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Adrian Doherty delighted to be through to first ever MacLarnon Cup Semi-Final

Loreto Milford have reached their first ever MacLarnon Cup Semi-Final after they defeated St Patrick’s of Down 1-11 to 0-07. Adrian Doherty’s side raced into a four points to no score lead early in the first half and led by 0-05 to 0-03 at half-time. On 44 minutes, Lorcan Guinness scored an own goal to

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GAA Preview: Conor Gormley previews Round Three of the National Football League

It’s another busy weekend in the National Football League this weekend. Round Three of the league has thrown up a few stand out fixtures for Ulster sides. Donegal play host to Galway, Tyrone are at home to Kerry and Derry take on Tipperary at Celtic Park. Former All Ireland winning player with Tyrone, Conor Gormley,

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Sonia O’Sullivan to compete at Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge

Ireland’s greatest ever athlete, Sonia O’Sullivan, will be among the competitors at the 2020 Ballyliffin International Coastal Challenge, in association with Specsavers, Letterkenny. Twenty years after Irish athletics icon O’Sullivan won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the Cobh woman will take part in the scenic 10-mile race in Donegal on

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Four drivers in Letterkenny caught drug driving overnight

    Four drivers in the Letterkenny area have been caught drug driving in a significant overnight operation. Both the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit and the Letterkenny Drugs Unit were involved in the joint operation. Four drivers were detected driving whilst under the influence of drugs namely cocaine, cannabis & benzodiazepines. Garda are warning the

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McHugh reiterates commitment to investment in schools

    The Education Minister has stated that Fine Gael is committed to investing in schools in Donegal. It’s understood that there are more than a dozen major projects planned for the county, with three of those beginning construction this year at Glenswilly National School, St Mary’s National School in Stranorlar, and Scoil Cholmcille in

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O’Donnell pledges to be voice of working class if elected

  An Independent Donegal Election Candidate has pledged that if elected to Dail Eireann, he will do everything in his power to address pay issues for the working class. This week alone saw secondary school and third level teachers of the TUI take to the picket lines over pay parity while there were also protests

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The Score – 06/02/20

The Score presented by Diarmaid Doherty is broadcast Thursday evenings from 7.05pm to 8pm. Lifford Strabane AC’s Brendan O’Donnell and Sharon Foley will be talking athletics as Diarmaid’s special guests in-studio this week. Ahead of this weekend’s Donegal-Galway double-header in the league, we’ll hear from Martin McHugh and Donegal ladies’ manager Maxi Curran. Also, Finn

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Alliance involving health professionals begin public awareness campaign

    An alliance involving health professionals has begun a public awareness campaign to highlight their importance. The Health and Social Care Professions Alliance, who represent almost 40,000 healthcare professionals in Ireland, say that up to 7,000 beds in hospitals nationwide could be made available, if further investment was made in the services they provide.

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Double Header a great window to showcase Ladies Football – Maxi Curran

Donegal got up and running in Division One of the Ladies National League with their first win of the campaign in Waterford last weekend. This Sunday, the Donegal Ladies play All Ireland Finalists Galway in the first game of the double header with the Connacht side at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. Donegal Manager Maxi

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Donegal deserves better mental health services – Mac Lochlainn

A Sinn Fein Election Candidate says Donegal deserves proper mental health services. It comes as there are 112 fewer psychologists than recommended in the HSE’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service nationally, with the north west said to be experiencing some of the highest waiting lists in the country. As part of its manifesto, the

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