Latest from Tir Chonaill 16th Nov… Tir Chonaill Under 10s at Ravenhill : A massive honour for Tir Chonaill and Finn Valley as the two newest clubs in Ireland were asked to play at half time in the recent Ulster v Connacht game at Ravenhill. The kids played in front of 7000 spectators who gave […]
The InTouch Rugby photographer Rob irwin of Ulster 99 squad was there to catch the action from both teams and both clubs got pictures links below INTOUCH PICTURES ~ The following link brings you to the pictures of the Ulster rugby team, the Tir Chonaill v Finn Valley Pictures are on the last page of […]
The people at Tir Chonaill Rugby Club certainly took a different take on the tasditional Halloween fancy dress and staged a MOCK Wedding on Saturday night. What a great idea for a club fundraiser and according to their facebook page the night was a great success. Some very funny pictures and comments can be seen […]
Latest from Tir Chonaill 26th Oct… MOCK WEDDING FUNDRAISER: The club presents ‘My Big Fat Tranny Mock Wedding’ on Saturday night 29th in Maghery Community Centre. Starting at 7pm, and with a sit down buffet, late bar and disco, this Halloween epic promises great fun and spectacle of rugby players in drag. Fancy Dress preferred, […]
Finn Valley RFC, Donegal Town RFC and Ballyshannon RFC ran successful Tag Rugby Festivals at their local clubs recently. Ulster Branch Club Community Rugby Officers Barry Laverty(Finn Valley) Declan Gallagher (Donegal Town) and Ray Gallagher (Ballyshannon) had been in schools delivering sessions of the non contact game to children aged 8 to 12 culminating in […]
Tir Chonaill Mini Blitz : The minis travelled in numbers to Letterkenny last Saturday morning to play Letterkenny and Inishowen. Despite the poor conditions, some excellent rugby was on view, with the U 8s and U 10s doing well despite missing several strong players. The Under 12s were happy to have some debutants in the […]
Rugby is on the rise in Donegal. With Ballyshannon, Donegal Town, Inishowen, Finn Valley, Tir Chonaill & Letterkenny all developing the senior game not to mention a host of schools getting stronger all the time. Interviewed below Shane Toolan comments on the rise of the sport in Donegal and the aspirations of the clubs & […]
Latest from Tir Chonaill 30th Aug… Tir Chonaill Under 13s : Congratulations to this team on their first ever league game against Letterkenny last Saturday. Following a tough match and with Tir Chonaill missing a few regulars, Letterkenny ran out 24-19 winners. Hopefully we will soon be at full strength, and numbers continue to grow. […]