Donegal County Council is calling on drivers to assume no road is ice-free as the gritters get to work this morning. All winter-maintenance designated routes are being treated. Gritting got underway at 6 o’clock this morning on the following routes: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South […]
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Slaughtneil defeated Portaferry of Down 1-23 to 1-18 in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final in Armagh this afternoon. A Gerard Bradley goal late in the second half proved to be a decisive score as the Derry Champions progressed to play St John’s of Antrim in the final in a fortnight’s time. After the
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Slaughtneil will play Naomh Eoin of Antrim in this year’s Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship Final in two weeks time. The Derry club overcame Portaferry on a score-line of 1-23 to 1-18 in today’s semi-final to book their spot in the decider. Last night, Naomh Eoin St John’s of Antrim were 3-20 to 0-12 point
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Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division Glenea United 1-1 Bonagee United Letterkenny Rovers 5-2 Fanad United St Catherines FC 1-1 Kilmacrennan Celtic Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Ballybofey United vs Cappry Rovers Castlefin Celtic 2-2 Rathmullan Celtic Convoy Arsenal 3-5 Swilly Rovers Gweedore United 0-3 Gweedore Celtic Milford United 2-2 Kerrykeel 71 Donegal Physiotheraphy Division
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Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonigle spoke to Ciaran Cannon on Sunday Sport this afternoon to talk about the Masters International Cross Country event in Leeds with seven Donegal athletes involved. We also hear about the Remembrance Run at Finn Valley this morning and have a look ahead to next weekend’s National Senior Cross Country Championships…
The latest athletics news with Patsy McGonigle Read More »
In what was their first ever crack at the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship, Donegal Champions Setanta were beaten 3-20 to 0-12 by Naomh Eoin of Antrim in the semi-final at Owenbeg this evening. An 11-week gap between the county final and today’s game didn’t help, but Setanta player Declan Coulter says the better team
Naomh Eoin St John’s of Antrim have beaten Setanta by 3-20 to 0-12 in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Semi-Final this evening. St John’s will now face the winners of tomorrow’s clash between Slaughtneil and Portaferry in the provincial decider. Michael McMullan was live at full time for Highland Radio Sport…
Naomh Eoin defeat Setanta in Ulster Senior Club Championship Read More »
Clogher are into the Ulster Junior Club Football Final after a 1-24 to 3-13 extra-time win over St. Pat’s of Fermanagh this afternoon. The game finished level at 1-16 to 3-10 after normal time and it was the Tyrone Champions who kicked on in extra time to claim the five-point win. After the game, Francis
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Ulster Championship 2: Grosvenor 24-27 Letterkenny City Of Derry 27-20 Lisburn Academy 36-28 Limavady Gordon West Cup: Cavan 3-18 Strabane PSNI v Coleraine
Rugby: Ulster Championship Results – Sat 15/11/25 Read More »
Institute have moved into sixth spot in the NIFL Championship thanks to a 1-0 win over top-of-the-table Annagh at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this afternoon. 2nd placed Limavady missed the chance to go top ahead of Annagh as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Loughgall. Elsewhere, H&W Welders were 4-1 winners at Ards,
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Glencar Inn Saturday D1 Erne Wanderers FC 2-2 Drumbar FC Glencar Celtic 0-2 Strand Rovers Kildrum Tigers 4-0 Donegal Town Kilmacrennan Celtic 3-2 St Catherines FC Oldtown Celtic 1-1 Letterkenny Rovers Old Orchard Saturday D2 Arranmore United 0-4 Fintown Harps AFC Bonagee United 0-0 Ramelton Mariners Fanad United 0-1 Copany Rovers Gweedore Celtic 3-0
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Donegal U21 Football Championship Quarter-Final Results Glenswilly 1-17 – 1-12 Gaoth Dobhair Naomh Conaill 0-16 – 1-10 St. Eunan’s Termon 3-19 – 4-14 Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon Four Masters 4-19 – 1-11 Sean MacCumhaills
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Burt manager Enda McDermott was full of praise for Conor Gartland after his side defeated Lavey by a single point after extra time to claim their second ever Ulster Junior Club Hurling title. Gartland was Man Of The Match today and his manager says he “covered every blade of grass” as Burt nicked the win
Enda McDermott says Conor Gartland was “on a different level” as Burt claim Ulster glory Read More »
City Of Derry have continued their recent good form as they earned a bonus-point win over Lisburn this afternoon. It finished 27-20. Alex McDonald has the full time report for Highland Radio Saturday Sport… After the game, Alex spoke to City Of Derry Head Coach Neil Beddow who was happy to have won four
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Burt have beaten Lavey of Derry by 0-20 to 1-16 after extra time in the Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship Final at Celtic Park this afternoon. Lavey led by a point as the game entered the latter stages of extra time but points from Liam Og McKinney and Fiachra Gill handed the Donegal club their
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Mid-Donegal Bowling League – Week 5 Results Ramelton Pres 1 St Johnston BC 11 Donughmore 2 Ballylennon 10 Manor 8 Resource 4 Raphoe Ballindrait BC 8 Ramelton 4 St Eunans A 3 St Eunans B 9
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Abbey Vocational School defeated Southwest Donegal on a score-line of 1-13 to 2-09 in Round 2 of the MacRory Cup last night. It’s two wins from two in the group phase for Abbey, who are managed by Pauric O’Donnell. Pauric spoke to Highland’s Brendan Devenney at full time and was delighted to get win number
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The creation of a €100 million fund to purchase second-hand properties has been supported by a Donegal councillor. The fund is to be established next year and is aimed to help families who have been living in emergency accommodation for a prolonged period. Cllr Patrick McGowan welcomed the action from government on today’s Nine til’
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194 Gardaí and 17 Garda reserves were attested as sworn in members of An Garda Síochána today. This new intake sees the number of sworn Gardaí rise to 14,481. 21 Gardaí and 5 Garda reserves will be allocated to the North Western Region which includes Donegal. The members were recruited as part of the 2024
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Foyle MLA Gary Middleton has criticised the constituency’s MP Colum Eastwood in the Stormont Assembly. Last month, the former-SDLP leader was in court on charges of attending an illegal pro-Palestine march, but they were dropped after he accepted a formal reprimand. Mr Middleton described that this is an example of two-tier justice in the North,
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National Broadband Ireland says that high-speed connection is now available to a further 1,582 premises in Donegal under the National Broadband Plan. Works have been completed in the areas of Ardara, Dawros, Glengesh and Glenties. This follows connection being made available on the Inishowen peninsula, Fintown and, Ballyshannon. NBI have also said that they expect
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The redevelopment of Buncrana Community Hospital has now been pushed back until early next year, the works were due to begin in June. The HSE have said the construction period is expected to last around 18 months. Services that are usually carried out in Buncrana are now being delivered at Carndonagh Community Hospital and Nazareth
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The stand-out game of the weekend in the Donegal Junior League is the meeting of rivals Gweedore United and Gweedore Celtic at Carrickboyle. It’s been some years since the Gaoth Dobhair clubs met in a league meeting, but Gweedore Celtic’s relegation from the Brian McCormick Premier Division to the TDA D1 this season has set
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Lives have been lost because roads are not being upgraded in Donegal. That was the blunt message from Donegal Deputy Charles Ward as he spoke in the Dáil during a motion on the rising costs of motoring. He referenced the N13, which runs through Drumkeen where he is based, and in particular, highlighted difficulties for
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The hurlers of Burt will aim to win their second ever Ulster Junior Club title when they come up against Lavey in this Saturday afternoon’s provincial final. The Donegal club overcame Con Magees of Antrim in the semi-final on Sunday last, which means they have a quick six-day turnaround to prepare for the challenge of
Setanta will make their Ulster Senior Club Championship debut this Saturday evening with a clash against Naomh Eoin St. John’s of Antrim at the semi-final stage. It’s been 11 weeks since the Donegal Champions came from behind to beat St. Eunan’s in the county decider at O’Donnell Park – something that their manager Mark Marley
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Donegal athlete Caitriona Jennings made history last weekend as she set a new world-record in the USA. Jennings won the 2025 Tunnel Hill 100 Mile Race in Illinois, setting the fastest time any woman has ever ran 100 miles in a staggering time of 12 hours, 37 minutes and 4 seconds. It’s a remarkable achievement
Caitriona Jennings: “I set out to break the world-record” Read More »
In this week’s programme the focus of attention is the Irish language and in particular how businesses in Letterkenny could reap the rewards by promoting it and using it to a greater extent. Recently, Líonra Leitir Ceanainn and Letterkenny Chamber came together to host a Give it a Go – As Gaeilge business breakfast event
Business Matters – Ep 270: Why using more Irish is a win, win for Letterkenny businesses Read More »
This week on The Score… We’re joined by Donegal’s new 100-mile world-record-holder Caitriona Jennings, we speak to the camps of Burt and Setanta ahead of the big Ulster Club hurling games for both clubs this weekend, Chloe Magee will talk about the local interest in this week’s Badminton Irish Open… Plus, we hear from the
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Motorists are advised of a number of roadworks that underway today and due to begin next week. Letterkenny, Burtonport and Kedue will be affected. Works will begin today at St Eunan’s Court and St Eunan’s Terrace to install speed tables at three junctions. Residents are advised to park elsewhere if they need to use their
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An unscheduled plane landed near Letterkenny yesterday, prompting a Garda response. It has emerged that the aircraft touched down in the Donegal Divisional area during the afternoon. However, following enquiries, no criminal offences were disclosed.
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Gardaí are warning residents in the Newmills and Drumkeen areas about bogus callers linked to a tarmac scam. The men go door-to-door claiming to have leftover tarmac from roadworks, offering cheap driveway repairs. In reality, the material used is poor quality, and the price often rises once work begins. They then may issue threats if
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Derry City have confirmed that Robbie Benson, Hayden Cann and Shane Ferguson are to leave the club at the end of their current contracts. The trio all joined during the 2025 season with Robbie making 28 appearances, Hayden 26 and Shane 14. Manager, Tiernan Lynch said he wanted to thank the players for their work
More departures at Derry City as Benson, Cann and Ferguson are the latest to part ways. Read More »
James Daly has been ratified as the Donegal Senior Ladies manager for 2026 after he was ratified at a Donegal County Board meeting on Tuesday night. Paul Gillespie and Dessie McNamara will be in charge of the U20s, Declan McDermott will be in charge of the Minors and Aidan McAteer will take the U16s. The
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A Midlands North West MEP has called for the Hague Preferences to be invoked in the European Parliament last night. It’s off the back of proposed major quota cuts to mackerel and blue whiting, despite Irish fishing vessels fishing responsibly to protect stock levels. The Hague Preference would see compensation for Ireland in the face
MEP Mullooly calls for Hague Preferences to be invoked to protect fishing communities Read More »
The Victor Badminton Irish Open is up running in Dublin and continues through to the weekend. Donegal interest is focused on Joshua Magee and Rachel Darragh. In fact, Joshua and Muhammand Izzudin Shamsul topped the qualification scoresheets on Wednesday to secure their spots in the men’s doubles main draw. Meanwhile, 2024 Olympian Rachel Darragh is
Chloe Magee says Badminton is in a good place as the Irish Open gets into in full swing Read More »
Road works being carried out on Windy Hall Road are to be extended by a day. The road will now be closed from 10am-5pm from now until 5pm on Thursday evening. Local access will be maintained where possible. Diverted traffic should follow Kilmacrennan Road to Circular Road to Glencar Road. When sections are complete access
Windy Hall Road to remain closed until Thursday Read More »
Construction of the new library, IT, and education building at ATU Letterkenny is progressing as planned. BAM released a statement saying the Donegal project is one of five projects being delivered in phase two of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme. The new builds will increase the capacity of the Letterkenny campus by approximately
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The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin has voiced his support for the reintroduction of town councils. This was during yesterday’s leader’s questions when he answered Independent TD Séamus Healy. The town councils were abolished in June 2014 under the Local Government Reform Act. Cllr Fionán Bradley was speaking to Greg on today’s Nine ’til Noon show about
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Derry City FC have confirmed striker Danny Mullen has left the club following the end of his current contract. The 30-year old Scot had arrived at the Brandywell in the summer of 2023 after spells with Livingston, St Mirren, Dundee and Partick Thistle. In all, he racked up 86 appearances for City, netting 21 times
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Uisce Éireann’s work to safeguard the water supply for homes and businesses in Letterkenny and surrounding areas continues today. Essential reservoir cleaning is taking place at Glenswilly and Rahan between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Crews are working to complete the maintenance and restore supply as quickly as possible. Tomorrow cleaning will move to Lurgybrack.
Residents told to prepare as water supply maintenance works underway in Letterkenny Read More »
Motorists are being advised that Windy Hall Road in Letterkenny will be closed from today, until Wednesday for essential roadworks. Local access will be maintained where possible, and sections of the road will reopen as works are completed to allow through traffic, especially over the weekend. Diverted traffic should follow Kilmacrennan Road to Circular Road
Windyhall to be closed next week for road works Read More »
A new safety initiative is being launched in Derry and Strabane to help keep schoolchildren visible during the winter months. The Derry and Strabane Policing and Community Safety Partnership, with the PSNI, is distributing 800 reflective safety kits to local schools. The kits are designed to make children more visible to motorists during the dark
Derry and Strabane launch reflective kits to protect schoolchildren this winter Read More »
The case of the fisherman that died after falling overboard yesterday afternoon was one of 4 call-outs for Arranmore RNLI over the last two days. While returning after being stood down, the crew was called out to a medical evacuation at 4 o’clock from the island. In the early hours of this morning, the crew
Arranmore RNLI responds to four call outs over two days Read More »
It’s been confirmed the date for the 2027 census will be Sunday, 9th May. It will see people complete the form for where they usually live and not where they spend census night, as has previously been the case. Cabinet signed off on the date today. Eileen Murphy from the CSO, says people will be
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Wednesday, November 12th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Wednesday, November 12th Read More »
A Donegal man who admitted sexually assaulting his partner’s best friend while she slept on a sofa in his home has been remanded in custody for sentence next January. Richard Walsh (32) of Lisminton, Ballintra, Co Donegal pleaded guilty earlier this month at the Central Criminal Court to the sexual assault of the woman, who
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Derry City have confirmed that Mark Connolly is to leave the club after three-and-a-half years at the Brandywell. The Clones native has been instrumental for the Candy Stripes since joining from Dundee United in 2022. In all, Connolly made 115 appearances for City- 38 as skipper- picking up an FAI Cup winners medal in his
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A Donegal deputy has asked why the west of Ireland is treated as second-class citizens. Deputy Pádraig MacLochlainn says that last week, a pyrite remediation scheme for Dublin was rightfully implemented for almost 3,000 families in Dublin whose homes were defective as a result. The scheme offers 100% redress. Deputy MacLochainn questioned the Taoiseach in
Why are we treated like second class citizens? – Deputy MacLochlainn Read More »
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