A man has been remanded at Derry Magistrate’s Court today charged with connection with an incident in which two police officers were injured. 19-year-old Cianan Ryan of Rosses Gate Derry faced a total of seven charges in relation to the incident which is said to have occurred on April 17. Ryan was charged with causing […]
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An incident of vandalism took place in Ramelton over the weekend. Donegal County Council confirmed that vandals have badly damaged public toilets in the area. Over recent times, the same site has been repeatedly damaged and repaired according to Cllr Pauric McGarvey. He explains the severity of the damage, which has now impacted the opening
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A meeting is to take place on April 29 regarding the establishment of a town team in Rathmullan. Town teams currently exist across various areas in the county and contribute to projects such as regeneration projects. Cllr Declan Meehan says that the community in Rathmullan would be taking the next step as part of a
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Newtownstewart’s Jude Gallagher of the Two Castles club will be competing for Team Ireland at World Boxing Cup Brazil this afternoon. He is in the 60kg category and makes his debut against Kazakhstan’s Zhanseri Kosherbayev, a 2024 World Youth medalist. This is the first stage in the 2026 World Boxing Cup series, taking place in
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Brian McCormick Premier Division Donegal Town 2-4 Fanad United Donegal Physiotherapy D2 Dunfanaghy Youths 0-0 Lifford Celtic Deele Harps 4-2 Whitestrand United Drumoghill 6-0 Drumkeen United Raphoe Town 6-0 Curragh Athletic Cranford FC 9-0 Dunkineely Celtic
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Donegal All County League Division 1 Sat, 18 Apr An Tearmainn 1-21 – 1-14 Naomh Muire Lower Rosses Sun, 19 Apr St Michael’s 0-16 – 0-07 Chill Chartha Naomh Conaill P-P Gaoth Dobhair St Eunan’s 0-20 – 1-07 Gleann Fhinne Aodh Ruadh BS 2-11 – 2-13 Gleann tSúilí Sean Mac Cumhaill 1-16 – 3-08 An
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Johnny Robb’s first-half goal was enough for Kildrum Tigers to clinch the Ulster Cup at the expense of Carndonagh at Maginn Park this afternoon. The St. Johnston side were beaten finallists last year but, after beating Cockhill Celtic in the last-four for the second year in a row, player-manager Shane McGinty says there was a
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Donegal put in a gutsy performance ahead of an excellent Kerry side but came up short by five points in today’s Christy Ring Cup clash in Tralee. Josh Cronnolly-McGee and Luke White got the goals with Gerry Gilmore hitting thirteen points for Mickey McCann’s side. It finished 5-18 to 2-22 to The Kingdom, but Donegal
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Glencar Inn Saturday D1 St Catherines FC 4-2 Letterkenny Rovers Old Orchard Saturday D2 Gweedore Celtic 3-0 Copany Rovers Fanad United 1-2 Fintown Harps AFC Arranmore United 2-2 Keadue Rovers Finn Travel Saturday D3 Castlefin Celtic v Drumoghill Milford United 2-3 Lagan Harps Dunlewey Celtic 3-2 Gweedore United Cappry Rovers 3-0 Ballybofey United
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Female kickboxer Nicol Pojawa, who hails from Donegal Town, has been crowned double ISKA Irish Open Champion after a brilliant weekend at the SETU Arena in Waterford. Competing across two divisions, she secured gold in both! Firstly, Pojawa edged a tough three-round bout against an opponent from England before then sealing her second title with
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Kildrum Tigers have beaten Carndonagh 1-0 in today’s Ulster Junior Cup Final at Maginn Park. A Johnny Robb goal mid-way through the first-half was enough to hand Kildrum the trophy. Diarmaid O’Brien was live for Highland Radio Sport at full time…
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Donegal have been beaten 5-18 to 2-22 by Kerry in the Christy Ring Cup in Tralee this afternoon. It was an impressive display from Mickey McCann’s side against a Kerry team highly fancied to win this competition. Goals from Josh Cronnolly-McGee, Luke White and thirteen points from Gerard Gilmore helped Donegal put up a stern
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Limavady United defeated Annagh 2-0 yesterday evening to be crowned NIFL Championship winners for 2026. A John Butcher penalty on 15 minutes gave United a well-deserved lead at the interval. Butcher then added his second with a minute remaining in normal time as he slid home to ensure Limavady would win the NIFL Championship, gaining
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Derry have progressed to the Ulster SFC Semi-Finals after a 2-23 to 1-13 win over neighbours Antrim at Celtic Park this evening. A goal in each half from Lachlan Murray and Paul Cassidy paved the way for Derry’s first provincial championship win since 2023. Michael McMullan spoke to Derry boss Ciaran Meenagh after the game
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Derry have beaten Antrim 2-23 to 1-13 in their Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final clash at Celtic Park this evening. Antrim stayed in the game in the opening period but a Lachlan Murray goal gave the Oakleafers some breathing space at half-time as they led 1-11 to 1-4. A goal from Paul Cassidy was the
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League Of Ireland legend Roddy Collins joined Ciaran Cannon for a chat on Highland Radio Saturday Sport this afternoon. A former manager of a number of LOI clubs including Derry City, Collins has been one of the most well-known figures in Irish soccer over the past several decades. Roddy spoke to Ciaran about the current
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It was a proud day for Letterkenny Rugby Club this afternoon. Grace Simati made her Ireland U21 debut in the 30-27 win over Italy in the Women’s U20 Six Nations at the Dexcom Stadium. Here’s the moment Grace came off the bench in Galway…
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Dion Diver was the hero for Carndonagh this afternoon as they defeated Cockhill Youths in the Charlie O’Donnell Cup Final after extra time at Maginn Park. Cockhill took the lead early through Darragh McDermott and it remained 1-0 at the break. Daire Tully then levelled matters on the hour-mark for Carn. Neither side could find
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Oisin O’Gailin has set a new Donegal 5000m record in the US overnight. With more details on that, plus news of a big morning for Ethan and Fintan Dewhurst, here’s Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonagle…
Derry have beaten Down 1-12 to 1-11 in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final at Owenbeg this afternoon. Oakleaf boss Kieran Glackin spoke to Michael McMullan after today’s game and was delighted to get off the mark in Ulster with a win…
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Tyrone have beaten Armagh 1-16 to 0-10 in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final at Healy Park this afternoon. Francis Mooney spoke with Tyrone boss Gerard Donnelly after the game who said it was “great to win but there’s still plenty to work on”…
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Donegal have been beaten in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final by Cavan at Kingspan Breffni Park this afternoon. Evan Duffy and Tadhg McDaid hit the net in each half for Karl Lacey’s side but it finished 2-13 to 2-12 in favour of the home side. After the game, Donegal boss Lacey spoke to Eddie
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Pupils at Artigarven Primary School in Strabane have received a special presentation from the NI Water education team. With 155 million litres of clean drinking water lost per day due to leakages in 2023 and 2024 in Northern Ireland, NI Water is aiming to spread awareness on how to save water at home. NI
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UCD defeated Finn Harps 2-1 in the LOI First Division at Belfield this evening. Willie O’Connor’s team left it late but a deflected Louis Dignam strike found the top corner five minutes into added on time to break Harps’ hearts and send UCD second in the table. After the game, Inishowen man O’Connor felt his
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UCD snatched a 95th minute winner against Finn Harps at Belfield this evening. Kevin McHugh’s side were 1-0 down at the break but a much-improved second period saw Bernardo Monteiro find a brilliant equaliser. Unfortunately from a Finn Harps point-of-view, it was Willie O’Connor’s team who found a fortuitous late winner as a deflected Louis
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Derry City have beaten Shelbourne 2-1 in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Tolka Park this evening. Barry Cotter’s volley had The Candy Stripes 1-0 up at half-time but John Martin levelled matters five minutes after the re-start. Dipo Akinyemi then struck what turned out to be the winner for Derry on 67 minutes
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Finn Harps have been beaten 2-1 by UCD in the SSE Airtricity League First Division in Belfield this evening. A Niall Holohan effort mid-way through the first half gave the students the lead at the interval. Harps found their equaliser on 69 minutes thanks to a superb finish from the edge of the box from
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More than 800 metres of new water mains have been installed in the Portnablagh and Creeslough areas as part of a water upgrade by Uisce Eireann. This signals the pass of the halfway point of the project which aims to improve water supply for customers in North Donegal. A further 500 metres of
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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has secured Executive agreement for a £36.4million support package for home heating oil users in Northern Ireland. Eligible households will be able to apply for a £100 prepaid card that can be used at heating oil suppliers. Minister Lyons said that as roughly two thirds of homes in Northern Ireland
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On Business Matters this week, Chris Ashmore has been speaking with St. Johnston based Bert Galbraith of Galbraith Construction, and John Daly, Economist with the Northern and Western Regional Assembly. First up, Chris hears about the growth of Galbraith Construction over the past 20 years, the changes in the construction industry, and the challenges and
There was disappointment last night for the “Moville Mawler” Darragh Kelly who was beaten by Jay Jay Wilson of New Zealand in main event at PFL Belfast. Kelly lasted just 37 seconds in round one before losing via a left hook knock-out as the “Maori Kid” triumphed. Kelly had been hoping that a win would
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Finn Harps & Derry City both have away games this Friday in the SSE Airtricity League. In the First Division, Harps travel to the capital to face UCD and will be looking to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat to Cobh Ramblers at Finn Park last Friday. The Balylbofey side were 2-1 winners over Willie
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This week on The Score… Former Harps captain Keith Cowan joins us to look ahead to the big games of the weekend with Harps and Derry in League of Ireland action and the Ulster Junior Cup Final meeting of Kildrum Tigers and Carndonagh. Limavady are on the verge of taking the Irish League Championship title
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Limavady United are on the verge of getting promoted to the Irish League Premiership. After a shaky start to the season, the Roesiders have gone from strength to strength and enjoyed some notable cup moments too – not least as they stunned Linfield as they beat the Belfast outfit in the sixth round of the
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An MEP for Midlands-North West is calling for a common definition of rape to be adopted by the European Union. Maria Walsh says this is after the passing of legislation on gender-based violence where a unanimous agreement on the term could not be reached. She highlights the disparities between EU member states on the issue,
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A delegation of students, parents and staff from St Eunan’s College have met with Education Minister Hildegaard Naughton concerning the need for refurbishment work. Recently, a national funding package for schools was announced but omitted the college despite planning permission being in place. This was followed by a petition from students which garnered thousands of
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A shuttle bus will operate tomorrow between Ionad Naomh Pádraig (F92 EH6N), and Teach Paidí Óig (F92 PK22) to St. Patrick’s Church, Meenaweal, for the Funeral Mass of Moya Brennan. The service will operate from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. People are kindly asked to use the shuttle bus where possible to help avoid congestion at the
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Police in Derry made an arrest and seized drugs in the Skeoge area yesterday. At 4:55pm officers from the Ballyarnett Neighbourhood policing team were conducting patrols for scrambling and e-scooter misuse before being alerted to a male in the Glenabbey area After a search, suspected Class A and Class B controlled drugs were seized. The
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€243,737.08 has been awarded to Donegal to support five under the 2026 Community Monuments Fund. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher welcomed the funding saying it will help develop communities and preserve local heritage. Magheragallen Church and Graveyard, alongside Assaroe Abbey, have received the highest allocation, with O’Donnell Castle, Dunkineely Digital Heritage Trail, and Doon
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The Taoiseach is under renewed pressure from within his own party over last week’s fuel protests. Several senior backbench TDs are demanding an urgent meeting of the parliamentary party, with reports that some are trying to garner support for a heave against Micheál Martin. Last night, the Taoiseach met with three of the youngest Fianna
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A drama series set in a small town somewhere in the heart of Donegal, where we meet various people who live in Ballyglissane and learn about their lives, their problems, and their secrets. This Season new people arrive in town.There’s a woman who says she’s going to invest big money in Ballyglissane,but is she telling
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Six Donegal Ladies players have been named on the Division 2 “Team Of The League” after picking up the league title against Cavan last weekend. Evelyn McGinley, Tara Hegarty, Feena McManamon, captain Roisin Rodgers, Katie Dowds, and Susanne White have all been given the honour of being named among the best players in the division.
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The Northwest Vipers return to Prehen Playing Fields this Saturday when they host the West Dublin Rhinos for what promises to be another exciting afternoon of American football in the Northwest. The Vipers come into this one full of confidence after a huge statement win on the road against the Wexford Eagles last weekend —
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The Donegal Boxing Board have announced a new “Box Cup” competition in memory of the late Peter O’Donnell. The first event will take place in October in the Clonmany Community Centre and will feature schoolboys/girls youth, junior and u19 fighters. Peter was a legend of Donegal and Irish boxing but sadly passed away in October
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Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has accused the government of displaying arrogance in its dealings with protestors and the general public over the fuel crisis. Speaking during this afternoon’s confidence motion in the Dail, he said the government had not listened to the people, and when they arose in desperation, the response was to threaten them………….
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An Inishowen councillor is proposing the that the R239 Slab Road linking Burt and Burnfoot be made one way. Following a number of incidents at the junction of the Slab Road and the N13 Derry Road at Burt, Cllr Jack Murray is proposing that the traffic travelling towards Buncrana from Letterkenny turn left as usual,
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The Dail has begun debating a motion of confidence in the government, after voting to suspend Leaders’ Questions and Questions on Promised Legislation. A Sinn Fein motion of no-confidence has prompted a counter motion from the government, ahead of the vote later. When a revised Order of Business was proposed by Chief Whip Mary Butler,
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Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced €4.75m of funding for community safety projects. Funding of this nature was first introduced in 2022 and allows for proceeds from crime, seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau and An Garda Síochána, to be redirected to projects that promote community safety. Donegal Local Community Safety Partnership will hold a
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