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Donegal Intermediate Championship Round 4 Results and Quarter Final lineup

Wins for Buncrana, Naomh Columba and Cloughaneely have secured each of them home venues in the Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Intermediate quarterfinals – the CCC may review the venues under this year’s special Covid-related regulations. Aodh Ruadh secured the final fourth home venue with a 7 point away win at Fanad putting them above

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Brendan O’Donnell smashes PB to win National title

Brendan O’Donnell has won the Irish Senior Hammer Throw title at the National Championships at the Morton Stadium. Whilst claiming the National title the Lifford/Strabane AC man also set a new personal best  with a throw of 64.62m. O’Donnell becomes the first Lifford Strabane AC athlete to win a National Senior title since 1990. Patsy

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Keadue Rovers and Glencar Celtic advance to Voodoo Venue Cup final

There were wins for Keadue Rovers and Glencar Celtic in their retrospective Voodoo Venue Cup semi finals. Keadue defeated League One champions Donegal Town 3-1 whilst Glencar were 4-2 winners over Castlefin Celtic. In  League Two, Drumkeen United are celebrating after their 4-3 win over Drumoghill Reserves which promoted them to the top tier of

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Kevin Deery happy with Derry’s mentality in comeback win over Cork City

Derry City’s assistant manager Kevin Deery has praised his side’s mentality after they came from behind to beat Cork City 3-1 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium on Friday evening. Joseph Olowu had the visitors ahead at half time before two goals in a minute turned things around for the Candystripes. On 49 minutes, Kevin

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Covid-19 clusters in schools likely when they reopen – De Barra

A leading health expert says it’s very likely there’ll be clusters of Covid-19 in schools when they reopen. The local lockdown will continue in Kildare until September 6th – but schools will still reopen before that. There have been 444 cases of coronavirus in Kildare since the restrictions were imposed two weeks ago. And Dr

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Fr O’Hagan pays tribute to family members killed in Quigleys Point crash

A parish priest in Donegal is paying tribute to the three family members who were killed in a car accident on Thursday night. John Mullan and his two children – 14-year-old Tomas and 6-year-old Amelia – died after their car plunged into Lough Foyle. Their funeral Mass will take place in Moville, on Monday morning

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Third level students in Donegal to receive laptops for online learning

Third level students in Donegal are to receive laptops to assist with online learning. Further Education Minister Simon Harris says he expects 17,000 devices to be distributed to colleges across the country shortly and ahead of the academic year starting. A €15 million fund has been sanctioned with Donegal ETB and LYIT to share over

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Dive survey inspections of pier pile supports to be carried out

Donegal County Council has said that dive survey inspections of pier pile supports are to be carried out at various locations across the county. It’s part of the Council’s maintenance and management of its piers and harbours facilities. Dive survey inspections of pier structures in Donegal are to be carried out next month. As part

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Taoiseach removes party whip from Niall Blaney

Taoiseach Michael Martin has removed the party whip from three Fianna Fail Senators, Paul Daly, Aidan Davitt and Donegal’s Niall Blaney who attended the golf society event. While the Tanaiste’s removed the Fine Gael whip from Senators Jerry Buttimer, Paddy Burke and John Cummins. Leo Varadkar says the representatives should lead by example. Earlier today,

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Irish Water pledge to replace 3.5 km of pipe in West Donegal

Irish Water has confirmed that 3.5 kms of problematic water mains have been prioritised for replacement in the vicinity of Falcarragh and Gortahork region. The extra works will involve 1.8 kilometres of pipe at Curransport, 1.1 kilometres at Derryconnor, 720 metres at Calhearn and 600 metres between the Ardbeg Water Treatment Plant and Owentully bridge.

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Local superintendent repeats appeal following Inishowen tragedy

Gardaí in Inishowen are appealing for information following last night’s tragedy near Quigley’s Point. They say they were alerted to a car in the water at Three Trees at approximately 10.20. The car had been travelling from Muff towards Quigley’s Point when the driver, named by Gardai as 49 year old John Mullan from Moville

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Blaney apologises for attending Oireachtas Golf Society function

The Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary has resigned after breaking Covid 19 guidelines. He went to an Oireachtas golf event at a hotel in Galway on Wednesday attended by 80 others. The Taoiseach has accepted his resignation and says it was wrong and an error of judgement. Michael Martin also believes the event should not have

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Letterkenny Gardai investigate arson attack on Pearse Road

Gardaí are investigating an arson attack on a business at Pearse Road in Letterkenny. They say emergency services responded to an incident of criminal damage by fire at approximately 1 o’clock this morning. One of the offices connected to the premises caught fire during the incident, and surrounding vehicles were also damaged. Significant criminal damage

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Update – Dara Calleary resigns as Agriculture Minister

The Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary has tendered his resignation to Taoiseach Michael Martin. He apologised last night for going to a golf event attended by 80 people that broke Covid 19 guidelines. The minister admitted he shouldn’t have gone to the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner at a hotel in Clifden, Co. Galway on Wednesday. The

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Gardai appeal for information following Inishowen tragedy

Gardaí in Inishowen are appealing for information following last night’s tragedy near Quigley’s Point. They say they were alerted to a car in the water at Three Trees, Quigleys Point, Donegal at approximately 10.20p.m. The car had been travelling from Muff towards Quigley’s Point when the driver lost control and the vehicle skidded across the

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Community Call service still available if help is needed – Council

Donegal County Council says in light of the government advice issued this week, the Community Call facility is still available for people who need assistance. The council is urging people over 70, and the medically vulnerable, to continue to meet up with people and to get outside for exercise, but to limit their movements and

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Cultural venues can operate as before – Government

Museums, cinemas, theatres and art galleries can continue to operate under the new measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 The government has issued a clarification amidst confusion over the latest restrictions. It says that these venues can continue to operate where physical distancing and all other protective measures can continue to be maintained. That’s

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Update – All whales stranded on Rossknowlagh beach have died

Eight Bottlenose Whales have died after they washed up on Rossknowlagh Beach yesterday. It’s not known why they swam to the coast, as they usually live in deep water. Volunteers of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group are taking samples from the whales, before the carcasses are removed by Donegal County Council for incineration Sibéal

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Expert calls for more transparency in fight against Covid-19

A leading health expert says the restrictions should be lifted in Kildare, Laois and Offaly if Covid-19 cases are confined to clusters. The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this morning to consider whether to extend the lockdown, which is due to end on Sunday. Infectious diseases professor Jack Lambert says it should be

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Expert panel’s recommendations are “unworkable” – INMO

Nursing homes would be unable to staff their services if one of the recommendations from a new report is implemented. That’s according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, which is seeking an urgent meeting with the Health Minister. The Covid-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel says staff should be banned from working across multiple sites

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Detectives given three more days to question nine people

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit have been granted further extensions by the Court to question nine people who were arrested across Northern Ireland on Tuesday under the Terrorism Act in connection with an ongoing investigation into the activities of the New IRA. The Court granted a further 72 hours

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