Before gaelic football became gaelic fistball, under-age coaches used to continually inform their young charges that “the ball moves faster than the man”.

New Donegal senior football champions St Eunan’s of Letterkenny paid an emotional farewell to a much-loved club member who died at the weekend.

Just two years ago last June, the only Donegal man ever to lift Sam Maguire gave a damning appraisal of just where the state of football was at in the county.

You pull into the Texaco filling station by the Drop Arch roundabout in Letterkenny and Donegal bunting, flags and posters are dotted everywhere.

With Antrim surprised by Westmeath in the Leinster championship preliminary round, then well and truly hammered by Limerick in the All-Ireland qualifiers, it’s time to ask: wherewith Ulster hurling?

Priests in a Co Donegal parish have hit out at thieves who are stealing precious souvenirs from graves.

THE incredible success story that is St Gall’s continued at Glenalbyn on Saturday, as the All-Ireland club champions added the oneills.com Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland senior football sevens title to their list of achievements.

St Gall’s (Antrim) 3-9 Bellaghy (Derry) 2-5

FINN HARPS already have silverware in the trophy cabinet this season after landing the First Division Cup at Kildare County’s expense on Wednesday night.