There will be no Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship Final this Sunday after the GAA suspended all club matches at all age grades until further notice. With the club season set to end next week, Donegal GAA say Kilcar and holders Naomh Conaill will be able to meet at a later […]
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Tyler Toland has swapped Manchester for Glasgow as the Donegal midfielder moves to Scotland on loan. The 19 year old becomes Scott Booth’s latest addition at Glasgow City FC. Toland joined Manchester City last summer but has opted to move to the Scottish Champions for more regular game time. Glasgow have been the top side
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Gardaí have renewed their appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of 27 year-old Cian Langelaan, who’s been missing from the Falcarragh area of Donegal September 24th, a week ago last Thursday. Cian is described as being approximately 5 foot 8 inches in height with a medium build, sandy hair and blue eyes. He was
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A group of Independent Oireachtas members has said it’s vital that if there is to be a Level 5 lockdown, it must be on an All-Island bases. Deputies Thomas Pringle, Joan Collins and Catherine Connolly, along with Donegal Senator Eileen Flynn argue such a measure is necessary to prevent recurring lockdowns in the future. They
Level 5 will only work on an All-Island basis – Pringle Read More »
The GAA’s Management Committee has today endorsed a decision to suspend all GAA Club games at all levels with immediate effect and until further notice. The announcement was made shortly after lunchtime. That means this Sunday’s County Final between Kilcar and Naomh Conaill has been postponed. GAA Statement in full – The GAA’s Management Committee
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It’s been confirmed that three incidents in separate areas of Donegal were connected and ultimately led to the abduction of a man in Convoy yesterday. A number of people have been arrested in Castlederg in connection with the incidents following a cross border operation between the Gardai and the PSNI. Gardai first encountered
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A number of Donegal projects are to share almost €100,000 in funding under the Covid-19 stability fund. The funding, part of a €4.29 million allocated nationally, aims at providing immediate assistance to community and voluntary groups, charities and social enterprises. It also provides cash injections for organisations that provide critical services to the
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The Clinical Lead of the Covid hub in Letterkenny says Donegal is creeping into a danger area of Covid-19. Doctor Paul Armstrong who is also a GP in Lifford, the area which has seen the biggest spike in the virus nationwide, says early trends show that the rate of Covid-19 is coming down slightly.
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The Government’s considering whether the country should go back into lockdown after over 900 covid cases were recorded over the weekend. The National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended the entire country moves to level 5 restrictions. If adopted it would mean all social visits would be banned, travel would be restricted to 5
Confusion locally over NPHET’s advice to jump to Level 5 Read More »
New figures show the number of people in Donegal screened for cancer is down 70% on last year. Cancer screening programmes across the country had been temporarily suspended due to Covid-19 and while some services have resumed, Brest Check has yet to get back up and running. Cervical Check screenings in the county
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St Mary’s long wait for a championship title ended on Sunday when the Convoy side beat Downings in the Donegal Junior Final by 13pts. It’s been fifteen years since they last won it while they also make the step back up to Intermediate football. Tom Comack spoke with St. Mary’s Captain Bryan McNamee after the
Mary’s bridge 15 year gap with title win – Captain Bryan McNamee Read More »
Burglaries over the winter period fell by an average of nearly 40 percent since the introduction of Operation Thor in 2015. New figures by Gardai show the six-month average number of burglaries was 6,980 from 2015 to date, which is a drop from over 11 thousand for the four previous years. It comes as
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Sporting fixtures across the county and country could be put on hold if the government decides to act on a recommendation from NPHET to place the entire country at Level 5, the highest level of COVID-19 restrictions. If that decision is made this week it would mean the county Senior Football Final, Donegal’s resumption in
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More than 3,500 cases of Covid-19 were reported on either side of the border over the past three days. Donegal continues to have the highest 14 day incidence rate in per 100,000 for Covid-19 in the country, rising to a rate of 257.6 per 100,000. Yesterday officials here reported 364 more positive tests, with
Donegal’s incidence rate of Covid-19 remains the highest Read More »
The North’s Deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill has said any form of short lockdown in Northern Ireland would only work, if it is across the entire island. Due to rising case numbers there are considerations in the North to bring in a two week ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown. The concept would involve a two week
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Businesses are calling on the Government to publish the medical evidence to justify a move to Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions. Ibec says after six months people are still getting vague and changing criteria in the fight against the spread of the virus. It comes as the group is predicting a smaller than expected decline
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206 new jobs are being created across the country by start-up companies. The Tanaiste Leo Varadkar’s announced they’re being spread over Dublin, Kildare, Cork and Sligo. The high-tech roles are coming on stream at new companies through IDA Ireland. Leo Varadkar says it comes at the right time for the economy:
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A man’s being treated in hospital after a public order incident in Convoy. A media blackout was lifted last night after it happened at a house in the area yesterday morning. A man disappeared in unexplained circumstances but he’s since been found and has received non-life threatening injuries. Gardai are appealing for anyone with
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The government will consider today whether to place the country back into a second lockdown. The National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended all counties be moved to level five restrictions. The news on Saturday that there had been more than 600 cases of COVID-19 reported that day prompted an emergency meeting of the National
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Slaughtneil lifted a sixth Derry Senior Football title on Sunday as they beat the defending Champions Magherfelt 0-11 to 1-4 in Bellaghy. It was a first title since 2017 for Slaughtneil who were captained by Shane McGuigan and Karl McKaigue. McGuigan said afterwards it was an honour to be leading the side to success…
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Finn Harps picked up a point at Dundalk on Sunday, one which could be vital come the end of the season. The Ballybofey side held Europa League qualified Dundalk scoreless at Oriel Park. The result could be massive for Harps who remain second from bottom of the Premier Division but move two points ahead of
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Convoy ended their 15 year stay in the Donegal Junior Championship on Sunday afternoon after they defeated Downings 3-10 to 1-03 at MacCumhaill Park. Joe McGill starred for Laurence McMullan’s side scoring 1-06, the goal coming from the penalty spot. After the game Tom Comack spoke with the Convoy player/manager Laurence McMullan…
“I’m just delighted”- Laurence McMullan Read More »
Public health officials have met this evening to discuss concern over the state of the Covid-19 outbreak here. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan chaired the meeting, as the number of patients in hospital with the disease has grown to a level not seen since its height in April. In the three days up to
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Convoy are Donegal Junior Football champions for 2020 after they defeated Downings 3-10 to 1-03. Joe McGill was the star man again for Convoy, scoring 1-6. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh report from MacCumahill park while Ciaran O’Donnell spoke with Joe McGill…
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Oisin Orr was back in the winners enclosure on Sunday after he rode a double at Killarney. The first of these came on board the 11/8 shot Coltor for trainer Dermot Weld. The Rathmullan man didn’t have to wait long for his second victory of the day which came just 30 minutes later, when he
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Rhys Irwin recorded his second British Superstock 600 win on Sunday at Donington in extremely difficult weather condition. The teenager finished .850 seconds ahead of Championship leader Ben Luxton whilst, Rhys’ brother Caolan finished in fifth. The win means Rhys, remains in second in the overall leaderboard but has cut the gap at the top
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Donegal’s Seamus Coleman is likely to miss Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off qualifier against Slovakia on Thursday. The former Sligo Rovers player picked up the injury in Everton’s 4-2 win over Brighton on Saturday. Speaking at today’s press conference, Stephen Kenny confirmed Coleman’s hamstring injury…
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A family were helped off Errigal Mountain last night after they got into difficulty on their descent. The Donegal Mountain Rescue Team received a callout after 5pm yesterday to assist a family who were having difficulty coming off Errigal. The family was located and met by the rescue team on the hill. Donegal Mountain Rescue
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Gardai have alerted the public to a ‘phishing’ scam where people are being contacted by an email claiming to be from the Department of Justice and Equality. The scam email uses the words ‘Ireland Justice Department’ and comes from the email address ‘jury@justice.ie’. The body of text asks people to register for jury service by
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Two weather warnings are in place across 12 counties with strong winds and heavy rain hitting the country. The status yellow alerts cover parts of the midlands, east and north-west, and are in place throughout the day. Met Eireann says gusts of up to 100kmph can be expected and there’s also a risk that some
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A 46 year old woman has been charged with offences that contravene Northern Ireland’s Health Protection Regulation laws on Coronavirus. They cover requirements under regulations 3, 4, 6 or 7. The PSNI have confirmed this is the first person in Northern Ireland to be charged with these specific offences, since they came into effect earlier
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The number of people with Covid 19 being treated in hospital has increased to 132. That’s up from yesterday’s figure of 113, according to the HSE, while 20 people are being treated in intensive care. It comes as the Acting Chief Medical Officer has warned of a “serious escalation” in the coronavirus trends. 613 new
Acting CMO warns of “serious escalation” in the coronavirus trends Read More »
James Gallagher claimed a first round victory over Cal Ellenor at Bellator Milan on Saturday night. The Strabane fighter won via a rear naked choke submission with just 29 seconds left at the end of the first round. The win was the 23-year-old’s ninth submission victory, with six of those coming in Bellator. Gallagher’s pro
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Donegal were defeated 2-11 to 1-19 by Mayo in a challenge game that took place in Markievicz Park, Sligo on Saturday morning. Declan Bonners side had led 2-8 to 1-8 at half time with Oisin Gallen getting 1-3 of those scores. Mayo, who fielded a strong starting 15 with just one newcomer, finished the game
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Setanta retained their Donegal Senior Hurling Championship title with a more comfortable victory that the final scoreline of 2-19 to 2-13 suggests. They were in command from early on and the game was effectively beyond Eunan’s by the break, although they did score two late goals. After the game, Tom Comack spoke with a number
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613 more cases of Covid 19 have been reported in the Republic today, with 10 more Covid related deaths. 58 of the new cases are in Donegal. That brings the national totals to 1,810 deaths and 37,668 cases. There were 726 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 North of the border today, with one more death..
58 new Covid 19 cases in Donegal, 613 nationally Read More »
Setanta have been crowned as the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship winners once again following their 2-19 to 2-13 win over St. Eunan’s at O’Donnell Park. The holders raced into an early lead and led by 1-13 to 0-5 at half-time. With Declan Coulter, Davin Flynn and Josh McGee to the fore, Setanta were
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Finn Harps make the trip to Oriel Park tomorrow (Sunday) to face champions Dundalk, fresh from their Europa League exploits during the week. While the Louth side may have one eye on their European adventure, they will still be anxious to try and finish third in the league. Harps have a very poor record
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Kilmacrennan’s Richard Kerr had a brilliant 5th place finish in today’s supersport race at Donnington Park in very wet conditions. Kerr is one of only three riders in the series to finish every race so far this year and score points in all the races. The race was held in treacherous conditions and a
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Carndonagh’s Cathal Doherty was named as the man of the match following his side’s victory over Dungloe in the Donegal Junior Hurling Championship Final at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. Doherty played a key role in the 2-13 to 2-11 win over Dungloe. Tom Comack got his reaction afterwards And he also spoke with victorious Carndonagh
Donegal jockey Martin Harley was on board a 14/1 winner at Newmarket today. He rode Iconic Choice for John Brown to victory in the British EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap race over a mile and two furlongs. It was another big victory for Harley in a race worth £44,000.
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Carndonagh, who were beaten in the final last year, have lifted the Donegal JHC title today at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny, where they defeated a gallant Dungloe side by 2-13 to 2-11 in a fine contest. The Inishowen side got off to a great start and led by 1-7 to 0-6 at half-time. At one
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A Status Yellow Rainfall Warning has been issued for Donegal for tomorrow. Met Eireann says heavy rainfall will hit the county with 25mm to 40mm of rain expected. River levels may rise as a result and people are being advised to be on alert for flooding and surface flooding on the roads. The alert will
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There is a Garda presence around the Gorlee area of Letterkenny this morning. Gardaí attended a public order incident in the early hours of this morning. Gardai say no arrests were made, but enquiries are ongoing.
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Donegal County Council along with Derry City and Strabane District Council have agreed to take a cross border approach in a bid to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in the North West. The region has seen a drastic increase in cases over the past number of weeks with incidence rates in Donegal, Derry and Strabane
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Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has lodged a complaint with ComReg over Eir’s failure to respond to customers. There have been long running issues with people across Donegal struggling to receive a response from the company via multiple channels. Deputy Pringle says he was left with no other choice but to take such action. He says
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Derry City picked up their first win in five SSE Airtricity Premier Division games on Friday night as they beat third place Waterford United 2-0. A penalty in each half from Conor Clifford gave the Candystripes a much needed three points at The Brandywell. The win sees Derry move six points clear of the bottom
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36 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal this evening. The Department of Health has reported an additional 470 cases of the virus across the country and 1 further death. A total of 37,063 cases have been recorded in Ireland and the death toll stands at 1,801.
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Local sports figures from Strabane Sigersons GAA and Derry City FC have joined Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Brian Tierney in issuing an online appeal asking the public to follow restrictions and guidelines to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Mayor Tierney said that it was time for all sports fans
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A power outage is affecting 416 homes and businesses in Buncrana this afternoon. ESB say they are currently working to repair the fault. Power is estimated to be returned by 5pm this evening.
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