The jury called for Letterkenny Circuit Court tomorrow, Tuesday May 17th is now not required to attend. Those selected for jury are now requested to attend on Wednesday May 18th at 10.15am instead.
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Dylan Browne McMonagle tasted victory twice over the weekend in both Naas and Navan. The Donegal jockey’s first victory came on Saturday in Navan on board the 15/2 shot Vera Magnifico for trainer Joseph O’Brien. The second victory came in the second race of the day on Sunday’s race card in Naas when Browne McMonagle
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Derry beat Monaghan 3-12 to 0-17 in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh to reach the Ulster Senior Football Championship final. They will now face Donegal in the decider. After the game, Brendan Rodgers spoke with Michael McMullan… Shane McGuigan also gave his thoughts to Michael McMullan…
Derry have advanced to the Ulster Senior Football Championship thanks to a 3-12 to 0-17 win over Monaghan on Sunday afternoon. Goals from Gareth McKinless and two from Benny Herron helped the Oakleaf County to the four point win. Derry manager, Rory Gallagher told the media the foundations of their win was laid down in
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Derry will play Donegal in the Ulster Senior Football Championship Final after they beat Monaghan 3-12 to 0-17 in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Benny Herron scored two goals alongside a Gareth McKinless goal which sealed Rory Gallagher’s sides place in the decider. Michael McMullan has the full time report…
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The Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division will go to a play off after Bonagee United drew 1-1 with Kildrum Tigers and Kilmacrennan Celtic beat Convoy Arsenal 4-0. The playoff will take place on Sunday 29th of May in Ballyare. After his side’s 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon, Bonagee United boss Damien McClafferty told Diarmaid Doherty
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Bonagee United and Kilmacrennan Celtic will have a play off to decide who will be crowned the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division title after the final day of the season threw up more drama. Kilmacrennan beat Convoy 4-0 at home whilst Bonagee United drew 1-1 away to Kildrum Tigers. Cody Brogan opened the scoring for
Monaghan’s Josh Moffett (Hyundai i20 R5) maintained his dominance of the Triton Showers-backed Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship courtesy of an emphatic victory in the Sheehy Motor Group Carlow Rally that marked the halfway point of the eight round series. It was Moffett’s fourth straight win of the national campaign. Co-driven by Limerick’s Keith Moriarty, he finished
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The Strabane/Lifford Half Marathon took place on Sunday morning in what was difficult conditions for all the athletes. The event was won by Kyle Doherty of Sparta Derry won the event with John McElhill the best Donegal athlete. The ladies category was won by Claire McGuigan of Lifford/Strabane AC. Athletics correspondent Patsy McGonagle has the
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Finn Harps suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to UCD on Friday night at Finn Park. Liam Kerrigan’s goal was the difference between the two sides as the students cut the deficit to Harps to just two points. Derry City also tasted defeat when they lost 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers, Danny Mandroiu’s goal the difference
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Hurling League Dungloe 0-07 V 2-15 Burt Setanta 2-15 V 1-12 Buncrana Division 1 League, Aodh Ruadh BS 0-08 V 1-06 St Eunan’s Kilcar 1-19 V 1-10 Glenswilly Bundoran 3-09 V 3-17 Gaoth Dobhair Termon 1-09 V 0-17 Naomh Conaill Killybegs 1-08 V 0-09 Ardara Division 2, Buncrana 2-09 V 0-11 Milford Fanad Gaels 0-13
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Bready beat Strabane by 7 wickets. Ardmore were 88 run winners over Brigade . Fox Lodge beat Glendermott by 10 runs. St Johnston were 45 run victors over Bonds Glen. Ballyspallen beat Burndennett by 2 runs. Newbuildings claimed a 99 run over Coleraine. Eglinton beat Killyclooney by 4 wickets.
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Tyrone won the Ulster Ladies Intermediate Championship on Saturday night in Omagh. The Red Hand County led 1-09 to 1-02 at halftime. Thanks to that strong first half showing and a big second half performance Tyrone went on to win the game 2-15 to 1-11.
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The biggest story of Saturday and indeed the season so far was the defeat of cup holders Brigade who were well beaten at home by St Johnston by 68-runs. Donemana are safely through to the quarter-finals after a comfortable win at Strabane Park. Coleraine’s home defeat by Ballyspallen was something of a surprise as well.
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Donegal bowed out of the Nickey Rackard Cup on Saturday afternoon when they suffered a 1-23 to 1-19 defeat against Tyrone in Carrickmore. Mickey McCann’s side trailed 1-11 to eight points at half time and rallied in the second half with their goal coming from Ritchie Ryan but it wasn’t enough as the Red Hands
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Tyrone claimed the Under 20 All Ireland Football Championship with a 1-20 to 1-14 win over Kildare. Ruairi Canavan was the star for Tyrone scoring 1-07 in the game. Afterwards boss Paul Devlin told Ger McNally he was delighted with the win…
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Tyrone won the All Ireland Under 20 Championship in Carrick on Shannon on Saturday evening thanks to a 1-20 to 1-14 win over Kildare. Ruairi Canavan scored the goal for Tyrone in the opening minute of the game and ended it with a tally of 1-07. Ger McNally has the full time report…
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Tyrone will play Roscommon in the Nickey Rackard Cup final after they beat Donegal 1-23 to 1-19 in Carrickmore on Saturday afternoon. Their goal came from Damien Casey who ended the day scoring 1-12. After the game Tyrone boss Michael McShane told Francis Mooney he was bursting with pride…
Donegal Minors will play Tyrone in the Ulster semi final after they recorded a 4-12 3-07 win over Monaghan in Clones. Four first half goals set Donegal on their way to the eight point victory. Donegal boss Luke Barrett spoke with Tom Comack after the game.
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Tyrone are through to the Nickey Rackard Cup Final after they beat Donegal 1-23 to 1-19 in Carrickmore. At half time Michael McShane’s side led 1-11 to eight points with their goal coming from Damien Casey who ended the day scoring 1-12. Tyrone will now face Roscommon in the decider after the Rossies beat Fermanagh
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Donegal Minors are into the Ulster Semi Final after they beat Monaghan 4-12 3-07 in Clones. Goals from Daithi Gildea, Karl Joseph Molloy, Ryan Barrett and Cian McGhee helped Luke Barrett’s side into the Semi Final where they will face Tyrone. Tom Comack reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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Derry tasted defeat in the Christy Ring cup on Saturday afternoon. The Oakleaf County were beaten 2-23 to 2-18 in Mayo. Mayo will now face Kildare in the Christy Ring decider after they beat Sligo 2-23 to 2-14.
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Glencar Inn Division One Killdrum Tigers 2 vs 1 Oldtown Celtic Donegal Town FC 3 vs 0 Milford United FC Reserves Glenea United 0 vs 5 Cappry Rovers Keadue Rovers FC 1 vs 0 Arranmore United Kilmacrennan Celtic FC Reserves 1 vs 2 Strand Rovers
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Derry City ran the leaders Shamrock Rovers close on Friday night at the Tallaght Stadium but the hosts took the points through Danny Mandroiu’s second half tap in. The win gives the defending champions a four point lead over the Candystrips. After the game, Derry City boss Ruaidhri Higgins felt his side were left to
The Ulster Senior League Cup final between Cockhill Celtic and Bonagee United has been postponed. The reason for the postponement is due to an investigation into the eligibilty of a player who featured in the competition. As of yet there has been date set for the fixture to be played.
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Jack Keaney says their first win of the season has been a long time coming for the students of UCD. The Donegal native played a key role in helping his side to their first three points of the year, at the fifteenth attempt, beating Finn Harps 0-1 in Ballybofey on Friday. Keaney was involved in
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UCD picked up a first win of the season at the fifteenth time of asking at the cost of Finn Harps in the clash of the bottom two on Friday night in Ballybofey. Liam Kerrigan’s late goal giving them a 1-nil win which closes the gap on Harps to two points. Harps Manager Ollie Horgan
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Shamrock Rovers have opened up a four-point lead at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division. A tap-in from substitute Danny Mandroiu saw Rovers beat their closest rivals Derry City 1-nil at Tallaght Stadium. Dundalk are up to third having come from behind to win 3-1 at home to Bohemians. They sit seven points
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Donegal County Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Catalyst to help accelerate innovation in the North West. The agreement will formalise both organisations’ commitment to work together to develop the innovation economy in the region. The new MOU sets out how Donegal County Council and Catalyst will work together to capitalise on the
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The Donegal Premier Division title race is set to go down to the final day. Last night the Ulster Football Association dismissed a Keadue Rovers appeal in relation to whether a player was eligible or not to play, and the club has been docked points. The points readjustment because of this means that Kilmacrennan Celtic
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Finn Harps play host to UCD on Friday night as the students come to town. Kickoff at Finn Park is 8pm and Diarmaid Doherty will have live updates on Highland in association with B&S Credit Union, Ballybofey. Harps will be hoping to build on a solid second half showing in Tallaght last time out and
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Scoil Mhuire Buncrana took their first national girls underage schools title in 20 years on Thursday, beating Presentation Secondary School, Thurles on penalties to be crowned FAI Schools U17 Junior champions. The tie was locked at 0-0 for over 120 minutes at Dundalk’s Oriel Park, so spot kicks were required to find a winner. It
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Wait times at Emergency Departments in the first quarter of this year, are the worst on record. New figures from the HSE show the average patient waited nearly 13 hours before being admitted to hospital – up from 11.2 hours pre-pandemic. At Letterkenny University Hospital patients waited an average of 5.9 hours in the Emergency
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Fixture planners at Croke Park have sparked anger in Tyrone over a clash of two important games this weekend. The county’s U20 footballers face Kildare in the All-Ireland final at 5pm on Saturday in Carrick-on-Shannon, while the Red Hand hurlers are in action against Donegal in what is essentially an All-Ireland semi-final more than 70
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There’s a call for the Energy Regulator to investigate why our electricity costs are way above the European average. Eurostat figures show that electricity prices here are the 4th most expensive in the EU, with net prices 60 percent higher than average. It’s costing Irish households an extra 250 euro per year than their European
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The British Prime Minister says the situation in relation to the Brexit protocol is very serious. In a phone call with the Taoiseach, he said the balance of the Good Friday Agreement was being undermined. He also said, recent elections had further demonstrated the protocol was not sustainable in its current form. Both Boris Johnson
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Dr. Ronan Glynn has resigned from his position as Deputy Chief Medical Officer. The Department of Health has confirmed he will leave the role at the end of this month. Dr. Glynn was a prominent figure during the pandemic alongside Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan. He also deputised for the CMO during his compassionate
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The 9% VAT rate on hospitality has been extended until the end of February next year. The measure, which was introduced to help businesses during the pandemic, will cost the State €250 million. It comes amid reports from hoteliers and restaurateurs that the running costs for the sector are driving prices up. Finance Minister Paschal
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Ireland’s set to bask in 20 degree heat this weekend. Met Eireann’s forecasting some of the warmest weather of the year over Saturday and Sunday. The latter will see the best of the conditions, with the highest temperatures expected in Munster. Forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock says temperatures will rise towards the end of this week:
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His Excellency Mr Ildefonso Castro, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain was welcomed by the Trail Gazers team to their pilot trail at Inch Wildfowl Reserve on Monday morning. Ambassador Castro was visiting the Inishowen peninsula following an invitation from Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue T.D. as part of a programme of events to celebrate
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Donegal are back into the Ulster Senior Football Championship final. That’s after they beat Cavan 2-16 to 16 points in Clones today. Conor O’Donnell and Paddy McBrearty with the goals for Declan Bonner’s side. After the game one of the Donegal goalscorers Patrick McBrearty gave his thoughts to Tom Comack… Tom also spoke with Eoghan
Donegal are into this year’s Ulster Senior Football Championship final. They beat Cavan 2-16 to 16 points in Clones. Conor O’Donnell and Paddy McBrearty with the goals for Declan Bonner’s side. Donegal boss Declan Bonner told Tom Comack he’s delighted to get over the line…
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Donegal are through to the Ulster Senior Football Championship final after they beat Cavan 2-16 to 0-16 in Clones on Sunday afternoon. The sides were level on nine points a piece at half time before second half goals from Conor O’Donnell and Patrick McBrearty helped Declan Bonner’s side into the decider. Oisin Kelly and Brendan
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Donegal advanced to the Ulster Ladies Football final after they claimed a 14 point win over Cavan in Clones. It finished 3-19 to 1-11 in favour of Maxi Curran’s side. Donegal will now play Armagh in the decider. After the game Tom Comack spoke with Susanne White.
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Donegal will play Armagh in the Ulster Ladies Football Championship final after they beat Cavan 3-19 to 1-11 in Clones on Sunday afternoon. Two first half goals from Susanne White sent Maxi Curran’s side on their way before Yvonne Bonner then added a third for Donegal. After the game Donegal boss Maxi Curran told Tom
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Donegal Ladies are through to the Ulster Final after the beat Cavan 3-19 to 1-11 in Clones on Sunday afternoon. Susanne White fired in two goals as well as a Yvonne Bonner goal helped Maxi Curran’s side to the 14 point win. Donegal will play Armagh in the decider. Oisin Kelly and Maureen O’Donnell report
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Tyrone have beaten Kerry by two points in their All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship semi-final. 1-14 to 1-12 was the final score at O’Moore Park. They’ll face Kildare in the decider. Francis Mooney has the full time report… After the game, Tyrone boss Paul Devlin gave his thoughts to Francis Mooney…
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Finn O’Neill of Lifford/Strabane AC tasted success in Summerset gaining a qualifying time for the European Under 18 Championships. Meanwhile in Wicklow, three Donegal athletes qualified for the Irish Mountain Running team for the European Championships, those were Jennifer Elvin, Sean McGinley and Amy Greene Athletics correspondent Patsy McGonagle has the wrap of the weeks
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Tyrone booked their place in the Ulster Minor Football Championship semi final thanks to a 3-17 to 0-05 win over Antrim on Saturday evening. Mickey McElhatton, Caolan Donnelly and Conor O’Neill with the goals for Gerard Donnelly’s side who eased to a 21 points victory. After the game, Tyrone boss Gerard Donnelly spoke with Francis
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Brian Mc Cormick Sports Premier Division Kilmacrennan Celtic 2 v 1 Kildrum Tigers Temple Domestic Appliances Division One Ballybofey United 4 v 1 Gweedore Celtic Cranford United 3 v 2 Drumoghill F.C. Fanad United 4 v 0 Raphoe Town Kerrykeel ’71 F.C. 0 v 5 Rathmullan Celtic Milford United 2 v 1 St. Catherines
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