Donegal Athletics 1974
Date: 12-Apr-2021
In 1974 Donegal athletes continued to make their presence felt at national level...
BALLYBOFEY man Joe McGinley has been given a big promotion by Leinster rugby
Date: 10-Apr-2021
McGinley has been appointed as Senior Athletic Performance Coach.
Track and Field Records 2020
Date: 16-Mar-2021
Compiled by Bernie O'Callaghan; Ulster Records Officer
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In conversation with Mark English
Date: 05-Mar-2021
An insight into Marks life on the run..
Donegal Athletics
Date: 03-Mar-2021
Since the lockdown began Donegal County Board has grown by two clubs, there is a welcome return to the fold by Killybegs AC.
Donegal Remembers
Date: 23-Feb-2021
Donegal Athletics Board will induct four former athletes from the county posthumously into the Hall of Fame. All four were born in the county and lived here for a large part of their lives but were forced to leave in search of employment. As there was no athletic club in the county they competed with clubs where they lived. All four won National Senior Championship titles.
New National Record for Mark English
Date: 23-Feb-2021
A look back at Athletics in Donegal 1970...
Date: 23-Feb-2021
A look back at some of the events that were held in 1970, the first full year of the County Board.
Oisín Gallen; indoor season opener in Nashville
Date: 23-Feb-2021
FINN Valley AC’s Oisin Gallen ran a useful indoor season opener in Nashville.
AS THE European Indoor Championships come in to focus, Mark English broke his own Irish indoor 800m record this afternoon.
Date: 20-Feb-2021
AS THE European Indoor Championships come in to focus, Mark English broke his own Irish indoor 800m record this afternoon.
Finn Valley AC Golden Jubilee Draw 2021
Date: 26-Nov-2020
Daniella Jansen keen on Kenya after Ireland Under-20 selection
Date: 24-Nov-2020
DANIELLA Jansen of Finn Valley AC has been confirmed as part of the Ireland under-20 squad for 2021.
Donegal Co Records men 2020
Date: 24-Nov-2020
Top performances on annual AAI best list 20 20 John Kelly 18.62 Sommer Lecky 1.85 and Ann Marie Mc Glynn Barcelona 1.11.40
Donegal Womens records 2020
Date: 24-Nov-2020
Women’s County Records @ 17th October 2020
Remembrance 10k
Date: 24-Nov-2020
THE 2020 Remembrance 10k will be held on the weekend of November 21/22 - but with a distinct and distanced difference.
Bridget McDyer
Date: 24-Nov-2020
Mollie Gribbin
Date: 26-Oct-2020
MOLLIE Gribbin has put her cruciate nightmare behind her - and is gearing up for a big 2021 in Finn Valley AC’s colours.
Level 3 Challenge
Date: 26-Oct-2020
ATHLETES in Donegal can compete under a unique new format rolled out this weekend.
Gavin McLaughlin
Date: 26-Oct-2020
THE Donegal discus record had stood for 41 years - but has now been broken twice in a week.
John Kelly record
Date: 26-Oct-2020
FINN Valley AC’s John Kelly shattered his latest Donegal record this afternoon.
Sonia
Date: 26-Oct-2020
Exclusive interview: Irish athletics legend Sonia O’Sullivan believes that Athletics Ireland erred in their decision to preclude Mark English from competing in the 2020 National Senior Championships.
Graded Meet
Date: 26-Oct-2020
THE surprise presence of Ireland’s greatest athlete, Sonia O’Sullivan, added to the occasion and then some as Finn Valley AC hosted their second graded meet of the autumn last night.
ULSTER WINTER THROWS FESTIVAL 2020
Date: 23-Sep-2020
The 2020 Ulster Winter Throws Festival took place on Saturday last and attracted eighty eight athletes from thirty one clubs in fifteen counties to a sunny, calm Finn Valley Centre. For some it was their first visit to Donegal and everyone seems to have enjoyed the experience. Many athletes achieved personal best performances in their chosen event and the stand out performance from a Donegal point of view was the new County Senior Discus Record of 44.36m by Finn Valley’s Gavin Mc Loughlin beating the old figure of 42.62m set by Sean Carlin also of Finn Valley in the 1970’s. And the more recent mark from his clubmate John Kelly 43.50 in Sweden
X country Development Day 1
Date: 14-Sep-2020
Donegal Development Day 1
Details for our first Cross country development day
Day 1
Finn Valley Ac Centre
12pm start
Joseph grabs a national silver in triple
Date: 14-Sep-2020
Joseph grabs a national silver in triple today 13.24m An interesting aside isthathe eligible for this age group for another 3 years
John Kelly breaks Donegal Discus Record
Date: 14-Sep-2020
Great news from Vaxjo Sweden as John Kelly breaks Donegal discus record 43.50
English breaks FV 800m record
Date: 07-Sep-2020
MARK English broke Finn Valley AC’s 800m record in Italy.
RunDonegal
Date: 07-Sep-2020
ENTRIES for the 2020 RunDonegal Women’s 5k - which is being held as a virtual event - are nearing the magical mark of 1,000.
Athletics Ireland should be ashamed
Date: 07-Sep-2020
FORMER Irish Olympic team manager Patsy McGonagle has blasted Athletics Ireland, whose stringent Covid-19 guidelines are set to prevent Mark English from defending his Irish 800m crown.
Sommer Lecky
Date: 07-Sep-2020
SOMMER Lecky won the Irish senior women’s high jump title this afternoon.
Biggest Ever RunDonegal
Date: 07-Sep-2020
ORGANISERS of the 2020 Virtual RunDonegal Women’s 5K are overwhelmed by the response to this year’s event which saw over 1,000 taking part and over €10,000 raised.
Athletics Ireland reject English appeal
Date: 07-Sep-2020
ATHLETICS Ireland have closed the door on Mark English’s hopes of competing at the National Senior Championships this weekend, Donegal Daily/Donegal Sport Hub can reveal.
Brendan Boyce National Seniors Athletics Championships
Date: 07-Sep-2020
Brendan Boyce finished in third place at the 10k walk at the National Seniors Athletics Championships this afternoon.
Kelly National Shot Put 1-2
Date: 07-Sep-2020
JOHN Kelly won the National Senior Shot Put title this afternoon - and it was a 1-2 for the Kelly household.
Kelly won the gold with a superb 18.40m throw.
Donegal U/11 Track and Field Championships
Date: 07-Sep-2020
Graded meet at Finn Valley
Date: 19-Aug-2020
SEAN McGinley recorded a personal best at a graded meet at Finn Valley AC last night.
The Glenswilly teenager, who joined Finn Valley AC earlier this year, won the 800m at the limited meet in Stranorlar.
English in Belfast
Date: 19-Aug-2020
MARK English won on his first outing in Finn Valley AC’s colours tonight in Belfast.
RunDonegal
Date: 19-Aug-2020
ENTRIES remain open for the 2020 RunDonegal Women’s 5k - which is now being staged as a virtual event.
Cassie Lagan
Date: 19-Aug-2020
RISING Finn Valley AC ace Cassie Lagan is heading off to begin an athletics scholarship in America in the coming days.
Brendan Boyce
Date: 19-Aug-2020
BRENDAN Boyce set a new road personal best over 10k last night.
Family Affair
Date: 19-Aug-2020
THREE generations of the one family took part in the 51st staging of the Donegal Track and Field Championships yesterday in Stranorlar.
RunDonegal Women's 5k
Date: 12-Aug-2020
ENTRIES remain open for the 2020 RunDonegal Women’s 5k - which is now being staged as a virtual event.
July 28 2020 - County Track and Field
Date: 12-Aug-2020
THE 51st Donegal Senior Track and Field Championships will be held in the Finn Valley Centre Stranorlar on Saturday next, August 1, with a 10.30am start.
July 15 2020 - Dempsey McGuigan outlines Olympic dream
Date: 12-Aug-2020
DEMPSEY McGuigan has confirmed that he is targeting the Olympic Games next year.
The Finn Valley AC man has launched a fundraising appeal to aid with his preparations to reach the Tokyo Games.
July 13 2020 - Records tumble as John Kelly breaks new ground in Sweden
Date: 12-Aug-2020
JOHN Kelly broke yet more new ground with a record-breaking throw yesterday in Sweden.
June 23 2020 - RunDonegal Women’s 5K entry rises to 550
Date: 12-Aug-2020
The 2020 RunDonegal Women’s 5K looks set to be the most successful yet, with 550 entered to take part.
June 22 2020 - McGonagle urges Athletics Ireland to rethink underage championship hiatus
Date: 12-Aug-2020
FORMER Irish Olympic team manager Patsy McGonagle fears for a future generation of Irish athletes if the sport’s governing body proceeds with plans to stage no juvenile or underage championships in 2020.
June 8 2020 - Dermot urges clubs back on track
Date: 12-Aug-2020
June 8
DONEGAL-based Athletics Ireland Regional Development Officer Dermot McGranaghan has urged clubs to make the most of the new phase of Ireland’s reopening.
May 20 2020 - How Covid-19 hasn't put Arlene Crossan's 2021 aims off track
Date: 08-Jun-2020
IF THERE is such a thing at the moment in sport, Arlene Crossan might well be entitled to regard herself as among the lucky ones.
The 20-year-old Finn Valley AC athlete has been absent from track since the Covid-19 lockdown in March, but her aims and goals haven’t altered.
May 18 2020 - Dreams rekindling around the bends as athletics activity resumes
Date: 08-Jun-2020
DANIELLA Jansen should be on the countdown for a trip to Kenya in July.
The young Finn Valley AC star was set to compete for Ireland in the 4x400m relay at the World Under-20 Athletics Championships.
