Greg Breslin puts Clonmany ahead, Greencastle levels through Mark Henry, Mark Mc Laughlin puts Clonmany ahead on 55 min, Micheal Friel adds a third goal for Clonmany, James Henry gets Greencastle's second, Greencastle down to ten men two yellow cards, Greencastle score late on through Christy Hegarty to share the points and may well have won the game only for a fine save from Paddy Harkin in the dying minutes
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Clonmany took an early lead in the 10th minute when Michael Devlin got played in at the left corner of the box,he drove in a low cross which went across the face of the goal to the far post where Jason Devlin rolled a pass into the path of Greg Bradley and he slotted home from close range.However the lead only lasted 2 minutes with Greencastle equalising when a free kick on the left side was hoisted into the box and Mark Henry’s firm header from the penalty spot went to the top left hand corner of Paddy Harkin’s goal.Greencastle continued to press and had the majority of play for the rest of the half and went close again in the 26th minute when Marty Henry’s free kick was driven lie into the goal mouth and Joe Doherty tried a back heeled effort that was cleared off the goal line by Aaron Friel. Clonmany made a substitution in the 40th minute with Mark McLaughlin replacing the injured Jason Devlin. Half time 1-1Clonmany looked to have come to terms with Greencastle dominance at midfield as the second half progressed and regained the lead in the 55th minute when Mark McLaughlin got on the end of a long clearance,evaded the tackle of the only defender between him and the Greencastle goals and with J P Doherty coming out to block him, he switched the ball to his other foot and rtruck a rising shot into the roof of the net. On 67 minutes Clonmany struck for a third goal.Mickey Devlin sent a ball to the right for Mark McLaughlin to attack the Greencastle goal. Again J P Doherty came out to block and parry Mark’s shot but the ball came across to Greg Bradley who saw his shot blocked but the ball fell to substitute Mickey Friel and he shot across the face of the goal and into the bottom corner of the net. Greencastle continued to show great spirit and pulled a goal back in the 74th minute when a free kick from the right was headed through a crowded goalmouth by Matty Henry and into the net despite the efforts of Paddy Harkin and defenders on the line. Greencastle saw their right back James Curran sent off in the 79th minute after two quick yellow cards resulted in a red.Clonmany’s Mickey Devlin went close in the 81St minute when he got on the end of Aaron Friel’s cross but his volley was just off target. Greencastle also pressed and went close after Front Doherty set Christy Hegarty up for a shot which whistled past the right hand post.But their persistence finally paid off in the 89th minute when Hegarty and Doherty combined again down the right side of the Clonmany box and Ronan Doherty turned the Clonmany defence and sent a low shot to the net to make the score 3-3. In added time they almost snatched a winner when Ronan Doherty shot from the edge of the box but Paddy Harkin made a superb block on the goalline to deny him and leave the final score, Clonmany Shamrocks 3 Greencastle 3
Inishowen Football League Season kicks off Sunday 23rd August.
The 2026-27 Inishowen League season gets underway next weekend with the group stages of both the Clubman Shirts League Cup and the Charlie O’Donnell Memorial cup. The draws held at a delegate meeting Monday 10th August resulted as follows:
Clubman Shirts
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Group C |
| Illies Celtic |
Buncrana Hearts |
Carn FC |
| QPS |
Greencastle FC |
Cockhill Youths |
| Aileach FC |
Clonmany Shamrocks |
Culdaff FC |
The three group winners along with the best runner up will qualify for the semi finals and there are a number of interesting ties. There are two new managerial appointments with Declan Sharkey at the helm in Greencastle and Brendan McLaughlin in a player manager role in Culdaff. Group A & C could be tight affairs but on last seasons form Aileach and Carn FC will be the favourites to emerge although Cockhill Youths could be the surprise package after their excellent season in Division One . Group B looks to be a straight fight between Buncrana Hearts and Clonmany Shamrocks given the difficulties Greencastle have had in the off season.
Charlie O’Donnell Memorial Cup
| Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
| Dunree United |
Sea Rovers |
Cockhill Res |
| Glengad United |
Buncrana Res |
Aileach Res |
| Carn Youth |
Redcastle United |
Moville Celtic |
Holders Carn Youths have been drawn in group A and under new manager Kevin Doherty will be hoping to launch a staunch defence of their title. On last years league form Glengad United would be the favourites to emerge from this group but it would be no surprise if any of the other two teams came out on top. In Group B Redcastle United , relegated from the premier division last season , are under new manager Kevin McLaughlin and they will be favourites to emerge from this group. All three teams in the group have new managers with Joey Holland taking over at Rovers and Gerard Boyle in charge of Buncrana Res. In group C promoted Moville Celtic will be hoping to carry on from where they left off last season when they face Cockhill Res and Aileach Res under new manager Dermot Doherty. As with the Clubman Shirts the three group winners along with the best runner up will go to the semi finals.
Inishowen Football League Weekly Fixtures 2026-27
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On behalf of the Inishowen Football League and all our Clubs & players ,we would like to extend our sincere condolences to the Corr Family on the sad passing of Paddy Corr and also to his extended family circle and many friends. We would also like to extend our condolences to his former colleagues in the Inishowen Youth and Schoolboys League in which Paddy had been a past secretary and had worked tirelessly to promote Youth Football in Inishowen during his time in that position. May he Rest In Peace .
Services to Football Award Winner 2026 , Joe Bredin (Moville Celtic)
Services to Football Award Recipient Joe Bredin pictured with (left)Charlie McConalogue TD & (right) Liam Baldrick (League Chairman) , back row L-R ,Diarmuid O’Brien (League Secretary),Jude McCrossan (League Registrar) & Neil Grant (Committee member)
Below ,Services to Football Award Winner Joe Bredin pictured with his family on the night.
Crossan Jeweller’s Premier Division Prizewinners 2025/26
(L-R Jude McCrossan (Inishowen League),Terence Doherty (Clonmany Shamrocks ) Player of the Year & Top Goalscorer and Lee McColgan (Cockhill Celtic) receiving Premier Division Trophy from Shane Crossan (Crossan’s Jewellers)
(L-R ,Jude McCrossan (League Registrar), Terence Doherty (P.O.T.Y. & Top Goalscorer ,Clonmany Shamrocks) , Taylor Clarke (Joint Clean Sheets ,Buncrana Hearts) ,Lee McColgan (Champions, Cockhill Celtic) , missing from picture , Jonathan Noone ( Joint Clean Sheets ,Clonmany Shamrocks)
HML Division One Prizewinners
L-R, Oran Doherty(O) (Glengad Utd) Top Goalscorer ,Liam Baldrick (League Chairman) presenting HML Div 1 Shield to Ryan Downey (Cockhill Celtic Yth),Darragh O’Donnell (Cockhill Celtic Yth),Most Clean Sheets & Seamus McLaughlin ( Greencastle FC ) Player of the Year.
Inishowen Engineering Div Two A Prizewinners
Back Row L-R, Michael McNaught (Moville Celtic )Top Goalscorer, John G McLaughlin (Culdaff Rovers) ,Player of the Year and Jordan McLaughlin (Moville Celtic) , Most Clean Sheets ,Front Row L-R ,Neil Grant (Committee member ), Dermot Harkin (Moville Celtic) receiving the Div Two A Shield from Charlie McConalogue T.D.
Inishowen Engineering Division Two B
L-R , Kyrin Doherty (Carn Reserves) Player of the Year, Patrick McLaughlin (Culdaff Res) receiving the Div 2B Shield from Charlie McConalogue TD & Michael McLaughlin (Glengad Res) Most Clean Sheets.
Clubman Shirts League Cup Winners
(L-R, Neil Grant (League Committee) , Brendan McLaughlin of Cockhill Celtic ,who defeated Carn FC in the Final, receiving the Clubman’s Shirt League Cup from Charlie McConalogue TD , Jude McCrossan (League Registrar))
Donegal Signs Challenge Cup Winners 2025/26
(Pictured L-R, Liam Baldrick(League Chairman), Luke Rudden (Man of the Match), Peter McLaughlin (Donegal Signs) presenting the Challenge Cup to Lee McLaughlin (Cockhill Celtic) who defeated Buncrana Hearts 2-0 in the Final.)
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