The Stormont Assembly is being recalled today after being out of operation for three years. The British and Irish governments tabled a draft agreement last night to return to power sharing, after lengthy talks. It includes provisions for the Irish language and Ulster-Scots tradition. The DUP says the agreement is ‘fair and balanced’, while Sinn […]
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Bonagee United moved back into second place in the Ulster Senior League standings with a 3-1 win over Finn Harps Reserves on Thursday night. Michael Doherty, Michael Funston and Dean Larkin bagged the goals for the home side while Conor Black scored for Harps. The win leaves Bonagee two points of the leaders Cockhill Celtic.
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Leyton Orient midfielder Dale Gorman has joined Newport County on loan until the end of the season. The 23-year-old Letterkenny man who has played at International level for Northern Ireland at, a Northern Ireland under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, began his professional career with Stevenage before joining Orient in June 2018. Newport manager Michael Flynn
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On tonight’s edition of The Score, Diarmaid Doherty was joined in studio by former Donegal GAA star Brendan Devenney who offered his thoughts on the controversry surrounding Donegal’s decision not to field in this Sunday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi final Diarmaid also spoke with Buncrana Hearts player Gerard McLaughlin as they looked ahead to this
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Fire units from both sides of the border are fighting a major blaze at a nightclub in Derry. The fire broke out at the Envy club on the Stand Road early on Thursday evening quickly taking hold. Witnesses report the roof of the building engulfed in flames. There are no reports of injuries. As a
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Donegal have pulled out of Sunday’s McKenna Cup semi-final with Monaghan. They’ve cited player unavailability and player welfare concerns for pulling out. Donegal GAA officially informed the Ulster Council of their withdrawal this evening. Earlier in the day Manager Declan Bonner told Highland Radio Sport, “regrettably we will not be fulfilling this fixture”. Ulster GAA
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The Ulster Council say Sunday’s McKenna Cup semi finals will go ahead as planned. Donegal and Down requested that their semi’s be pushed back to Tuesday due to Sigerson Cup games on Sunday. Ulster GAA say a proposal to play the McKenna Cup earlier in the season was voted down by the counties. It means
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday January 9th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday January 9th Read More »
Donegal will not play in McKenna Cup Semi Final against Monaghan this Sunday. Declan Bonner has told Highland Radio Sport “regrettably we will not be fulfilling this fixture”. The Ulster Council earlier today said the semi-finals will go ahead as planned. The Donegal Manager claimed after the win over Derry last night, they’d be unable
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Irish Water has responded to claims by Donegal County Councillor Patrick McGowan that the utility plans to replace just 5 km of water pipers in Donegal in 2020. In a statement issued this evening, Irish Water says it has not yet finalised its programme of works for the county for 2020 and when further works
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Finn Harps have confirmed Eloka Asokuh as the new U17 Head Coach and will be assisted by Michael Funston. Shernan McCay and Chris O Donnell also join their staff as coach and goalkeeper coach respectively. Asokuh became an instant favourite when he joined Harps back in 2003 from Nigerian club Rangers International, especially as he
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A burst water main is affecting properties in Manorcunningham and surrounding areas this evening. Irish Water crews are currently working to repair the burst with works estimated to be completed by 6pm.
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Food businesses across Donegal are being urged to join the Food Coast Network for 2020. Its part of Donegal’s Good Food Initiative which aims to act as the central platform for establishing Donegal as a “food county”. Applications for businesses seeking certification are now open. Head of Enterprise in Donegal, Michael Tunney says the county
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A meeting of Ulster CCC was held this afternoon to discuss requests from two counties to reschedule the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals from Sunday 12th January to Tuesday 14th January. An option to play the competition in early December, which would have facilitated University teams being included, was previously rejected by Ulster
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Another scam email is doing the rounds in Donegal. Gardai say they have been alerted to a common yet threatening email received by a person recently in which they were told a compromising video of them would be sent to all their contacts unless they transfer $500 of Bitcoin. The email claims the victim has
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Its claimed only 5km of water pipes across Donegal are to be replaced by Irish Water this year. In a statement this week, the utility stated that ongoing works to replace approximately 6 km of ageing water mains across the county are due for completion in the first quarter of this year. However, Councillor Patrick
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This Sunday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals will go ahead as planned. Donegal manager Declan Bonner claimed last night that they’d be unable to field a team against Monaghan due to players being on Sigerson Cup duty. Down had asked for their semi-final with Tyrone to be switched to next Tuesday but Ulster Council have ruled
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A status yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo. The alert will come into effect tomorrow afternoon at 3pm, and is set to last for 24 hours. Met Eireann is forecasting heavy rain with a chance of some localised flooding. It says there will also be high seas and gale
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A woman has been arrested after being found to be drink driving following a multi vehicle crash outside Newtownstewart last night. Police say upon attending the scene of the collision and speaking with the driver, it was clear she had been driving under the influence of alcohol. The woman was arrested for failing to provide
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It’s emerged that ten new acute beds announced this week for Letterkenny University Hospital are temporary beds, and are due to be taken out of service by the end of March. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn says it’s an insult, particularly in light of the fact that previous commitments regarding the short stay ward at the
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As the Beef Marketing Task Force meets today for what could be crucial talks, it’s emerged that the Beef Plan Movement is in turmoil. Last year, the group came to prominence when pickets were placed at several beef processing plants around the country, including the plant in Carrigans. The Irish Farmers’ Journal is reporting today
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The Chief Executive of the HSE says progress is being made in reducing overcrowding in Irish hospitals, and future strategies could involve reducing the number of Emergency Departments. 621 people were left awaiting beds across the country yesterday, while on Monday there were 760 people left without a bed – the largest number on record.
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20 primary schools in Donegal are to benefit from a new €1 million fund for free books. The investment under the DEIS programme is being made on top of the book grant provided to all schools, with Education Minister Joe McHugh saying it follows a commitment in the last budget to introduce an extra support
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Caolan Ward put in a man of the match performance on Wednesday night helping Donegal to a 1-10 to 0-8 win over Derry at Celtic Park. Ward’s goal in the second half was the score which put breathing space between the sides as Donegal booked their place in the semi finals of the Dr McKenna
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Derry bowed out of the McKenna Cup on Wednesday night losing by five points to Donegal. The Oak Leaf county also suffered defeat in their opening game to Monaghan and knew a result was needed if they were to stand any hope of getting another game before the start of the league against Leitrim. Derry
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Holders Tyrone will play Down in the semi finals of the McKenna Cup. Ronan O’Neill scored 2-3 from play as Mickey Harte’s side beat Armagh 3-18 to 3-15 at the Athletic Grounds. Down’s 2-17 to 15-point victory over Antrim means they are scheduled to meet Tyrone in the semi final. Tyrone Manager Mickey Harte was
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Donegal County Council has confirmed that the Options Selections Report for the TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project will be published on Monday. Detailed documents and plans will be available for viewing online, or at the six council offices in Lifford, Letterkenny, Milford, Dungloe, Carndonagh and Donegal Town. The document covers three sections of road,
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Farmers will stage more tractor blockades in Dublin next week unless significant progress is made in talks today. Supermarket retailers will attend the Beef Market Taskforce, along with farming organisations and meat processors. The Individual Farmers of Ireland group says it will hold more protests in the capital next Wednesday if there’s no progress. Joe
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Talks at Stormont continued into the early hours in the hope of finalising a deal to restore power-sharing in the North. Both the Irish and UK governments discussed details of a draft agreement, which, if accepted by the parties, would see the Stormont Assembly up and running by Monday. But sticking points remain between the
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Planning has been approved for an expansion of Brunswick Moviebowl Complex in Derry. Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee have approved plans for an extension to the complex in Pennyburn Industrial Estate that will see two cinema screen rooms added. The development will see a 710 square metre single story extension added to
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The Ulster Council Competition Control Committee will meet shortly after Donegal said they will not have enough players to fulfil Sunday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-final The Ulster Champions sent a letter to Ulster Council requesting the fixture against Monaghan be rescheduled for Tuesday evening Donegal may have up to 13 players involved in Sigerson Cup
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Irish Water says the ongoing countywide water main rehabilitation project is progressing well. €12 million is being invested by the utility in the replacement and rehabilitation of approximately 40 kilometres of old water mains across Donegal. The utility says the works commenced in September 2018 and are progressing well. To date a total of approximately
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Declan Bonner says Donegal may not field in Sunday’s McKenna Cup semi final against Monaghan. Wednesday’s 1-10 to 0-8 win over Derry at Celtic Park secured a semi final birth for Donegal but with up to thirteen players involved in this weekend’s Sigerson Cup Declan says he doesn’t have a squad to play with. Putting
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Donegal have progressed to the Dr McKenna Cup semi-final after they defeated Derry 1-10 to 0-08 at Celtic Park. In a low scoring first half, Donegal led 0-04 to 0-02. Caolan Ward then fired in the games only goal 20 minutes into the second half to put Donegal 1-09 to 0-04. Donegal will now face
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A major water outage is affecting parts of West Donegal this evening. Repairs to a burst water main are being carried out to restore supply to Crolly, Kerrytown, Rannafast and surrounding areas. Irish Water is advising that a traffic management system will be in place for the duration of the works. Supply is expected to
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The terror group that killed journalist Lyra McKee in Derry has issued a renewed apology. The 29-year-old was shot as she observed a riot in April. The New IRA claims it has introduced what it calls “new measures” for members involved in carrying out future attacks.
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday January 8th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday January 8th Read More »
Colm Deasy has left Finn Harps for Irish League Premiership side Warrenpoint Town. The defender leaves Harps after one season in Ballybofey where he found it difficult to tie down a regular place following his move from Drogheda United. Deasy was also with Southampton for a period and has played at International level for the
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Two Donegal players have been named among the 15 Ulster Schools All Stars. Rory O’Donnell of Loreto Milford has been picked in midfield while St Eunan’s Shane O’Donnell was selected in the half forward line. Both players were selected after a trial event held before Christmas. Rory becomes the first player from the Milford School
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A Derry student has started a petition against his school’s clean-shaven policy. Carrick McClean says he was removed from his class at St Columb’s College for growing a beard and placed in a study room. The school says the matter is currently being discussed with the student council. The 17 year old says he would
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The Malin Head Coastguard was tasked in the early hours of this morning to assist in a major search operation after a Garda patrol car was rammed in Co Leitrim. Three people have been arrested while a fourth is in hospital, in connection with an attempted burglary in Mohill, County Leitrim at around 4.30am this
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Glenmore Estate has announced today that it is making changes to its business model at An Grianán Farm, in Burt. A spokesperson says the new strategic direction of the business will see them primarily concentrate on the growing of energy crops for renewables. Due to the changes, the company will be selling off its dairy
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The HSE has launched its latest QUIT Smoking campaign, encouraging people who smoke to quit for four weeks. This, they say, substantially increases the chance of quitting for good. Donegal Stop Smoking Advisor Fiona Boyle says last year saw 263 new clients to her service, with around 30% of them quit 12 months later. She
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The Department of Agriculture is urging Irish farmers to be vigilant and monitor their poultry for signs of bird flu. It comes as Northern Irish authorities are investigating a suspected case of the disease in a flock in County Fermanagh. The Department is asking all owners to implement strict biosecurity on their premises as we
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Holders Tyrone can book their place in the McKenna Cup semi-finals tonight as Mickey Harte’s side face Armagh at the Athletic Grounds. The winners of that one will face either Down or Antrim who meet tonight in Newry. The Red Hand starting line up shows 14 changes from the side which beat Cavan last Sunday.
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Preparations are well underway for the up-coming Lagoon Bar and Restaurant Mini Stages Rally on the 25th of January. There is an excellent field so far but crews are reminded that entries close on the 15th January. As an incentive for all competitors that are fully paid up by the closing date, they will be
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The number of people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital has more than halved, with 20 waiting this morning, down from 47 yesterday. None of those waiting this morning were on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, the INMO say there were 621 admitted patients awaiting beds across the country this morning, the highest number, 63,
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School secretaries are set to strike again this Friday after a protest outside the Department of Education in Dublin at the weekend. The majority of secretaries are not recognised by the Department of Education as employees, meaning some are only earning €12,500 a year, with no holiday pay, sick leave or pension entitlements. The
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It’s hoped that Donegal County Council will follow in the footsteps of its counterparts across the border after Derry City and Strabane District Council agreed to adopt a menopause policy. The policy was agreed at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council last evening and is the first of its kind in
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Michael McCrudden has left Derry City and teamed up with Paddy McLaughlin at Irish League Premiership leaders Cliftonville. McCrudden had a difficult 18 month spell with injury at the Brandywell following his transfer from Institute where he played under McLaughlin. During his time there he made only eight starts. Ramelton man Barry McNamee could be
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