Benny Mullen of Inishowen AC was the first man home in the Donegal Marathon which took place in Letterkenny today. The event – the first of its kind to be staged in the county in 31 years – proved a tremendous success with over 800 competitors taking part. Large crowds turned out to cheer on […]
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Michael Gallagher will box on Monday for bronze at the Youth Olympics in China. The Finn Valley fighter lost to World Gold medalist from Cuba – Yordan Hernandez on an unanimous decision. The cuban won all three rounds of todays semi final. Gallagher reached the last four after beating Makism Kazlou from Belarus on Saturday.
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Kris Meeke was on course for his best ever WRC result when he crashed out while leading the Rally of Germany. The Tyrone driver along with his navigator Paul Nagle moved into the outright lead this morning after Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala crashed and retired on the opening stage. Meeke was 56 seconds down in second
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Rory McIlroy’s hopes of winning a fourth consecutive tournament appear to be narrow after his third round of 70 left him five shots off the lead at the Barclay’s. He’ll tee off his final round just after five today and just after Graeme McDowell who also begins the day on four under par. Leading the
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Finn Harps are through to the quarter finals of the Ford FAI Cup after a 2-1 away win over Wexford Youths. Tommy McMonagle put Harps ahead on 26 minutes and they added a second through substitute Michael Funston on 73 minutes. Wexford pulled one back late on through Dean Broaders and Harps went down to
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Derry City advanced to the last eight of the Ford FAI Cup with a comfortable victory over Malahide United at the Brandywell. City won 3-0 against the Leinster Senior League outfit, but it could have been much more. The visitors defended well in the first half but the pressure paid off for the Candystripes after
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It’s the opening day of the Vuelta Espana, with the riders taking part in a 12-point-six kilometre time trial in Jerez. Donegal’s Philip Deignan is taking part and is eagerly looking forward to the event having finished strongly in the Tour of Poland where he finished seventh overall. Deignan, who rides with Team Sky, will
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Donegal’s boxer Michael Gallagher is through to the semi finals at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing China. The Finn Valley heavyweight beat Makism Kazlou from Belarus by an unanimous decision to reach the last four. World Gold medalist from Cuba – Yordan Hernandez is Gallagher’s next opponent inthe semi finals.
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The Taste of Donegal Food Festival is underway in Donegal Town with organisers saying it looks set to be bigger and better than ever. It is the 6th year of the event which has become one of the biggest food festivals in Ireland. Last year 30,000 visitors decending on Donegal town over the three days of
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Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are right in contention heading into the third round at The Barclays in New Jersey. McIlroy carded a superb round of 65 on Friday to sit on 3-under par and McDowell is a shot better off at 2-under. The joint leaders are Adam Scott and Cameron Tringale who lead the
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Two lorry drivers from County Derry have been remanded in custody after appearing in court in England, in connection with the death of a man found in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks. 34 year old Inishowen native Stephen McLaughlin with an address at Rose Park, Limavady and 33 year Timothy Murphy of Elmgrove, Derry,
A Donegal Councillor has question claims from the Department of Transport claims that the cliff rescue unit of the Bunbeg Coastguard was closed down for safety reasons. The deprtemnt said the decision was taken pending the completion of a review of the cliff service and the overall requirements. The Bunbeg Unit, which comprises of 23
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Over 400-thousand people are expected to take part in National Heritage Week which kicks off this morning. 18-hundred events are taking place up and down the country – the majority of which are free to attend. Over 90 events will take place in Donegal, exploring the architectural, environmental and cultural heritage of the county. Isabelle
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The management and Board of KN Network Services have expressed their deepest sympathies and sorrow to the family and friends of the late Dessie Quinn following his untimely death. In a statement the company says ‘Dessie was an extremely hard working and valued member of staff who was very popular with all his colleagues and
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The family of Dessie Quinn has been told by the HSE that he did not die of ebola. Mr Quinn, 44, died in the early hours of Thursday in Mountcharles, Co Donegal, some weeks after returning home from Sierra Leone. Independent TD Thomas Pringle said he was told this afternoon by the family that they
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Repair works at walking trails at Sliabh Liag in South Donegal have been finished ahead of schedule. Over 500 tonnes of stone were carried up the hillside by helicopter this week. The works had been scheduled to take 7 days, however, the favourable weather conditions have meant that all deliveries were completed in
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Donegal minors have a number of injury concerns ahead of their All-Ireland MFC semi final against Dublin on Sunday week. Three of the players picked up injuries while playing for the clubs, while two more are in the sick bay at the moment and this has hampered their preparations for the semi final. Both Kilcar’s
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Finn Harps will be hoping to reach the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup for the second season running, but they have a difficult hurdle to overcome against Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday if they want to achieve that (kick-off 8.00pm). It’s also the second season in succession that Harps will have faced the
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The Parish Priest in Mountcharles has told HighlandNews that Dessie Quinns family only heard that he may have died from ebola on the news last night. Fr Adrian Gavigan says Dessie had been suffering from malaria, and that’s what the family believe caused his death. Fr Gavigan says he has been left angered by the
The new owner of Rockhill House in Letterkenny says he wants to restore the building to its former glory. The former army barracks was bought this week by millionaire businessman John Molloy. Rockill House was this week sold for almost three times its reserve price. The former barracks was bought by businessman John Molloy for
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An overnight security alert in Derry has now ended and been declared a hoax. At approximately 8.45pm last night a van was stopped in the Iniscarn Road area by two unknown males, one who was carrying a suspected firearm. A suspicious object was placed in the van and the driver was told to make his
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Rory McIlroy has it all to do if he’s to make the cut at the Barclay’s in New Jersey. His opening round of 74 leaves him nine shots off the pace on three over par. It was better for Graeme McDowell who is one under following a 70. Bo Van Pelt leads the way on
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The HSE is awaiting the results of tests carried out on the body of a Donegal man at the centre of a major Ebola scare. 43-year-old Dessie Quinn from Mountcharles was found dead yesterday morning – having recently returned from West Africa. Mr Quinn returned home from working in Sierra Leone two weeks ago, and
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Jason Smyth completed the T-12 sprint double at the European Paralympic Championships in Swansea on Thursday. He claimed gold in the 200 metres in a time of 21-point-six-seven seconds. The victory followed the Eglinton man’s T12 100m win on Tuesday.
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Kerry manager Eamon Fitzmaurice has made three changes to his side that faces Mayo in Sunday’s All Ireland Football semi final. Stephen O’Brien comes into the full forward line at the expense of Declan O’Sullivan. Peter Crowley will start at centre back in place of Killian Young. And David Moran – introduced early in the
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A 27-year-old man remains in hospital this morning after being shot in a punishment-style shooting in Strabane. The victim, named locally as Michael Neeson from the Glebe, was targeted shortly after 7pm last night. He was shot in both legs close to Gaelscoil by a gang of masked men. Two men aged 29 and 20
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Tests are being carried out for Ebola on a deceased man in Letterkenny General Hospital. Isolation procedures have been put in place at the hospital after a death in the southwest of the county. It is understood the deceased had been working in Sierra Leone and that a number of colleagues had contracted the virus there.
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The Department of Transport has confirmed that the cliff rescue service in Bunbeg has been stood down, pending the completion of a review. A spokesperson for the Department has said that review has commenced and will be completed in October. The Bunbeg Unit, which comprises of 23 volunteers, covers much of the countries northwestern coastline.
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The Donegal Youth Service Cross Border Connections project will host a ‘Party in the Car Park’ in Letterkenny on Saturday afternoon. The project, which takes place in ‘The Grill’ car park on Port Road is supported by the EU and Donegal County Council. The event will feature a gig rig, as well as a number
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At the European Paralympic championships in Swansea Jason Smyth is through to the T-12 200 metres final this afternoon after winning his semi final. The final will be run at at 340pm this afternoon.
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The 86 year old Derry man who went missing last evening has been found safe and well. William Doherty from the Culmore Road area of Derry, was reported missing yesterday having been last seen at a service station at the bottom of Glenshane Road at around 4.15pm. A cross border search was launched amid speculation
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The rail lobby Into The West says that Derry is still discriminated against when it comes to development of the rail service. It gfollows the announcement that upgrade works are to proceed on the Belfast Dublin line, while the upgrade of the Derry line and of the historic Waterside Station lags far behind. The lobby
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Donegal League Premier Division champions Rathmullen Celtic are through to the Letterkenny Area final of the Brian McCormick Sports Cup. Rathmullen defeated Lagan Harps 3-2 in their semi final on Wednesday night. Elsewhere in the competition, Glenea United will meet Cranford United in the final of the Gweedore Area. On Wednesday night, Glenea beat Glenree
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There was drama and excitement in the Derry Senior Football Championship on Wednesday night as Banagher got the better of Ballinascreen in their 2nd round qualifier at Owenbeg. The sides finished level at the end of normal time with Banagher winning 1-12 to 1-10 after extra time. The action continues on Friday night at
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Gerry Anderson, one of Northern Ireland’s best-known radio presenters, has died aged 69 following a long illness. In a 30 year career, the Derry born presenter hosted radio and TV programmes for BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle. He also presented a number of shows on Radio 4. He has been
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Former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds has died. A native of Co. Roscommon, he is survived by his wife Kathleen, two sons and five daughters. Mr Reynolds led Fianna Fail in two coalition governments, and he’ll be remembered for his part in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Andrea Gilligan has been looking back at his life and
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It’s emerged that Donegal coastguard’s cliff rescue service, based in Bunbeg, may be scrapped. The Bunbeg Unit, which comprises of 23 volunteers, covers much of the countries northwestern coastline. It’s understood the change to the unit is being considered because the cliff rescue element is rarely used. Local Cllr Michael Cholm Mac GiollaEasbuig says that
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Rockhill House in Letterkenny has been sold for almost three times its reserve price. The one-time army barracks had a reserve price of €260,000 but sold for €670,000 at a public auction on the grounds yesterday afternoon. It is understood a businessman from East Donegal bought the property. Dean Spencer, Senior Negogiator with Sherrey Fitzgerald
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Celtic have a slender advantage after the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Maribor. The Hoops have come away from Slovenia with a 1-all draw after a scrappy performance. Callum McGregor fired the visitors into an early lead after just 6 minutes when he stabbed-home from close range after he was first to
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Michael McKillop has added another title to his successful career on the track. McKillop has won the T38 800m title at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea. The Irishman cruised to win in 1:58.16 ahead of Russian Chermen Kobesov in second and Ukraine’s Valentyn Miedviediev in third.
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A security alert near the Derry/Donegal border has ended. Yesterday, police sealed off an area of the road near the Branch roundabout on the Buncrana Road. The PSNI say that at around 1230pm they received a report that a lorry had been hijacked in the Galliagh area. Two masked men approached the driver as he was
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Four people have been arrested as part of an investigation into attempted letter bomb attacks in Northern Ireland and England earlier this year. Two men and two women were detained in Derry this morning. A number of the devices were mailed to Army recruitment offices.
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The Rainbow Project project has officially opened the new Foyle LGBT Centre on Derry’s Strand Road. The Centre will be a hub for LGBT organisations, groups and individuals in the North West as well as the centre for delivering The Rainbow Project’s support and development groups, counselling and sexual health testing services. The facility at
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Midlands North West MEP Matt Carthy will travel to the Palestinian Territories next week as part of a deputation led by Derry based Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson. Ms Anderson is to take up a position as Chairperson of the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council. She says this hugely significant
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Derry’s Paddy McCourt has signed for Championship side Brighton. The Northern Ireland winger has agreed a one year deal with Sammy Hyypia’s team after a trail with the Seagulls. After leaving Derry City in 2008 Paddy joined Celtic where he was released last year. He then joined Barnsley for a season but was released in
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The number of people taking part in the Donegal Marathon has far exceeded the organisers goal of 500 with 650 participants now registered for the event taking place this Sunday. Meanwhile plans are in place to minimise traffic disruption in and around Letterkenny for the event Organisers says Gardai and Marshals will be working together
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Farmers’ children are three times more likely to go to college than others, according to a new report exposing the education divide in Ireland. The research from the Higher Education Authority – due out later today – suggests that Donegal has some of the state’s lowest participaton in third level education. More Irish people go
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Celtic hope to take advantage of their second chance in the Champions League tonight. They’re in Slovenia to take on Maribor in the first leg of their play-off. The only reason Celtic are still in the competition is because Legia Warsaw were eliminated – despite winning the previous qualifying round tie – for fielding a
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Arsenal face a nervy home second leg of their Champions League play-off with Besiktas next week after a goalless draw in Istanbul. They’ll have to do without Aaron Ramsey too, who was sent off after picking up two yellow cards. Arsenal had their chances to win against the Turkish side – but had some scares
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Ireland’s Jason Smyth has won European gold. The Paralymic gold medalist has won the men’s T-12 100 metres at the European Paralympic Championships in Swansea this afternoon. Smyth who also has the 200m to come, cruised to a comfortable victory in a winning time of 10.78 seconds. The Eglinton man has been reclassified from a
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