A Donegal darts player was part of the Republic of Ireland ladies team that retained their WDF World Cup title in Seoul, South Korea this weekend. Donegal’s Denise Cassidy was in superb form in the final as she won all her games as the Irish Ladies beat Australia in a sensational performance. The Irish team […]
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Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division Fanad United 1-1 Keadue Rovers Glenea United 1-2 Donegal Town Kildrum Tigers 1-2 Bonagee United TDA Appliacne D1 Cappry Rovers 3-2 Kerrykeel 71 Castlefin Celtic 5-1 Gweedore United Gweedore Celtic 2-1 Swilly Rovers Milford United 1-1 Ballybofey United Rathmullan Celtic 3-0 Convoy Arsenal (Played on Thursday at Orchard Park)
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Carrickmore have made it through to the semi-finals of the Tyrone Senior Football Championship with a 2-17 to 0-18 win over Edendork this afternoon. Noel Slane, the Carrickmore manager, spoke to Francis Mooney at full time and was delighted to have progressed after a tough contest…
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O’Donovan Rossa of Magherafelt were 2-21 to 1-12 winners over Bellaghy in last night’s Derry SFC Quarter-Final at Owenbeg. After the game, Magherafelt manager Enda Muldoon was over the moon that the work on the training ground had paid off…
Defending champions Errigal Ciaran are still on course to retain their Tyrone SFC title after a 2-12 to 0-15 quarter-final win over Omagh yesterday evening. Omagh gave as good as they got and put up a stern test against the current Ulster Club Champions. Errigal Ciaran boss Enda McGinley spoke to Francis Mooney at full
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Glen are back in the Derry SFC Semi-Finals thanks to a 2-19 to 1-10 win over Banagher last night. The former All-Ireland Club Champions are now led by Donegal All-Ireland winner Rory Kavanagh and are on the hunt to claim another county title after Newbridge won the 2024 title. Kavanagh spoke to Michael McMullan after
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Gaoth Dobhair booked their spot in the final of the Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship yesterday evening. Ronan MacNiallais’ side were 1-16 to 0-13 winners over St. Michael’s at O’Donnell Park with Domhnaill MacGiolla Bhride hitting the net in the first half. After the game, Gaoth Dobhair’s Daire O’Baoill spoke to Highland’s Brendan
Ronan MacNiallais has led Gaoth Dobhair to their 2nd Donegal SFC Final in three years after a six-point win over St. Michael’s at O’Donnell Park this evening. The scores were level at 1-05 to 0-08 the break with a Domhnaill MacGiolla Bhride goal keeping Gaoth Dobhair in touch. After the game, MacNiallais told Oisin Kelly
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Gaoth Dobhair have booked their place in the Michael Murphy Sports Senior Football Final with a 1-16 to 0-12 win over St. Michaels in this evening’s semi-final at O’Donnell Park. Ronan MacNiallais’ side will now face the winners of tomorrow’s semi-final clash between Naomh Conaill and Four Masters. Oisin Kelly and Brendan Devenney were live
Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Gaoth Dobhair 1-16 – 0-13 St Michael’s Senior Championship Relegation Play Off St Nauls 1-08 – 2-17 Aodh Ruadh BS Donegal Intermediate Relegation Play Off Cloughaneely 1-17 – 0-07 Na Rossa Donegal Junior A Football Championship Semi Finals Naomh Brid 2-19 – 5-14 Letterkenny
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Institute were beaten 2-0 by Annagh in the NIFL Championship this afternoon. Fellow North-West side Limavady draw 1-1 away to Armagh City. In other games, Queens defeated Ballinamallard 3-0, Loughgall drew 1-1 with Ards and Newington were 3-0 home winners over Warrenpoint.
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Letterkenny put in a spirited performance but ultimately succumbed to a 45-27 defeat to Ulster Championship 2 leaders Ards at Dave Gallaher Park this afternoon. The home side found themselves 38-13 behind heading into the final stages but they battled back and made Ards work for their win. Alex McDonald spoke to Adam Bratton at
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League leaders Ards defeated Letterkenny on a score-line of 45-27 in today’s Ulster Championship 2 clash at Dave Gallaher Park. Alex McDonald has the full time report…
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Finn Harps were beaten 4-1 away to Cobh Ramblers in the SSE Airtricity League First Division last night. Barry Coffey hit a first-half hat-trick which Kevin McHugh’s side never recovered from. Hans Mpongo once again got on the scoresheet for the away side in the second half. McHugh spoke to Ciaran Cannon on Highland Saturday
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Glencar Inn Saturday D1 Donegal Town 1-5 Strand Rovers Drumbar FC 2-1 Kilmacrennan Celtic Erne Wanderers FC 6-2 Oldtown Celtic Glencar Celtic 0-2 Kildrum Tigers Old Orchard Saturday D2 Bonagee United vs Fanad United Copany Rovers 2-1 Ramelton Mariners Fintown Harps AFC 1-3 Glenea United Reserves Keadue Rovers 2-1 Gweedore Celtic Swilly Rovers 1-3
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Trillick made through to the last four of the Tyrone Senior Football Championship thanks to a 1-13 to 1-11 win over Pomeroy last night. Pomeroy hit the crossbar in the dying stages and came agonisingly close to causing an upset against two-in-a-row finalists Trillick. After the game, Trillick boss Richard Thornton spoke to Francis Mooney…
Darragh Kelly kept his professional MMA record unblemished with another win in the PFL yesterday evening. The Moville native secured a rare-naked-choke on his Ajerbaijani opponent Bakhtiyor Abduloev to get the win in the very first round of the bout in Nantes. Kelly has now moved to a professional record of 9-0. Watch the finish
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Derry City have drawn 1-1 with Drogheda United in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Sullivan & Lambe Park this evening. Drogs went ahead just before the half-hour mark thanks to an effort from Dare Kareem. The Candy Stripes found the equaliser through Danny Mullen 10 minutes into the second half and that is
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Finn Harps have been beaten 4-1 by Cobh Ramblers in the SSE Airtricity League First Division at St. Colman’s Park this evening. A first half hat-trick from Barry Coffey gave Kevin McHugh’s side an uphill battle against a Cobh side who still have aspirations of winning the league title. Hans Mpongo pulled one back before
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In this week’s edition Chris Ashmore has been finding out more about a whole range of courses offered by the Donegal Education and Training Board, and the opportunities to explore new fields, upskill, and perhaps even consider a change of career. In the second part of the programme, Chris finds out more about gender pay
Finn Harps have announced Keadue Rovers as the first official affiliate of the club. The two clubs already enjoy a strong relationship, which has been highlighted in recent years through a number of shared initiatives and events, including Central Park playing host to a League of Ireland Academy fixture as Finn Harps WU19s took on
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ACS Civils Ltd. has been appointed as the main contractor for the R229 Kilmacrennan Active Travel Project in Letterkenny Town, with year long works due to commence on site at the end of this month. The project aims to make it easier for people to use active travel for a 10-minute journey to key destinations
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Midlands Northwest MEP Ciaran Mullooly has welcomed a new European housing plan that supports one-off housing in rural areas, calling it an “important first step.” He says the report includes his push for the right of local people to live locally, which is crucial for Donegal’s Gaeltacht areas. However, he stressed the need for further
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Letterkenny University Hospital was the second most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today, joint with St. Vincent’s University Hospital, with 32 admitted patients on trolleys. According to the INMO figure watch, at LUH, 7 patients were in the Emergency Department while 25 were located in wards elsewhere in the hospital. University Hospital Limerick was the most
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Deputy Pat “the Cope” Gallagher is urging Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan and the Courts Service to upgrade the Donegal Town Courthouse. The building has been deemed unsafe and temporarily closed. Scheduled sittings are being moved to Ballyshannon in the interim, something that Deputy Gallagher says he and public are concerned about becoming a long
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The Donegal Junior League is up and running and this weekend sees the second series of games across various divisions. Donegal Town are back in the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division having clinched promotion at the end of last season. They got their top tier campaign off to a winning start last Sunday against Kilmacrennan
It’s the second official day of the Presidential election campaign. Independent TD Catherine Connolly is set to arrive in Donegal later this morning. She is due to visit Donegal Town, Killybegs, Ardara and Dungloe.
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Donegal’s Darragh Kelly is back in the cage in the Professional Fighters League and is in the French city of Nantes. The 27 year old Moville man, unbeaten in his eight contests to date, is up 37 year old against Bakhtiyor Abduloev of Tjaikstan who fights out of Germany. He had ten wins and one
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Two men have been sentenced on a number of charges linked to an assault on a man in his Limavady home in May 2023. His teenage daughter and his partner witnessed the incident in which he was left with damage to his arm. Police have described the incident as a ‘savage’ attack. The victim was
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A new 100% tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports entering the US is set to take effect next week. Donald Trump has announced the move, saying it will impact any company that is not building a manufacturing plant in America. He’s also placed a 50% levy on foreign kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanity units, and a
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Finn Harps have confirmed that the club will field a senior team in the 2026 Women’s Development League. This new league will feature an even mix of senior club, like Harps, entering for the first time, and the under-23 squads from existing Women’s National League clubs like Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne and Sligo Rovers. This is
Malin Head Coast Guard last night co-ordinated a search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo. A member of the public alerted the coordination centre to a fishing vessel aground 2 nautical miles south of Mullaghmore Head. It is believed that the fisherman from the vessel had fallen overboard with the
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This week on “The Score”, Keith Cowan looks ahead to Friday’s League Of Ireland games, Donegal Town manager Ryan Hegarty talks about life back in the top tier of the Donegal Junior League, Paddy McDaid, Head Of Women’s Football at Finn Park, will talk to us about the development of Finn Harps’ Senior Women’s Team,
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Jack Porter of Premier Darts Club Letterkenny won the coveted JDC Volts Title on Sunday. Jack beat Christian Ennis 4-1 in the final of a 32-strong event where elite youth darts players were competing. The 14-year-old now qualifies for the JDC Volt Finals in Coventry next weekend to play for a £6000 pot and has
Finn Harps and Derry are back in action in the SSE Airtricity League on Friday evening. Harps are away to Cobh Ramblers and are looking to bounce back after three defeats in a row after going out of the FAI Cup at the hands of Cork was followed by First Division defeats to Bray and
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The Dáil chamber has been told about 4 year old Allissa Walshe, the junior infant from Kerrykeel who cannot attend school because she does not have an SNA. Allissa has Type 1 diabetes, and requires a full time special needs assistant to help her manage her insulin levels. It comes off the back of a
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Derry’s Derbhaile Brady has won Bronze at the World Para-Swimming Championships. The teenager earned her first ever World medal by finishing third in the S6 50m Freestyle Final in Singapore. Her time of 34.69 seconds was behind China Yuyan Jiang and World Recorder holder Anna Hontar. The Paris Paralympian was fifth in the 200m Individual
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A Donegal Deputy says the Irish Government must come together to support the safe passage of the Global Samud Flotilla. A number of Irish activists, including Senator Chris Andrews, are on board the fleet which is attempting to bring aid to Gaza. People on board the ships say they have been attacked by drones while
Today is World Lung Day, and to mark the occasion, the Irish Thoracic Society has published a new guide on vaping myths aimed at secondary school students. The five myths busted in the guide are centred around the content of the vape and the how easy it is to become addicted to nicotine. As it
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The implementation of the CARE virtual ward has seen COPD admissions to Letterkenny University Hospital drop by 20%. The community based programme sees the patient wearing a Bluetooth device which monitors their heart and respiratory rates, as well as their oxygen saturation. The data is reviewed daily via a traffic-light triage system. This enables early
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62 patients in the Northwest were waiting on a hospital bed this morning. According to figures released by the IMNO, 32 are located in Letterkenny University Hospital, and the remainder are based in Sligo. The figures are among the highest in the country today, with University Hospital Limerick recording 86 patients with out a bed,
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Concerns have been raised locally in relation to alleged break-ins in the Muff area. Gardaí have confirmed one incident that has happened over the past five days in the Meenyanly area. A number of items were reported from a premises between Tuesday night and yesterday morning.
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The Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht will be visiting Letterkenny this evening. Minister Dara Calleary will officially open the Jim Lynch Community Building at Letterkenny Community Centre on Pearse Road. Minister Calleary says use of the community centre is up by almost 40% He also paid tribute to former town Cllr
Independent Ireland’s calling for a referendum to change the Presidential nomination system. It’s after Maria Steen failed to secure the support of 20 Oireachtas members to appear on the ballot paper. The first full day of campaigning in the election is getting underway , with Jim Gavin, Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly canvassing in various
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Donegal’s Michael Murphy has been nominated for GAA Footballer Of The Year, while Finbarr Roarty has been nominated in the Young Footballer of the Year category. The All-Ireland runners-up have received more nominations than champions Kerry as the PwC All-Star football nominees have been announced for 2025. Murphy, who stepped out of retirement at the
There’s a warning the Irish economy is showing ‘parallels’ with the time before the economic crash of 2008. The Economic and Social Research institute is urging the government not to risk overheating the economy again by spending too much in the budget next month. The coalition’s set to unveil a spending package of €9.4 billion.
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Two people have been charged to court following the seizure of a number of items during a planned search at a property in the Beechmount Village area of Strabane this morning. The 35-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman have been charged with a number of drug related offences which include possession of Class A and
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Finn Harps FC are welcoming applications for the part-time role of Head Of Academy. The club say they are looking for an ambitious coach that could further grow the Academy programme, helping develop and shape the future of the club by nurturing Academy talent. Applicants are required to have a UEFA Elite Youth A Licence
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Delegates from the Ulster counties have unanimously backed a return of pre-season competitions in the province for 2026. The Dr. McKenna Cup will return in football while hurling will see the return of the Conor McGurk Cup, a competition that Donegal won in 2024. The vote took place last night at a meeting of the
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