The trip to Donegal was part of ten day study which began with stays in Dublin and Armagh where they did some research into soccer and gaelic sports including a tour of the Aviva Stadium. The group’s objective during their stay was to learn more about sport in Ireland both north and south, particularly grassroots […]
Over the last three years Donegal has been leading the way in the growth of rugby at club and schools level in Ulster. The DCRP from 2007 to current has produced some substantial results in growing the game in Donegal. These include over 160 new qualified coaches, an increase of 9 to 20 secondary schools […]
The sixth rugby club in Donegal and the second during the first 3 years of the Donegal Community RugbyProject was officially opened last month on Wednesday 14th April. The club had the honour of having current Ulster Forwards Coach and former Ulster, Ireland and Lions second row Jeremy Davidson to unveil a plaque that will in years […]
The Tir Chonaill TAG rugby festival took place this week on a sunny day in North West Donegal. The blitz was run by Donegal Project YDO’s Jonathan Quigley and Philip Brady at Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. This was the 4th of 6 festivals being run by the Donegal Community Rugby Project to increase the participation in […]
Over 200 5th and 6th class children from 10 schools were involved in the Donegal Town RFC TAG Rugby Festival organised by the Donegal Community Rugby Project. View the teams here The festival was part of the Primary school programme where the school are visited by the Donegal Project YDO’s to prepare the pupils and […]