It was a disappointing weekend for North West sides in the All Ireland League Division 2C. Omagh were narrowly defeated away at Bangor. Omagh led going into the final minute of the game but Bangor pressured the Omagh defence and ran in a try with just mere seconds remaining. City of Derry were well beaten […]
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High levels of wind from Storm Atiyah have helped the national grid hit a record 70 per cent renewable energy share this afternoon. Eirgrid expects to break the record for total wind power generation again later this evening. The company thinks they could bring as much as 3,900 megawatts online to meet evening demand here
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The PSNI says a 36-year-old man arrested on Friday by detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit has been released after questioning. The man was interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation into the discovery of an explosive device in Church View, Strabane on September 7th last. Pokice say the incident remains under investigation.
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Donegal County Council is urging the public to remain vigilant as Storm Atiyah passes across the western seaboard today and into this evening. Flights to and from Donegal Airport have been cancelled, and at present (4pm), the ESB is reporting nine power outages across the county. Almost 500 households and businesses are affected, with the
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Sinn Féin says the Executive and Northern Assembly could be up and running in time for Christmas. The party’s president says there are still issues to resolve, but the ‘heavy lifting’ has been done. Talks to try to restore power sharing are set to resume tomorrow week. Mary Lou McDonald, says they are ready to
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The British prime minister claims leaked documents from the UK Treasury, suggesting there will be checks for goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Britain post-Brexit, are ‘wrong.’ Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn claims the report shows voters are being misled. But Boris Johnson says that’s not true………..
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St Eunan’s have retained their Donegal Under-21 A Football Championship after they defeated Naomh Conaill 2-09 to 1-02. In a low scoring game it was St Eunan’s that led by five points to one at half time, with three of the scores coming from the boot of Niall O’Donnell. St Eunan’s started the second half
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LYIT Donegal suffered their second league defeat in as many games as they were beaten 74-69 away at McGowan’ Tolka Rovers. LYIT started the game the brightest and led 39-35 at half time but a strong final two quarters from the host seen them run out winners. Dom Uhl was top scorer on the night
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Jason Quigley got back to his winning ways on Thursday night when he defeated Abraham Cordero at The Hangar, Orange County. It took Quigley just three rounds to get the better of his Mexican opponent. The win now takes the Donegal man onto a professional boxing record of 17-1, with 13 of those coming via knockout. Quigley
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Cockhill Celtic know they will have home advantage in the FAI Intermediate Cup last 16, if they can get the better of Midleton of Cork in the replay of their drawn last 32 clash. The sides met on the 24th of November but couldn’t be separated after 90 minutes. The winner of the tie knows they will
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Brendan Boyce retained his National 30k Walk title in Dublin on Saturday afternoon. Boyce finished the race in a time of two hours, 21 minutes and 24 seconds. Jerome Caprice finished in second, just five minutes and three seconds behind the Finn Valley man. Boyce’s Finn Valley team mate Brian O’Domhaill finished in third in a
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Letterkenny Rugby Club suffered their third league defeat of the season after they were defeated 17-8 away to new league leaders Monaghan. In a tight and cagey opening 40 minutes, it was Monaghan who led 12-8. Monaghan then scored the games only points in the second half to run out victors. The defeat now leaves
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There were defeats for City of Derry and Omagh Academicals in the All Ireland League Division 2C on Saturday afternoon. Omagh were defeated 26-24 away at Bangor, having led 24-21 with just one minute left to play. Omagh had started the game well and led 17-14 at half time but a strong Bangor performance saw
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Institute have suffered their second league defeat in four days after they lost 3-0 away to Carrick Rangers. Daniel Kelly headed Carrick ahead after just three minutes and they lead by that scoreline at half time. With nine minutes remaining Dean Curry was given his marching orders after he handled the ball on the line
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Finn Harps have announced that goalkeeper Mark McGinley has signed with the club for next season. McGinley returned to Ballybofey last season after a brief spell in 2014. Despite not featuring in the team until late May, he soon made the position his own and was voted as last year’s Player of the Season as
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Termon have beaten Silverbridge Harps of Armagh 1-10 to 0-06 to reach the Ulster Minor Quarter-Final. Termon dominated early and got the games opening six scores, they then led 1-07 to 0-04 at half time thanks to a Ryan McFadden penalty. In a low scoring second half Termon outscored Silverbridge three points to two
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Glencar Inn Saturday Division One Fintown Harps AFC 3 vs 2 Arranmore United Glenea United 5 vs 0 Milford United FC Reserves Keadue Rovers FC 1 vs 1 Donegal Town FC Oldtown Celtic 4 vs 1 Glencar Celtic
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Naomh Conaill and St Eunan’s will do battle in tomorrow’s Donegal Under 21 Football Championship final. St Eunan’s come into the game as favourites but Naomh Conaill got the Cathedral Town side in the Minor Championship final three years ago. Tom Comack has been getting the thoughts of Naomh Conaill manager Johnny McLoone… Tom
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Visiting restrictions at Letterkenny University Hospital will remain in place over the course of the weekend. The restrictions have been in place at the hospital for over a week now due to a significant outbreak of the flu. General Manager of the hospital Seán Murphy has appealed to people to cooperate with the visiting restrictions
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A Memorial Service for former patients at St Conal’s Hospital patients interred at Leck Graveyard in Letterkenny has been postponed, as a result of tomorrow’s Orange weather warning. The service was to have taken place at Leck Graveyard tomorrow, but the committee says they have decided to defer the service to facilitate those coming from
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Letterkenny and its environs will be one of the first parts of the country to be serviced under the National Broadband Plan. The Irish Times is reporting that the locations of the first 35 network points have been revealed at a private industry meeting. The points, known as Optical Line Terminals will be spread across the
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The Taoiseach says we cannot take the progress made in recent years for granted. Speaking after a Special cabinet meeting in Trim, County Meath, Leo Varadkar says there’s a danger complacency can set in when an economy is performing well. He also won’t be drawn on whether there’ll be an election in January, saying
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Tributes have been paid to former Letterkenny Town Councillor PJ Blake, who passed away last evening. Mr Blake, an Independent, served 25 years on the town council, taking the chair on four occasions. He was a member of the inaugural Letterkenny Joint Policing Committee, and was a passionate campaigner against drugs, and in particular, the
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A 36 year old man has been arrested today in Strabane as part of ongoing investigations into the discovery of a mortar device in the Church View area of the town in September. Police say the New IRA were responsible for the planting of the device and today’s arrest brings to six the total number
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Friday December 6th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Friday December 6th Read More »
Finn Harps have announced that midfielder Gareth Harkin has re-signed with the club for the upcoming season. Harkin returned to the club in 2014 after a previous spell in 2011 and has been a regular in the squad under manager Ollie Horgan. The Donegal native is the first to put pen to paper for the
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Any lingering hopes that Lifford Greyhound Stadium might reopen have been dealt a severe blow with confirmation the funding will not be restored by the Irish Greyhound Board. A report on the future of the future of the industry recommends the end of funding for tracks in , Lifford, Longford, Enniscorthy and Youghal. In a
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Donegal County Council says its Severe Weather Assessment Team is currently monitoring the situation ahead of the arrival of Storm Atiyah on Sunday. Orange and yellow alerts will come into effect on Sunday morning as the storm tracks between Iceland and Ireland with gusts of up to 130 km/h set to batter Donegal. Met Eireann
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Almost €300,000 in funding has been announced for Letterkenny Institute of Technology under a new plan to drive links between higher education and businesses in the county. The Letterkenny IT plan is to establish the Killybegs Marine Cluster with a funding package of €297,314. Education Minister Joe McHugh says; “The big ambition is to use
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The 2020 Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup fixtures have been announced. They are as follows: Section A: Muineachán, Dún na nGall & Doire Section B: Aontroim, An Dún & Fear Manach Section C: Ard Mhacha, Tír Eoghain & An Cabhán Round 1 Sunday 29 December (2.00pm): Section A: Muineachán V Doire at St Tiernach’s
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It’s estimated that there are almost 15,200 ‘hidden’ children waiting for treatment at acute hospitals across the North West and west regions. According to the Irish Hospital Consultants the data reveals the ‘full extent of the problem’ which children and their families are experiencing across the West and North-West region in accessing timely hospital
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The Dail has been told that until staffing issues in acute hospitals are tackled, tragedies such as the death of Margaret Callaghan in Letterkenny will happen again. Ms Callaghan waited 71 minutes for an ambulance, despite living less than 6 minutes from Letterkenny University Hospital. The inquest was told the ambulance that transferred Ms Callaghan
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Jason Quigley won his super middleweight bout overnight in Orange County California. He stopped Mexican Abraham Cordero in three rounds taking his 17th pro career win and putting his first defeat back in July firmly behind him. Quigley was fighting for the first time under new coach Andy Lee…
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A severe weather warning has been issued for Donegal ahead of the arrival of Storm Atiyah. The storm is expected to bring strong winds with a heightened risk of flooding in coastal areas. Its set to batter Donegal much of Sunday with gusts from 110 to 130km/h expected. The orange alert for Donegal
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Intoxication will play a major part in the defence of two Donegal men accused of murdering a 66-year-old man in Sydney, a court has heard. 22 year old Nathan Kelly and 25 year old Christopher McLaughlin are alleged to have murdered Paul William Tavelardis in the Summer Hill area of the city in
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There were 36 people awaiting in-patient beds at Lettekenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number is up 16 on yesterdays figure of 20. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 62 waiting there Nationally, 525 people were waiting at hospitals across the country today.
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One third of TDs have a second job or income. The Irish Independent conducted a survey of 158 deputies in the wake of the controversy of double-jobbing ex-Fine Gael TD Dara Murphy. It found that at least 54 TDs – mostly in Fianna Fail and Fine Gael – are also landlords, barristers, farmers pharmacists
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Jason Quigley was back to winning ways on Thursday night in California. The Donegal man moved to 17-1 (13ko’s) with victory against Abraham Cordero at The Hanger in Orange County. After suffering a first career defeat in July, Quigley bounced back with a third round stoppage of the Mexican. The referee stepped in with Quigley
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A Donegal Councillor is welcoming confirmation that Irish Water is to replace over a kilometre of pipe in the West Donegal town land of Derryconner. However, Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says there are other townlands in the same area that need similar work, and there is no indication as to when those
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Donegal County Councillors are being urged to join the national voice in a bid to end the ongoing homeless crisis. Independent Socialist Finn O’Donnell believes the mental and physical health of people is being affected as a direct result of a lack of suitable and affordable accomodation. He says the true severity of the crisis
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Republic of Ireland winger Ronan Curtis has been named the League One PFA Fans’ Player of the Month. The 23-year-old Portsmouth star scored four times in six appearances in November for his club. The former Derry City man made his senior international debut in the 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland in November of last year.
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North West Basketball Development Officer Niall McDermott was the special guest on this week’s edition of The Score. Niall, who is also the coach of LYIT Donegal outlined the current state of play within basketball all around the north west, and talked about the ongoing success at underage within the sport. We also looked ahead
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday December 5th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday December 5th Read More »
People are being reminded that visiting restrictions at Letterkenny University Hospital remain in place. General Manager Sean Murphy is appealing to people to cooperate with visiting restrictions and to not visit the hospital due to the significant increase in the number of the cases of flu in the Donegal area recently. Restrictions are in place
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A member of the HSE West Regional Forum says there must be changes to the model used by the ambulance service, and particularly in terms of the length of time it takes to get patients out of ambulances, and into Emergency Departments. Cllr Ciaran Brogan was speaking after the inquest into the death of
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Following the granting of 14 aquaculture licenses, the Save Ballyness Bay campaign group says it will consider the licensing announcement before responding. In an initial statement, the group says they are deeply concerned that their objections, and those of thousands of others, have been ignored. They question the assertion that this will benefit the local
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Bus Éireann wishes to advise customers of its timetables for the Christmas and New Year period, with some extra services over the festive season. Buses will run every day across the Christmas holiday period – apart from December 25th – with services operating standard timetables with some slight exceptions. 24 December 2019 Apart from
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It’s emerged that the rescue 118 helicopter does not transfer seriously ill patients from the North West and West of Ireland to Dublin beyond 9pm each night. The emergency helicopter which carries out search and rescues in Donegal is also paid by the HSE to urgently transfer people from Letterkenny University Hospital to Dublin
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The HSE has confirmed that no further long term care will be available at the existing unit at Lifford Community Hospital. Currently two long stay clients reside at Lifford they are being facilitated with their choice of alternative residential care and will move to St Joseph’s Community Hospital in January. The HSE has also
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The GAA Programme in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 7.25pm – 8pm. On this weeks programmme Tom Comack is joined by Urris Club officials chairman John Friel and PRO Rose Kelly. Urris is 50 years old this year and the club have marked the Jubilee of the founding
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