Mark English had a second place finish in the 800m at the European Athletics Team Championships First League today in a time of 1.50.06. He has not yet reached the qualifying time for the World Championships but has more opportunities to do so. At the event today, Ireland also secured their First League statue. Adrienne […]
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Letterkenny Rovers have exited the FAI Senior Cup at the first round stage following a 5-2 loss to UCD earlier on today. BJ Banda put Rovers ahead in the first half and they held that lead until half-time but the second half is when UCD came alive, going 3-1 up before Banda got his and
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Kerry and Dublin will contest this year’s All-Ireland SFC Final following the Kingdom’s 1-18 v 0-18. The Red Hands had a 4 point lead at half-time but a second half comeback from Kerry proved too much for Tyrone to handle. Francis Mooney reports…
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A no bathing’ notice issued for Lady’s Bay in Buncrana has been lifted. The beach, adjacent to the Shore Greens on the town’s waterfront, is a popular spot with locals and day-trippers alike. The temporary ban was imposed on Friday as a result of “suspected contamination from extreme weather/flooding”, leading to high levels of bacteria.
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Education Minister Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Sunday August 11) announced funding of €1.8m towards significant building upgrades at the School of Tourism at Letterkenny IT (LYIT) Killybegs Campus. The funding is being provided under Project Ireland 2040 which commits to Exchequer investments of €2.2 billion in higher education infrastructure over the coming decade. Minister
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Joey Carbery was a casualty as Ireland got their World Cup preparations underway with a win this afternoon. The outhalf was stretchered off in the second half after appearing to injure his ankle in a ruck. Joe Schmidt’s side came from behind to beat Italy 29-10 at the Aviva Stadium. Next up for Ireland is
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Ardara remain top of Division 2 of the Donegal All-County Football League following a 2-10 v 1-05 win over St. Naul’s on Sunday. Ardara led by 3 points at half-time, 0-06 v 0-03 but an impressive second half display saw them record a comfortable win. Frank Craig has the details for Highland Radio Sport… Frank
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Letterkenny Rovers are out of the FAI Senior Cup following their 5-2 loss to UCD at the UCD Bowl on Sunday. It looked good for Rovers at half-time as they led by a goal to nil thanks to BJ Banda but the second half saw the Premier Division side come alive as they scored 3
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It will be Carndonagh and Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon facing off in the Donegal Junior Hurling Championship final following their semi-final wins on Saturday evening. Carndonagh were big winners over St. Eunan’s, beating the Letterkenny side by 2-19 v 0-07. In the other semi-final, Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon had a 15 point win over Sean MacCumhaills –
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Seamus Coleman says he is “very, very proud” to be named captain of a “great football club”. Right-back Coleman was confirmed as Everton’s full-time skipper this weekend and wore the armband in Saturday’s scoreless draw with Crystal Palace. The Irishman, who joined Everton in January 2009 and has played 290 games for the Club, was
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Glengad United booked their place in the second round of the FAI Senior Cup with a win on penalties over Tipperary side St. Michael’s down in the Premier County on Saturday afternoon. THe game finished scoreless after extra-time so it went to spot kicks. After a tense shootout, Glengad emerged winners by 8 v 7.
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Institute’s NIFL Premiership season kicked off with a loss to Linfield yesterday. Stute lost 3-1 after having taken the lead from the penalty spot after just 6 minutes of play with Joe McCready scoring the spot kick. Caretaker boss Paul McLaughlin said afterwards that their performances and work rate were great…
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The ‘Drive for Five’ is still alive as Dublin are into yet another All-Ireland Senior Football Championship decider. The Boys in Blue saw off Mayo in what was the definition of a game of two halves in their semi-final yesterday evening. Mayo went into the break leading 0-08 v 0-06, having nullified Dublin’s attacking threat
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There’s been a petrol bomb attack in Derry. Supt. Gordon Mc Almont said : “At around 10.45pm last night police received a report that 2 petrol bombs had been thrown over the city walls close to the Memorial Hall in Derry/Londonderry. “Last night the Memorial Hall was busy with people socialising after the parade in
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Glengad United are through to the second round of the FAI Cup following their win over St. Michael’s of Tipperary on Saturday. It took penalties to decide the winner after they finished scoreless after extra-time, though Glengad had chances throughout the 120 minutes. 8-7 was how it finished after spot kicks. Jamie O’Doherty reports on
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It was a good Saturday for three Finn Harps underage sides who recorded wins over Sligo Rovers, Derry City and Drogheda Utd respectively. Declan Boyle’s 17s had a 4-1 victory over Sligo at Finn Park after coming from a goal down to lead 3-1 at the break. Jamie McDaid, Adam McCarron and Conor Black were
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Institute were beaten away by Linfield in their first game of the new NIFL Premiership season. 3-1 was how it finished as Joe McCready scored Stute’s goal from a penalty with just six minutes on the clock. Linfield equalised just 6 minutes later before scoring on 40 minutes and 50 minutes to take the win.
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Four Masters Mitchell McLaughlin will rider with Zappi Racing in 2020 after signing a continental team contract for next year. The Drumkeen native will move to the team house in Calpe, Spain in January to train with the team ahead of a busy season which will see Zappi race in the best UCI events in
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St. Eunan’s will look to avenge their 2017 Donegal SHC Final loss to Setanta when the sides meet in this year’s final following the Letterkenny club’s win over MacCumhaills on Friday night. 1-11 v 1-08 is how it finished but St. Eunan’s trailed by a single point at the break when it was 1-03 v
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Letterkenny Rovers travel to Dublin tomorrow to face UCD in the first round of the FAI Cup. Rovers know they face a tough task when they come up against the Premier Division side, though they are currently propping up the league table. Kenny Harkin spoke with Letterkenny boss Eamonn McConigley to look ahead to tomorrow’s
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Setanta will face off against St. Eunan’s in the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship final following a comfortable 4-19 v 1-12 semi-final win over Buncrana last night. The game was effectively over as a contest with 23 minutes played as the 2017 county champions led by 2-10 v 0-04. When the half-time whistle was blown, Setanta
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Kerry will provide opposition for Tyrone in the All-Ireland Semi-Final tomorrow at Croke Park as the Kingdom look to add to their record haul of 37 All-Ireland SFC titles. They topped their group in the Super 8s with wins over Mayo and Meath and a draw with Donegal. Tom Comack spoke with former Kerry All-Ireland
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There’s been a break in at the Men’s Action Network offices on Patrick Street in Derry City centre. Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Councillor Sandra Duffy says it’s a disgraceful incident, as vital equipment stolen. Criticising those responsible, she praised the work carried out by the network across the city, and is urging anyone with information
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Tyrone are facing off against Kerry tomorrow for the chance to feature in their second All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in a row. Croke Park is the venue for the battle of the Red Hands and the Kingdom as Tyrone look to win a first All-Ireland title since 2008 while Kerry last won the Sam
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Three Finn Harps underage teams are in National League action this afternoon. Paul McBride’s U15s have an away game against Derry City which is being staged at Oakland Park (kick-off 2.00). At the same time in Finn Park, Declan Boyle’s U17s host Sligo Rovers (kick-off 2.00) while down the road at the Curragh in Killygordon,
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Adrienne Gallen has claimed silver in the Hammer Throw at the Scottish Championships. The Lifford-Strabane AC athlete won the medal with a Personal Best throw of 54.42. There was more good news for the Lifford-Strabane club yesterday as Javelin thrower Gareth Crawford has been selected for the Ulster Senior Team in Javelin for the Manchester
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Greyhound owners and trainers in the Northwest have called an emergency meeting in a bid to save Lifford Stadium. The last race meeting at the Lifford track is set to take place on this day week, Saturday August 17th. The owners of Lifford Stadium say they’ve been left with no choice but to close
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Foyle Road in Derry has reopened after a security alert last night was declared a hoax. The road was closed for as time, but the PSNI have described the incident as minor, with noone evacuated from their homes.
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Derry Magistrate’s Court has heard that a Donegal man paid £1,000 for a counterfeit driving licence so he could obtain a national insurance number and secure a job. 28 year old Aaron McDaid 28 of Bonemaine, Bridgend admitted a charge of fraud by false representation and possessing articles in connection with fraud on June 7th.
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Ireland’s hospital waiting lists have increased by more than 10 per cent over the past year. There are now 565,000 people waiting for inpatient or outpatient treatment across the country. This is 53,000 more than at the same time last year – and 200,000 more than in 2014. At Letterkenny University Hospital there were 19,108
Waiting Lists at LUH rose by 11% over the past year Read More »
Thousands of farmers in the Beef Plan Movement had been picketing outside meat factories for 12 days, in a dispute over prices. Meat Industry Ireland was threatening to take legal action to prevent further damage to the factories, including the Foyle Meats plant in Carrigans. Last night, both sides agreed to suspend their protests and
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Finn Harps have exited the FAI Cup at the First Round stage as they were beaten 1-0 by Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. It was a battling display from Harps where they had chances to pull level in the second-half and kept the home side pushed back for the final 10 minutes but it was
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Derry City are into the second round of the FAI Cup following their 1-0 win over Wexford on Friday night. David Parkhouse scored the only goal in a game that was a lot more competitive than most people would have expected. After the match, Candystripes boss Declan Devine spoke with Martin Holmes… Martin also spoke
The important thing is we’re into the next round – Reaction to Derry’s win over Wexford Read More »
It was Letterkenny AC man Ciaran Doherty who took victory in Friday night’s Ballyare 10k. He finished in a time of 33.52 – 24 seconds ahead of second placed Paddy Brennan of Finn Valley. Another Letterkenny AC man, Ciaran McMonagle, was third overall. In the Female section, it was Teresa Doherty of Finn Valley AC
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It was David Parkhouse who found the back of the net yet again for Derry City as they overcame Wexford FC 1-0 in the FAI Cup to progress. His goal came late in the game with 84 minutes on the clock after Derry had spurned earlier chances. Martin Holmes reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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Finn Harps are out of the FAI Cup, having been beaten 1-0 by Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium in their first round clash. Rovers were much the better team in the first half, and deservedly led at the break thanks to a fine goal from Dan Carr on 22 minutes. Harps, who gave a debut
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday August 9th:
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Pierce Brosnan is going to play the most handsome man in Iceland in an upcoming film about the Eurovision Song Contest. The Netflix movie will star Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as aspiring musicians. The Anchorman actor has also got writing and production credits on the picture, which is currently being made.
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Lego is releasing a new “Friends” set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the television series. Fans of the show will soon be able to build the iconic Central Perk coffee house. The set also features all six friends – Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe, as well as the coffee shop manager Gunther.
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Amhránaí Kathryn Ní Mhaoiláin, buaiteoir Fleadh Uladh beo sa stiúideo le Colm an Mháirt seo caite ar Ruaille Buaille. Éist leis an gclár thíos:
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The imminent closure of Lifford Greyhound Stadium has been described as a huge loss to the local economy. The Irish Greyhound Board says it very much regrets the closure of the facility and its impact on staff, owners and the wider greyhound community. The stadium is due to close Saturday week, August 17th. In a
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The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council is calling on Irish Water to carry out upgrade works to the sewerage treatment plant in Buncrana. It comes as Donegal County Council warn the public to refrain from swimming at Lady’s Bay this weekend due to high levels of bacteria in the water. Cllr Nicholas Crossan believes
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Investigations are continuing after a house in the Manorcunningham area was raided by Gardai in the early hours of this morning. Gardai in Letterkenny recovered a small quantity of drugs following the search of the property. No arrests were made and a file is being prepared for the DPP.
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Manchester City have signed Donegal’s Tyler Toland from Irish Premiership side Sion Swifts. The 18-year-old St. Johnston native has signed her first professional contract after impressive performances for Ireland. Toland made her International debut at 16 and this year was nominated for the senior women’s international player of the year at the FAI awards. The
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Serious concern has been expressed over a lack of maternity cover for the Podiatrist position at Letterkenny University Hospital. It’s understood that confirmation from the HSE has revealed that the post remains vacant due to an on-going recruitment freeze. This is despite the position for maternity cover being applied for in December 2018 and
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An American teenager who urinated on his young Irish friend as he lay dying on his grandmother’s front lawn has been jailed for six months. Samuel Heroux left 19-year-old Co Donegal man Liam McGlinchey in a dangerously intoxicated state in New York in August 2017. Liam, from Buncrana, had been out celebrating passing his exams
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Donegal County Council is warning the public not to swim at Lady’s Bay in Buncrana this weekend due to high levels of bacteria. According to a safety notice from the local authority, there are currently elevated levels of E.coli in the water. The issue is said to the result of a combination of heavy
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Over 100 premises are currently without power just outside Letterkenny. The issue is reportedly confined to the Cullion area. Crews have been tasked to the scene to carry repair works with an estimated restoration time of 3.30pm this afternoon.
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Three men are expected to appear at Bishop’s Street court in Derry this morning on drug supply offences. The three men, two aged 24 and one aged 25 years old were arrested following house searches in the city yesterday morning. A woman in her 30s was also arrested and released on bail pending further
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The Agriculture Minister is warning there could be more job-losses if both sides don’t compromise in the beef dispute. For the 12th day in a row, the Beef Plan Movement is continuing its protests today outside 20 factories, including the Foyle Food Groups meat processing plant in Carrigans. Meat Industry Ireland says the action,
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