The number of new cars registered in Donegal continues to rise. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, 945 new vehicles were registered in the county last month, up 2.45% when compared to the same period in 2022. Meanwhile, for the month of February, 89 electric vehicles were registered in Donegal, representing a […]
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Gardaí in Donegal are investigating two criminal damage incidents in which two vehicles were keyed in Kilmacrennan and Letterkenny. Between 7:50pm and 10:30pm on Sunday last a lady had parked her car on the roadside close to the health centre in Kilmacrennan as she was attending an event in the local hall. Upon returning, she
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The DUP says they will not be rushing to agree to the new Northern Ireland Protocol deal. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will travel to Northern Ireland today to meet with politicians there in an attempt to get their backing of the Windsor Framework. DUP MP Gregory Campbells says it is clear that progress to
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Donegal and Galway had to settle for a share of the points in Division One of the National Football League on Sunday afternoon. 1-09 a piece was how it finished with goals coming from Oisin Gallen for Donegal and Matthew Tierney for Galway. Paddy Carr’s side now sit second from bottom on three points, level
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Galway manager Padraig Joyce has admitted he is delighted to leave O’Donnell Park with a point after their 1-09 a piece draw with Donegal. Joyce’s side trailed 1-06 to 1-03 at the break with Matthew Tierney’s goal cancelling out Oisin Gallen’s penalty. Padraig Joyce spoke with the media after the game…
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Paddy Carr emphasises the improvement on his sides performance following a draw at home against Galway. However, the Donegal side still have a lot of mistakes to correct before facing Armagh next week. The Donegal boss spoke to Highland’s Tom Comack…
Paddy McBrearty was on the side-line for Donegal today following hamstring surgery earlier in the week. The Donegal captain believes his side could had the potential to win todays game and is looking forward to a big game against Armagh next week. The Kilcar man spoke to Highland’s Brendan Devenney after the game…
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Donegal Ladies suffered a heavy defeat to Cork in Division One of the Ladies National Football League. Maxi Curran’s side were beaten 5-11 to 0-01. After the game, Donegal manager Maxi Curran told Paul Jenkins it was a disappointing defeat for his side…
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Derry made it four wins from four games in Division 2 on Sunday afternoon with a big victory over Kildare. 2-15 to 0-07 was how it finished in favour of Rory Gallgher’s men. Goals from Niall Loughlin and Shane McGuigan helped seal the 14 point win.
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Donegal Ladies suffered a 5-11 to 0-01 defeat to Cork on Sunday afternoon in the Ladies National Football League Division One. Cork pushed on in the second half but half time, Maxi Curran’s side trailed 3-06 to 0-01. Paul Jenkins reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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Donegal are off the bottom of the National Football League Division One after they played out a draw with Galway in O’Donnell Park on Sunday afternoon. 1-09 a piece was how it finished with both sides goals coming in the first half, Oisin Gallen’s penalty had Donegal 1-05 to 0-03 ahead before Matthew Tierney reduced
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Tyrone suffered their third defeat in the National Football League on Saturday night. 4-10 to 0-12 was how it finished in favour of hosts Mayo in McHale Park. Goals from Aidan O’Shea, James Carr, Enda Hession and Diarmaid O’Connor helped the hosts to the victory which sent Tyrone bottom of the Division One table. Tyrone
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Tyrone may have been beaten by 0-12 to 0-10 by Tyrone in Convoy in the Jim McGuigan Cup (Ulster Minor Development League), but manager Gerry Donnelly felt that there were many positive aspects to his side’s performance. He believes that the league is all about learning, and while Donegal were the better team he felt
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Donegal Minor Footballer’s began their season with a two point win over Tyrone on Saturday afternoon. 0-12 to 0-10 was how it finished in favour of Luke Barrett’s men. That is the sides first victory in the opening weekend of the Ulster Minor Football League. Next up for Donegal is Fermanagh. Donegal boss Luke Barrett
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Saturday was a day of disappointment for Donegal’s underage hurlers as both their Minor and U20’s sides suffered defeats to Derry. In the Minor League, Derry ran out 3-15 to 2-07 victors. Menawhile the U20’s were beaten 2-17 to 0-14 in their League. Tom Comack has the full time reports from Donegal GAA Centre of
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Institute got a morale-boosting win as they overcame second placed Annagh United 2-0 in the NIFL Championship. First-half goals from Jamie McCormack and Calvin McCallion set them on the road to victory. ‘Stute are ninth in the table. Meanwhile, second from bottom Dergview were beaten again, this time going down 3-2 at home to Ards
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Letterkenny Rugby Club recorded a huge victory in the Ulster Championship 3. Four tries from Ben Scott and Ciaran Sasiadek, three from Daniel Faulkner alongside tries from, Michael Rankin, Ciaran Clarke, Peter Scott and Chris Digimas helped Paul O’Kane’s men beat Civil Service. The game finished 89-0 to Letterkenny in what was a hugely one
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Glencar Inn Division One Cappry Rovers 4 vs 0 Copany Rovers Donegal Town 1 vs 3 Kildrum Tigers Drumoghill 1 vs 3 Glenea United Dunlewey Celtic 2 vs 1 Strand Rovers Glencar Celtic 0 vs 5 Keadue Rovers Oldtown Celtic 4 vs 2 Arranmore United Old Orchard Division Two Ballybofey United 0 vs 1 Fintown
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Donegal began their Ulster Minor Football League campaign with a victory over Tyrone at the Centre of Excellence in Convoy on Saturday afternoon. 0-12 to 0-10 was how it finished in favour of Luke Barrett’s side with Shane Callaghan top scoring for Donegal, notching over four points. Tom Comack has the full time report…
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Donegal’s rearranged Conor McGurk Cup final against Ulster University has now been fixed to take place on Thursday March 2. Mickey McCann’s side advanced to the decider thanks to a 3-31 to 0-8 win over Monaghan in the quarter finals before their semi final with Antrim was postponned twice. Due to the beginning of the
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Finn Harps suffered their second successive defeat in the First Division after a 3-1 loss away to Athlone Town. Ryan Rainey notched his second goal in as many games from the penalty spot to have Harps 1-0 up at the break. Second half goals from Oisin Duffy, Donal Curtin and Jamar Campion-Hinds gave Athlone all
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Derry City got their first win of the new Premier Division season thanks to a 2-0 victory at home to Cork City. Goals either side of the half from Patrick McEleney and Jordan McEneff was enough to see Ruaidhri Higgins’ men earn all three points. Ben Doherty spoke with Martin Holmes after the game… After
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Derry took their points tally in the Premier Division to four points after a 2-0 win over Cork City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium on Friday night. Patrick McEleney opened the scoring for the Candystripes on the half hour mark. Jordan McEneff then sealed the three points with a goal on 64 minutes. Derry
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Derry City earned their first win of this seasons SSE Airtricity Premier Division thanks to a 2-0 win over Cork City. Patrick McEleney opened the scoring for the Candystripes on 31 minutes before Jordan McEneff double the lead on 63 minutes. Martin Holmes has the full time report from the Ryan McBride Brandywell…
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Finn Harps were beaten for the second time in this seasons SSE Airtricity League of Ireland First Division, this time going down 3-1 to Athlone Town. Ryan Rainey opened the scoring for Harps from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time before Oisin Duffy levelled just five minutes after the break. Donal Curtin
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Over 5,000 Ukrainian refugees are currently living in Donegal. Latest figures from the CSO shows there’s been a 5% increase in the number of people arriving into the county from Ukraine. According to the Central Statistics Office, 74,458 people have travelled from Ukraine to Ireland as of February 12th, 5,098 of whom are in Donegal.
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Colaiste Na Carraige won the U16 ‘C’ Girls All-Ireland Schools League as they defeated Coláiste Dún An Rí 44-36 at the National Basketball Arena. They had to hold off a spirited comeback from their Cavan opponents who trailed by 11 at the midway point in the third but got to within four inside the final
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Sinn Fein remains the most popular political party in Ireland, according to the latest opinion poll. An Irish Times survey shows 35 percent of voters chose Sinn Fein as their preferred party, followed by Fine Gael at 22 percent and Fianna Fail at 18 percent. Mary Lou McDonald’s popularity has slipped three points to 42
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Employment rates in Ireland have hit a 25-year high. Figures from the CSO show 2.57 million people were working in the last quarter of 2022, representing 97.3 per cent of the working population. The largest increase in employment was recorded in administrative and support service activities, while the biggest drop was in the agriculture sector,
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53 million litres of water in Donegal have been saved from leakage since 2018. This is due to investment in the county’s water infrastructure in a partnership with Donegal County Council and Uisce Eireann. Over 150km of old and problematic watermains across the county have been replaced to date, including one leak in Buncrana alone
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Water mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Croithlí and surrounding areas. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm on 21 February. It is recommend to allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully
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In Darts, the Donegal Ladies Team were defeated in the final of the shield by Carlow at the Irish National Darts Organisation Inter-Counties Championships in Co. Meath. Meanwhile, the men’s team were defeated in the last 16 by Wexford, having beaten Limerick 9-4 and Kildare 12-1 in earlier rounds.
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Donegal manager Paddy Carr has confirmed that captain Patrick McBrearty will require surgery on the injury he sustained against Tyrone in Donegal’s second game in this seasons National Football League. Carr’s side were defeated 1-20 to 0-15 by Monaghan in their league clash in Clones on Sunday afternoon. The defeat means Donegal remain on two
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Donegal suffered their second successive defeat on the National Football League Division One, going down by eight points to Monaghan. 1-20 to 0-15 was how it finished with Sean Jones grabbing the Farney County’s goal in the closing minutes of the game. The win is the first for Monaghan in this years Division One campaign.
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Derry ended Meath’s 100% record as they beat the Royal County in convincing fashion in their Allianz National Football League Division 2 clash at Owenbeg. Ethan Doherty got an early goal for Derry to set them on their way, and when Niall Toner got a second goal just before the break, the result was never
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Ulster GAA Results Round-Up Ulster Intermediate Football Club League Group C Buncrana 2-16, Strabane Sigersons 2-8 Under 20 Hurling Cup Round 1 Donegal 0-6, Down 4-26 Under 20 Hurling Development League Round 2 Tyrone 2-8, Cavan 1-11 Under-17 Hurling Cup Round 1 Donegal 0-5, Down 3-12
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Promotion chasing Letterkenny notched up a fine 24-17 away win over Lisburn in Ulster Championship 3. In the same division, Strabane lost 38-16 against Belfast High School Former Pupils. In Ulster Championship 1, City of Derry had a good 31-22 away win over CIYMS. Meanwhile, in All-Ireland League Division 2C, the results were: Omagh
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Dergview came from 3-0 down to salvage a 3-3 draw against Knockbeda in the bottom of the table clash in the NIFL Championship. Elsewhere, Institute were thumped 6-2 by Ballyclare Comrades and this 14th defeat of the season leaves them just four points off bottom spot. Loughall continue to top the division. Meanwhile, in the
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The Donegal men’s darts team are through to the knockout stages at the Irish National Darts Organisation’s Inter-Counties Championships, which are taking place in Trim, Co. Meath. Donegal defeated Limerick 9-4 in their opening assignment and then overcame Kildare 12-1 in convincing fashion which augurs well for the latter stages.
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Mark English comfortably won his 800 metres heat at the National Senior Indoor Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Dublin to book his place in Sunday’s final where he will be seeking a ninth title. Among the other top performers from Donegal was John Kelly – now based in Sweden – who was second
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Title chasing Oldtown Celtic grabbed the headlines as they notched up a record-breaking 15-0 win over Copany Rovers in the Glencar Inn Division One of the Donegal Junior League. Kevin McGrath and Sean Cleary both got hat-tricks for the Letterkenny side against an understrength Copany. Elsewhere, the leaders Glenea United were held to a 1-1
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The 2023 SSE Airtricity League season got underway on Friday evening with eight games between the Premier Division and Division One. Regular Highland match analyst and former Finn Harps captain Declan Boyle feels there is much to look forward to in both divisions, and interest in the league is very much on the up. He
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Donegal were beaten by the reigning Connacht under-20 champions Sligo in their Round 2 game of the Leo Murphy Cup (U-20 Development League). Leo McLoone’s charges trailed by four points at the break, and in the end that margin remained the same as the visitors held on for victory. Tom Comack filed this full time
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Derry City where held to a 1-1 draw by St. Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park on the opening night of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division campaign. Derry boss Ruaidhri Higgins (pictured) saw his side take the lead through Jordan McEneff, but the Saints struck late on through Joe Redmond for a share of the
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Last season Rob Slevin was a key player for Finn Harps. Now he is a Galway United player , as is Regan Donolon, after the pair signed for the westerners during the close season. Both played in Friday night’s First Division opener against Finn Harps in Ballybofey. Speaking after helping his side to a 2-1
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Donegal were beaten 1-12 to 0-11 by Sligo in round two of the Leo Murphy Cup (U20 Development League) in Ballybofey. Sligo led by 0-8 to 0-4 at the break. Donegal rallied in the second half, but a late goal helped Sligo to victory. Afterwards, Tom Comack spoke with Donegal u-20 manager Leo McLoone.
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Tony McNamee fired home a cracking equaliser as Bonagee United earned a point in a 2-2 draw against great rivals Letterkenny Rovers in their Ulster Senior League clash under the Leck View Park floodlights. Michael Funston put Bonagee ahead but Rovers struck back with goals from Tim Callaghan and then an own goal
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Mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Station Road, Mountcharles and surrounding areas today with works being scheduled until 4pm. It is recommended that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.
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Businesses in Letterkenny and Derry are being urged to sign a letter calling for works on the A5 to begin. The Londonderry and Letterkenny Chambers of Commerce have issued an open letter to businesses, encouraging them to engage with the campaign. Both Chambers have penned an open letter which will be sent to the North’s
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