Peter Casey has confirmed he will be contesting the upcoming general election. The former Dragons Den investor will seek a Dail seat in Donegal. He came second in the 2018 presidential election and missed out in a bid to become an MEP last year. He says he will be focusing on the need for investment […]
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Michael Naughton will run for President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Aossication. At Sunday’s Ulster Convention, the Laghey man says he will put his named forward to contest the position. Naughton is a former Donegal Senior Ladies Manager and a former President of the ULGFA. They Ulster body say they are “fully supportive of Michael’s
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The Labour Party leader is urging Leo Varadkar to end the agony of the current Dáil and announce a date for a general election. Brendan Howlin says the Taoiseach’s fired the starting gun anyway, after yesterday stating that he has a date in mind. There’s speculation an election will be called in the coming days
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The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh has today announced a further €50 million investment in ICT infrastructure for all primary and post-primary schools. The funding can be spent on technology which will allow schools to purchase equipment such as PCs, laptops and tablets. This will then aid supports for schools such as the
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Almost a fifth of the country’s network of regional roads is in need of major structural repair, with particular issues identified in Donegal. Thats according to a new report commissioned by the Department of Transport. It highlighted 19% of more than 13,000km of main non-national roads were classified as requiring “structural rehabilitation” while 0.5%
Higher than average proportion of Donegal’s roads need repair Read More »
Finn Harps have announced forward Jamie Browne has signed a first-team deal ahead of the 2020 season. Browne was the top scorer for the club’s Under-19 side last year with an impressive 13 goal return. He joins fellow Under-19 graduates Kieran Farren and Stephen Doherty who signed senior deals with the club last month. Speaking
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Greencastle are through to the Last 16 of the FAI Junior Cup after the defeated the holders of the competition St Michael’s 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. Jamie McCormick opened the scoring for Greencastle with a fine volley early in the first half. St Michael’s then brought the game to extra time after they netted with
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Irish race walking World champion and Olympic medallist Rob Heffernan has been announced as the special guest for the 44th Donegal Sports Star Awards due to be held on Friday 31st January at 7.00pm in the Mount Errigal Hotel. Rob joined Pauric Hilferty on the Sunday Sport to talk about the up and coming
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LYIT have beaten Athlone IT 1-18 to 3-04 in their first ever game of the Sigerson Cup. LYIT led 0-05 to 1-01 after just 10 minutes and led 0-11 to 1-02 at half time. Peadar Mogan’s goal midway through the second half ensured Michael Murphy’s side would advance to the next round. Kevin Egan reports
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Finn Harps have said they are ‘surprised and disappointed’ after being left out of a sport capital grant from the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund. The €77.4m fund, which is to be allocated between 25 individual projects around the country, was announced on Friday by Minister for Sport Shane Ross. Over €1m was already spent
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Met Éireann’s extended a status orange warning for storm force winds tomorrow to the whole country. Storm Brendan will bring sustained southerly winds of up to 80 kilometres an hour — with gusts up to 130 kilometres an hour. The warning comes into effect at 5am tomorrow for counties in the west and southwest, and
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Letterkenny Rovers and Bonagee United played out a 1-1 draw at the Aura Leisure Centre on Sunday afternoon. Michael Doherty opened the scoring for Bonagee after seven minutes after he latched onto a loose back pass by Emmett Friars. BJ Banda ensured a share of the spoils after he netted for Rovers from the penalty
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Tyrone have advanced to the Dr McKenna Cup final after they defeated Down 2-16 to 1-10 at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh. Conall McCann gave Mickey Harte’s men a dream start when he found the back of the net just two minutes into the game. Tyrone then looked to be advancing to the next round when
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Jackie Crossan Premier Division Culdaff FC 0 V 10 Aileach FC Illies Celtic 2 V 0 Carn FC Cockhill Youths 2 V 0 Glengad Strand Hotel First Division QPS 4 V 0 Aileach Res Redcastle 2 V 2 Rasheney FC Dunree 2 V 2 Glengad Res Inishowen Engineering Division Two Ilies Res 8 V 1
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Brian Mc Cormick Sports Premier Division Keadue Rovers 1 v 4 Kilmacrennan Celtic Castlefin Celtic 3 v 1 Bonagee United Cranford United 1 v 2 Cappry Rovers Temple Domestic Appliances Division One Ballybofey United 3 v 4 Convoy Arsenal St. Catherines 5 v 1 Drumoghill F.C. Rathmullan Celtic 1
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There was a mixed set of results for North West sides involved in the All Ireland League 2C. City of Derry left it late to defeat Midleton of Cork 10-6. Simon Logue scored a try deep into the game to ensure City of Derry would pick up the win. Meanwhile, Omagh Academicals were defeated 19-7
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Finn Harps are delighted to announce the signing of Shane McEleney from Larne FC. The defender spent the past two years at Inver Park and played a pivotal role in their promotion to the Danske Bank Premiership. The 28 year old has also played with Derry City, St. Pats and Ottawa Fury in Canada. McEleney
Shane McEleney Signs for Finn Harps Read More »
The statement is as follows: “Finn Harps wish to express our disappointment at the exclusion of the Donegal Community Stadium Project from the funding approvals announced by the Dept. of Sport in recent days. The project had previously been approved by the Department of Sport, and commenced on site, with substantial work carried out.
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There were some mixed results for Donegal athletes at the International Cross Country Championships in Stirling, Scotland. Glenswilly’s Sean McGinley finished fourth in the Under 17 Boy’s race in a time of 20 minutes and 11 seconds. Oisin Toye, training partner of McGinley finished in sixteenth position. In the Under 17 girls race, Amy Greene
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Buncrana Hearts have advanced to the sixth round of the FAI Junior Cup after they defeated Rosemount Mulvey 1-0. In a tight game played in testing conditions there were little chances created. Calvin Gallagher scored the games only goal four minutes from time to send Buncrana through. After the game Buncrana Hearts striker Gerard McLaughlin
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Institute let a two goal lead slip to draw 2-2 away at Glenavon. Joe McCready fired Stute ahead from the penalty after just 13 minutes. Alex Pomeroy then doubled Sean Connor’s men’s lead on 59 minutes but Danny Purkis pulled one back for Glenavon just ten minutes later. With just nine minutes remaining Purkis fired
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Glencar Inn Saturday Division One Arranmore United 7 v 2 Glenea United Reserves Kildrum Tigers Reserves 1 v 6 Donegal Town Reserves Glencar Celtic 2 v 1 Strand Rovers Old Orchard Saturday Division Two Cranford United Reserves 1 v
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City of Derry came from behind to defeat Midleton of Cork 10-6 at the Craig Thompson Stadium. It looked like Midleton would leave with the points after they scored a penalty just five minutes into the second half. Simon Logue scored the games only try deep into injury time to put City of Derry ahead
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Donegal Under 20’s have beaten Roscommon 0-7 to 0-6 in the Leo Murphy Cup. In a low scoring game, it was Roscommon who led 0-5 to 0-3 at half-time. Second half points from Ethan Harkin, Daithi Roberts, Aaron Doherty and Oisin Walsh were enough to see Shaun Paul Barrett’s men run out as winners. Tom
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Geraldine McLaughlin was named Player of the Year at the Gaelic Life All-Star awards on Friday night. McLaughlin helped guide Termon reach the Ulster final, in which they were defeated by Donaghmoyne. McLaughlin was also named in the All-star team for 2019. She was joined in the team by two of her Termon team mates,
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LYIT Donegal have been beaten 88-80 by Tradehouse Central Ballincollig in the National Cup semi final. In what was the club’s first ever National Cup semi final, LYIT led 39-34 at half-time. A strong second half performance from the National Basketball Division One league leaders saw them run out eight point winners in Cork.
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(Picture above from Garda Siochana Donegal Facebook Page) A search operation was conducted at a Commercial unit in Drumrooske, Co. Donegal on Friday by the Donegal Town Drugs Unit who were assisted by Ballyshannon District Gardaí, Detective Branch and ASU. During the course of the search a grow house was located. Between 450 – 500 cannabis
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Up to 50 millimetres of rain is likely to fall in parts of Ireland today, causing localised flooding. A yellow rainfall warning is place for Connacht and Donegal until 3 o’clock this afternoon. Forecasters are also warning of winds of up to 110 kilometres an hour today in Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry. Meteorologist Cathal
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A Donegal Councillor says Irish Water still hasn’t clarified why an improvement project, which was to have taken place in West Donegal this year has been deferred, even though the pipes there are prone to regular bursts. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the pipes around the old Garda barracks in Gweedore were to
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The funeral takes place this afternoon of Bishop James Mehaffey, the former Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Bishop Mehaffey, who had been ill for some time, died on Monday night. He was 88. Donal Kavanagh has more:
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Police in Derry have confirmed a fire at Envy Nightclub last night is being treated as arson. Detectives say they became aware of the fire at the Strand Road premises 7pm on Thursday evening. A number of roads were closed and nearby buildings evacuated while the Fire Service, backed by colleagues from Donegal, dealt with
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There are hopes that this evening’s acceptance of a proposed Stormont deal by Sinn Fein and the DUP will kick start some crucial North South initiatives. Speaking earlier today, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the proposed agreement paves the way for a number of projects, including the A5 linking Tyrone, Derry and Donegal……..
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The Tanaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister says “history has been made” with Sinn Féin and the DUP backing the proposed agreement to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland. Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says he hopes the other political parties in the North will follow suit……………..
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Evening News, Sports and Obituaries on Friday January 10th…………
Evening News, Sports and Obituaries on Friday January 10th Read More »
Patrick McBrearty will be available for Donegal’s Division One National Football League campaign. The Kilcar man is currently based in America but will return at the end of January. He will miss the opening game against Mayo but will be back for the remaining six games. Reports had today suggested he would miss the league
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Declan Bonner says the issues arising from Donegal’s withdrawal have to be addressed by the powers that by. Donegal pulled out of Sunday’s McKenna Cup semi final with Monaghan because they had just 13 players available this weekend. The bulk of the Donegal panel are involved with their colleges in Sigerson Cup action which left
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Management at Letterkenny University Hospital have said people who attempt to visit patients this weekend without prior clearance will be asked to leave.. General manager Seán Murphy says the hospital continues to treat high numbers of patients with flu in the hospital and we are appealing to people to co-operate with hospital staff for their
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There have been more pipe bursts reported around Falcarragh and Gortahork. Cllr Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the area affected is extensive, and while some areas around Falcarragh Town will have a limited supply this evening, other parts of the area will be without water until tomorrow………………
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Derry City have completed the loan signing of Sheffield United’s Stephen Mallon. The 20-year old has been with the Blades’ academy since leaving Belfast’s Donegal Celtic. He also played in Australian A league in 2019 with the Central Coast Mariners. Mallon has played for both the Republic and Northern Ireland underage sides and just last
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A Donegal TD claims a major sporting development in the county has been left in Limbo following the announcement of the first round of the government’s Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund. €77 million has been allocated today, but Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher is accusing Sports Minister Shane Ross and his department of reneging on
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Finn Harps have confirmed Derry City midfielder Adrian Delap has joined the club on loan ahead of the 2020 league campaign. Delap who had agreed to join the Ballybfoey side at the start of December, appeared 21 times in all competitions for the Candystripes last year. The name may be familiar to Harps fans with
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The trade union Forsa held a rally outside Education Minister Joe McHugh’s office this afternoon, urging him and his government colleagues to come up with a realistic offer to end their dispute. They want all secretaries to be treated as government employees, saying unjust that school secretaries who don’t have that status are paid considerably
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Donegal’s Ciara Ciara Grant has signed with Shelbourne ahead of the FAI’s Women’s National League. Grant has 12 caps for the Republic of Ireland and was a member of the Republic of Ireland U-17 squad that were runners-up in the 2010 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship. The midfielder was also part of the team who reached
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It appears Finn Harps boss Ollie Horgan has signed defender Shane McEleney from Larne FC. The Irish League club announced this morning through their online and social platforms that McEleney has left the club for Harps. The former Derry City man leaves after two years at Inver Park having arrived in January 2018 from Canadian
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The INMO says the first full week of 2020 has been the worst-ever week for overcrowding. 123 patients waited on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital this week. The full capacity protocol was implemented at the hospital on Monday. Nationally, 3,143 patients were without beds with Monday and Tuesday hitting record high levels of 760 on
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Two separate weather warnings will come into effect from three o’clock this afternoon. A status yellow wind warning is on the way for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry. Meanwhile a status yellow rainfall warning is due for Donegal and all of Connacht.
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Ardara teenager Ronan Whyte is set to compete in the WSF World Snooker Championships which begins today Friday in Malta. The event features over 150 top amateur players from around the world. The Donegal teen will take to the table on Saturday morning where he will play Daniel Holoyda from Poland. The winner of the
Donegal’s Ronan Whyte competes at WSF Championships in Malta. Read More »
Two people have been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital after the driver lost control of the vehicle they were travelling in due to slippery road conditions this morning near Muff. Gardaí attended the scene of the single vehicle crash in the Lower Drumskellan area of Muff at around 6:40am. The driver and passenger of the
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Donegal U20’s play their second game in the Leo Murphy competition this weekend hosting Roscommon in Ballybofey. Just like the county senior’s, Shaun Paul Barrett has been hit by players involved in Sigerson and Freshers competitions this weekend. Both sides drew their opening games, Donegal shared the spoils with Derry and the Rossies drew with
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Plans for a £1 million cycling and walking route have been approved for Strabane. Derry City and Strabane District Council’s, Planning Committee have approved the development as part of the North West Greenway Network project, which will see the District connected with Buncrana, Lifford and Muff. The development will see a 3.5km route constructed in
£1 million cycling and walking route approved for Strabane Read More »
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