Editing County Donegal (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Clgghaothdobhair.jpg|thumb|[[Gaoth Dobhair]] GAA grounds.]]

===Gaelic football and hurling===
The [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (G.A.A.) sport of [[Gaelic football]] is very popular in County Donegal. Donegal's inter-county football team have won the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] title twice (in 1992 and 2012) and the [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] ten times. [[Donegal senior football team|Donegal]] emerged victorious from the [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] on 23 September 2012 to take the [[Sam Maguire Cup]] for only the second time, with early goals from [[Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Murphy]] and [[Colm McFadden]] setting up a victory of 2–11 to 0–13 over [[Mayo senior football team|Mayo]]. In 2007, Donegal won only their second national title by winning the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]. On 24 April 2011, Donegal added their third national title when they defeated [[Laois GAA|Laois]] to capture the National Football League Division Two, they added another Division Two title in 2019. There are 16 clubs in the [[Donegal Senior Football Championship]], with many others playing at a lower level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clubgaa.ie/donegal/index.htm |title=Donegal Gaelic football and hurling Clubs |work=clubgaa.ie |access-date=25 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830133030/http://clubgaa.ie/donegal/index.htm |archive-date=30 August 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Hurling]] (often called 'hurley' within County Donegal), handball and rounders are also played but are less widespread, as is the case in other parts of western Ulster. The Donegal county senior hurling team won the [[Lory Meagher Cup 2011|Lory Meagher Cup]] in 2011 and the [[Nicky Rackard Cup]] in 2013.

===Rugby Union===
[[File:Narin & Portnoo Golf Club 02.jpg|thumb|Narin and Portnoo Golf club, one of the many links courses in the county]]
There are several [[Rugby union|rugby]] teams in the county. These include Ulster Qualifying League Two side [[Letterkenny RFC]], whose ground is named after [[Dave Gallaher]], the captain of the 1905 New Zealand [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] touring team, who have since become known as [[The Original All Blacks|The Originals]]. He was born in nearby [[Ramelton]].

Ulster Qualifying League Three sides include Ballyshannon RFC, Donegal Town RFC and Inishowen RFC. Finn Valley RFC and Tir Chonaill RFC both compete in the Ulster Minor League North.

===Association football===
[[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]] play in the [[League of Ireland]] and play their home matches at Finn Park in Ballybofey. The club's colours are blue and white, and they go by the nickname "Harps". The club won the FAI Cup in 1973–74 which remains their highest profile achievement to date. They are the county's only League of Ireland club, with the county's other clubs playing in either the [[Ulster Senior League (association football)|Ulster Senior League]] or the local junior leagues.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

[[File:Bundoran Strand, Co. Donegal.jpg|thumb|[[Bundoran]] was included, in a 2012 edition of ''National Geographic'' magazine, in a list of the world's top 20 surf towns]]

===Golf===
There are a number of golf courses such as [[Ballyliffin Golf Club]], located in the Inishowen peninsula. Other courses of note are Murvagh (located outside Donegal Town) and Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) located in Downings (near [[Carrigart]]). The Glashedy Links was previously ranked 6th in a ranking taken by Golf Digest on the best courses in Ireland.{{fact|date=January 2025}} The old links were ranked 28th, Murvagh 36th and Sandy Hills 38th.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

===Cricket===
[[Cricket]] is chiefly confined to The Laggan district and the Finn Valley in the east of the county. The town of [[Raphoe]] and the nearby village of [[St Johnston, County Donegal|St Johnston]], both in The Laggan, are the traditional strongholds of cricket within the county. The game is mainly played and followed by members of the [[Ulster Protestants]] of County Donegal. [[St Johnston Cricket Club]] play in the [[North West Senior League]], while Letterkenny Cricket Club play in the Derry Midweek League.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Chris |title=Howzat! New Letterkenny Cricket Club Joins North West League |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/04/04/howzat-new-letterkenny-cricket-club-joins-north-west-league/ |website=Donegal Daily |date=4 April 2019 |access-date=8 June 2019 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608123645/https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/04/04/howzat-new-letterkenny-cricket-club-joins-north-west-league/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Athletics===
Athletic pursuits have been highly popular in Donegal over the years with numerous athletes from County Donegal going on to represent Ireland at the international level, with at least five winning medals at major events. Such athletes include [[Danny McDaid]] in the World Cross-Country Championships in 1979, Bridie Lynch who won medals in the World Paralympic Games in 1992 and 1996,<ref name="Bridie Lynch - Ref for medals">{{cite web |title=Bridie Lynch |url=https://www.paralympic.org/bridie-lynch |website=International Paralympic Committee |accessdate=14 March 2022 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519163037/https://www.paralympic.org/bridie-lynch |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bridie Lynch - Ref for place of birth">{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Chris |title=Bridie Lynch: She thumbed home carrying two Paralympic Silver Medals |url=https://www.donegalsporthub.com/30020-2/ |website=Donegal Sport Hub |date=October 2016 |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104135339/https://www.donegalsporthub.com/30020-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gary Murray who came 8th in the [[1999 European Cross Country Championships|European Junior Cross-Country Championship of 1999]], and [[Mark English (athlete)|Mark English]] who won medals in the European 800m Championships in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019. Sommer Lecky also achieved silver in the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships|World Junior High Jump 2018]]. Other notable athletes from Donegal include [[Paul Dolan (athlete)|Paul Dolan]], [[Caitriona Jennings]] and [[Brendan Boyce]] each of whom has represented Ireland at the international level.

===Other sports===
Donegal's rugged landscape and coastline lends itself to active sports like [[climbing]], [[mountain biking]], [[hillwalking]], [[surfing]] and [[kite]]-flying.

{{wide image|Sommet Mont Errigal.jpg|1500px|Panoramic view of [[Errigal]]'s summit.}}