Athletics
Sonia’s Sydney silver, twenty years on: Patsy McGonagle on a ‘night of nights’ for athletics
Twenty years ago tonight, Sonia O’Sullivan won a silver medal in the women’s 5,000 metre final at the 2000 Olympic…
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AthleticsWatch
Record broken again – Gavin McLaughlin sets new Donegal discus record
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoTHE Donegal discus record had stood for 41 years – but has now been broken twice in a week. Record…
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FINN Valley AC’s John Kelly shattered his latest Donegal record this afternoon. John Kelly shatters 41-year-old Donegal record in Sweden…
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Athletics
Pic special and full results: The night Sonia came to Finn Valley
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoTHE surprise presence of Ireland’s greatest athlete, Sonia O’Sullivan, added to the occasion and then some as Finn Valley AC…
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AthleticsLead StoriesSport Lead
Exclusive: Sonia O’Sullivan on Sydney silver, English exclusion – and more
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoExclusive interview: Irish athletics legend Sonia O’Sullivan believes that Athletics Ireland erred in their decision to preclude Mark English from…
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News
Co-Vid19 restrictions mean Patsy McGonagle can’t attend the National Senior Championships today
by Alan Foley 5 years agoPatsy McGonagle might be ‘Mr Athletics’ both here in Donegal and further afield but he’s on the outside looking in…
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AthleticsSport Lead
Disappointment for Mark English as Athletics Ireland reject appeal
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoATHLETICS Ireland have closed the door on Mark English’s hopes of competing at the National Senior Championships this weekend, Donegal…
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Athletics
‘Athletics Ireland should be ashamed’ – McGonagle blasts English exclusion from nationals
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoFORMER Irish Olympic team manager Patsy McGonagle has blasted Athletics Ireland, whose stringent Covid-19 guidelines are set to prevent Mark…
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RISING Finn Valley AC ace Cassie Lagan is heading off to begin an athletics scholarship in America in the coming…
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FORMER Irish Olympic team manager Patsy McGonagle has called for regional athletics hubs, like Finn Valley AC, to be allowed…
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AthleticsWatch
Records tumble as John Kelly breaks new ground in Sweden
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoJOHN Kelly broke yet more new ground with a record-breaking throw yesterday in Sweden. Records tumble as John Kelly breaks…
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Athletics
Finn Valley AC announce details of ‘Little Athletics’ competitions
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoFINN Valley AC have announced details of two ‘Little Athletics’ meets later this month. Finn Valley AC announce details of…
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FootballWatch
Watch: Donegal sports stars back Finn Harps to ‘Bring Football Home’
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoDONEGAL sports stars have rowed in behind Finn Harps’ campaign to ‘Bring Football Home’. Watch: Donegal sports stars back Finn…
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AthleticsSport Lead
McGonagle urges Athletics Ireland to rethink underage championship hiatus
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoFORMER Irish Olympic team manager Patsy McGonagle fears for a future generation of Irish athletes if the sport’s governing body…
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Athletics
‘Not normal life’ – When Finn Valley AC ladies ruled Ireland and fought in Europe
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoBefore 1993, no team from Ulster had ever won an Irish senior cross-country title. In ’93, Finn Valley AC ladies…
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Athletics
Dreams rekindling around the bends as athletics activity resumes
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoDANIELLA Jansen should be on the countdown for a trip to Kenya in July. Dreams rekindling around the bends as…
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Athletics
Primary schools athletics event to miss 50th staging due to Covid-19
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoTHE Donegal primary schools track and field athletics competition has been cancelled for 2020. Primary schools athletics event to miss…
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AthleticsLead StoriesNews
40 shades of gold: Sharon Foley raised new heights to take on the world
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoWHEN Sharon Foley stepped into the arena on a cloudy August Thursday in 1993, she did a double take. 40…
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THE Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar has been named as Sports Complex of the Year for 2020 by EU Business…
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AthleticsNews
Healthcare workers to use accommodation at Finn Valley Centre
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoFRONTLINE healthcare workers are to use the temporary accommodation facilities at the Finn Valley Centre during the Covid-19 emergency. Healthcare…