of the county. McHugh played his youth football in Donegal, turning out mainly for Killea FC, but […]
Donegal boxing officials to travel to European Championships
DONEGAL will be well represented at the 2014 European Youth and Junior Championships with the news that Raphoe’s Peter O’Donnell has been appointed as the manager of the Irish team while Carrigart’s James McCarron will travel as a referee and judge.
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.
McGinty will aim for ‘big stuff’ at European Championships
BRETT McGinty will head for his third European Championships in late October and the St Johnston man is aiming to get back among the medals.
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 […]
Brett McGinty one step away from sixth Irish title
BY CHRIS MCNULTY BRETT McGinty goes in search of his sixth Irish title on Friday night when he takes on Kevin Kehoe of Marble City in the 70kgs final at the National Senior Cadet Championships. The St Johnston man has the bit between the teeth again having been controversially pipped to a Youth 1 title […]
Donegal boxers chase Cadet final places
BY CHRIS MCNULTY ST JOHNSTON duo Brett McGinty and Callum Toland along with Dungloe’s Matthew McCole carry the Donegal hopes into the semi-finals of the National Senior Cadet Championships which take place this weekend. McGinty, Toland and McCole are all in semi-final action on Saturday. McGinty is chasing a sixth Irish title and comes up […]
Kildrum Tigers youngsters hope to earn their ‘Spurs’ at Foyle Cup
By Chris McNulty KILDRUM Tigers youngsters preparing for the 2014 Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup had a visit from Aaron McEneff, the Derry teenager who has just signed his first professional contract at Tottenham Hotspur. The 19-year-old midfielder attended a training session at Station Road recently and offered some words of encouragement for the club’s Under-10 […]
Brett McGinty takes impressive win against Leon Gallagher
BY CHRIS MCNULTY BRETT McGinty turned in an impressive performance to gun down Leon Gallagher in a battle of two European bronze medal winners in the National Senior Cadet Championships on Saturday. In a hot-and-heavy 70kgs quarter-final, St Johnston man McGinty – who fights out of the Oakleaf ABC in Derry – had the edge […]