Derry City and Strabane District Council will today consider the planning application for the Culmore Greenway, which is set to link Bay Road park with Culmore Country Park, before crossing the border into Muff The project is part of the North West Greenway, which involves an £11 million investment by the European Union. The application […]
DCSDC to consider Culmore Greenway plans today Read More »
The five kilometre travel limit has been lifted, with people free to travel within their county or 20 kilometres from their home. It’s one of the Level 5 restrictions being eased, as well as two households being allowed to meet outside – but not in private gardens. All students will return to schools for the
Continued caution urged as some restrictions are lifted Read More »
The fourth round of fixtures in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division came to a close on Saturday evening with Finn Harps and St Pat’s sitting top of the pile. Finn Harps left it late to earn their third win of the season with David Webster netting their second in a 2-1 over Waterford. Derry City
Premier Division Review: Harps win as Derry lose Read More »
Derry City remain winless at the start of the SSE Airtricty Premier Division season after three fixtures. Next up for the Candystripes is a home clash with Champions Shamrock Rovers on Tuesday. Derry City boss Declan Devine spoke with Kevin McLaughlin ahead of the clash with Shamrock Rovers…
Declan Devine- We have to make it more difficult for our opponents Read More »
303 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and 2 additional deaths have been reported. One of these deaths happened in March, and one in April. Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn, has confirmed this is the lowest number of daily cases reported since mid December. As of 8am, 213 COVID-19 patients are in
303 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and 2 additional deaths Read More »
Sligo Rovers played out a one all draw with defending champions Shamrock Rovers at the Showgrounds on Saturday evening. The Bit O Red took the lead on 82 minutes through Walter Figueira but conceded just six minutes later to earn their second draw of the season. Next up for Sligo is a home clash with
Liam Buckley expects tight game with Finn Harps Read More »
Golf is on the way back this month and Highland Radio have decided to whip up a Golf podcast special. Sean Quinn is joined by Bill McCallion captain of Dunfanaghy Golf Club, Pius McFadden captain of Buncrana Golf Club and Michael McGeady Teaching professional at Evolve Golf Coaching. They’ll be chatting all things golf with
Watch – Hitting The Fairways – The new Golf Podcast Read More »
Donegal’s Laura Feely came off the bench to help Ireland beat Wales 45-0 in their Six Nations game on Saturday evening. Feely came on in the 69th minute as Ireland led 31-0 and helped her side run in two more tries as they opened the campaign with a big win. Two tries from Eimear Considine
Laura Feely off the bench for Ireland as they beat Wales in Six Nations Read More »
People are being warned of a new phone scam doing the rounds. Fraudsters are calling people claiming to be from the Department of Social Protection. In a statement, the Department of Social Protection’s alerting people to these scam phone calls. They claim to be from an official from the Department and the call displays a
Department of Social Protection reissue phone scam warning Read More »
Health officials are urging people to keep following the public health rules – as some restrictions begin to ease tomorrow. After more than 100 days of lockdown, people will be able to travel anywhere within their county from midnight tonight. Two households can meet outdoors, schools will fully re-open to all students and the construction
Health officials urge compliance as restrictions begin to ease tomorrow Read More »
Police in Derry have seized suspected drugs and made an arrest after a vehicle was stopped on the Foyle Bridge last night. Suspected Class B drugs, namely cannabis, with an estimated street value of £1,200, were seized after vehicle was stopped on the Foyle Bridge last night at around 8:20pm. The driver of the vehicle,
PSNI arrest man in possession of drugs on Foyle Bridge Read More »
A Fianna Fáil TD claims the four-day closure of a Sligo vaccine clinic over Easter shows people in the northwest aren’t being vaccinated with the “same haste” as others. Vaccine clinics in Ireland’s main cities kept working through the Easter Weekend – giving a record number of doses on Good Friday. Sligo-Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry
TD claims people in the North-West not being vaccinated the same as others Read More »
Reports suggest Gardai are strengthening their armed support unit in Donegal in response to the recent violence in the North. It’s been reported an urgent recruitment campaign is under way to fill vacancies in the unit in Ballyshannon. But Gardai have confirmed the competition to fill vacancies in the ASU was initially advertised late last
Reports suggesting Gardai strengthening armed support unit in Donegal Read More »
Waterford suffered their third defeat of the season on Saturday evening when they were beaten 2-1 by Finn Harps. John Martin gave Kevin Sheedy’s side the lead before Adam Foley netted the leveler for the home side six minutes later. David Webster then struck a last gasp winner as Harps took all three points at
“We didn’t deserve to get beat”- Kevin Sheedy Read More »
Finn Harps left it late to pick up their third win of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division season. David Webster and Adam Foley scored for Ollie Horgan’s side as they defeated Waterford 2-1. The win see Harps join St Pat’s at the top of the table. After the game Diarmaid Doherty got the thoughts of
Harps Reaction: Will Seymour & Mark Coyle Read More »
Connor Coyle is the new American Boxing Federation Mid West Champion thanks to an impressive win in Mexico on Saturday night. The Derry middleweight stopped his opponent Esteban Villalba in under two minutes of the first round. Coyle who hopes to break into the top 10 rankings this year now moves his pro record to
Mexican win gives Connor Coyle title Read More »
Finn Harps have moved back to the top of the Premier Division after a 2-1 win over Waterford at Finn Park. David Webster netted the winner in the closing stages of the game as Harps came from behind to earn the points. Adam Foley’s first half goal cancelled out John Martins opener. The win means
We weren’t great but still got three points- Ollie Horgan Read More »
Finn Harps have rejoined St Pats at the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division table after they recorded a 2-1 win over Waterford at Finn Park. The visitors took the lead on 35 minutes through John Martin but Harps drew level just six minutes later through Adam Foley. Harps captain David Webster popped up
David Webster fires Harps back top with win over Waterford Read More »
A further 14 officers have been injured during another night of trouble in Belfast. Petrol bombs and masonry were thrown at police and there were attempts to hijack cars. Three 14 years olds were arrested during the disorder and they’ve all been released pending further enquiries. Cara Hunter is a local MLA:
A further 14 PSNI officers injured during trouble in Belfast Read More »
The Road Safety Authority is urging motorists to take extra care this weekend after three separate crashes overnight. 8 people have died on the roads in the last 10 days, two of those happened last night in Wexford and Galway. Emergency services were also called to the scene of a collision in Donegal, where a
RSA urge extra care after three separate crashes overnight Read More »
Derry City are still without a win in this season SSE Airtricity Premier Division. Declan Devine’s side suffered a 2-0 defeat away to St Pat’s with goals coming from Robbie Benson and Darragh Burns. The Candystripes also had their young defender Danny Lupano sent off before halftime. After the game Derry City boss Declan Devine
Bad decisions costing us- Declan Devine Read More »
The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has fallen by almost a quarter since the start of the month. Latest figures show 208 patients are being treated – including 51 in intensive care units. The number of infectious cases at Letterkenny University Hospital has dropped from 8 to 4 this week. While for the
Zero new Covid-19 cases recorded at Stranorlar practice this week Read More »
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious traffic collision in Co Donegal on 10th April 2021. At approximately 8:30am Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single car traffic collision on the N14, on the Letterkenny to Lifford road, near Castledooey. The driver and sole occupant of the car, a woman in
Woman seriously injured following crash near Castledooey, road remains closed Read More »
Finn Harps host Waterford in their second home game of the season on Saturday and the full match will be LIVE on Highland and here online at highlandradio.com The Ballybofey boys will look to continue with their unbeaten start to the season and Diarmaid Doherty and former Harps Captain Declan Boyle will have all the
Finn Harps v Waterford LIVE on Highland Read More »
Bohemians beat Dundalk 1-0 in their Premier Division clash at Oriel Park to get their new season up and running on Friday night. Donegal man Georgie Kelly scored from the penalty spot for the visitors in the 12th minute. Kelly’s 2nd goal of the season gave Bohs their first win of the campaign while Dundalk,
Kelly on mark again for Bohs Read More »
Second-half goals from Robbie Benson and Darragh Burns saw St. Pat’s beat Derry City 2-0 in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Richmond Park this evening. Derry who had David Lupano sent off for two first half yellow cards remain bottom of the table still searching for their first point after three defeats. The
Ten man Derry go down at Pats Read More »
There were 66 Covid 19 fines issued in Donegal in the seven days up to Thursday of this week, a 16% increase on the previous week. Gardai say they’re continuing to find groups of people gathering and having house parties, despite Covid-19 guidelines. They say a group of up to 100 people were found at
66 new Covid 19 fines issued in Donegal, 771 in total Read More »
Police have ruled out the involvement of loyalist paramilitary groups in organising violence in Belfast. There have now been seven nights of rioting. The Police Service of Northern Ireland says it doesn’t believe it was ‘orchestrated by a group’. An umbrella body representing the likes of the UVF and UDA has insisted none of its
Sister expresses concern on the eve of Lyra McKee’s second anniversary Read More »
Irish Water says due to essential maintenance, there was an outage at the Gortahork-Falcarragh Water Treatment Plant today. Irish Water and Donegal County Council say although the water treatment plant is now back in production, customers in Gortahork-Falcarragh and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure and/or water outages for a period of time this
Irish Water update on supplies in Gortahork and Falcarragh Read More »
473 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic today, with 34 additional Covid related deaths reported. There were 30 new cases in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 192.8 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national figure of 144.9. Of the deaths reported today 3 occurred
473 new cases of Covid 19, with 34 more deaths Read More »
News, sport, nuacht and obituaries on Friday April 9th………..
News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday April 9th Read More »
113 more cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed North of the border today, with two more Covid-related deaths. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s one millionth Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be administered this weekend. The total now stands at 988,000 – with 806,000 first doses and 182,000 second jabs. The total population of the North is
NI expected to administer one millionth vaccine this weekend Read More »
Donegal County Council is urging people to limit their social contacts this weekend. In a tweet this afternoon, the council says while ehe vaccination programme is bringing hope that we may be on the final path out of lockdown, we must all remain cautious. The tweet urges people not to visit another person’s household unless
Council tweet urges continued caution Read More »
Finn Harps and Grow Remote Donegal have teamed up in the bid to shine a light on the job opportunities available via remote working in Donegal. Grow Remote is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization that engages with local communities to make remote employment opportunities both visible and accessible. Grow Remote has Chapters around the country including
Finn Harps Team Up with Grow Remote Donegal Read More »
Finn Harps are back in action on Saturday with the joint Premier Division leaders heading into the weekend welcoming Waterford United to Finn Park. Karl O’Sullivan scored a cracker in last weeks draw away to Drogheda. He’s been telling Diarmaid Doherty about the goal and hoping to keep the good form going… One of the
Harps Preview – Karl O’Sullivan and Ryan Shanley Read More »
The government has been accused of failing to put an adequate system in place to protect the country from importing Covid variants. It’s after new figures showed the number of foreign residents who arrived into Dublin Airport increased by nearly 66 per cent last week. It was the first full week of mandatory hotel quarantine.
International travel the “weakest element” of Covid policy – Shortall Read More »
151 people in Donegal have died with Covid-19 since the pandemic began. It means that four more people with Covid in the county have died compared with the previous data. The latest figures from the CSO have revealed that the median age of those who lost their lives to the virus was 83. There
151 people in Donegal have died with Covid-19 Read More »
The documentary-style feature is called ‘Different League- the Derry City Story’ and is the work of film producer Guy King. Originally from Glenarm in County Antrim, Mr King moved to Hatmore Park in Derry as a youngster before making his home in London. He was part of the huge ‘Red and White Army that accompanied
Derry City story to hit TV screens on 19 April Read More »
Emergency services are currently attending the scene of an incident on the outskirts of Letterkenny. The incident which is on-going is reportedly near the Port Bridge area of the town. Motorists are being advised to approach the area with caution and expect delays.
Breaking: Emergency services at scene of incident near Letterkenny Read More »
Donegal County Council is being urged to put the Rathmullan to Buncrana ferry service out to tender for a ten year period. Previously, the licence was granted for five years however of late the tender is of an annual nature. The Foyle ferry service is currently enjoying a ten year stint and it’s thought
Calls for ten year licence to Swilly Ferry Service Read More »
Waterford will make a second visit to the north west in seven days on Saturday when they take on the league leaders Finn Harps in Ballybofey. The visitors picked up their first win at Derry City last weekend and will be hoping to build on that result at Finn Park. Waterford however have not beaten
Kevin Sheedy – We need to defend well to get rare result at Harps Read More »
It’s been confirmed that €3.8m has been allocated to Donegal in LEADER funding. – the highest allocation nationwide. The money is going to the Donegal Local Action Group under the Transitional LEADER programme for the period 2021-2022 The new programme is now open for applications with communities and local enterprises in Donegal who wish
€3.8m in LEADER funding allocated to Donegal Read More »
Derry middleweight Connor Coyle returns to the ring on Saturday night in Chilhuahua, Mexico. After a 15 month lay off due to the pandemic, Coyle has made the 14,000 mile trans-atlantic round trip to South America where he will look to extend his unbeaten record to 13-0. He faces hometown boy Esteban Villalba who has
Connor Coyle returns to ring action in Mexico Read More »
Leinster rugby has confirmed a number of new appointments. Donegal native Joe McGinley has been promoted to the position of Senior Athletic Performance Coach. A graduate of the University of Limerick with an Honours Degree in Sport and Exercise Science, he subsequently attained a Masters in Sport and Exercise Performance Psychology, also from the University
Donegal native has new post with Leinster Rugby Read More »
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer says he “never, ever” wants to recommend lockdown measures to the Government again. The National Public Health Emergency Team is urging people to continue to keep their contacts down to stop the spread of Covid-19, while the reproductive number is below, or close to one. The number of patients
NEPHT “never, ever” want to recommend lockdown measures again Read More »
Donegal’s Amber Barrett was on the Republic of Ireland team that played in a friendly against Denmark at Tallaght Stadium on Thursday evening. The Irish lost 1-0 . The Milford striker played just over an hour to earn her 21st senior international cap. On Sunday, they have another friendly, against Belgium. Manager Vera Pauw believes
No joy for Barrett and Ireland against Denmark Read More »
The number of patients with Covid-19 in public hospitals has continued to fall, and has reached its lowest point in 111 days. However the number of infectious cases at Letterkenny University Hospital has increased slightly in recent days. There are currently 8 patients being treated at the hospital one in ICU. The latest
LUH bucks national trend with Covid admissions Read More »
Letterkenny and Milford have the fourth and fifth highest Covid rates in the country according to the latest Local Electoral Area figures. Tullamore in county Offaly continues to have the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the country at 672, which is more than four times the national average as of Monday. Although still
Improvements to Covid rate in some parts of Donegal Read More »
There are further calls for the responsibility of car parking charges at Letterkenny University Hospital to lie with the Friends of the Hospital. It comes as figures show that the HSE collected almost 15 thousand euro in income from Letterkenny University car parking fees last year. The minimum fee for a space at the
Further calls for responsibility for LUH car parking fees to change hands Read More »
The removal of Irish national flags in Strabane has condemned by a local MLA. It’s believed the flags were removed by Loyalists in the Head of the Town area of Strabane mid week. Sinn Féin Cllr Michaela Boyle says those responsible are determined to stir up tensions in the local community. With a week
Removal of Irish national flags in Strabane condemned Read More »
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