Gardaí in Letterkenny are investigating the drowning of a 45 year old man that occurred yesterday afternoon, Saturday 19th at Maghera Beach, Ardara. The Irish Coast Guard Rescue 118 recovered the man at 2.30pm, he was taken to shore and transferred to Letterkenny University Hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at 4p.m. Gardai […]
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Gardaí in Donegal are investigating a road traffic collision involving a van and two cars that occurred in the Ballyohagan area of Carrigart yesterday, Saturday 19th around 2pm. The drivers of all three vehicles, three men aged in their 20s, 50s, and 60s, where taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Gardai say investigations are
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Downings are into the Donegal Junior Football Championship final after they defeated Moville 1-10 to 0-07 in MacCumhaill Park. Johnny McGroddy was top score on the evening, with five points, four of which came from frees whilst Keelan McGroddy scored 1-1 for Shane McClafferty and John Byrne’s side. After the game, Downing’s joint manager John
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Setanta are one step closer to retaining their Donegal Senior Hurling title after they defeated Burt 3-18 to 2-11 at O’Donnell Park. They will now play the winner of Sunday’s semi final between Buncrana or St Eunan’s in the final. After the game, Tom Comack spoke with Setanta’s Danny Cullen…
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The RNLI ifeboat on Arranmore has been taken off service due to an extensive round of Covid19 testing. The island’s fire service is also affected while a music event due to take place this weekend was cancelled on medical advice. There has been a high volume of tests carried out on the island after a
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Barry McNamee’s goal on 53 minutes was enough to earn Finn Harps a 1-1 draw in Tolka Park. Shelbourne took the lead on 33 minutes when Ciaran Kilduff headed home from a Georgie Poynton corner. Harps battled back in the second half and found the net just eight minutes into the second half through Barry
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Setanta are through to the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship final after they defeated Burt 3-18 to 2-11 at O’Donnell Park. Goals from Davin Flynn, Kevin Donaghue and Kevin Campbell found the net for the champions as they ran out 10 point winners. Tom Comack reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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On Thursday, Fanad United announced that they would be withdrawing from the Ulster Senior League. They are the most successful team in the Ulster Senior League but have after their decision of withdrawing, they have now made an application to join the Donegal League. The club last won the title in 2011. Fanad United’s Paddy
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Finn Valley AC’s Gavin McLaughlin has set a new Donegal discus record at the Ulster Throws event in the Finn Valley. The Donegal record stood for 41 years before John Kelly broke it last week with a throw of 43.50 metres. The Convoy man set a new record of 44.34 on Saturday, beating Kelly’s throw
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Glencar Celtic are through to the Ulster Junior Shield final after they beat Oldtown Celtic 2-0 in Ballyare. Pajo Rafferty put Glencar ahead on 43 minute before Graham Cullen missed a penalty to put the Ballyboe side 2-0 to the good. Rafferty then doubled Glencar’s lead in the second half before Oldtown missed from the
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Derry City played out a 0-0 draw with St Pat’s on Friday evening. It is the second weekend in a row that Declan Devine’s side drew 0-0. The Candystripes captain Conor McCormack believes there is positives to take from their recent results. He spoke with Kevin McLaughlin after Friday nights game…
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Caolan Irwin was on the podium for the second time this year on Saturday afternoon when he finished 3rd in Race One at Oulton Park. Caolan finished just over three seconds behind Ben Luxton. His brother, Rhys continued his fine form to finish in seventh. Rhys finished just over 12 seconds behind the winner.
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All eyes will be on Tolka Park on Saturday night as Finn Harps travel to the capital for the 7.30pm primetime kickoff. Harps’ North West derby draw with Derry City saw the club climb above Cork City on goal difference. Ollie Horgan’s men were unlucky not to take all three points from the game and
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Donegal GAA have confirmed that a member of the Donegal senior squad has tested positive for Covid 19. The senior squad are currently following government and HSE guidelines. The GAA have made no further comment on the case. Highland Radio Sport understands the rest of the senior squad are self isolating awaiting test results.
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Rhys Irwin will be on the front row of the grid for the BSB Superstock 600 race at Oulton Park after qualifying third fastest today. Rhys finished 0.174 seconds behind Ben Luxton who will start Sunday’s race at the top of the grid. Caolan Irwin will start from the second row of the grid, he
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Dubliners are waking up to a raft of new restrictions after the county was moved to level three on the government’s roadmap. Many pubs and restaurants closed overnight, after being told they could only do takeaway food, or serve a maximum of 15 people outdoors. There’s extra restrictions on house gatherings and all organised indoor
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The Department of Health has started giving more local information on cases of Covid-19. Details are being released per local electoral area in Donegal. The latest information covers the 14 days until September 14th. It does not include the large number of cases confirmed this week. The figures show North Inishowen with less than 5
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A meeting is to be arranged between Glenties and Letterkenny Councillors in a bid to progress the long awaited Greenway from Burtonport to Letterkenny. Some small sections have been done locally but there are fears that the project has lost a bit of momentum over the years. Donegal County Council has agreed to facilitate a
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A member of the North West Regional Assembly is seeking clarity on how and where the €1 billion European Structural Funds will be spent. Councillor Patrick McGowan is calling on Donegal County Council to write to the Minister with responsibility for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure the funding is managed and delivered by the
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The Donegal Senior B and Intermediate and B football championships have been postponed. The CCC have taken the decision given the number of players working and travelling to Dublin to fulfil reserve fixtures. They do not expect players to break the latest restrictions imposed in the Dublin area. The CCC hope to play the B
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SSE Airtricity League First Division side Athlone Town will welcome Shelbourne in the Extra.ie FAI Cup quarter-finals. Holders Shamrock Rovers will face a difficult trip to Ballybofey to face Finn Harps whilst Sligo Rovers will host Derry City. Bohemians, who secured a 1-0 win over Sligo Rovers this evening before the quarter-final draw at the
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Derry City and St Pats shared the points in a 0-0 draw in Friday night. Kevin McLaughlin reports from the Ryan McBride Brandywell…
FT Report – Derry City 0 v 0 St Pats Read More »
Dublin will be moved to level three restrictions from midnight while indoor dining is also to be banned for three weeks. Restaurants and pubs can continue to do takeaway and have a maximum of 15 customers outdoors. People should not leave or enter Dublin unless it’s for work, education or other essential business. Visits to
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13 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal this evening. Nationally, 3 more people with Covid-19 have died and there are 253 confirmed cases. 71% of those diagnosed in the last 24 hours are under the age of 45. Dennis McCauley, Donegal Coroner and Chair of the IMO’s GP Sub Committee says he’s noticed
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday September 18th:
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The Ulster Senior League this week received correspondence from Fanad United that the club has decided to withdraw from the League for the forthcoming season. Fanad United have made what the club acknowledged was a very difficult decision to make. The Ulster Senior League regrets the decision of Fanad United to withdraw its participation but
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The Ulster Senior League has been hit with a blow following the news Fanad United have pulled out of the league. Fanad made the hard decision to withdraw on Wednesday night following a committee meeting and informed the league on Thursday. The next step for the Traigh-a-Loch side is to apply to the Donegal Junior
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A new book to be published in December will chart the history of boxing in Donegal. ‘Boxing in Donegal: A history’ will be released on December 12 – 70 years to the day from the first recorded boxing tournament under the auspices of the Donegal Boxing Board. The book, written by Donegal-based sports writer and
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Bonagee United’s Ryan Rainey has been named as the Watson Menswear Ulster Senior League Player of the Year. Rainey was chosen by the USL managers, who each had a vote to select the winner. The former Wolverhampton Wanderers youth was in superb form through the lengthened Covid-interrupted campaign and has been given the top individual
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West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan has confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement released this afternoon, he says on Tuesday he received a negative test result however, on the same day, a member of his household tested positive. He says he has remained in isolation since and on Wednesday began to
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163 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. Another two people have died of the virus. The total number of positive cases in the North has risen to 8,943. The death toll stands at 575.
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A 36 year old man has been arrested in Derry today under the Terrorism Act. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland Terrorism Investigation Unit conducted a planned search in the city in relation to ongoing investigations into violent dissident republican activity. The man remains in police custody.
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There’s concern that cross-border workers could be potentially ‘at risk’ over a lack of communication between health services. It’s claimed that a more collaborative approach is needed between HSE and HSC in terms of contact tracing when cross-border workers test positive for Covid-19. Senator Elisha McCallion has written to the Health Minister Stephen Donnelly
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A Donegal Deputy is urging the Government to look after what he terms ‘the people left behind during lockdown’. There’s said to be mounting uncertainty among taxi drivers and those working in the arts and entertainment industry. It comes as the The Live Events and Entertainment Sector has released an open letter with over
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Swimming lessons are resuming at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny today following a temporary suspension of services due to Covid-19. Lessons had been cancelled since Wednesday after a staff member tested positive for the virus. Additional staffing resources have been put in place with the facility also confirming that staff members who were close
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The Riversdale Leisure Centre in Strabane has reopened as normal this morning after a temporary closure yesterday. The facility closed yesterday after one of its staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Apologising for the inconvenience caused by the closure, a spokesperson for the Council reassured the public that additional cleaning of all surfaces and
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Ulster Bank may be closing its offices in Ireland as it’s parent company looks to cut costs. There are calls on NatWest to reassure its 2,500 staff and customers at the bank on its future. It’s reported that low profitability has been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic. Business journalist Vincent Wall says operations in
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Additional footpaths for Milford are to be considered for next year. It’s thought that despite a substantial amount of funding being sanctioned to the Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District for works to footpaths, Milford didn’t get its fair share over the years. Donegal County Council has confirmed that additional footpaths for the town will be considered
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It has been a very successful week for Rathmullan jockey, Luke McAteer. McAteer won the 4:45 at Naas yesterday on Jim Bolger’s 7/2 favourite Verbal Fencing. This was the third win of the week for McAteer who had a double on Tuesday in Tipperary.
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Donegal County Council has committed to carrying out safety works at a busy junction in Letterkenny. The crossroads at Killylastin is situated in a heavily populated area of the town and home to a number of businesses with huge concern locally over the speed some motorists are travelling on the route. There have also
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Derry City are back at the Brandywell for the first time in four weeks this evening. The Candystrips host St Pats in a crunch Premier Division encounter with both sides in the bottom half of the table. Derry will again be without Joe Thomson, Gerardo Bruna and Ally Gilchrist. That game starts at 5.45pm. Derry
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Sinn Féin claims foreign travel will lead to a rise in Covid-19 if testing is not introduced urgently at airports. The government updated its ‘green list’ yesterday, which now includes just seven countries. But Sinn Féin claims all passengers should be forced to take a test for Covid-19 before they arrive, or when they get
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The cabinet is expected to approve moving Dublin to level three Covid-19 restrictions this evening. Some additional restrictions are expected on top of the level three guidelines. This morning the cabinet sub-committee on COVID will meet to consider the advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team to escalate restrictions in Dublin. The capital
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The Government is being urged to immediately release funding for the new Finn Harps stadium. It’s widely thought that the finished stadium would provide local jobs and give communities long-lasting improved amenities. Work on the project has effectively been stalled since 2014. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says €1.2 million was spent of the project a
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Donegal County Council is being urged to explore funding avenues to address overgrown trees in housing estates. Residents in a number of areas in Letterkenny are said to be worried about dangerous overhanging trees and if they will withstand another storm. In its response, the Council says that it cuts hedges and trees on
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The Score is broadcast Thursday evenings after the News from 7.05pm. On this week’s show, Oisin Orr reflects on his fantastic St Ledger win last weekend, Paddy Hunter will have a preview of this weekend’s Tyrone Senior and Intermediate football finals, Barry Meehan looks at the Donegal Junior semi finals and we’ll also discuss League
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A driver has been arrested after being caught speeding and drug driving on the main Letterkenny to Derry road today. Buncrana Roads Policing Unit detected the car travelling at 130kph in a 100kph zone at around lunchtime. The car was subsequently stopped and it emerged the driver was disqualified from driving. A drugs test was
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16 additional cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal today. The Department of Health has been informed of 240 confirmed cases of the virus across the country bring the total number of cases to 32,023. 1 more person with Covid-19 hase also died with the death toll now standing at 1,789.
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It has been a week of mixed feelings for Donegal jockey Oisin Orr. The Rathmullan man won the Irish St Ledger last Sunday at The Curragh Racecourse in Kildare on Search For A Song for trainer Dermot Weld. It was Oisin’s first Group One winner and only a second ever for a Donegal jockey. Oisin
Oisin Orr reflects on Ledger success and mentor Pat Smullen Read More »
149 new cases of covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland over the past 24 hours. 8,780 people have now contracted the virus in the north. 21 people are receiving treatment in hospital, while 4 people are in intensive care units. No additional deaths have been reported by the north’s Department of Health today.
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