Given’s book shortlisted for award
Shay Given’s recently-released autobiography ‘Any Given Saturday’ has been shortlisted for the Eir Sport Sports Book of the Year award. 22 books in total are in the running with the final shortlist to be announced at the end of November with an awards event taking place in December. Leitrim native…
Niall Murphy and Michael Murphy both named in Irish International Rules squad
Sligo’s Niall Murphy has been named on the Ireland International Rules panel for the first time. The Coolera/Strandhill sharpshooter is one of 21 players named by Joe Kernan today for the trip to Australia next month. Donegal captain Michael Murphy, who also previously captained the Irish team for the event,…
Three Donegal players feature for Irish women in Slovakia
Three Donegal players featured for the Republic of Ireland women’s side as they continued their one-hundred per cent start to World Cup qualifying last night. Tyler Toland started in centre midfield, while Amber Barrett started up front and Roma McLaughlin was a late substitute as Colin Bell’s side made it…
EPA report raises concerns for Donegal shellfish industry
There are serious concerns for the shellfish industry in light of the concerns raised by a new Environmental Protection Agency report today. It reveals that raw sewage continues to pour into waterways and the sea around the country and that Donegal in fact along with Cork accounts for half of…
Cathal Corey appointed Sligo boss
Cathal Corey is the new Sligo senior team boss. The Tyrone native, who previously managed a number of clubs in Tyrone, Donegal and Derry, was ratified at a County Board meeting last night, and takes over from Niall Carew. Corey previously led Naomh Conaill of Glenties to an Ulster club…
Minister Moran visiting Donegal to see flooding damage
The minister with responsibility for flooding will arrive in Donegal this afternoon. Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran is expected about 4:30pm in Killybegs, where homes and businesses were recently flooded after heavy rains and high tides caused the local river to burst its banks. He will visit the north Donegal area later…
Tributes to Donegal GAA coach, the late Pat Shovelin
Donegal GAA is in mourning this week following the death of their county goalkeeping coach Pat Shovelin. Aged 41, he had been battling against a rare but aggressive form of cancer for the past year. The Ardara man first came to prominence under Jim McGuinness’s tenure with Donegal seniors and…