Ulster Senior League Cup Final By Gary Ferry Sports Reporter ALL eyes will be on Leckview Park in Letterkenny this Sunday as Cockhill Celtic take on Derry City in the Ulster Senior League Cup Final. Kick off 5pm. It is the final that all local football fans wanted to see as Ulster Senior League leaders [...]
Click here to read "Cockhill ready for Derry battle"Soccer – Four Lanterns Ulster Senior League Cockhill Celtic 4 Buncrana Hearts 1 In this highly eventful game in front of a huge crowd at the Charlie O’Donnell Sports Grounds it was the home side who claimed all three points to move top of the Ulster Senior League. The opening was frantic as both teams took a little [...]
Click here to read "Cockhill top as Hearts broke"An understrength visitors maintained their fight for the premier division title with this hard earned win over a QPS side who failed to convert a lot of chances. The home side started well with Paul Grant’s corner headed wide by Barry McColgan before McColgan’s cross found Seanan McColgan but his effort was blocked behind for [...]
Click here to read "Farren header keeps Reds in the race"Gleneely Colts will go into this weekend’s crunch game with Glengad United knowing that nothing short of a victory will do in their bid to win the Strand Hotel First Division, and promotion to the premier division. Having already clashed twice this season, and both teams having claimed one victory each, Gleneely captain Neil Gerard [...]
Click here to read "Gleneely's crunch tie with Glengad"By Mary-Anne McNulty maryanne@inishtimes.com It will be a proud day for everyone associated with Malin GAA club this Sunday when the official opening of the pitch takes place. The ceremony will get under way at Connolly Park at 2.30pm, with Ulster GAA President Tom Daly and a host of dignitaries in attendence. The [...]
Click here to read "Malin GAA grand opening"By Neil Murray info@inishtimes.com Old adversaries Clonmany and Redcastle face each other at Caratra Park, Culdaff on Sunday in the final of the Credit Union Cup. On a high after winning the Ulster Junior Cup, Shamrocks boss Martin Cavanagh says the team are raring to go. Fans on both sides will be hoping the match [...]
Click here to read "Clash of the titans"By Laura Glenn laura.glenn@inishtimes.com A Buncrana councillor has hit out at a controversial new plan by the education minister. Councillor Daren Lalor is furious that Mary Hanafin is going ahead with a directive that will force all-Irish language primary schools to teach English from the start of the second term of junior infants. Most [...]
Click here to read "Irish-language schools directive blasted"Scoil Mhuire’s under 14 girls have sadly failed to make this year’s All-Ireland schools soccer final. The Ulster champions met tough side Loreto Convent from Balbriggan at the semi-final stages in Dundalk. And, despite a gritty performance from David Deeney’s side, they lost out in the end by four goals to one. Mr Deeney told [...]
Click here to read "Mhuire girls bow out of All-Irelands"A Buncrana primary school’s Gaelic football team is one match away from securing their first outdoor county title since 1992. Scoil Iosagain will line out at Hibernian Park, Burt, tomorrow to face a Letterkenny school in the final of the Cumman na Bunscoil Allianz Division 1 boys’ championship. The youngsters, coached by Maria Doherty, [...]
Click here to read "Scoil Iosagain are up for the cup"Redcastle’s travel to Quigley’s Point this Sunday knowing anything less than a win will make a huge dent in their aim to land their third successive league title. It has been a miserable few weeks for the reigning champions, who lost their sixth final in a calendar year in a 1-0 extra time defeat to [...]
Click here to read "Make or break for Redcastle"