The full arrangements for Donegal Ladies’ Division 1 semi-final against Galway have been confirmed. 

Maxi’s Curran side will throw-in against Galway at 2:15pm on Saturday, April 20 at Pearse Park in Longford

The two sides have already clashed this season with Galway winning in Corofin last Sunday by nine points.

A simple smile can brighten up someone’s day, but a huge smile which appeared in Letterkenny has brightened up the whole town.

The boys of St. Eunan’s College ended their Student Council Positivity Week on a very happy note today with an incredible group display.

Approximately 600 students at the post-primary school headed out to the pitch this morning to assemble themselves into a smiley face.

Positivity Week at St. Eunan’s College Letterkenny. Photo by Pauric O’Donnell

The display, which was co-ordinated by Ms. Costello, promoted a positive theme for the day: ‘We are all unique individuals with special gifts, talents and skills. Together as a school community, we achieve great things.‘

The fantastic show of teamwork was caught on drone by Mr O’Donnell, who has created these lasting reminders of a very happy Friday in Letterkenny:

Positivity Week at St. Eunan’s College Letterkenny. Photo by Pauric O’Donnell

Positivity Week at St. Eunan’s College Letterkenny. Photo by Pauric O’Donnell

Donegal Tile Centre and Rossview Interiors’ massive Marquee Sale is now in full swing but customers will have to hurry if they want a bargain, as the event ends tomorrow, Saturday at 5pm.

Choose from a large selection of clearance wall and floor tiles, most at less than half price, vanity units from €89 and 900mm quadrant shower enclosures down to € 160

For this weekend only there is also huge discounts throughout the showroom with 40% off a selection of ‘Laura Ashley’ vanity units.

Also in this fantastic sale there is some exceptional value in furniture like storage beds reduced from € 530 to € 260 and Marble Dining Sets reduced from € 2,090 to € 1,400,

So don’t miss out just watch for the Marquee from the Polestar Roundabout, Port Road, Letterkenny and pick up a real bargain this weekend.

Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams has kicked up a stink with school pupils in Co Donegal.

The television star, author and comedian recorded a special video message for schoolchildren across the county who chose his book Mr Stink as part of a reading initiative.

The video was shown to shocked pupils at the Educate Together National School in Letterkenny to mark the closing of Read DL 2019.

In his message David Walliams spoke of how thrilled he was that Donegal had selected Mr Stink for this initiative and he wished all participants well.

He said “Hello to everyone at Read Donegal. I want to say a huge thank you for picking my book Mr Stink to read.

“I’ve never actually read it myself, I must do. I hope you enjoyed it, I hope you’ve enjoyed discussing it and thinking about it and I hope to meet you all one day.”

Mr Stink is a hilarious and charming story, filled with love, life and surprising secrets!

Chloe, the loneliest girl in the world, makes friends with Mr Stink, the local tramp. One day, she decides to help him out when she realises he might be driven out of town. How does she do that? Well, she hides him in her shed. She has to make sure that no one finds out her secret and speaking of secrets, there just might be more to Mr Stink than what meets the eyes (or the nose).

This year saw the Read DL initiative grow to include 56 Primary Schools, 13 post primary schools, all Youthreach Centres, all ‘Learning for Living’ Centres, 3 community-based groups, students at LYIT and families.

Speaking at the closing ceremony Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr. Seamus O’Domhnaill congratulated all those who participated in this year’s initiative.

He told pupils how “reading is a pastime that will reap long term rewards”. He also thanked the committee for their “collaboration and dedication to making this years’ initiative one of the best yet.”

Courtesy of the LYIT and ETB, a total of 2285 books were distributed throughout the county and 100 copies were made publically available through the library network.

In addition, new dimensions were added; such as the development of a Read DL app, 3 library family events, 2 public reading events and an exhibition of artwork at the LYIT.

This year’s short story competition was once again very popular receiving almost 200 entries with winning entries in the primary category by Alice O’Connor from Drumman N.S. and in the post primary by Sofia Fullerton from Crana College.

Now in its 9th year, the Read DL “One Book, One Community” initiative is designed to bring local people together through reading and discussing the same book/author. The objective of the project is to get as many people reading a book from a particular author at the same time, therefore building a sense of community while also promoting literacy.

Read DL has a multiagency committee including the School Completion Programme (SCP) and Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) coordinators from Errigal College, Letterkenny Educate Together NS; Donegal ETB Learning for Living; the local LYIT; retired ETB staff members & Donegal County Council Library Service. The success of the Project can be attributed to the strength of the cooperation between the various organisations.

You can also visit www.readdonegal.com for further information and learning activities to accompany ‘Mr Stink and previous READ DL titles. Stay up to date by following Read DL on Facebook @readdlsocial and Twitter @ReadDonegal.

The road to the pier at Kincasslagh has been closed in the last few minutes (5.45pm) by fire crews battling a serious gorse fire in the Kincasslagh area.

The gorse fire has been raging since earlier today in the general Kincasslagh area.

Fire crews from Dungloe and Gaoth Dobhair together with locals are trying to extinguish the blaze but a persistent light wind is hampering their efforts.

Fire crews are currently dampening areas around houses on the pier road to prevent the flames from getting near the buildings.

Motorists and people in general are asked to avoid the area to prevent congestion until the fire is brought under control.

Finn Valley AC’s Neil Martin has been appointed as Irish Athletics’ team manager for the 2019 World University Games.

The Glenfin native is no stranger to the big stage with Irish athletes.

Last year, he was team manager for the World U20 Championships, where Sommer Lecky won a silver medal in the women’s high jump.

Martin is the Chair of Athletics Ireland’s High Performance.

Locally, Martin is heavily involved in the Donegal Sports Star Awards and the North West 10k.

“This is a prestige appointment and of course Neil is the most experienced on the Irish athletics management roster,” Finn Valley AC said.

The 2019 World University Games – the 30^th staging of the Games – are on from July 3-14 in Naples, Italy.

A Wedding Giveaway hosted by the Villa Rose & Jackson’s Hotel drew to a close last week as one lucky couple claimed the prize of a lifetime.

Damien McVey and Helena McFadden from Kerrykeel were the ecstatic winners of a bespoke wedding reception for 120 guests within the popular family run hotel group.

Helena and Damien celebrated the occasion with owner Tommy Gallen and Banqueting Managers – Rhonda Gillespie and Shannen Doherty. In total, over fifty couples entered the draw by simply booking their wedding date with either the Villa Rose or Jackson’s Hotel and confirming with their booking deposit.

Since opening the ballroom just over a decade ago, the Villa Rose is now one of Donegal’s most sought after wedding venues, a boutique hotel comprised of 55 contemporary guestrooms, 2 suites and an award winning spa.

In 2017, The Villa Rose acquired the stunning Jackson’s Hotel and recent refurbishments have only added to its offering. Jackson’s boasts an impressive ballroom with sweeping staircase and breathtaking views from the balcony with executive suites overlooking the River Finn.

An impressive wedding open weekend is due to take place at the hotels this May… stay posted for more details.

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact Villa Rose or Jackson’s using the details below:

www.donegalweddings.net

Villa Rose Hotel & Spa | 074 9132266 | weddings@villarose.net

Jackson’s Hotel | 074 9131021 | weddings@jacksonshotel.ie

Finn Harps’ wait for a Premier Division win continues as Daniel Grant fired second-placed Bohemians to victory at Finn Park.

Finn Harps 0 Bohemians 1

By Chris McNulty at Finn Park. Pictures by Joe Boland, North West News Pix

Grant struck on 38 minutes with the only goal of a tame game in Ballybofey to keep in-form Bohs on the coat tails of the leaders, Shamrock Rovers.

For Harps, the plight continues after another frustrating night for their followers.

Seven days after a feisty derby defeat at the hands of Derry City, the fireworks were kept in storage here on a night when Finn Park hosted its lowest League crowd of the season.

Harps had big claims for a late penalty when sub Mikey Place went to ground under pressure from Aaron , but referee Damien McGraith waved away their appeals.

Deep into injury time, Nathan Boyle met a teasing Tony McNamee cross, but visiting netminder James Talbot held on for dear life to Boyle’s close-range header.

The game eventually burst to life late in the first half and Grant’s goal had Bohs in front at the interval.

Harps had multiple chances to deal with Keith Ward’s probing cross, which was only partially cleared.

Grant’s shot bounced off the turf and beyond Ciaran Gallagher, who did what he could to narrow the angles.

Grant had gone close twice in the moments before the breakthrough finally arrived.

Keith Long’s Bohs arrived in Ballybofey occupying the Division’s second spot and former Derry City defender Aaron Barry was given his first League start for the Dubliners.

It took a wonder save by Harps ‘keeper Gallagher to deny Kevin Devaney as the game eventually found life. Gallagher reached high to turn over from Devaney’s swerving effort from the edge of the area.

But it was only momentary respite for Harps as, just three minutes later, Grant broke the deadlock for the Gypsies.

It might have got even worse for Harps straight after Grant’s goal as Dinny Corcoran struck the base of the post and Gallagher did well to thwart Ward’s follow-up.

Harps gave a first League start to Stephen Doherty. The Illies man was the match winner in the recent EA Sports Cup game against Sligo Rovers and has impressed for the Harps Under-19s.

Doherty and Mark Russell were elevated to the first XI while Mark Coyle returned from suspension to start, with McNamee, Niall Logue and the suspended Colm Deasy making way.

Doherty’s evening lasted only the first half as McNamee was sent on for the second half.

Boyle, who scored in last week’s derby loss to Derry, forced Talbot into action with an awkward attempt a quarter-of-an-hour in. That was as good as it got for Harps, with Caolan McAleer driving a promising free into the Bohemians wall soon after.

In the opening minutes of the second half, John Kavanagh’s low drive was well held by Talbot.

The always-threatening Grant burst clear with 15 minutes remaining, but shot over the top with a chance to kill the game.

Finn Harps: Ciaran Gallagher; Daniel O’Reilly (Mikey Place 68), Keith Cowan, Sam Todd; John Kavanagh, Stephen Doherty (Tony McNamee half-time), Jacob Borg, Mark Coyle, Mark Russell; Caolan McAleer; Nathan Boyle.

Bohemians: James Talbot; Derek Pender, James Finnerty, Aaron Barry, Darragh Leahy;

Daniel Grant (Ali Reghba 79), Keith Buckley, Kevin Devaney, Conor Levingston; Dinny Corcoran (Ryan Swan 90), Keith Ward (Daniel Mandroiu 70).

Referee: Damien McGraith.

A new Design Guide for Ballyshannon was launched this week in Dorrian’s Hotel, Ballyshannon by Cathaoirleach of Donegal Municipal District Cllr. Michael Naughton.

The event was extremely well attended by the local community.

The Guide was commissioned by Donegal County Council and funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.

The Guide will provide assistance to a wide range of public and private stakeholders such as landowners, business owners, local community groups, technical practitioners, statutory bodies and public authorities. Where the advice contained in this Guide can be applied, it will reap long term benefits for the conservation of the character of the town

Ballyshannon has a wealth of surviving heritage buildings from the late 18th and early 19th century, with 55 no. protected structures to boast off.

Having an understanding of the importance of this wealth of structures will encourage and guide the Heritage-led regeneration of the town and provide sustainability and secure a vibrant future for the town.

Roisin Kelly Executive Planner Donegal County Council speaking at the launch of the Ballyshannon Design Guide in Dorrian’s Hotel on Tuesday night last.

The rich built heritage in Ballyshannon sets it apart of many other places in the country and is potentially Ballyshannon’s ‘Unique Selling Point’.

International research has evidenced the value of heritage to economic and social well-being so this initiative is a first and really important step in safeguarding our very special and unique asset.

Speaking at the event Cllr. Naughton said that “this Guide is the culmination of extensive work undertaken by the Council working closely with the Town and Village Renewal group in Ballyshannon and will assist in guiding the maintenance, repair and restoration of existing historic buildings, while also informing proposals for new buildings and infill gaps in the streetscape.”

The Ballyshannon Design Guide is available at http://bit.ly/BallyshannonDesignGuide

Ollie Horgan admits that he fears that Finn Harps will ‘drift away’ from the rest of the Premier Division.

An eighth League defeat in a row last night – a 1-0 reversal to Bohemians at Finn Park – keeps Harps five points behind UCD at the foot of the table.

Harps are winless so far and have just two points to their name. In each of their home defeats, Harps have lost by just one goal, but Horgan isn’t buying the hard luck tales.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s narrow or if it’s more than a goal, if you get no points you’re in danger of drifting away, if we haven’t drifted away already,” Horgan told Donegal Daily/Donegal Sport Hub.

“It’s a serious division and it’s a lot stronger than when we were last in it. We knew that at the start, but you’re hoping something might fall for us.

“We have to stick together and see where it gets us.”

Daniel Grant struck the only goal of the game last night as Bohs maintained their place in second.

Horgan said: “We didn’t play in the first half and we lost the game in that half. We did well when the shackles were off at one-nil down. The first half was probably the poorest we’ve had at home.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Letterkenny AC’s Patrick Brennan won last night’s St Patrick’s NS 5k.

The race was a fundraiser for the Drumkeen school and Brennan’s 18 minutes and 32 seconds saw him lead the field.

Conor Murphy of Finn Valley (19:10) and James Donaghey (Convoy AC) were second and third.

The leading female was Eimear Gormley, who finished in 21:07.

Hundreds of people from all over Donegal took part last weekend in the community clean-ups as part of the 2019 Big Donegal Clean Up.

Groups in Buncrana, Carrowmenagh, Dunree, Moville, Greencastle, Culdaff, Manorcunningham, Newtowncunningham, Killea and Carrigans will be out on Saturday (6 April) as part of the Inishowen Community Clean-up initiative while the St. Johnston Community Clean up finishes today, April 13.

Inishowen councillor Rena Donahey praised locals for turning out, especially in Buncrana where she said it was the biggest since the event began.

Praising local volunteers in Buncrana, she said: “On the Big Inishowen Clean Up, I would just like to say it was an absolute a phenomenal success.

“It was probably the biggest turnout since we started the event a number of years ago. There must have been at least 60 people in Buncrana and I would like to congratulate them.

“It was a brilliant success and the amount of stuff they got was shocking,” she added.

“It was great to get it collected and I would like to thank the (Donegal County) Council because they really pushed the boat out (for the event).”

The popularity of kurling among older adults in Donegal continues to grow.

The recreational game is included in the active seniors programme which is headed up by Donegal Sports Partnership (DSP).

A four-team league was established in East Donegal 2014 and that number increased to seven last year.

Karen Guthrie, sports development officer with DSP, says that there are currently up to 100 people playing kurling in Donegal.

“There are between 12 and  15 in each team,” she said.

“The games are held from March until May, and again from September to November each year. The teams organise themselves and referee their own games and we help facilitate their fixtures. Each team has two representatives and I met with them twice a year.

Sylvia Laird, Raphoe Kurling Club

“Twice a year we also hold a celebratory event for the winners and Killygordon Wednesday Club won the most recent competition.

“We held a hugely successful games day in Killygordon and it was a really enjoyable event.

“If there are people in East Donegal who want to set up their own kurling club in East Donegal or join with their local club, they can contact me the Donegal Sports Partnership on 07491-16078. We are always looking for more people to get involved.”

The teams competing in the kurling league are Killygordon Wednesday Club, Lifford Friday Club, Stranorlar Friday Club, Raphoe Kurling Club, Castlefinn Over-50s Club, Letterkenny Active Retirement and Manorcunningham Kurling Club.

Warming up before the games begin

Two Raphoe Hockey Club members will umpire at Irish Cup finals this weekend.

Don Pearson will umpire the Irish Hockey Challenge final between Ballinahinch and Limerick.

Picture: Don Pearson pictured on umpiring duty

The game is to be played at Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club.

James Wray will be umpire for the Ladies Irish junior Cup final which sees UCD and Railway Union meet.

A young business owner says it is ‘disheartening’ that she has repeatedly had to close her local salon on Falcarragh’s Main Street due to serious issues with the water supply. 

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has already called for an emergency meeting between the local authority and Irish Water over the ongoing issues.

A number of businesses in the West Donegal town were forced to close their doors yet again this week because of water issues due to old pipe connections.

Roisin Gallagher, 20, took the plunge into the beauty business by opening ‘Roisin’s Beauty Bar’ in March 2018.

But her dream venture turned into a nightmare following consistent water outages which has affected hundreds of residents in the area for well over a year.

Speaking to Donegal Daily, Ms Gallagher says that she was unable to offer two staff wages this week due to closures.

“I opened the business 14 months ago and it has been happening since the day I opened my doors,” Gallagher said. “It is hurting my business completely because I only started recently and you need to start off well and because of this, it is hurting me big time.

“Two of my staff came in on Thursday morning, and the worst bit about this is that they don’t tell you that the water is going to be off.

“You have to find out for yourself and we have all come into work on Thursday and I have had to send the two of them home and three people, including myself, went home without a wage.

“It is very disheartening and if this is the carry on that is going to be going on then I am going to lose my career here in Falcarragh to where I will be better treated and there is a better system.

“You try to make a life for yourself and the government are going against you,” she added.

Roisin Gallagher opened ‘Roisin’s Beauty Bar’ in March 2018 and has problems from day one.

With Irish Water suggesting they will install a solution to the issues in the area in late 2019, Gallagher insists she has fear the problems could continue into 2020, something she says could spell the end for ‘Roisin’s Beauty Bar’.

“People are coming into Falcarragh and expecting to get a service and when they are not getting it they are not going to come back.

“They will go to other surrounding areas and Irish Water says October by the earliest but we know that never happens and these problems could continue well into 2020.

“It is a struggle already because Falcarragh is a small community in a rural area and you cannot afford to lose any business.

“I have invested a lot of money into this small business trying to make a life for myself and it is really affecting me and I am struggling to make ends meet.”

The Falcarragh native insists that water problems continue on much longer then she will have no choice but to relocate away from the area.

“If this continues for much longer then I won’t be staying in Falcarragh, which is sad, but I am still young enough I have the opportunity to get up and go.”

Weighing in on the issue, the Cathoairleach of Donegal County Council said Irish Water current plan for the area was ‘simply not satisfactory’.

Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill said he demanded that emergency funding be put in place to upgrade the pipe network for Falcrragh and surrounding areas.

“I have had a discussion with the Chief Executive of the Donegal Council, Seamus Neely and we are going to set-up an emergency meeting with Irish Water to try and fast track funding and delivery of pipe replacement to elevated the problems that are there.

“Seven to eight businesses were forced to close their doors this week and that is not on,” he said. “No other utility company would get away with this that businesses have to close and Irish Water can’t let that happen either.”

Eight businesses had to close on Thursday this week due to a water outage.

O’Domhnaill echoed Gallaghers fears and said Irish Water were letting down the local community, labelling their actions as ‘disgraceful’ in light of recent closures.

“Irish Water need to step up to the plate and supply the people, who are paying for the water, with a proper service and if it continues for a prolonged period business in Falcarragh will need to make a serious decision.

“Is it sustainable at all to keep our business opened when we can’t guarantee our customers a proper and adequate level of service.”

Legendary ITV football commentator Clive Tyldesley has recalled why his notes for Finn Harps’ 1978 UEFA Cup tie against Everton ended up with ‘a lot of crossings’.

Tyldesley has been ITV’s voice of football since the 1990s and his remembered for his iconic calling in the 1999 Champions League final when he wondered: ‘Can Manchester United score? They always score’ just moments before Teddy Sheringham equalised against Bayern Munich.

Tyldesley was recounting his life and times with Off The Ball’s Shane Hannon when the topic of Harps’ clash with Everton came up.

The game was the first time Tyldesley worked on a game in Ireland. Fran Fields, the former Finn Harps Chairman, collected Tyldesley from Dublin Airport and on the way filled the commentator in with all he needed to know about Harps.

“I went down early to the, I think stadium might be pushing it, venue,” Tyldesley remembered.

“There were Everton fans helping to mark the lines out and everything. It was fantastic and a lovely communion of football. A journalist who covered Finn Harps regularly came and introduced himself.”

The ensuing conversation had Tyldesley realising that Fields had, in fact, given him a rather fictitious account of Harps’ squad.

“If I found my notes for that game, there were a lot of crossings before kick-off,” he said.

See the interview below …

"If I ever found my notes for that game, there would be quite a lot of crossings-out…"

Legendary football commentator @CliveTyldesley sat down with @ShaneHannon01 for Off the Ball, recalling some ever so slight exaggerations fed to him before @FinnHarpsFC took on @Everton pic.twitter.com/0qOCs5b0WH

— Off The Ball (@offtheball) April 13, 2019

The Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál Parents Association organised a very successful Cycle Cinema fundraiser on Thursday, March 11 in the Radisson Hotel in Letterkenny.

Sponsored Cyclists pedalled continuously to provide power for the pupil’s chosen film ‘Wreck it Ralph’.

A huge crowd attended this very worthwhile event to raise funds for school sports and I.T

The treatment of Inishowen residents over the prolonged delay to the Buncrana ‘Three School Campus’ project has been labelled as ‘shocking’ by a Donegal County Councillor. 

The proposed school campus will be home to Crana College secondary school, Buncrana Gaelscoil and the second level Gaelcolaiste Coláiste Chineál Eoghain.

Fianna Fail’s Rena Donaghey, speaking recently at a council meeting in Carndonagh, said it was time the project was ‘moved on’ once and for all.

She said: “It is shocking the way this has gone and how this did not move in the last ten years until a time that the site was actually sold.

“And we have been told now, by the department, that they are looking towards another site and that is great but those years were literally all water under the bridge.

“In 2014, when all the planning and checks were done by the ETB, at that time, it was time to move on and buy the site,” she added.

“But the department decided to start all over and hand it all over to Donegal County Council and start all the assessments and checks again.

“That site is now sold, and good luck to the person who bought it, but it is shocking the way the people of Inishowen were treated.”

“We are nearly at the end of another school term and we are really back at stage one.”

Donegal battled hard but couldn’t tame Derry in the final of the Buncrana Cup as the Oak Leaf county ran out winners of the 2019 Buncrana Cup final at The Scarvey.

Donegal 0-07 Derry 1-07

Report by Shaun Keenan at The Scarvey

Both teams battled fiercely in Inishowen but Derry’s Jody McDermott and Matthew Downey proved too imposing against a very strong Donegal defensive unit.

Donegal, fighting against a cross-pitch wind in the first half, failed to get themselves into the contest until the 21st minute, Blake McGarey converting from open play following an impressive start from Derry in the opening 30 minutes.

Struggling to win their own kick-outs, Donegal invited pressure from the Derry front line, their intensity echoed by the Derry management on the sideline, urging their players not to give Barrett’s side a second on the ball.

With a fast-flowing 20 minutes in the books, Derry took the impetus through Downey when he got the first score of the cup final.

The full-forward made no mistake when offered an effort from the first free-kick, bundling home after three minutes played.

Derry captain Mark Doherty, who was an integral part of the midfield, battled hard against Donegal’s Cian McEntee, who was dismissed in the second half.

Doherty shrugging off multiple incoming Donegal enforcers secured a brilliant score of his own after 20 minutes.

Barrett’s side did bag a replying point before the break, Blake McGarvey getting on the scoresheet to bring it to a one-point game.

However, Derry really began to turn the screw before half-time as they proved relentless going forward – recording another three pristine points through McDermott (x2) and Charlie Diamond.

After an error-strewn first half, Donegal tried to get back to basics, conceding the ball far too cheaply at times in the opening half an hour.

But any anxieties the Donegal management may have harboured about their team switching off, however, were realised in the 33rd minute.

Conceding poor fouls was a significant problem for Donegal throughout the contest and Derry, showing composure, punished Donegal time and time again – the first goal of the contest coming just after the break.

Raymond Dillions hoisted ball into the danger area yards from the goal, was lofted over the Donegal goalkeeper Shea McBride by Derry’s left-corner forward Darragh Wade.

It was an uphill battle from here for Donegal’s U16s, with Derry a goal to the good and McEntee sent off shortly after for Donegal, and the visitors took real charge.

After 40 minutes, Downey and McDermott combined again to get in on the action, opening up a seven-point lead with just over 20 minutes remaining.

But to Donegal’s credit, they fought back, refusing to lay down in what has been their biggest task to date.

Four points from Kyle Murray, McClintock, and two further through McGarvey brought it to a one-score game but as Donegal rustled their final point between the sticks, the referee, Enda Mallon, lifted his whistle to bring what was a gritty contest to its conclusion.

Donegal: Shea McBride; Cian Mulligan, Tiernan McBride, Oisin McDaid; Cian McEntee, Kyle Murray (0-1), Eoghan McLaughlin; Drew McKinney, Stephen McFadden; Cian McMonagle, Christopher Mulligan, Blake McGarvey (0-3), Caolan McClintock (0-2), Cian Rooney (0-1), Oisin Crawford.

Subs used: David Boyle (HT) for Christopher Mulligan, Seanan Quinn for Stephen McFadden for (49′)

Derry: Ben O’Kane, Luke McCann, Sean Deehan, Adam Murray, Mark Doherty (c) (0-1), Connor Shiels, Lee Brady, Patrick O’Kane, Donncha, Gilmore, Raymond Dillion (1-0), Jody McDermott (0-3), Calum Downey, Charlie Diamond (0-1), Matthew Downey (0-2), Darragh Wade

Subs used: Peter McCullagh for Raymond Dillion  (48′), Karl Doherty for Darragh Wade (60′)

Referee: Enda Mallon (Armagh).