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Need for public toilets in Donegal to be properly maintained back in spotlight

The need for public toilets in Donegal to be properly maintained is back in the spotlight. In recent days, toilets in Magheroarty were discovered in an unusable state. Councillor Micheal Choilm MacGiolla Easbuig says it’s clear that a lot of time, energy and money is being invested in attracting people to the county however, Donegal

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Huge response to ATU’s appeal to secure student accommodation

There’s been a huge response to the ATU’s campaign to secure accommodation for students. To date, over 400 beds have been made available across the North West and West. On August 1st, the Atlantic Technological University issued an appeal for homeowners and landlords to offer spare rooms under the national Rent-a-Room scheme. The ATU says

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Laurence O’Neill & Catriona Jennings win Donegal Half Marathon as John Kelly claims Scottish Championship title

It was another weekend of busy action on the athletics front in Donegal. On Sunday afternoon, the Donegal Half Marathon took place with Laurence O’Neill of Strabane AC winning the men’s and Catriona Jennings of Letterkenny AC winning the women’s section. Elsewhere the Scottish Championship took place where John Kelly won the Shot Put, with

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FT Report & Reaction as Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin pip Buncrana in Inishowen derby

Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin pipped their Inishowen rivals Buncrana in a close encounter in the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship at Scarvey on Sunday afternoon. 1-16 to 0-17 was how it finished with Johnny Toye netting the crucial goal for the Daniel McCauley’s men. Oisin Kelly and Brendan Devenney have the full time report and also

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Laurence O’Neill and Caitriona Jennings take the honours in Donegal Half Marathon

Laurence O’Neill from Strabane AC took the win in this morning’s Donegal Half Marathon in Letterkenny which had around 1,100 finishers. On a dry and clammy morning, the Carlow native clocked 1:15:18, with Paul Finnegan of Armagh AC second in 1:15:57 and Gerard Cuddy from Galway City Harriers third in 1:17:06. Caitriona Jennings of Letterkenny

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Gary Wilson “delighted” with Sean MacCumhaills’ performance against Ardara

Sean MacCumhaills continued their unbeaten run in this years Donegal Senior Football Championship after they defeated Ardara 2-22 to 1-13. Oisin Gallen and Kevin McCormick starred for MacCumhaills scoring 1-10 and 1-05 respectively. Sean MacCumhaills boss Gary Wilson told Brendan Devenney he is delighted with his sides performance…

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Donegal Club Championship Results – Saturday 23rd August

Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship Rd 3. Killybegs 2-12 V 1-17 Kilcar Ardara 1-13 V 2-22 MacCumhaills Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Burt 2-8 V 1-14 Bundoran Malin 2-12 V 2-12 Fanad Gaels Donegal Senior B Football Championship Killybegs 0-07 V 1-14 Kilcar Ardara 3-15 V 1-12 MacCumhaills Donegal Intermediate B Football Championship Burt

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Irish Surf Lifesaving Team set off for European Championships in Poland with Donegal contingent

The Irish Surf Lifesaving Team has set off today for the European Championships in Poland, with Donegal flying the flag proudly through a strong local presence in both the squad and the coaching team. Ellie Martin from Letterkenny and Alan Vaughan from Ballyshannon are among the 24 athletes selected to compete at the highest level

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Cockhill in “final stage” of application process for League Of Ireland third tier

Cockhill Celtic are at the final stage of applying for acceptance into the new League Of Ireland Third Tier which will begin in 2026. The Inishowen League club won the FAI Junior Cup last year under the guidance of Gavin Cullen and he is optimistic about their chances of securing their place. According to the

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Dylan Browne-McMonagle: “It’s been a great season so far”

It’s been quite the season so far for Dylan Browne-McMonagle. The Letterkenny jockey has had over 60 winners so far this year, including five winners in one day last Saturday at the Curragh and Tramore. Browne-McMonagle has struck up a successful relationship with trainer JP O’Brien in recent times and often visits the stables of

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Talking Soccer with Gavin Cullen – League Of Ireland Preview

Finn Harps and Derry City are both back in SSE Airtricity League action tomorrow night (Friday). It’s been a contrasting week for the two North-West sides as Finn Harps progressed to the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup, while last year’s beaten finalists Derry were knocked out. Harps had an impressive 3-1 win over Bray Wanderers

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Callum Devine says “it’s been a special year” as he claims second Irish Tarmac Rally Championship

Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan clinched the Irish Tarmac Championship with a win in the Ulster Rally on Saturday evening. The three-in-a-row Donegal International Rally winners are in top spot ahead of Donegal driver David Kelly with just one event to go in the championship and cannot be caught at the top of the leaderboard.

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Tiernan Lynch: “We have to keep believing in the things we’re doing”

Derry City’s up-and-down season continued last Friday evening as the Candy Stripes were knocked out of the FAI Cup on penalties by holders Drogheda United. The LOI Premier Division is once again the focus for Tiernan Lynch’s side this week, with attention turning to securing European football for next year as Derry’s league form hasn’t

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“There have been highs and lows, but we want it to continue” – Mark Coyle on Shelbourne’s European campaign

It’s a big night for League of Ireland clubs in Europe, with both Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne in action in the Conference League play-off round. Shelbourne are at home to Irish Premiership side Linfield at Tolka Park. Burt native Mark Coyle is the Shels captain and he says he wants their European journey to continue…

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Business Matters, Ep 258 – Joanne Sweeney’s new book on AI – plus Shop LK breaks all records

In this week’s Business Matters, Chris Ashmore has been speaking with Galway-based Joanne Sweeney about her new book which is called “AI Playbook – The strategic guide to AI for Marketing and Communications”. Joanne, who is from Downings, is well known to many of our listeners, having work in the Highland Radio newsroom for a

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Letterkenny remains cheapest town for students despite rising cost of living

Letterkenny has been named the cheapest town for students in Ireland, as it has been in 2023 and 2024. According to Switcher.ie’s 2025 Student Cost of Living Guide, rent would set back a student €453 per month, an increase of 21% over the past two years. While Letterkenny is the most reasonable town for students,

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INMO concerned at number of patients without beds at hospitals in the West and North West

Nurses are highlighting overcrowding issues at hospitals in the west and north-west. More than a third of patients on trolleys or other inappropriate settings across the state this morning were at facilities in Donegal, Mayo, Sligo and Galway. Figures from the INMO showed 36 admitted patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital, 51 at Sligo

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Dates and times for round 3 of the Michael Murphy Sports Donegal SFC released

The draw for Round 3 of the Donegal Senior Football Championship took place yesterday evening and the fixtures for next weekend have been confirmed. Next Saturday, August 23rd, Killybegs will face Kilcar in a south-west derby at 5 pm while at 7.30 pm Ardara will host MacCumhaill’s. Then on Sunday, Glenswilly meet Dungloe at 1pm,

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Rallying: Moffett wins at AMLC while Armstrong and Byrne claim podium spot at Barum Czech Rally

Josh Moffett and Keith Moriarty have taken the overall win in today’s ALMC Rally in their Skoda Fabia. The pair finished just 5.5 seconds ahead of Eddie Doherty and Tom Murphy in second. Declan Boyle and Patrick Walsh were the highest-finishing Donegal crew as they came in third spot, a further 5.2 seconds back on

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