Search
07 Sept 2025
Search
07 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Republic of footballers Jack Byrne and Amber Barrett are big supporters of the SPAR 5s programme.
The SPAR FAI Primary School 5s programme for 2020 was officially launched this week by new ambassadors, Republic of Ireland International footballers Amber Barrett and Jack Byrne.
The fun five-a-side football competition has grown year-on-year and is now the largest of its kind in Ireland.
Open to boys and girls from 4th, 5th and 6th class, the emphasis is firmly placed on fun, inclusivity and fostering a passion for physical activity.
SPAR, in its 6th year as supporters of the programme are looking to surpass 2019 participation figures, which saw a record 1,696 schools and 37,448 children take to pitches around the country.
Registration for the programme will close on February 14, and county blitzes will kick off at the end of February.
Donegal schools seeking to take part can sign up online at www.fai.ie/primary5.
Winning schools progress from county level to regional then provincial finals, with 24 schools making it all the way to the national finals, which will be held in the Aviva Stadium on May 12.
Walks will take place in locations including Buncrana, Fort Dunree, Drumfries, Clonmany, Malin Head, Greencastle, Newtowncunningham, Muff, and Moville
The eclipse should be visible from all of Ireland until about 9:30pm
Michelle McKenna pictured with her son Jimmy at a wedding, She says life has been incredibly tough without him. The photo of Jimmy in his Celtic shirt was taken less than a week before his death.
The men had gotten into difficulty at Lough na Tooey, Creeslough
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
