Host club Gweedore will be aiming for a record eighth Comórtas Peile Náisiúnta na Gaeltachta today when they face Kiltane from Mayo in the senior final.

Wexford will surely not have an easier outing this year than their visit to O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

New Offaly manager Gerry Cooney has named his team to face Longford in their Allianz Football League Division 3 opener against Longford at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

A Garda ballistics expert has told the Special Criminal Court that an air pistol found in a car in which three Northern Ireland men charged with membership of the IRA were travelling when arrested is not a “BB” gun.

A member of the garda unit who arrested three men as part of an investigation in to the activity of dissident republicans has denied misleading the Special Criminal Court.

Finn Harps will be looking for an upset when they take on their north-west rivals Sligo Rovers at Finn Park, kick-off 8.00pm.

TUESDAY evening’s long haul up to Donegal turned out to be far more rewarding than we had any right to expect.

Fermanagh 0-13 Monaghan 1-10, Irvinestown (aet)

PAUL HEGARTY has stepped down as Finn Harps manager for what the club describe as “private and personal reasons.”

Paul Hegarty has stepped down as manager of Finn Harps citing private and personal reasons, the club announced today.

Shamrock Rovers welcome back Darragh Maguire from suspension for their final game of the season against Finn Harps tonight, with Harps needing a victory at Finn Park if they are to have a chance of staying in the Premier Division.

Galway United 3 Finn Harps 0

Finn Harps 0 Sligo Rovers 2

Finn Harps 0 St Patrick's Athletic 1

Bohemians 3 Finn Harps 0

Finn Harps 0 Galway United 2

Finn Harps go into tonight's north-west derby against Derry City in confident form after picking up their first away win of the season against Cobh Ramblers on Friday night, kick-off 8.00pm.

Cobh Ramblers and Finn Harps go head-to-head at St Colman’s Park in tonight’s eircom League of Ireland Premier Division clash, kick-off 7.45pm.

The middle third of the season kicks-off on Friday night as Harps look for a repeat performance of the opening day as they make the six-hundred mile round trip to St. Colmans Park in Cobh.

Cork City will aim to continue their recent good form at Turner’s Cross tonight as they take on Finn Harps, kick-off 7.45pm.

HAVING shocked high-flying Shamrock Rovers with a 2-0 victory at St Colman’s Park last Saturday, Cobh Ramblers will need to be at their very best again for the trip to Richmond Park to take on St Patrick’s Athletic (k.o. 7.45pm).

Bray Wanderers 1 Finn Harps 0

Derry City 2 Finn Harps 1

FIVE new members have taken their seats on the board of Agri Aware, the farming and food educational body set up in 1996 to highlight the importance of agriculture.

Finn Harps will kick-off their 40th season in League of Ireland football when they welcome First Division Champions Cobh Ramblers to Finn Park on Friday evening (kick-off 8.00pm).

Finn Harps 0 Derry City 1

The National Boy 1,2 & 3 Championships commenced at the National Stadium in Dublin yesterday with thirty seven preliminary round and quarter final bouts in the Boy 1& 2 categories.

DUNDALK overcame the elements and Finn Harps to clinch the runners-up spot in the First Division at Finn Park yesterday.

For the first time since mid-June, Donegal manager Brian McIver has been able to list regular free-taker Michael Doherty in his team.

Donegal will be without regular free-taker Michael Doherty as they face Armagh for the first time in the championship since 1993 on Sunday.

Food processing firm Galfees NI has set up a plant in Strabane with plans to create 32 jobs by 2009, it was announced today.

Glenswilly clubman Colin Kelly has impressed manager Brian McIver enough to warrant inclusion in the Donegal team for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final with Down in Ballybofey (throw-in 4.00pm).

THERE is one change on the Limerick team for Sunday's Allianz National Hurling League quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles.

AN all-Tipperary session of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All-Ireland Schools Quiz took place last evening at Hayes’ Hotel Thurles and saw a very exciting contest between arch-rivals CBS Nenagh and CBS Thurles.

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

Finn Harps have released Ryan McGavigan after just five months with the club.

Finn Harps’ reserve goalkeeper James Gallagher has joined Dublin City after failing to displace Gavin Cullen from the Harps’ team this season.

Gardaí in Donegal have set up a special unit in response to violence in the Traveller community.

Finn Harps return to the Premier Division after a four-year absence aiming for a quick start against Cork City at Finn Park tonight.

CORK CITY manager, Damien Richardson, was cheered yesterday by the news that centre-forward John O’Flynn had overcome a foot injury in time for tonight’s eircom League tie against Finn Harps in Ballybofey.

A former garda promised to give evidence to the Morris Tribunal after he was threatened with possible legal action over his failure to appear, it emerged tonight.

The sergeant accused of raping a woman in a County Donegal garda station four years ago told senior officers they engaged in consensual sexual activity after she "had her arms around me".