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…
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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
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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..
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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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Midlands-Northwest MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan says Belgian Police are investigating how an unauthorised tweet was sent from his Twitter account last week. Screenshots showed a tweet appearing early on Monday morning which referenced a photograph of former Green Party member, Saoirse McHugh. The Roscommon MEP says he has now established his account was accessed by
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95% of hotel business in Donegal for the next three weeks has been wiped out. That’s according to the Irish Hotels Federation following a recent industry survey which revealed a dramatic collapse in new hotel bookings over the past fortnight as the impact of the Government’s additional Covid-19 restrictions continue to be felt across the
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The European Commission president says it’s time to ‘intensify’ Brexit talks. Ursula von der Leyen has warned time is running out to reach a free trade agreement, with the transition period finishing at the end of the year. She has a video conference with The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tomorrow. But she’s been sounding
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A record 934 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. It’s over 500 more than the previous record. 2,623 people have tested positive for the virus in the North in the past week – which is 20% of all its cases. One Covid death has also been reported
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The number of people on the live register in the Northern and Western Regions is down from last month but up 4% compared to last year. 39,001 people were in receipt of jobseekers benefit or assistance last month, according the Central Statistics Office. Down 6% compared to the previous month. Nationally, 215,400 people are on
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Mairead McGuinness has given a commitment to look at making it easier for people to get mortgages from other EU states. She’s facing questions at the European Parliament to assess her suitability for the role of EU Commissioner for Financial Services. Irish MEP Frances Fitzgerald noted that mortgage rates in Ireland are on average more
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A local councillor has said that a restriction on the sale of alcohol from off-licences and supermarkets should be considered, if clusters of Covid-19 are being traced back to house parties and gatherings. Councillor Michael Naughton is calling on the relevant agencies and bodies to come together to discuss how a temporary regulation can be
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A West Tyrone MLA has said the hospitality sector in particular has suffered from the restrictions of Covid-19 and with the announcement of further restriction measures in Derry and Strabane. MLA Daniel McCrossan believes financial intervention is needed from the government for businesses that are adhering to the guidelines in the North:
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The Donegal CCC met on Thursday evening and decided to move the Senior Football Championship Final to Sunday 11th October. The reasoning for the move has not been confirmed but it was widely speculated that next Wednesday 7th October would not be a suitable date for the 2020 decider. Throw in on Sunday week at
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St Mary’s Convoy and Downing will battle in the Donegal Junior Football Final on Sunday at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. It’s been 15 years since Convoy were last in the junior decider while Downings are looking to go back up to intermediate having suffered relegation a year ago. Convoy Player Manager Laurence McMullan says
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Championship games in Derry have been affected with the updated Covid-19 restrictions that have come into force in the Derry and Strabane Council area. Sunday’s Derry Intermediate Football Championship final between Steelstown and Greenlough at Bellaghy (1pm) and Saturday’s Junior Football Championship semi-final between Craigbane and Magilligan in Dungiven (2pm) will now be played behind
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Setanta and St Eunans will clash again this Saturday for the title of Donegal Senior Hurling Champions. The game is a repeat of last years final which Setanta won 3-13 to 0-13. In this weeks preview Oisin Kelly has been speaking with Setanta’s Danny Cullen and St Eunans Tom Hennessy.
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It’s Donegal Hurling Finals day on Saturday at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. Dungloe who are in their first year of championship hurling take on last years beaten finalists Carndonagh in the Junior decider. Oisin Kelly has been speaking with Dungloe’s Cormac Harnett and Carn Manager Ray Walsh.
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In March this year Highland Radio celebrated it’s 30th year on air and we asked schools throughout the North West to create a birthday card for us with the and the winning pupil would win a fantastic Chromebook for their school courtesy of Irwin Electricial Letterkenny and Buncrana and the winning student getting a Highland
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The Garda watchdog has received 228 complaints linked to Covid-19, or policing of the restrictions. Almost 40 per cent are in relation to roads policing, according to Freedom of Information figures. 20 relate to Dublin North, 16 to Donegal and nine to Sligo/Leitrim. Jim Mulligan, the president of the Garda Representative Association, says the GSOC
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Visits to homes will be restricted to six people from two households nationally to stop the spread of Covid-19. The National Public Health Emergency team has made the recommendation which has been accepted by Government, as well as keeping each county on its current Level in the restrictions. It comes after four more people with
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US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19. He and his wife, the First Lady are now self-isolating. White House advisor Hope Hicks had recently tested positive, which prompted fears over the US President, as she had travelled with Donald Trump a number of times. In a tweet, he said both he and Melania
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