Gerard Gallagher led Donegal Creameries to the Hickey, Clakre & Langan Inter-firms 5K team title on Tuesday night when breaking the tape in 15:27 in Letterkenny. The scoring team was completed by Kevin Ferry (11th in 16:26) and Shane Gallagher (26th in 17:32).

Donegal received an unexpected ticket boost this afternoon with the news that Tyrone returned 1,000 unsold tickets for Sunday’s Ulster quarter-final.

Ciara Doogan has been confirmed as Errigal’s first ever Olympian with her nomination to the team to represent Ireland at this summers Youth Olympics in Holland with Christine Russell from the club being chosen as a reserve.

Footballer of the year Karl Lacey has declared himself fit for Sunday’s Ulster championship quarter-final against Tyrone having drawn inspiration from Mayo’s Andy Moran on Sunday.

DAVID WALSH was perhaps the most unfortunate of all those on the periphery of the Donegal XV not to earn a start in the All-Ireland final last September.

Death and taxes, we’re told, are the two certainties in life but Derry City defeating Finn Harps almost falls into that category.

Fintown Harps are celebrating a first Cup success this week following Saturday’s Downtown Cup final win over Erne Wanderers in the Hospital Field, Donegal Town.

Donegal and Tyrone minor footballers get the ball rolling next Sunday in Sean MacCumhaill Park, when they lock horns in the Ulster Minor Football Championship. (Throw-in 2.15 pm)

Two Letterkenny gymnasts travelled to Belfast to compete in the Northern Region Special Olympics Gymnastics Competition in the Belvoir Activity Centre on Friday.

Rathmullan Celtic staged a dramatic comeback to snatch the Brian McCormick Donegal Junior League Cup from Glenea United.

Ardara GAA club are in shock that an application to play in next month’s All-Ireland Gaeltacht competition has been refused by the Donegal Competitions Control Committee (CCC).

Donegal GAA officials have launched an investigation into the incident which marred the end of last weekend’s All-County Football League Division One reserve game in O’Donnell Park.

BARRY MCNAMEE’S career took a major turn for the better when he was selected to start in the FAI Cup final last November in the Aviva Stadium for Derry City.

Amber Barrett gave another stunning display on Saturday as she hit four second half goals to power Donegal to the Ulster title in Ballyconnell on Saturday.

Dawn Approach features among 24 colts left in the Investec Derby at Epsom after the latest forfeit stage.

There was a theory that when Mervue United meet Finn Harps in Ballybofey, the two sides’ chemistry brings with it a guarantee of goals - but there was only one goal those who attended Finn Park left talking about on Friday night.

THE minefield that is the Ulster championship never allows its participants to tiptoe their way into the escalating heat of summer.

DAVID WALSH was perhaps the most unfortunate of all those on the periphery of the Donegal XV not to earn a start in the All-Ireland final last September.

Even though he is still one of the junior members of the Donegal squad, Mark McHugh has a wealth of big games in the Donegal colours.

THE bubbles in Donegal’s champagne hadn’t even the chance to go flat before the talk was about Tyrone.