The League of Ireland season comes to a close this weekend with the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Derry City are chasing a second cup in three seasons while Drogheda, the rank outsiders, haven’t lifted the cup since 2005. Highland’s Oisin Kelly spoke with former Finn Harps and Drogheda player Keith […]
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This week on The Score we preview this weekends FAI Cup Final between Derry City and Drogheda Utd with Keith Cowan, Patrick McEleney and Mark Connolly plus the man behind Cityview – Andrew Cassidy. Paddy McDaid looks ahead to Finn Harps U19 Women’s Semi-Final on Sunday against Galway United, while in our local soccer segment
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Clubs in the north west know their opponents for the first series of matches on the national stage of the FAI Junior Cup. Cockhill Celtic will continue the defence of their title on the road at Tipperary side Rearcross FC in round 4. Fanad United also have an away fixture at St John’s Athletic in
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Donegal are scheduled to start their 2025 Allianz National Football League campaign at the end of January away to Kerry with Dublin the visitors to Ballybofey in round 2 in the first Saturday of February. The draft fixtures for next season have been sent out to county boards this week and they have until next
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In this week’s edition, Chris Ashmore speaks with John Duffy who, along with Laura McGoran, runs a regenerative, organic farm near Churchill. What they are doing could be an eye opener for many when it comes to uplands farming, and they have a business with several different revenue streams. These include on-farm events on their
74% of people in Donegal are worried about climate change. Meanwhile, 38% of people in the county support higher taxes on cars that use petrol or diesel. A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency show that nationwide, one in two people are in favour of the measure. The research also shows that support for
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Women earn on average, 26% less than men in Donegal. The average weekly earnings for men in the county is just over €716 while women earn an average of €604 per week. According to CSO statistics released today, the median annual wage in Donegal is €35,010, the lowest in the country. Eimear Heffernan, Statistician with
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The long awaited Riverine Project is set to go ahead after the Special EU Programmes Body confirmed over €16m for the initiative which will link Strabane and Lifford. The 30-acre project will see the development of a shared park, a pavilion, an adventure play area and a footbridge. Derry City and Strabane District Council has
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Meanwhile, the Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District says he’s sick to the stomach after the Buncrana Leisure Centre was not included in the latest round of sports capital funding. Cllr Jack Murray says the criteria for applications specified that shovel ready swimming pools were being prioritised, and Buncrana was only one of two
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Jude McAtamney, the former Derry under-20 footballer, became the first Irishman to score in an NFL game in 39 years. He scored a point for the New York Giants on his debut although they lost 27-22 to the Washington Commanders. Neil O’Donoghue was the last Irish player to score a point in the NFL during
Termon Ladies have been beaten 2-14 to 0-05 by Lurgan of Cavan in this afternoon’s Ulster Senior Ladies Semi Final in Virginia. Termon never got out of the blocks and failed to score from play in what was a dominant performance from the Cavan Champions. Maureen O’Donnell was in Virginia for Highland Radio Sunday Sport…
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Burt have been narrowly defeated by Bredagh of Down in their Ulster Intermediate Hurling Semi Final at Pairc Esler in Newry. Having been spear-headed by sharp-shooter Liam McKinney for much of the contest, Burt were eventually pipped at the post heading into the final few minutes of the game. It finished 0-23 to 1-18 in
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Termon Ladies went down 2-14 to 0-05 to Cavan Champions Lurgan in this afternoon’s Ulster Semi Final in Virginia. Having trailed by 4 points at the break, Termon were still in the game but two second half goals from the home side propelled them to victory as the Donegal Champions never really got going. Highland’s
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Burt have bowed out of the Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship after their 0-23 to 1-18 defeat to Bredagh in Newry this afternoon. Burt manager Martin McGrath says the preparation for the game wasn’t ideal due to a prolonged period without a compitive fixture, but acknowledged the best team won on the day. McGrath spoke to
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It’s been a successful day for Donegal drivers and co-drivers at the Kerry Winter Stages Rally. With more, here’s Highland’s Oisin Kelly…
Motorsport: Good day for Donegal at Kerry Winter Rally Read More »
It’s a good day if you’ve been backing local jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle. The Letterkenny youngster has had a 225/1 treble at The Curragh this afternoon. Firstly, at 12:25, he was on board “Kilbris” for trainer JP O’Brien which went off at 5/1. Then, in the 2:25 race, he rode “Rhythm King” for trainer Mark
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FAI Junior Cup (1.30pm kick offs) Cockhill Celtic 3-0 Kilmacrennan Celtic St Catherine’s 1-2 Letterkenny Rovers Division One Ballybofey United 2-1 Milford United Cappry Rovers 2-2 Lagan Harps Cranford 1-1 Castlefin Celtic Donegal Town 2-3 Glenea United Gweedore United 13-4 Lifford Celtic Division Two Convoy Arsenal 4-1 Letterbarrow Celtic Curragh Athletic vs Deele
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Derrylaughan had shipped 1-04 before they opened their account against Termon in last night’s Ulster Intermediate Club Championship tie at Healy Park. Seven unanswered points from Kevin Niblock’s side drew them level at half time and they pushed on to win by three points. Niblock said his players “stuck with the task” after the poor
Errigal Ciaran fought back from the brink of defeat to pip St. Eunan’s at the end of an entertaining Ulster Senior Club Championship tie at Healy Park in Omagh last night. The Tyrone side were 0-10 to 0-09 in arrears heading into injury time but three consecutive points edged them over the line. After the
Three late points from Errigal Ciaran broke St. Eunan’s hearts in this evening’s Ulster Senior Club Championship tie between the Donegal and Tyrone Champions. In a back-and-forth battle, it was the Letterkenny side who looked like they had the edge heading into the closing stages as they entered injury time a point to the good.
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St. Eunan’s have been beaten by Errigal Ciaran of Tyrone in this evening’s Ulster Senior Club Championship tie at Healy Park in Omagh. The Donegal Champions led by 0-05 to 0-04 at half time and were going into injury time 0-10 to 0-09 in front but three late points in a row gave Errigal Ciaran
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Termon’s season has come to an end after being defeated 1-11 to 1-08 by Derrylaughan in this evening’s Ulster Intermediate Club Championship. Caolan McDaid’s side took an early 1-04 to 0-00 lead but Derrylaughan scored seven points in a row to claw themselves back level before the break. Termon also started the second half brightly
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Termon have been beaten by Tyrone’s Derrylaughan in this evening’s Ulster Intermediate Club Championship clash at Healy Park in Omagh. The final score was 1-11 to 1-08 in favour of the Tyrone Intermediate Champions. Oisin Kelly and Brendan Kilcoyne were in Omagh for Highland Radio Sport…
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It’s been a good day for Donegal athletes at the Ulster Novice and Uneven Age Group Cross Country Championship. With the latest, here’s Highland Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonigle…
FAI Junior Cup Fintown Harps 0-4 Fanad United Sat Division One Arranmore United 2-1 Glencar Celtic Keadue Rovers 6-1 Strand Rovers Oldtown Celtic 10-1 Swilly Rovers Ramelton Mariners 1-4 Kildrum Tigers St Catherine’s Reserves 1-0 Drumbar Sat Division Two Castlefin Celtic 2-7 Letterkenny Rovers Dunlewey Celtic 0-1 Drumoghill Res Gweedore Celtic 2-1 Glenea
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Barney Curran has led Downings Ladies into the Ulster Junior Ladies Final after their 2-06 to 1-08 win over Coleraine this afternoon. After the game, Curran gave his thoughts to Highland’s Maureen O’Donnell and said he was over the moon for his players…
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Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin are Ulster Junior Club Semi- Finalists after their 0-13 to 0-08 victory over St. Comghalls in today’s quarter final at the O’Donnell Park. After the game, Highland’s Chris Ashmore got the thoughts of manager Daniel McCauley… Chris also spoke to Jonathon Toye, who scored 5 points this afternoon…
Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin Muff have beaten St Comgalls on a score-line of 0-12 to 0-08 at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny this afternoon to progress to the Ulster Junior Club Championship Semi-Final . With the full time report, here’s Highland’s Chris Ashmore…
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Downings Ladies have progressed to the Ulster Junior Ladies Club Championship Final with a 2-06 to 1-08 win over Coleraine this afternoon. For the second week in succession, two goals from Denise Doherty were the catalyst for the Na Dunaibh ladies to progress. With the full time report for Highland Radio, here’s Maureen O’Donnell…
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Buncrana have been beaten by Down Champions Bellala on a score-line of 2-13 to 0-10 in the Ulster Junior Hurling Club Championship at O’Donnell Park this afternoon. Chris Ashmore is in Letterkenny for Highland Radio Saturday Sport… After the game, Chris caught up with Buncrana manager Tommy O’Neill…
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Derry City have finished 4th in this season’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after their 1-0 defeat to Shelbourne at the Ryan McBride Brandywell last night. Damien Duff’s side scored with 5 minutes of normal time to clinch their first top-flight title in 18 years. The Candy Stripes had been in contention for league honours
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Burt native Mark Coyle has become the first ever Donegal man to captain a side to LOI Premier Division success. Shelbourne, who Coyle moved to from Finn Harps in 2021, have won their first title since 2006 after their 1-0 away win over Derry City tonight. Shels knew heading into tonight’s fixtures that they would
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Shelbourne are SSE Airtricity League Premier Division Champions after defeating Derry City 1-0 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. The dramatic winner came on 85 minutes when Harry Wood etched his name into Shelbourne folklore as he reacted quickest to poke home the rebound from a free-kick. In other Premier Division games, Shamrock Rovers
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Donegal’s Peadar Mogan and Oisin Gallen have been presented with their PWC GAA All Star Awards at the RDS in Dublin this evening. Galway midfielder Paul Conroy has become the oldest outfield player to be named Footballer of the Year at the All-Stars, with Shane O’Donnell of Clare named as the Hurler of the Year.
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Buncrana has retained its title as Donegal’s Tidiest Town. Ballincollig, Co. Cork has been announced as Ireland’s Tidiest Town at today’s SuperValu Tidy Towns awards ceremony. Buncrana has also been highly commended for the town’s Pollinator Plan. Meanwhile, Carrigart has been highly commended in the Gaeltacht category and Malin, Donegal Town, Glenties, Raphoe and Moville
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The Taoiseach has confirmed all Irish peacekeepers are safe after their base in Lebanon was struck by a rocket. It fell in an unoccupied part of Camp Shamrock yesterday, after it was intercepted by Israel. Nobody was hurt in the incident at the camp, where hundreds of Irish peacekeepers are based. Simon Harris says what
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Donegal’s Peadar Mogan and Oisin Gallen are among fourteen first-time recipients on this year’s PWC/GAA Football All-Star team. The St Nauls and MacCumhaills clubmen were pivotal in helping Jim McGuinness’s Donegal to an Ulster title and a semi final spot in this year’s All Ireland series. Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan is the only previous winner
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Investigations are continuing into another crash in South Donegal. Gardai and emergency services attended the scene of the two-vehicle collision at Inver yesterday evening at around 6:30pm yesterday. Two people were taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries.
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More than 2,000 drivers were detected speeding over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Three people died on our roads and 15 serious crashes took place during that time. 218 people were arrested for driving under the influence, and 40 for dangerous driving. 209 drivers were caught on their phone and 75 weren’t wearing their seatbelts. Gardaí
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On Business Matters this week, Chris Ashmore speaks with Newtowncunningham based Andy McGowan who has been in the plumbing business for 20 years. He now specialises in leak detection, using the latest technology. Meanwhile, a new first phase of the entrepreneur development programme known as New Frontiers, which is funded by Enterprise Ireland, begins next
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There was a Bank Holiday bonanza for Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle on Monday as he recorded a brilliant 64/1 treble in Galway. The Letterkenny man was on aboard Tribal Nation which won at 6/4 in the 1.30pm. A short time later he rode Source Code to an 8/1 victory and then in the 2.35,
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The finals of the Belfast Halloween Box Cup took place on Monday with ten Donegal boxers involved. Six of those boxers won gold medals They included Kerry Brown of Convoy; Eddie McBride of Dunfanaghy, David Tennyson, Derryveagh and the St. Bridget’s Clonmany trio of Rowen Doherty, Darragh McGonigle and Conan Kearney.
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The Main Street in Mountcharles is closed this morning following an overnight crash. Gardai say diversions are in place. No further details are known at this time.
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The aftermath of the Budget and Government spending are the main topics of interest to voters according to a new poll. 19% of respondents referenced these topics when asked what they noticed about the Government recently. 12% referenced housing and 11% nominated social policies. The Ipsos/MRBI poll comes ahead of a General Election which is
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The Taoiseach’s condemned the legislation passed by the Israeli Government banning a UN agency from working in Gaza. Simon Harris says it breaches Israel’s obligations in international law, and people will die if UNWRA can’t continue its work. CEO of ActionAid Ireland Karol Balfe says it spells even more disaster for the Palestinian people in
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Termon Ladies have beaten St. McCartan’s of Tyrone in this afternoon’s Ulster Senior Ladies Championship Quarter Final at the Burn Road. The Donegal County Champions started well and a first half goal from Evelyn McGinley put the home side fully in control. Having led by 10 points at half time, Termon cruised to a comfortable
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