Letterkenny Gaels found themselves eight points down at half-time in this afternoon’s Junior Final at O’Donnell Park. Aidy Glackin’s side needed a big second half to be in with a shout and they came close to doing just that, losing by just four points in the end. Glackin said despite the defeat he was proud […]
Conor O’Donnell was named Man Of The Match in this evening’s Donegal Junior A Final in Letterkenny. After the game, the Donegal intercounty star said the club used the disappointment of last year’s final defeat to Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin to spur them to victory…
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Carndonagh are Donegal Junior A Champions after a 1-16 to 1-12 win over Letterkenny Gaels at O’Donnell Park this evening. Diarmaid Doherty & Brendan Kilcoyne were live at full time for Highland Radio Sport, while Oisin Kelly caught up with an elated Carn boss Michael O’Donnell shortly afterwards…
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Glencar Inn Saturday D1 Erne Wanderers FC 1-0 Kilmacrennan Celtic Drumbar FC 3-1Donegal Town Glencar Celtic 0-6 St Catherines FC Reserves Letterkenny Rovers 4-2 Strand Rovers Oldtown Celtic 0-2 Kildrum Tigers Old Orchard Saturday D2 Arranmore United 1-1 Fanad United Bonagee United 6-0 Glenea United Reserves (Fri) Fintown Harps AFC 1-0 Ramelton Mariners Keadue
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Carndonagh won the Donegal Junior B Championship thanks to a 1-14 to 1-08 win over St. Mary’s Convoy at O’Donnell Park this afternoon. After the game, Carn boss Aidan Callaghan spoke to Oisin Kelly and said there was still pain from losing last year’s decider… Oran O’Donnell, brother of Donegal All-Star nominee Conor O’Donnell,
Donegal native Danny Lyttle recently won gold at the IBJJF World Master Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Las Vegas. It’s an incredible achievement for the 50-year old who trains at Team Torres Martial Arts Academy in Derry. Lyttle trains under the guidance of Head Coach Martin McLaughlin, who picked up a silver at the same championships. Highland’s
Sligo native Mona McSharry, who trains out of Marlin’s Swimming Club in Ballyshannon, set a new national record in her 200 metre breaststroke heat at the World Aquatics World Cup in Indiana last night. McSharry then went on to finish 5th in the final. Ellen Walshe picked up bronze in the 200-metres butterfly. The Templeogue
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18-year-old Donegal jockey Jamie Orr, rode his first ever winner under rules at Dundalk on Friday night on Cherry Pink for trainer William Durkan. A delighted Jamie, a cousin of fellow Donegal jockeys Conor and Oisin, spoke to Dave Keena immediately afterwards about his first time to pass the post in front…
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A public consultation event for the Cathedral Quarter Park Project in Letterkenny is to get underway next week. The drop in event regarding the urban development project , which includes a new park with a Creative Enterprise Hub, is on Thursday from 3pm to 8pm in the Himalayan Café on Church Lane. The public are
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There has been widespread disappointment as it’s emerged that neither of the applications made for Dungloe or Rathmullan were successful under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. Dungloe’s application worth €1.1 million included the installation of a sea wall, an accessible pedestrian bridge and access and civic space improvements within the town centre and along
Finn Harps went down 3-0 to Dundalk in the SSE Airtricity League First Division this evening – a result that means Dundalk are champions and have earned promotion back to the Premier Division for next year. After the game, Harps boss Kevin McHugh paid homage to the league winners and said they have some top
Dundalk have won the SSE Airtricity League First Division and been promoted back to the League Of Ireland Premier Division for 2026. The Louth side defeated Finn Harps 3-0 at Oriel Park this evening to clinch the title. Second-half goals from Gbemi Arubi, the experienced Daryl Horgan and Vinny Leonard were enough to seal the
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There’s a new name on the horse racing scene here in the county. Jamie Orr rode his first winner in the 8pm Apprentice Handicap at Dundalk this evening. Jamie, a cousin of fellow Donegal jockeys Oisin and Conor Orr, was on board “Cherry Pink” for trainer William Durkan. The horse went to post at 11/1.
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News, Sport, An Nuacht and Obituary Notices – Friday, October 10th:
News, Sport, An Nuacht and Obituary Notices – Friday, October 10th Read More »
Motorists are warned of traffic disruption due to an overturned lorry on the R262 Glenties to Frosses Road. Cllr Brian Carr says crews at the scene in Tullynaglaggan and is urging drivers to proceed with caution.
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A planning permission application has been submitted by Met Eireann to see the erection of a weather tower at Lough Fad in South Donegal. The structure would comprise of a galvanised steel truss radar tower with a technical equipment room, a radome located at the top and 24 solar panels what would located on the
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Greyhound Racing Ireland says 99.7% of the dogs that raced in Lifford Stadium completed their races from January until the end of September this year. It comes as the Irish Council Against Blood Sports says 13 of the hounds were euthanised in the first eight months of the year due to injury. The figures were
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Mid-Donegal Bowling League Week 2 Results Resource 2-10 Raphoe Ballindrait Ramelton 8-4 Ballylennon Donaghmore 5-7 St Eunans A St Johnston 4-8 Cathedral Manor 8-4 Ramelton Pres
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Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair will square off in this year’s Donegal Senior Football Championship Final at O’Donnell Park on Sunday afternoon. It’s a repeat of the 2023 final which Naomh Conaill won on a score-line of 1-16 to 1-08. Gaoth Dobhair are captained by Donegal inter-county player Daire O’Baoill and are the only team
Captains Call: John O’Malley & Daire O’Baoill look ahead to Donegal SFC Final Read More »
A man has been arrested after two vehicles parked outside a home caught fire this morning in the Loch an Iúir area. The man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested in connection with the investigation and is being detained at a Garda station in the North West. Criminal damage was caused to the van
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The European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland is holding a public forum in Letterkenny Library on Monday from 2pm. The event, supported by the Department of Social Protection, is part of a series of events for the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The forum hopes to hear from local people about how poverty impacts them.
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History was made this week when Strabane Atletic took a first ever victory, on their debut in the Northern Ireland League Cup. On Tuesday evening they went to Loughgall and won 3-2 after extra-time thanks to a Cathal McShane winner. The Tyrone side have had a busy few weeks with Irish Cup games also taking
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This week on The Score, we talk Finn Harps academy and senior football with Kevin McHugh, Strabane Athletic Manager Raymond Foy reflects on the clubs historic league cup win this week and their hopes of promotion to the Irish League Championship and we hear from the Gaoth Dobhair, Naomh Conaill, Letterkenny Gaels and Carndonagh clubs
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We are entering the League of Ireland end of season run in for Finn Harps who are off to Dundalk, a side who can win the First Division title on Friday night with a win against the Donegal side. For Harps, there’s nothing to play for having lost ground in recent weeks in the battle
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News, Sport, Farming News and Obituary Notices – Thursday, October 9th:
News, Sport, Farming News and Obituary Notices – Thursday, October 9th Read More »
Two cars have been seized across the county in recent days. On Tuesday morning last, gardaí in Buncrana deployed a stinger device after a car failed to stop at a checkpoint. The car was seized and investigations are ongoing. Meanwhile days prior, gardaí in the Ballybofey and Convoy areas received multiple reports of a car
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Derry City and Strabane District Council has become the first region in Northern Ireland and the second in the UK to receive UNICEF Child Friendly Community recognition. This status acknowledges the area’s significant steps taken towards advancing the human rights of children and young people. It comes after a seven-year journey with UNICEF UK, the
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Following the announcement that more money is being allocated to sport in next year’s budget, a local councillor says provisions must be made for the delivery a new leisure centre in Buncrana. There was wide spread disappointment last year when the project was omitted from the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund. Cllr Jack Murray says
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Letterkenny Gaels and Carndonagh will meet in this Saturday’s Donegal Junior Football Championship Final at O’Donnell Park. Gaels have become familiar with Junior A Finals in recent years and this weekend will see them contest their fourth decider out of the previous six, but they have won just one of those. That sole victory came
Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh Conaill are undeniably two of the biggest hitters when it comes to club football in Donegal. The Magheragallon side are aiming to re-join St Eunan’s at the top of the Donegal Senior Football Championship Roll-Of-Honour this coming Sunday by winning their sixteenth title in the competition’s illustrious history. Up until 2021,
Derry City have confirmed they will join N-I-F-L club Crusaders in taking a legal challenge against their exclusion from the next stage of the Northern Ireland Football Fund process. The League of Ireland outfit found out last month that their application for funding to develop their stadium was not progressing to Stage Two of assessment.
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Donegal property prices have risen by €19,950 in the last year. According to MyHome.ie’s latest survey, the median asking price for a property in the county is now just €50 short of a quarter of a million euro. Property prices in Donegal have risen by €15,000 during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property
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Tensions grew high in the Dáil Chamber yesterday as Deputy Charles Ward addressed Minister Charlie McConologue during his budget speech. Deputy Ward was addressing the lack of homelessness provisions in yesterday’s announcement, saying that potentially thousands of people could become homeless as the hands of the defective block crises in the county. Minister McConalogue, who
The Living City Initiative expansion into Letterkenny will increase footfall on the Main Street. That’s according to local Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly. In the budget, it was announced that the scheme was extending the eligibility for residential properties from those built before 1915 to those built before 1975 and will now support converting “over the
In this week’s programme, Chris Ashmore speaks with Dr. Caitriona Strain, General Manager of Ernact, an international digital transformation network that was established back in 1991. Based in the CoLab at ATU Letterkenny, it is constantly involved in exploring opportunities for funding, and development and knowledge transfer for digital transformation, and has been instrumental in
Highland Radio and Coimisiún na Meán are joining forces once again for series two of Ours To Protect! We’re diving deep into the future of our planet, and the brilliant young minds of Donegal will be leading the conversation! Get ready to hear from experts and fantastic local children as Donna-Marie Doherty explores all things
Ours To Protect – Farming and the AudioMoth project – 08/10/25 Read More »
Yesterday’s Budget announcement has been the hot topic in the Dáil Chamber today with one brief outburst between Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty and Minister Michael Healy Rae. The row erupted as the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was finishing his leader’s statement on the budget and Sinn Fein’s
Pearse Doherty and Michael Healy-Rae clash over Budget “lies” and Cabinet silence Read More »
Funeral details have been announced for Tommy Connors, the Donegal man who died during Storm Amy. Mr Connors of Letterkenny passed away from injuries he sustained in a weather related incident on Friday afternoon at a domestic property. His funeral Mass will take place tomorrow morning at 11am at Saint Eunan’s Cathedral.
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Over 60,000 people applied to join the electoral register for the presidential election. The deadline for this month’s ballot was yesterday. More than 30,000 people logged on to update their details since the end of August. The Electoral Commission has published a “how to vote guide” and further information about the election, which takes place
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Farmers in Donegal are being told to exercise maximum vigilance following confirmation of a suspected case of avian influenza on a commercial poultry premises near Omagh. The Irish Farmers Association is instructing all poultry producers, both commercial operations and backyard keepers, to tighten biosecurity measures. As it stands, control zones do not extend into the
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Fanad Lighthouse reported robust tourism figures for the last year, welcoming 65,704 visitors, including 1,330 overnight guests and conducting over 22,500 guided tours. The site offers a diverse experience, encompassing guided tours, a virtual reality/audio experience, and talks on lightkeepers’ lives and maritime history. New amenities include a café and a craft gift shop dedicated
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The lucky Lotto player who won €241,123 in Donegal bough their ticket in Burtonport. They matched 5 numbers along with 1 lucky star in last nights EuroMillions Jackpot draw. The numbers were as follows: 24, 39, 42, 43, 48, and the Lucky Stars were 5 and 8. The winner is advised to sign the back
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A convicted child sex offender from Co. Donegal, who has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of a Probation Order made by the court earlier this year following his conviction, has had an arrest warrant issued at Derry Crown Court. The three year order was made against Patrick Joseph Kelly, 37, from Drumcavany
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Donegal’s Sean Patton scored his first goal for Reading since his move to the English League 1 side. He was the hero of the night, netting a dramatic late winner as Reading edged past MK Dons in their final group stage fixture of the Vertu Motors Trophy. Reading wrapped up their group campaign in winning
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A number of sides from the north west were involved in first round action of the Northern Ireland League Cup on Tuesday and it turned out to be a huge night for Strabane Athletic. On their debut in the competition, the Tyrone side beat Loughgall 3-2 at Lakeview Park after extra-time. Strabane led at the
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Tiernan Bradley has joined the unbeaten cast that will take to the stage at Rumble In The Hills, Rising Stars in Letterkenny. The Brighton-based Omagh light-welterweight (10-0-1, 5KOs) will feature alongside his brother Callum at the Aura Leisure Complex on October 18. Bradley’s inclusion brings to NINE the number of unbeaten professionals on the star-studded
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The government is committing a further €1 billion in funding for the Shared Island initiative for the next 10 years. This investment is geared toward enhancing all-island cooperation and infrastructure, with several projects set to deliver progress in 2026. Included is the commencement of a new Dublin-Derry airlink next year. This service will enable regular
Dublin-Derry Airlink confirmed for 2026 Read More »
Following the impact of Storm Amy across the county, Donegal County Council say roads are now cleared from fallen trees. As a result, all affected roads are now open again to traffic.
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Core welfare rates are to rise by 10 euro per week, but there’s no income tax package in Budget 2026. Ministers Paschal Donohoe and Jack Chambers have delivered their Budget speeches over the past two hours. There is no widespread income tax package beyond a small adjustment to the USC to account for a 65c
Budget 2026 does nothing for the average household – Pearse Doherty Read More »
General: The total Budget for 2026 is set at €9.4 billion. This is primarily divided into €8.1 billion for public spending and a tax package of €1.3 billion. The initial tax package was reduced by €150 million to ensure targeted financial supports are provided specifically for the most vulnerable in society. Current and Future Funds:
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