The Minister for the OPW has committed to visit the areas of Inishowen that were badly affected by the floods of August 2017. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue, speaking in the Dail last week, called on Minister Kevin Boxer Moran to sanction funding for flood defence measures to be carried out along the Crana River […]
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The €20 million N56 Bluebanks road improvement scheme will officially open today. The 3.1km project from Coolboy to Kilmacrenan was carried out in tandem with Irish Water works to lay a new water main. As well as widening and realignment works, a Greenway has also established on both sides of the road. Cathaoirleach of
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A Donegal Deputy says Budget 2020 is a critical crossroads for Udaras na Gaeltachta. Ahead of the Budget, Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says funding for the agency must be increased to meet present day challenges and targets. Udaras has had its Current and Capital budgets more than halved from €39.4 million over
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A US conference has heard of the struggles faced by homeowners in Donegal affected by Mica. Representatives from the Mica Action Group at the weekend spoke at the ‘Crumbling Basements’ Conference in Connecticut. Representatives of the Mica Action Group were joined on Saturday at the ‘Crumbling Basements’ conference in Connecticut by a number of
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Donegal Senior Football manager Declan Bonner has his plans in place for the 2020 campaign. Some of the Bonner’s plans include consolidating Donegal’s Division One league status and retaining the Anglo Celt. Declan Bonner joined Oisin Kelly earlier today to look ahead to Donegal’s 2020 campaign…
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Jason Quigley has revealed that he is excited by the appointment of his new coach Andy Lee and admits that already he has seen some changes in his game after the couple of weeks since he joined his team. Quigley feels “that the experience of Lee’s path to becoming a middleweight world champion has similarities
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Gaoth Dobhair have beaten Kilcar 3-08 to 0-12 to book their place in the Donegal Senior Football Championship final. A Kevin Cassidy goal eight minutes from the end of the match put Gaoth Dobhair five ahead. Mark McHugh brough Kilcar back to within four but Cian Mulligan scored Gaoth Dobhair’s and the match’s final score
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Naomh Conaill beat St Eunan’s 0-15 to 1-11 to reach the Donegal Senior Football Championship final. Naomh Conaill led by two at half time but an Eoin McGeehan goal 12 minutes into the second half got St Eunan’s level. Ultimately the Cathedral Town men were defeated by the finest of margins. After the game, Tom
Naomh Conaill manager Martin Reegan is delighted his Naomh Conaill side are in their third Donegal Senior Football Championship final in the last three years. They beat St Eunan’s 0-15 to 1-11 at Mac Cuamhail Park on Sunday afternoon. A late Eoin McGettigan free was the difference between the two sides who were level a
Reigning Donegal Senior Football champions Gaoth Dobhair are through to the Donegal Senior Championship final after beating Kilcar on a scoreline of 3-08 to 0-12. Kilcar started the game the brightest but a Eamonn Collum goal 23 minutes into the match put Gaoth Dobhair 1-3 to 0-4 ahead and at half time Gaoth Dobhair led
Donegal tourism businesses this week showcased what the county has to offer as part of a national workshop targeting the Canadian tour operators. The Failte Ireland workshop is designed to help tourism businesses improve performance in the face of increasing uncertainty and the potential impact of Britain’s proposed withdrawal from the EU by diversifying to
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Brian Mc Cormick Sports Premier Division Milford United 3 v 6 Drumkeen United Cappry Rovers 5 v 1 Donegal Town Castlefin Celtic 3 v 2 Cranford United Bonagee United 1 v 3 Kilmacrennan Celtic Kildrum Tigers 3 v 0 Keadue Rovers Temple Domestic Appliances
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Charlie O Donnell Cup Semi Finals QPS 3 V 1 Aileach Res Clonmany 2 V 1 Redcastle Utd Jackie Crossan Premier Division 2pm Illies Celtic 2 V 1 Moville Celtic Greencastle 1 V 0 Buncrana Aileach 3 V 0 Cockhill Youths Carn 0 V 0 Glengad Strand Hotel First Division Glengad Res 2 V 1
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The Donegal Even Ages and The Masters Cross-Country Championships took place in Aghyaran on Sunday. Clare McGuigan of Lifford/Strabane AC won the women’s event whilst Karl Doogan of Letterkenny AC won the men’s event in The Masters Cross-Country Championships. In the teams section The Rosses AC won the women’s section and Finn Valley AC won the
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Donegal County Council is being urged to ensure Ballybofey and Stranorlar will be adequately linked to the proposed bypass for the towns. The proposed bypass will potentially be up to 5km from the towns centre with ongoing concern over the possible impact this will have on the local economy. The local authority says that every
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Glen and Magherafelt are through to the Derry Senior Football Championship final after wins over Slaughtneil and Banagher respectively. On Saturday evening Magherafelt beat Banagher 1-10 to 1-9 in Owenbeg whilst on Sunday evening Glen beat Slaughtneil 3-7 to 1-11 to book their place in the final. Glack are the Derry Junior Football champions after
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Resurfacing works are to commence on the N56 at Fanaboy tomorrow. Motorists are advised that traffic flow will be maintained and diversions will be in place. Donegal County Council says works will be carried out in small sections to minimise disruption. The works are expected to take 2 weeks to complete.
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A 46 year old man who was arrested in Derry on Friday has been charged with six counts of attempted child abduction. Police received a report of a man acting suspiciously towards children in The Old Fort, Strathfoyle area on Friday afternoon. Following the incident, a number of residents kept the man at the scene
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The Taoiseach says time is tight to break the Brexit deadlock but it’s still possible. Leo Varadkar says Friday is a reasonable deadline as the heads of Government across the EU would need time to scrutinise any proposals. Mr Varadkar says across the EU people accept that a Brexit extension would be better than no-deal.
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Two Tyrone Football Championship finals took place today at Healy Park. With the first game throwing in at 2pm. In the Junior Football Championship final, Rock beat Kildress 2-14 to 1-14. Galbally Pearses are Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship winners after they defeated Pomeroy Plunketts 0-18 to 1-14. Francis Mooney was there for Highland Radio Sport…
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A man has been arrested after testing positive for driving under the influence of drugs in the St Johnston area yesterday. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit conducted a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint in the area yesterday afternoon. J One driver tested positive for cocaine. He was arrested, brought to Letterkenny Garda Station and a blood
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Detectives at Strand Road are appealing for information following a burglary at a residential premises in the Foyle Crescent area of Newbuildings on Friday night. It was reported that entry was gained into a house in the area between 8:20pm and 9:40pm. The property was ransacked, with cash and jewellery being taken during the incident.
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Naomh Conaill have beaten St Eunan’s 0-15 to 1-11 to reach their third Donegal Senior Football Championship final in as many years. At half time, Naomh Conaill led 0-8 to 0-6 but just 12 minutes into the second half St Eunan’s scored a goal through Eoin McGeehan to level the game. With just 10 minutes
There were mixed results for the North West sides in the All Ireland League Division 2C with City of Derry losing out at home to Bruff, whilst Omagh drew with Clonmel. In their opening game of Championship 3, Letterkenny Rugby Club were defeated 10-0 away at Newry. In the Pro 14 there were wins for
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Ulster Senior League’s 2019 Michael Ward campaign ended on Sunday morning with a defeat at the hands of the Leinster Senior League by 5 goals to 1. Two early goals (one from the penalty spot) and a injury time goal in the first half had the hosts 3-0 to the good. Ulster Senior League started
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It’s Super Sunday in the Donegal Senior Club Championship this weekend with the semi finals double header at MacCumhaill Park. At 1.30pm St Eunan’s play Naomh Conaill and then at 3.30pm defending champions Gaoth Dobhair take on Kilcar. Join the Highland Team of Oisin Kelly, Brendan Kilcoyne and Martin McHugh in Ballybofey for full live
DSFC Semi Finals LIVE on Highland Read More »
Senior Championship Championship Relegation Play Offs Ardara 2-10 V 3 – 9 Dungloe Malin 1-7 V 2-13 Four Masters Intermediate Football Championship Semi Finals Naomh Brid 1-08 V 1-09 St Naul’s Aodh Rua 0-14 V 0-14 Cloughaneely *After Extra Time Intermediate Football Championship Relegation Play OFF Naomh Ultan 0-07 V 0-08 Burt Junior Football Championship
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St Naul’s are through to the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship final after they defeated Naomh Brid 1-9 to 1-8. They will have to wait a little bit longer to find out who their opponents will be though after Aodh Rua and Cloughaneely played out a 0-14 to 0-14 draw after extra time. After the game
Buncrana are through to the Donegal Junior Championship final after their 1-10 to 0-9 win over Convoy. In the other semi-final Letterkenny Gaels defeated Declan Bonner’s Na Rossa 1-13 to 0-9 to progress to their first ever Donegal Junior Championship final. Tom Comack spoke with Buncrana’s John Campbell after he scored 1-7 of his
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LYIT Donegal have made it back to back wins in the National Basketball Division One this season. They defeated Fr Matthews 95-76 in An Danlann, Letterkenny. Mario Garcia Alvarez was LYIT’s top scorer with 28 points, closely followed by Emmanuel Payton who scored 24.
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Nominations are now being taken for the Donegal Sports Star Schools Awards. Only achievements at Primary and Secondary Schools sporting competitions in the academic year September 2018 to June 2019 will be eligible for consideration by the committee. Any achievements through Clubs will not be considered. A short list of those successes along with information
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Glencar Inn Saturday Division One Arranmore United 2 v 3 Oldtown Celtic Kildrum Tigers Reserves 2 v 1 Keadue Rovers Reserves Milford United Reserves 1 v 3 Strand Rovers Old Orchard Saturday Division Two Cranford United Reserves 3 v
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The Ulster Senior League were defeated 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in a 5 goal encounter against the Munster Senior League. Goals from BJ Banda and Michéal Doherty weren’t enough on the day. Ulster’s first real chance of breaking the deadlock was when Stephen Duffy shot from 20 yards out by the Munster keeper Brendan O’Connell
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Institute have picked up their first home point of the season after their 1-1 draw with Ballymena. Stute took the lead after 18 minutes through Aaron McGurk but Ballymena equalised with just 20 minutes remaining through Jonny Addis.
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Joe Boyle’s Finn Harps under-19 side were beaten on penalties by Shamrock Rovers in their National League quarter-final at Finn Park. Harps went ahead in the second half through Stephen Doherty -who had come on as a substitute for the first team against UCD the night before – but Rovers replied almost immediately. The game
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Dungloe have secured their Donegal Senior Football Championship after they defeated Ardara 3-9 to 2-10. Dungloe started the brightest and led by 1-2 to 0-1 after just eight minutes. At half time there was five points between the sides as Dungloe led 1-6 to 0-4. Ardara battled back and got the game back to within
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City of Derry have lost their opening game in the AIL Division 2C after they were defeated 19-18 by Bruff. City of Derry led with just a few minutes to go but Bruff scored a late try that was then converted to snatch the win from City of Derry’s grasp. Elsewhere in Division 2C Omagh
City of Derry lose league opener whilst Omagh draw with Clonmel in the AIL Division 2C Read More »
Finn Harps are closing in on the Relegation Play-Off spot after they played out a 0-0 draw with UCD on Friday night. Harps had the majority of the chances in the game but they couldn’t breach the UCD defence. The results means that Harps remain six points ahead of bottom place UCD with just three
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Dundalk has proved to be a happy hunting ground again for Oisin Orr. The Ballyare jockey picked up his 37th win of the flat season on Friday night, taking 8/1 shot Buzz Killington to victory for Noel Meade in the one mile apprentice handicap. The win puts him at the top of the Apprentice Champion
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Donegal Jockey Martin Harley took his first stakes win in Australian on Saturday at Flemington. The Trentagh man guided Warming to victory in the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m), his second win since starting life in Australian last month. Warning finished two lengths ahead of Independent Road and Huntly Castle. The win could lead to
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It would take €50 million euro in the Budget to clear the backlog of people waiting for homecare packages in Ireland. That’s according to Home Instead, a founder member of Home and Community Care Ireland which represents companies providing home care across the country. The company’s Michael Wright says the Minister would need another €20
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Detectives have charged a 24 year old man with aggravated burglary. He is expected to appear before Omagh Magistrates Court this morning, Saturday 5th October. The charge is in connection with an aggravated burglary in the Corgary Road area of Castlederg on the night of Tuesday, 19 February. It was reported that three masked men
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Thursday nights flooding in Donegal Town and surrounding areas could have been prevented. That’s according to Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher who says the Government must immediately sanction a full technical assessment of the town and surrounding areas in order for a comprehensive strategy to be put in place. A significant number of homes
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UK hopes of a Brexit deal have been dealt a blow, as the European Commission say its proposals “do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement”. Boris Johnson’s idea would keep Northern Ireland in the EU single market for goods but see it leave the customs union. Planned talks between the two sides this
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A man has been arrested in Derry on suspicion of attempted child abduction. Police received a report of a man acting suspiciously towards children in The Old Fort, Strathfoyle area yesterday afternoon at around 4:35pm. Following the incident, a number of residents kept the man at the scene until officers arrived a short time
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ParentStop Donegal has announced that it is to close at the end of this year. In a letter issued yesterday evening, the manager of the charity said keeping the organisation running has been a constant struggle and all options have been explored and exhausted. The non-profit organisation has been offering one to one and group
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People impacted by the flooding in South Donegal are being advised that financial assistance is available from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Donegal County Council says an Urgent Needs Payment to help with the immediate cost of food and clothing can be availed of in the case of an emergency situation. The
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Just like in Donegal, it’s senior semi final weekend in Derry. There will be a new name on the John McLaughlin Cup in 2019 after Eoghan Rua Coleriane had lost in the earlier rounds. On Saturday evening, Banagher play Magherfelt and on Sunday Slaughtneil meet Glen. Tom Comack has been looking at the last four
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Ulster boxing titles were won on Friday night in Belfast by two Donegal fighters, Denis O’Donnell and Oran Shields. Dungloe man O’Donnell beat Michael McConigley of Illies Golden Gloves, on a split 3-1 decision, in an all Donegal clash for the Senior Heavyweight crown. Illies Oran Shields won the Light Heavyweight title with 3-2 decision
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The fight for survival at the bottom of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division will go to another game. Finn Harps and UCD played out a 0-0 draw on Friday at Finn Park which means the gap between the two sides remains at six points with three games left in the season. Harps are still
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