Irish personnel have taken shelter after ‘munitions’ fell into the Irish Area of Operations in Lebanon earlier today. It comes as Israel confirms it’s fired towards targets in southern Lebanon in response to an attack on one of its army bases earlier. Hezbollah says it hit an Israeli military vehicle near the border. Captain Cian […]
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Detectives in Derry are investigating five burglaries in the city over the weekend they believe may be linked. Just after 7pm yesterday it was reported entry had been forced to a house in Cooleen Park in Culmore sometime between 5:40pm and the time the report was made to police. Rooms had been ransacked and a
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Caitriona Jennings set a new Irish 50km record of three hours 19 minutes and 49 seconds at the IAU World Championships in Romania. Jennings set the record on her way to a seventh place finish. Patsy McGonagle joined PJ Lynch on Sunday Sport to discuss Caitriona’s fantastic achievement…
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In a thrilling encounter at Croke Park, Dublin and Kerry played out a 1-16 to 1-16 draw. The replay is fixed for two weeks time, Saturday 14th September at 6pm. Mair Treasa Ni Cheallaigh reports from Croke Park…
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Letterkenny AC’s Anne Marie McGlynn took victory in the female section of the Waterside Half Marathon with a time of one hour 16 minutes and 54 seconds. The male section was won by the Kenyan runner Gideon Kimsop, who was the favourite for the event. City of Derry Spartans man Kyle Doherty finished in second,
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Letterkenny Rovers got their Ulster Senior League Cup defence off to a good start after they defeated Fanad United 2-1. Rovers took the lead on 49 minutes thanks to a Lee Toland goal but Fanad equalised through Matthew McLoughlin with just 18 minutes to go. Just six minutes later BJ Banda netted the winner for
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The Donegal All County League ended last night with a few teams sealing their fates for next season. Killybegs were promoted to Division 1, Downings won the Division 3 title last night which means themselves and Convoy are promoted to Division 2. Peter Campbell, Sports Editor for the Donegal Democrat joined PJ Lynch on Sunday
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The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, says he’s ‘not optimistic’ about avoiding a no-deal Brexit. Last week the British Prime Minister announced he’s suspending the UK parliament ahead of the October the 31st deadline. A group of cross-party MPs are expected to lay out plans this week to legislate against leaving the EU without an
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Brian Mc Cormick Cup Area Shields Semi-Finals Lifford Area Kildrum Tigers 3 v 1 Castlefin Celtic Lifford Celtic 1 v 1 Raphoe Town *Raphoe won 4-3 on penalties Gweedore Area Glenea United 2 v 2 Keadue Rovers Kilmacrennan Celtic 2 v 0 Gweedore United Donegal Area Donegal Town 0 v 1
Donegal Junior League Results: 01/09/19 Read More »
Jackie Crossan Premier Division Glengad 3 V 1 Buncrana Moville Celtic 5 V 2 Carn FC Aileach FC 5 V 2 Culdaff FC Illies Celtic 1 V 0 Greencastle FC Strand Hotel First Division Glengad Res 4 V 1 Rasheney FC Gleneely Clt 2 V 1 Redcastle Greencastle Res 6 V 7
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There were victories for the Finn Harps U13s, U17s and U19s on Saturday with the U15s the only losers. Kevin McHugh’s 13s continued their fine recent form with an excellent 3-1 victory over Athlone Town at the Melvin Sports Complex in Strabane. Ciaran O’Kane, Liam Carlin and Aaron McLaughlin were the scorers. The Finn Harps
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Lifford-Strabane AC Adrienne Gallen has finished second in the Hammer Throw at the British Underage Championships. Gallen had a throw of 48.19. She was joined by her clubmate Jude McCrossan at the Championships. Glenswilly’s Sean McGinley was the lead runner for the Ulster and Northern Ireland Under 18 Mountain Running team who competed at the
Athletics Review: Another busy weekend for Donegal Athletes Read More »
Division 1 Cloughaneely 0-12 V 5-14 Gaoth Dobhair Sean Mac Cumhaill 1-14 V 4-10 Bundoran Milford 2-09 V 2-10 St Michael’s, Sean Mac Cumhaill relegated to Division 2. Division 2 Naomh Columba 0-10 V 1-08 St Naul’s Aodh Ruadh BS 2-11 V 0-08 Ardara (Champions) Termon 0-08 V 0-09 Killybegs Dungloe 0-09 V 2-7 Glenfin
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Edendork and Omagh have both progressed to the next round in the Tyrone Senior Championship after they defeated Tattyreagh and Dungannon respectively. Edendork got todays action underway where they defeated Tattyreagh 2-14 to 0-8. In the later game Omagh got the better of Dungannon on a scoreline of 1-13 to 1-10. Francis Mooney reports for
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The Déjâ Vu Donegal came to the County this Saturday, and Donegal reverberated to the sound of 160 very special cars, driven by very special people, who have a definitive association with the Donegal Rally. The entry included former winners Andrew Nesbitt, James Cullen, Cathal Curley, Jimmy McRae, Vincent Bonner, Austin McHale, Eugene Donnelly, Declan
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Setanta are back as Donegal Senior Hurling Champions. The men from the cross beat St Eunan’s 3-13 to 0-13 in Saturday’s final at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. Two goals from Mark Devine and another from Declan Coulter secured the Munster Cup for the men from the cross. Setanta will now move into the Ulster
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Setanta have won the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Final by beating St. Eunan’s by 3-13 to 0-13 at O’Donnell Park. In the end their experience showed as they ran out comfortable winners. The Cathedral Town side opened the scoring through Conor O’Donnell and after 14 minutes led by 0-5 to 0-3. But Setanta came back
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The Tyrone senior club Championship has gotten underway this weekend. Earagail Ciaran defeated Eglish at Healy Park in what was the first game of the Championship. Alan Rogers joined Tom Comack to look ahead to the action…
GAA Preview: Tyrone Senior Championship begins Read More »
Aodh Ruadh, Ballyshannon, have won the Donegal Junior Hurling Championship. They beat Carndonagh by 1-14 to 1-11 in an exciting final at O’Donnell Park, Carndonagh began well, boosted by an early goal from Cathal Doherty, and led by 1-6 to 0-6 at the break. But Aodh Ruadh hauled themselves back into the game and went
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Donegal are through to the All Ireland Masters Final after a 1-11 to 1-10 victory over Roscommon in Sligo. Peter Devlin got the all important goal for Donegal who went 16 minutes without a score in the second half. Kevin Egan reports… After the match he also spoke with Peter Devlin…
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A junior minister says the government’s “extremely frustrated” over the UK’s hardball approach to Brexit negotiations. Minister of State for European Affairs, Helen McEntee, says it’s not acceptable that Britain’s essentially seeking to scrap three years of work. It comes as more than 30 protests are planned around the UK today, because of Boris Johnson’s
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Detectives in Derry are investigating a report of a paramilitary-style attack in the city last night where a man in his 20s was shot. Three masked men entered a house in Mimosa Court shortly before 11pm. One of the men was armed with a hammer while a second, armed with a handgun, shot the 25-year-old
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Concerns have been raised about the impact a recruitment freeze in the HSE is having on the number of full-time mental health posts. There were 9,977 posts filled across Ireland last month – just 68 higher than in July 2009. Campaigners say in the last decade, the demand on mental health services has increased but
HSE recruitment freeze hits number of Mental Health staff Read More »
Efforts are said to be ongoing with a number of banking representatives in Donegal in an effort to secure support for Mica affected homeowners trying to raise the required 10% contribution for the Mica redress scheme. Under the scheme, 10% of cost repairs to affected homes is to be paid by the homeowners themselves while
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Veterinary Ireland is calling for an immediate investigation by the Department of Agriculture and the Veterinary Council of Ireland into the closure of the Donegal Animal Hospital. The practice was leased to corporate body Independent Vet Care in January this year. IVC said the closure announced last week was due to staffing difficulties and regulatory
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Gardai are urging motorists to be careful in Donegal this morning with surface water on a number of roads, with the Twin Towns and the area around Termon very badly hit by floods. Diversions have been in place between Finn park and Lawnsdale in Ballybofey, and the Navenney Street area has also been affected. We
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Mark English was just shy of the World Championship 800m qualifying mark on Friday in Kent England. The Letterkenny man won the 2 lap race at the Tonbridge Twilight Meet in 1:45.98 just outside the 1.45.80 standard. He hit the line first ahead of British Champion Spencer Thomas. It was another night of being so
English wins in Kent but misses qualifying time Read More »
Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday August 30th:
Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday August 30th Read More »
Two newborn puppies abandoned in a cardboard box in Co Longford have been transferred to the Donegal Animal Rehabilitation Centre. The puppies were discovered along with their four siblings when they were just two or three days old, all six were rushed to a nearby vet, and were later transported to the National Animal Centre.
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Detectives at Strand Road are appealing for information following a report of a suspected paramilitary style assault at the Iniscarn Road area of Derry last night. Detective Inspector Michael Winters says at around 11pm, it was reported that a 17 year old male was taken to hospital following an assault in a field in the
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A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to resume talks with farming organisations in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute over beef prices. The Oireachtas Agriculture committee may meet next week to discuss the ongoing beef dispute. Chair of the Committee Pat Deering says they are considering the possibility of meeting
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The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is preparing a new Regional Airports Programme for the period 2020 to 2024. The Regional Airports Programme has now gone out to public consultation with the closing date for submissions, close of business on Monday September 30th. The current Regional Airports Programme 2015 – 2019, which will expire
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Police are urging the public to be on the lookout for a Strabane man missing from his home in the town since Tuesday. Shane Kelly is described as 5 foot 7 in height, tall and clean shaven and was last seen wearing a black leather jacket and dark clothing. Police say he left his home
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The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division fixture between Finn Harps and St. Patrick’s Athletic has been postponed. The fixture was due to be played tonight, Friday, August 30th, with kick-off at 8pm, but has now been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The fixture will now take place next Friday, September 6th, with kick-off at 8pm
Tonight’s Finn Harps and St Patrick’s Athletic game postponed Read More »
A BMW and a quad have been seized by Buncrana Roads Policing Unit. Upon stopping the BMW SUV driver yesterday, Gardai established that the driver was disqualified, had no insurance or driving licence. The quad was stopped at same location and the driver also found to have no insurance. Gardai say proceedings are to follow.
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The Donegal founder of the road safety organisation PARC has welcomed an apparent about tum from the Road Safety Authority regarding multiple learner permits. Earlier this week on the Nine til Noon Show, RSA CEO Moya Murdock said they were not considering making it mandatory to take a test before a second learner permit would
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Hospital Roundabout in Letterkenny is to close for three nights in the middle of next months to facilitate sewer works. It’s proposed to close the roundabout nightly from 7pm to 7am on Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th of September, to facilitate the installation of a new sewer. Donegal Council Council says this will
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A Scottish judge has refused to order a temporary halt to Boris Johnson’s plan to shut down the UK Parliament. A group of around 75 MPs and peers had sought an injunction ahead of a full hearing scheduled for next week. Their request was declined by Judge Raymond Doherty, who said he wasn’t satisfied there
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12 meat processing plants have stopped operating and started laying off staff because of the ongoing beef protests. They’re continuing at some sites across the country, despite a number of High Court injunctions being in place. The Foyle Meats plant in Carrigans is not affected. Meanwhile, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association has proposed
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There’s been a fall in the numbers of people awaiting in-patients beds at Letterkenny University Hospital. This morning, the INMO says there were 29 people awaiting beds, six of them on trolleys in the Emergency Department. That’s down 10 on yesterday’s figure, and follows a series of appeals from management urging people to avoid the
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Due to the expected levels of rainfall today and over the weekend, Donegal County Council has put Prior Warnings in place at four Beaches for five days. The Beaches are Lisfannon, Ladys Bay, Bundoran and Fintra. Given the risk of heavy rain causing storm water to run off fields and houses into rivers which flow
Four beaches may have high E.coli levels this weekend – Council Read More »
The Donegal CCC have moved the starting times for all of the All-County League games this Saturday, August 31st. The final round of fixtures will be pulled forward by 15 minutes due to the failing light. All Reserve games will now commence at 5.15 pm and the starting time for Senior games will be 6.45.
Donegal All County League Games starting earlier this weekend Read More »
The Minister for Foreign Affairs says that any Brexit deal has to be based on the withdrawal agreement. Simon Coveney’s comments come as Boris Johnson has promised a new renewed effort to secure a deal with the EU before the Brexit deadline. The UK’s negotiators will now meet their EU counterparts twice a week for
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A research team from NUI Galway and Queen’s University in Belfast is looking to recruit GPs in Donegal to take part in a cross border study focusing on the treatment of people with multiple long-term health conditions. The MyComrade Plus multimorbidity project is bringing GPs together to discuss how they navigate the complications of multi
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The Bishop of Derry has said he believes criticism of Catholic education will continue to grow, not because the church is doing a bad job, but because it is daring to speak a counter-cultural message into our society. Bishop Donal Mc Keown was speaking at the opening of the first Diocesan Religious Education Conference which
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The new Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is the Venerable Andrew Forster. His election was confirmed by the Episcopal Electoral College for the diocese, which met in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. He succeeds the Rt Rev’d Ken Good, who retired at the end of May this year. The Venerable Andrew James
Venerable Andrew Forster is the new Bishop of Derry and Raphoe Read More »
Ramelton man Shane McNamee has left Derry City to join Institute. The short move to the Irish League side is on a loan basis until January 2020, Manager Declan Devine told the club website he had no doubt that the opportunity for regular game time would play a part in the midfielder’s continued development. “Everyone
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There’s seven games remaining for Finn Harps in the battle against the drop from the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Three of those games are at home, with the first of them on Friday night against St Patrick’s Athletic, a side who have lost their manager Harry Kenny and suffered defeat in the cup last
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday August 29th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday August 29th Read More »
The Déjâ Vu Donegal comes to town this Saturday, with the county set to reverberate to the sound of 160 very special cars, driven by very special people, who have a definitive association with the Donegal Rally. The entry includes former winners Andrew Nesbitt, James Cullen, Cathal Curley, Jimmy McRae, Vincent Bonner, Austin McHale, Eugene
Rally Legends for Déjâ Vu Donegal this weekend Read More »
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