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Niamh McLaughlin surprised by being named Senior Player of the Year

Donegal’s Niamh McLaughlin was crowned the Ladies Senior Player of Year at the LGFA All Stars on Saturday night in Dublin. McLaughlin is the first lady from the county to ever win the Senior Player of the Year award. The Donegal captain was also named in the team of the year at midfield alongside Kerry’s […]

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Paul Melaugh and Darren Hunter react to Letterkenny Gaels’ Ulster Junior Football Club Championship

Letterkenny Gaels run in the Ulster Junior Football Club Championship ended on Sunday afternoon when they were beaten by 10 points by Stewartstown Harps. 2-15 to 2-05 was how it finished in favour of the Tyrone champions. Letterkenny Gaels Paul Melaugh told Oisin Kelly he’s extremely proud of his players… Oisin also spoke with Gaels’

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Letterkenny Gaels bow out of Ulster Junior Football Club Championship

Letterkenny Gaels bowed out of the Ulster Junior Football Club Championship after they were beaten 2-15 to 2-05 by Stewartstown Harps in Owenbeg. At half time the Donegal Champions trailed 1-07 to one point. Second half goals from Paddy Doherty and Conor McBrearty helped the gaels fight back in the tie but they failed to

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John Cronin & Neil Martin on the National Senior Cross Country Championship

The National Senior Cross Country Championships took place on Sunday afternoon at the Rosapenna Golf and Hotel Resort in Downings. The Senior titles went to Sarah Healy and Darragh McElhinney, both of UCD AC. Donegal medals came in the form of  Cranford AC’s Caolan McFadden who won the Under 16 section while, Letterkenny AC earned

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Watch: Caolan McFadden wins U16 National Cross Country Championship title

Cranford AC’s Caolan McFadden won the Under 16 National Cross Country Championship title on Sunday afternoon at the Rosapenna Golf and Hotel Resort in Downings. After the race, Chris Ashmore got the thoughts of the new National Champion. Letterkenny AC earned themselves a silver medal in the National Ladies section losing out to Dublin City

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Brett McGinty reflects on victory over Alessandro Ruggiero

Brett McGinty enjoyed his sixth professional victory on Saturday night with a points win over Italian Alessandro Ruggiero. The fight went the full six rounds with the St Johnston man winning 59-55 on the judges scorecards. The bout was McGinty’s first as a professional in Ireland. Brett McGinty joined Eóin Catterson on Sunday Sport to

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Healy wins senior ladies title at National Cross Country Championships

Sarah Healy of UCD AC won the senior women’s event at the 123.ie National Cross Country Championships in Rosapenna. In a super finish, she edged ahead of Ciara Mageean  (City Of Lisburn A.C.) with last year’s champion Michelle Finn (Leevale A.C.) in third. Healy, who also won the under-23 event, gave her reaction afterwards. Mageean also

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Ann Marie McGlynn leads Letterkenny AC to silver in cross country championships

Ann Marie McGlynn put in a storming finish to clinch fourth place overall in senior ladies race at the 123.ie National Cross Country Championships held at Rosapenna. And she also led the Letterkenny AC senior ladies to a silver medal.  Letterkenny were pipped for gold by a single point. With Sarah Healy winning the senior

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Lee McColgan’s goal sends Cockhill Celtic through in FAI Intermediate Cup

Cockhill Celtic advanced to the next round of the FAI Intermediate Cup, and the 2023 FAI Senior Cup, with a 1-0 win over Liffey Wanderers at the Charlie O’Donnell Sports Grounds on Sunday. Amateur International Lee McColgan scored the games only goal from a spot kick, early in the first half. Liffey had the chance

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Brian Maher, Cameron Dummigan, Will Patching & Mark Connolly earn spots in PFAI Team of the Year

Derry City’s Brian Maher, Cameron Dummigan, Will Patching and Mark Connolly earned themselves spots in PFAI Team of the Year. The awards were given out on Saturday night with the four candystripes earning places in the eleven. Shamrock Rovers pairing, Andy Lyons and Rory Gaffney walked away with the Young Player of the Year and

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Ireland round off Autumn Nations Series with victory over Australia

Ireland rounded off their Autumn Nations Series with a 13-10 victory over Australia at the Aviva Stadium last night. A penalty from replacement Ross Byrne proved the decisive score in a scrappy encounter. The result means that Andy Farrell’s side have won 12 home games in a row. Alex McDonald joined Eóin Catterson for a

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Rory McIlroy ends season as European number one golfer for fourth time

Rory McIlroy has finished the season as European number one for a fourth time. The world’s top ranked player ensured top spot with a fourth placed finish at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai today. Spain’s Jon Rahm won the season-ending event by two shots on 20-under-par ahead of England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Sweden’s

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Services taking place to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Services are taking place across the country today to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. One hundred and thirty seven people have lost their lives on Irish roads this year, with over a thousand more suffering serious injuries. The Road Safety Authority is joining forces with An Garda Síochána, local authorities, emergency

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Fourth man arrested over bomb attack on officers in Strabane

A fourth man has been arrested by detectives from Terrorism Investigation Unit investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane on Thursday evening. The 38-year-old man was arrested in the Strabane area yesterday evening, under the Terrorism Act and taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station. Three men aged, 36,

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Major progress on Greencastle Fisheries College Project

Major progress has been made in the Greencastle’s National Fisheries College project as the contractors have been confirmed. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, today confirmed significant progress by Bord Iascaigh Mara in its Greencastle National Training College development project. McConalogue approved the BIM proposal for a new Sea

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Minister McConalogue confident of ‘good outcome’ for future of Carndonagh Garda Station

A Donegal Minister says he is confident of a good outcome for the future of Carndonagh Garda Station. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, recently invited Minister of State for Law Reform, James Browne T.D., to Donegal to meet with Gardaí in Carndonagh to discuss policing in Inishowen and the plans

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National award for Donegal businesses providing services through Irish

37 businesses from Donegal received Irish Business ‘Gradaim’ awards at a prestigious event in City Hall, Dublin on November 15th.  This is the first year of the national recognition scheme GRADAIM Gnó na Éireann, developed by Glór na nGael, in which the work of businesses for the Irish language is celebrated. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County

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New gambling rules ‘a positive step forward’

A Donegal Senator has welcomed Cabinet approval for the Gambling Regulation bill which will regulate gambling in Ireland as a positive step forward. This is the first time major regulation of gambling has been legislated for in Ireland and will establish the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland. The regulator will have the authority to implement

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Police launch attempted murder investigation following Strabane attack

The PSNI launched an attempted murder investigation following an attack on two officers in the Mount Carmel Heights area of Strabane. The targeted attack took place shortly before 11pm last night, Thursday 17 November, when an improvised explosive device caused damage to a police vehicle. A senior officer has condemned the attack, which is described

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Pilot goes above and beyond to return missing phone to passenger

When our Employees at @LGBairport noticed a Customer’s phone left behind in a gate area after a flight that was already boarded and pushed back from the gate, they didn’t hesitate. #WorldKindnessDay pic.twitter.com/cf3gJy8Nmy — Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) November 13, 2022 A video from South West Airlines has gone viral on Twitter with 73.4K views for

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Irish UK relations have “greatly improved” – Europe Minister

The Junior Minister for European Affairs says Irish-UK relations have “much improved”, ahead of Brexit talks in Brussels. A meeting of EU officials are expected to signal to the UK government that long-running issues surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol need to be resolved with urgency. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s open to cooperating

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Donegal senator confirms he is on the Russian ‘banned’ list

A Donegal Senator says he doesn’t believe expelling the Russian ambassador would be the right thing to do after over 50 Irish politicians were banned from entering Russia this week. Senator Niall Blaney told Greg Hughes on today’s Nine til Noon Show that a retaliatory expulsion of the Irish ambassador in Moscow would leave Irish

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NBI says services are now available in Letterkenny and its environs

National Broadband Ireland says over 3,000 premises in the wider Letterkenny area can now order or pre-order broadband on the National Broadband Ireland network. The company says the NBI network is now live in Letterkenny, with 3,036 premises eligible. Over 33,000 premises across are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see National Broadband

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