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Cloughaneely and Naomh Columba play out entertaining draw FT Report & Reaction

Conor Coyle was the hero for Cloughaneely as his late point earned them a 2-13 to 3-10 draw with Naomh Columba. Aaron Doherty was the star man for Naomh Columba, scoring three goals, with two of those coming from the penalty spot whilst Paul Sweeney netted twice for Cloughaneely. Ryan Ferry of the Donegal News

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Bundoran bounce back from opening Donegal SFC defeat with victory over Termon

Bundoran bounced back from their opening Donegal Senior Football Championship defeat by St Eunan’s with a 2-16 to 2-12 victory over Termon at the Burn Road. Jamie Brennan was the man of the moment for Bundoran, scoring 1-06 of his side’s 2-16 . Oisin Kelly and Brendan Kilcoyne report for Highland Radio Sport…

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Patsy McGonagle says National T&F Championships can go ahead via new format

After some 147 years the Irish National Track and Field Championships have been among the events affected by the Covid-19 crisis. And news has emerged now of the curtailment of certain underage competitive action. But where there is a will there’s a way and Highland Radio’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonagle believes that senior championships can

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Donegal Junior League Results 08/08/20 as Cappry Rovers win Saturday Division Two

Glencar Inn Saturday Division One Arranmore United 7 v 1 Milford United Reserves  Oldtown Celtic 4 v 3 Donegal Town Reserves Kildrum Tigers Reserves 6 v 0 Glenea United Reserves Fintown Harps AFC 1 v 8 Glencar Celtic Old Orchard Saturday Division Two Cranford United Reserves 3 v 1 Drumbar F.C. Drumoghill F.C. Reserves 3

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Second Donegal club suspend activity due to “reported Covid-19 incident in the area”

Drumkeen United have ceased “all club activities with immediate effect” after what the club described as a reported Covid-19 incident in the area. In a statement released on Friday night they stated that there has been no confirmed cases within the club and said “for us to continue to play Football in these circumstances would

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Ireland’s traditional music heritage now available on Heritage Council Maps

Information on Ireland’s traditional music heritage is now available on the Heritage Council’s Heritage Maps website, following a collaboration with the Irish Traditional Music Archive. The viewer at www.heritagemaps.ie now carries information about tunes associated with a particular area, with songs and tunes recorded from all over the island. Link from each location gives access

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Masks to be mandatory in secondary schools in certain circumstances

Secondary School students and their teachers will have to wear a face covering when schools return in September. The Minister for Education has issued updated guidelines this evening. She says the new rule will apply in cases where the 2 metre social distancing rule cannot be adhered to. 102 million euro in funding has been

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‘Revisions’ being considered over face coverings in schools

The Department of Education is considering ‘revisions’ received from health officials around the wearing of face coverings in schools. A Department spokesperson says it is engaging with key stakeholders in the school sector before publishing the recommendations. The Government’s roadmap to reopening schools does not make face masks mandatory. Earlier this week, for Director General

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Bus Éireann to run extra bus from Letterkenny – Dublin

  Bus Éireann has confirmed that it will run an additional Expressway 32 service from Sunday. The service between Letterkenny and Dublin, serving Lifford and Monaghan has been experiencing high demand in recent weeks. Expressway services were reduced by 14 per cent through the Covid19 crisis. Numerous complaints were also made this week by people

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Garda warning over posting ‘staycation’ content online

  Gardai in Donegal are further warning people about the dangers of posting certain content online which could make your home more vulnerable to burglaries. Holidaymakers putting their location up on various social media platforms could in turn alert a criminal to their vacant home. Donegal Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Paul Wallace says in normal

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St. Eunan’s v Kilcar begins a busy weekend of championship action

There are eight matches in the Michael Murphy Donegal Senior Football Championship this weekend, with four on Saturday and and three on Sunday. The action begins this evening with St. Eunan’s hosting Kilcar. Brendan Kilcoyne is a former Dr, Maguire winner with St. Eunan’s. So, How big an impact on the championship does he think

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Youth Services in Donegal to share over €26,000 in funding

Youth projects and organisations in Donegal are to share just over €26,000 in funding. Green Party Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman TD announced the details last evening. Donegal Youth Service will receive almost €23,300 while Involve Letterkenny will receive just over €2,800. The funding allocation is part of a nationwide package

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11 drink & drug driving detections in Donegal over Bank Holiday

  Eleven people were arrested for drink and drug driving in Donegal over the August Bank Holiday. Figures released by An Garda Siochana show that five people were arrested for drink driving while six were arrested for drug driving offences across the Donegal Division. Other notable statistics from the county include a speed detection and

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New licence plan discriminates against farm forests – IFA

  The IFA says a plan to address the backlog of forestry licences actively discriminates against farm forests and could signal the end of farmer planting. Donegal IFA Farm Forestry Representative Charlie Doherty says the costs and bureaucracy associated with getting a licence under the current system means that the vast majority of forests on

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Localised Covid-19 restrictions could be imposed on Midlands counties

Localised Covid-19 restrictions could be imposed in Kildare, Laois and Offaly later today. Over 70s and the medically vulnerable in the three counties have been advised against using public transport. 226 cases have been confirmed there over the past two weeks, while 80 workers at one food plant in Kildare have tested positive for the

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Millions to be spent on businesses in North to deal with Brexit bureaucracy

  The UK government’s going to spend more than 350-million pounds helping businesses in Northern Ireland deal with Brexit bureaucracy. The new Trader Support Service will assist firms importing goods, once the transition period with the EU runs out. Opposition parties in the UK have accused the government there of leaving it to the “last

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Two teens arrested during investigation into Galliagh unrest

Police in Derry investigating incidents in the Galliagh area of the city earlier this week have made two arrests. Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 15 years old, were arrested in the city this afternoon on suspicion of riotous behaviour and attempted criminal damage. The 14-year-old boy was also arrested on suspicion of possessing petrol

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“No scheme ends the way it started” – Housing Minister

The Housing Minister is urging people affected by Mica to engage with the Redress Scheme as quickly as possible. Minister Darragh O’Brien is in Donegal today, and after opening a number of housing schemes earlier, this afternoon he formally launched the Mica Redress Scheme in Buncrana. Minister O’Brien says the priority now is to ensure

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Magee gets go ahead to start recruiting medical students

  The Medical School at the Magee College Campus in Derry has been given General Medical School approval and can start recruiting now for both staff and students for September 2021. Ulster University announced the breakthrough today with prospective entrants urged to apply now via the UCAS system. Professor Louise Dubras who will be part

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