Motorists are warned that the Gleann Gheis Road will be blocked today and tomorrow for resurfacing works. The works will take place from the N-56 Gleann Gheis Road Junction to just beyond Breacaigh National School.
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Four Masters were crowned Donegal Minor Football champions for a fourth year on the bounce on Bank Holiday Monday. They were convincing winners over Glenswilly in the Division One decider at O’Donnell Park, winning by 6-10 to 0-9. Thomas Lenehan scored a hat-trick of goals as Masters’ recent dominance at Minor level continues. Meanwhile the
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Dylan Browne McMonagle has been confirmed as champion Irish flat jockey for 2025. The Letterkenny jockey had been in brilliant form of late and yesterday he was crowned champion jockey when it became mathematically impossible for his closest rival Colin Keane to catch him. It’s a proud moment for the 22-year-old Donegal man – and
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Loughmacrory claimed their first ever Tyrone SFC title after a 0-18 to 2-11 win over last year’s beaten finalists Trillick in Omagh this evening. Winning manager Marty Boyle spoke to Francis Mooney after full time and said Tyrone is a “hard-won championship”…
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Derry City defeated Shamrock Rovers 2-1 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening to secure their place in European football for next season. Rovers, who will likely still win the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title, have struggled in recent weeks and Derry boss Tiernan Lynch admits he has “regrets” that his side haven’t put
Cockhill Celtic defeated defending champions Buncrana Hearts 4-0 in this afternoon’s Jackie Crossan Premier Division clash at Charlie O’Donnell Memorial Park. Cockhill have made a blistering start to the season with maximum points so far. After the game, Cockhill captain Peter Doherty spoke to Highland’s Chris Ashmore and said they expected a tough game today…
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Strabane AC Athlete Ann Marie McGlynn finished second in the Irish Life Dublin Marathon national title race this morning. The national title was won by 19-year-old Ava Crean from Limerick with Nicola Sheridan from Meath in third. The 45 year old, who had been defending champion, told Oisin Langan after that she had less than
Loughmacrory won their first ever Tyrone SFC with an 018 to 2-11 win over Trillick at Healy Park in Omagh this evening. Francis Mooney has the full time report…
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Fastnet Rally in Cork is the final round of 8 in the Triton Showers National Championship. Michael Boyle has won the Skibbereen Fastnet Rally in his Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2 alongside co-driver Dermott McCafferty. Boyle finished 18.6 seconds ahead of Daniel Cronin and Padraig O’Donovan in 2nd spot overall. Matthew Boyle finished in third
Ulster Junior Cup – Sunday 26th October Ballybofey United 3-0 Rathmullan Celtic Bonagee United 1-1 Illies Celtic (Bonagee United won on penalties) Donegal Town vs Convoy Arsenal Glenea United vs Quigley Point Swifts Keadue Rovers 4-0 Culdaff FC Kildrum Tigers 2-1 Fanad United Letterkenny Rovers 3-1 Clonmany Shamrocks Carndonagh FC 1-0 Redcastle United DONEGAL
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Derry City have beaten Shamrock Rovers 2-1 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division this afternoon. The result means it’s now three league defeats in a row for Rovers who have yet again been made to wait to claim the league title. Martin Holmes was live at full time for
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Cockhill Celtic have maintained their perfect start to the beginning of the Jackie Crossan Premier Division season in Inishowen thanks to a 4-0 win over rivals Buncrana Hearts at Charlie O’Donnell Memorial Park this afternoon. Chris Ashmore was live at full time for Highland Radio Sport…
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Naomh Columba have bowed out of this year’s Ulster Intermediate Championship at the hands of Killeevan Sarsfields this afternoon. The Donegal club entered the competition having won the county intermediate title. It finished 3-05 to 1-10 in favour of the Monaghan club in today’s last eight clash.
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Michael Murphy Sports U21 Football Championship Results Glenswilly 4-11 – 5-07 Naomh Conaill Four Masters 1-07 – 1-12 Termon Glenfin 4-14 – 0-10 St Naul’s Malin 3-11 – 1-08 Milford Naomh Muire, LR 1-04 – 1-13 Kilcar Naomh Pádraig Lifford 0-01 – 6-25 Fanad Gaels
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Northern Ireland’s William Creighton has been crowned British Rally Champion for 2025 after the Cambrian Rally in Wales today. Creighton finished 8th in today’s rally in Wales and that was enough to clinch the championship. The Down native had a brilliant season alongside Liam Regan on the notes. Donegal’s Kyle McBride has won the BRC
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Dylan Browne-McMonagle is on the cusp of being crowned champion jockey for the first time at the Curragh next Sunday on the final day of the 2025 Irish Flat season. The Letterkenny jockey holds an eight-win lead over Colin Keane after a super season’s racing. Dylan’s mother and father have been front and centre supporting
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Roisin Hegarty has won European gold in Montenegro. Twin Towns Boxing Club lightweight Hegarty defeated Tetiana Zvenihorodska in the 63kgs Final at the European U15 Championships today. The brilliant Hegarty was a unanimous decision winner on the judges scorecards. The Letterkenny youngster is only the third Donegal boxer in history to be crowned a European
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7 Donegal players have been named in the Irish News Ulster All-Star Team of 2025. Finbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Michael Langan, Shane O’Donnell, Ciaran Moore, Conor O’Donnell and Michael Murphy. Donegal won the Ulster title thanks to an extra-time win over Armagh. Niamh Boyle and Roisin Rodgers were named on the Irish News Ulster All-Stars
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Glencar Inn Saturday D1 Kildrum Tigers 1-1 Erne Wanderers FC (Fri) Kilmacrennan Celtic 1-1 Letterkenny Rovers St Catherines FC Res 5-4 Strand Rovers Finn Travel Saturday D3 Cappry Rovers 3-3 Convoy Arsenal
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Donegal’s Zara Thompson had a very successful day one representing Ireland at the European Karate Championships in Riga, Latvia. Zara won a silver and a bronze today. It was well deserved after all her dedication, commitment and hard work.
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Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority are appealing to all road users to be careful while travelling this weekend. 138 people have lost their lives in crashes so far in 2025. Both organisations have pointed out the clocks changing on Saturday night into Sunday, bringing darker evenings. Michael Rowland from the Road Safety Authority says
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The funeral details for Seamus Quinn have been released. The Letterkenny school teacher was reported missing earlier in the week. The search was called off on Wednesday after his remains were found following a cross border collaboration. His funeral Mass will take place on Monday at St Patrick’s Church, Pennyburn. The Derry man’s family are
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The news broke this week that three of Finn Harps’ young players have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming FIFA U17 World Cup. Gavin McAteer, Josh Cullen and Corey Sheridan will all be heading to Qatar to represent their country beginning with the opening game against Panama on November 5th. Ireland will then
Speed vans need to be located on the Cappry Road and near Dooish National School. Cappry Road has recently been resurfaced, and Cllr Martin Scanlon says it’s now being abused by motorists who are breaking the 60 km/h speed limit. He says traffic has increased on the route as it’s being used to bypass the
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Derry City will face Shamrock Rovers in their final home game of the season at the Ryan McBride Brandywell on Sunday afternoon. Shamrock Rovers need only a point to be crowned SSE Airtricity League Champions, but have struggled to get over the line in recent weeks. Tiernan Lynch says his players have given everything this
A Killybegs councillor says she was very disappointed that only one MEP out of the five representing the Midlands–Northwest attended Wednesday’s meeting of the Donegal County Council Fisheries Committee. Independent MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan was the sole European elected representative to accept the invitation. Cllr Niamh Kennedy says that the people who are now in
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Mid-Donegal Bowling League – Week 4 Results Ramelton 10 Donughmore 2 Resource 8 St Eunans B 4 Ballylennon 8 cathedral 4 St Eunans A 10 Ramelton Pres 2 St Johnston BC 3 Raphoe Ballindrait BC 9
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Donegal’s Roisin Hegarty will face Tetiana Zvenihorodska of Ukraine in the 63 kg category at the European Under-15 Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro, on Saturday. Co-Captain of the Irish team, Roisin Hegarty was a 3-2 split decision winner over Turkey’s Ivana Kilci in their semi final – Judges scored the bout 27: 30, 29: 28,
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Killybegs’ Jayden McBrearty rounded off a great season with the final round of the Irish Championship Circuit Racing (ICCR) series at Mondello Park in his Mini. Jayden had a very successful test day on Saturday being rejoined by Alex Denning offering his years of experience. Jayden set quickest times throughout practice sessions in the dry
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London’s Downing Street says the not guilty verdict in the trial of Soldier F – is “an example of the complex legacy of the Troubles” Yesterday, the former paratrooper was found not guilty of murdering James Wray and William McKinney, and of trying to kill five others on Bloody Sunday. British army veterans have welcomed
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Last weekend, Rhys Irwin clinched the 2025 Quattro British Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch. It is a phenomenal achievement by the Kilmacrennan native, who finished ahead of two previous winners and two legends of the Supersport scene in Ben Currie and Jack Kennedy. Irwin led in the standings heading into last weekend’s event and managed
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This week on “The Score” with Mark Gallagher… We talk to Kilmacrennan native Rhys Irwin who recently clinched the 2025 British Supersport Championship title, Finn Harps Chairperson Ian Harkin gives his thoughts on the three young Harps players who have been selected to represent Ireland at the FIFA U17 World Cup, Buncrana Hearts manager Gary
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Letterkenny’s Dylan Browne-McMonagle is on the cusp of being crowned champion jockey for the first time at the Curragh on Sunday week, November 2, the final day of the 2025 Irish Flat season. He heads to Dundalk tomorrow evening with an eight-winner lead over six-time champion jockey Colin Keane who misses tomorrow evening’s action to
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A woman in her 80s was robbed in her own home after what detectives in Castlederg have called a distraction style burglary. It was reported that a man called to a house in the Derg View area between 10am and 11am yesterday, purporting to be from the Housing Executive. He said that he needed to
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Buncrana Hearts manager Gary Duffy has been appointed as the manager for the Ulster side that will compete in the FAI’s interprovincial tournament which will be staged in Donegal next March. Chris Ashmore has been speaking with Gary to find out about his thoughts on the competition and to get details about his backroom team.
Buncrana Hearts manager Gary Duffy to take charge of Ulster at Interprovincials Read More »
In this week’s programme, Chris Ashmore finds out more about a series of business support clinics geared towards the tourism sector. They are being held during November with one in each of the municipal district council areas. Mary Fowley Daly, Senior Tourism Development Officer with Donegal Co. Council has been outlining the thinking behind the
A former Sinn Féin press officer and journalist who was jailed in November last for sexual communication with a child charges could have his licence revoked after he appeared at Limavady Magistrate’s Court charged with breaching his Sexual Offences Prevention Order. Michael McMonagle (44), whose address was formerly given as Limewood Street in Derry, was
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Archview Lodge Nursing Home in Letterkenny has been described as committed to providing a pleasant, homely, and safe environment for residents in a HIQA report published today. Twenty-seven residents were in attendance during the unannounced inspection in March. One non-compliance was noted in fire precautions, while governance and management, and training and staff development were
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Two people have been taken to hospital following a collision in Letterkenny this morning. The crash, which involved two cars, occurred at 8:50 a.m. in Cullion. One driver was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the other was taken as a precaution.
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Emergency services are attending the scene of a collision on the N56 in Corcreggan. The details of the incident are yet to be confirmed.
Emergency services at the scene of collision in Corcreggan Read More »
Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has passed its budget for 2026, with €250,000 approved, equivalent to €25,000 per member. Director of Finance Richard Gibson told members that council wants to continue the policy of increasing the discretionary fund for members, and also continue with an estate maintenance programme which was recently introduced. Cllr Donal Coyle proposed
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More action is needed to make the Twin Towns fully accessible, according to Cllr Patrick McGowan. Speaking at a recent Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District meeting, Cllr McGowan highlighted several problem areas in the town centre that make access difficult. He said two young people who use wheelchairs have been actively campaigning for improvements and commended the
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Two men, both aged 33, have been released on bail following their arrest on suspicion of a number of drug-related offences. The arrests were made after a vehicle was stopped in the Clon Elagh area of Derry on Monday. Police say they’ve been released on bail to allow for further enquiries to be carried out.
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The public are being advised to be aware of all healthcare options this October Bank Holiday weekend. The HSE has issued the notice ahead of the upcoming bank holiday, warning that the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is expected to be very busy, with long wait times for non-emergency cases. NoWDOC will be available
LUH ramping up staffing to tackle Bank Holiday surge Read More »
Public events should be cancelled when a status orange weather warning is issued, with some called off sooner. That’s among a long list of recommendations contained in a review of the response to Storm Éowyn. A number of steps are already being taken, including a review of local authority severe weather and flooding plans, and
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A nationwide walkout at Technological Universities is taking place at midday today, including Letterkenny and Killybegs campuses. The student-led demonstration is in response to the latest budget, with Students’ Unions claiming TUs aren’t being treated the same as other universities. They’re calling for investment in purpose-built student accommodation, professorships, and increased postgraduate stipend funding.
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Finn Harps FC are immensely proud to confirm that three of our academy graduates, Gavin McAteer, Josh Cullen, and Corey Sheridan have been selected for the Republic of Ireland Under-17 squad heading to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar. This is a remarkable achievement for the players, their families, their schoolboy clubs and coaches
“It’s a brilliant day” – McAteer, Cullen & Sheridan selected for U17 World Cup Read More »
A £500 pound fine was handed down to man from Derry for aiding and abetting a proscribed organisation. 39 year old William McDonnell from Derry appeared in Derry Magistrates Court having been convicted of abetting under section 13 the Terrorism Act 2000. He was seen carrying placards with IRA written on them in April of
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A HIQA inspection has found that Dunwiley, a designated centre for adults with disabilities, was fully compliant. The centre had three residents present during the unannounced inspection in June. The report outlines that residents were provided with high-quality, person-centred care that promoted their wellbeing and protection. The full report can be read HERE. Media Statement
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