Nine people were awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. Two people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 7 were on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 61 people waiting there. Nationally there were 352 people waiting at hospitals […]
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A leading charity has confirmed plans to extend support services for older people in Donegal. ALONE works to fill in the gaps of state supports and provide a consistency of essential services across the country. With more than 15,800 people over 65 living in Donegal, more than 6,500 of those live alone. The
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It’s anticipated that Donegal will get a big slice of extra LEADER funding due to a high performing track record. The Rural and Community Development Minister, Michael Ring is providing five million euro in extra funding for the top ten performing groups across the country. The 29 separate Local Action Groups develop strategies and
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There are further claims that the insurance industry is exaggerating claims in an effort to justify insurance premiums. In the case of Allianz, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty found that just 1% of all claims made to the insurance company were reported as fraudulent, despite the CEO previously stating that 20% of all claims made
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The Donegal Ladies continue their quest to reach the TG4 Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on the 20th of July against Tyrone. Also joining the two Ulster sides in Group 4 will be Mayo – who Donegal will face on the 27th of July. Times and Venues are yet to be confirmed for these
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The draw for the first round of the FAI Cup will take place at 7.00 pm this evening in the FAI Suite at the Aviva Stadium. Finn Harps and Derry City will be joined in the hat by Glengad United and Letterkenny Rovers. Glengad reached the first round proper with victory over Home Farm in
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A patient’s risk of dying after a heart attack varies significantly depending on their hospital. On average, around 5 in every 100 heart attack victims don’t survive. Letterkenny University Hospital is slightly above the national average at 5.80. However, nearly 9 in every 100 who attend Bantry General or Portiuncula Hospital die within 30
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There’s good news for business groups across the country. The Rural and Community Development Minister Michael Ring has announced five million euro in extra funding. It’ll go towards the top performing LEADER groups, which work on economic, social or environmental projects. Minister Ring says they play an important role in rural areas:
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The Tánaiste has warned there’s now a significant chance of a no-deal Brexit in October. Simon Coveney will bring updated contingency plans to his cabinet colleagues tomorrow. The Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says the government now thinks there’s a significant chance of a no-deal Brexit. Writing in this morning’s Irish Times
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Rathmullan’s Oisin Orr is certainly a jockey who is making a name for himself on the Irish Horse-Racing scene. He was 26 wins from 103 races so far this year and trainer Dermot Weld has stated how good he thinks Orr is. Orr joined Pauric Hilferty on Sunday Sport to speak about his career as
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Division 1 Bundoran 2-13 V 4-14 St Eunan’s Glenswilly 0-13 V 3-19 Naomh Conaill Cloughaneely 2-11 V 0-14 Milford Sean Mac Cumhaill 1-09 V 2-14 Kilcar Gaoth Dobhair 0-20 V 1-16 St Michael’s Division 2 Killybegs 0-08 V 2-05 Ardara Naomh Columba 0-12 V 2-07 Four Masters Division 3 Naomh Muire LR 1-05 V 0-11
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The Government is being warned that dementia is the next cancer across Europe. Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys is calling on the Health Minister to come into the Seanad and discuss the needs of Alzheimer’s patients and their families before next year’s budget details are finalised. Senator Humphreys says figures released by the Alzheimer’s Society of
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The final piece of the Super 8s puzzle was added today as Meath defeated Clare to become the 8th and final team to book their place in this stage of the tournament. Donegal now know they will open their campaign at home to Meath on Sunday the 14th of July before traveling to Croke Park
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Gaoth Dobhair defeated St. Michael’s in Division One of the All-County League today by 0-20 v 1-16. Ryan Ferry was there for Highland Radio Sport… After the match, Ryan spoke with Gaoth Dobhair manager Mervyn O’Donnell…
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Jon Rahm has won the Irish Open for the second time in three years. The Spaniard shot 16 under par, two clear of Andy Sullivan and Bernd Wiesberger. Denis Kirwan reports from Lahinch… Elsewhere, Down’s Cormac Sharvin finished nine-under par, Robin Dawson from Waterford ended on six under. Shane Lowry shot a two-under par 68
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Met Eireann’s issued a national weather forecast showing the warm weather isn’t going anywhere. The overall trend for the week ahead is mainly dry with temperatures picking up again. It means more people cooling down in our seas and rivers and Water Safety Ireland’s Roger Sweeney is warning us to be alert and don’t add
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What a weekend it was for Donegal Athletes at the National Junior and U23 championships as well as the underage championships. Yesterday saw Sommer Lecky of Finn Valley AC win gold in the high jump while James Kelly won Gold in the Shotput – they have also both been selected for the Irish U20 Team
Athletics Review: Fantastic weekend for Donegal Athletes Read More »
There were almost 600 cases of delayed discharges from hospitals nationwide in June. HSE figures seen by Fianna Fáil show that’s more than 18,600 bed days lost. The party’s demanding home care packages promised in last year’s budget be implemented in full this year. Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Older People, Mary Butler says the backlog
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Cricket action in the North West Premiership yesterday saw Brigade put on hand on the Premier Division trophy as they defeated Bready at Magheramason. Only a monumental slip-up would prevent Brigade from being crowned champions in 2019. Donemana also picked up a win yesterday, defeating Glendermott by 19 runs. Elsewhere, there were wins for Ballyspallen and
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Finn Valley AC will be represented on the Irish U20 team that is heading to the European Championships in Sweden between the 18th and 21st of July. Sommer Lecky will compete in the High-Jump and James Kelly will take part in the shot-putt while Aaron McGlynn is the non-travelling reserve for the men’s 4x400m team.
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Tyrone will now look to Roscommon and Hyde Park in the Super 8s after their comfortable 1-20 v 0-07 win over Cavan in the Final Round of Qualifiers on Saturday evening. It wasn’t a game without controversy however as Peter Harte picked up his third Black Card of the championship, which many felt was a
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The National U20 / U23 Athletics Championships are taking place in Tullamore, Co. Offaly this weekend. There have been three medals for North West Athletes so far. Sommer Lecky won Gold in Junior High-Jump and James Kelly won Gold in the Junior Shot-Putt. Oisin Gallen claimed a Bronze medal in the 1500m. Highland’s Athletics Correspondent
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Two Finn Harps underage teams were in Dublin today with the U19s winning 4-1 against Shelbourne at the AUL Complex thanks to goals from Darragh Ellison, Gabby Aduaka, Niall McGinley and Ronan Gallagher. However, it was a 4-1 defeat for the Harps U17s who took the lead courtesy of a cracking Conor Black free-kick. But,
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The Tyrone U20s defeated Cavan on Saturday afternoon to book their place in the Ulster U20 Football Championship final. 0-13 v 0-09 is how it finished and Tyrone now go on to face holders Derry in the Ulster final. Francis Mooney was there for Highland Radio Sport… Tyrone manager Paul Devlin spoke after the win…
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Finn Harps U15s 2-4 St Patrick’s Athletic Two late goals saw the Finn Harps U15s lose to St Patrick’s Athletic at the Curragh in Killygordon this afternoon. Paul McBride’s boys had led 2-1 at half-time thanks to goals from Conor Campbell on nine minutes and Luke McGlynn just before the half-hour mark. Campbell and McGlynn
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Peter Doherty, Jimmy Bradley, Oisin McColgan, Laurence Toland, Lee McColgan, Garbhan Grant & Mark Harkin all featured on the Ulster squad last night as they faced off against Connacht in a Regions Cup selection match in Sligo. Ulster were 2-0 winners on the night but players will now be selected from both squads for an
USL Players feature on Ulster Representative Team for Regions Cup Selection Read More »
Parkruns have become hugely popular in Donegal. There are free events in which people do 5ks. You sign up online and you can track just how you do. Today’s Parkrun in Letterkenny was particularly significant for three participants. They were all doing their 100th parkrun. The trio comprised the Bishop of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian, Aaron Nepgen
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Donegal get their Super 8s campaign underway on the 14th of July where they host either Meath or Clare at MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. Last year saw the Ulster champions exit the All-Ireland SFC at this stage – taking just one win from their three games. Donegal manager Declan Bonner is looking forward to the challenge
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Tyrone and Cavan will do battle this evening in the final round of qualifiers for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Up for grabs for the victors will be a place in the Super 8s, while the losers will see their summer of inter-county action come to an end. Tom Comack looked ahead to this evening’s
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Derry City and Dundalk finished with 2 goals apiece for the second time this season on Friday night when the sides met at the Brandywell. Derry had taken the lead 5 minutes before half-time but second half goals from Inishowen’s Georgie Kelly and Patrick Hoban left them needing a late equaliser – which came from Junior
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UCD have closed the gap at the bottom of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division to a single point. The students defeated Finn Harps last night by a goal to nil, who sit right above them at the table, to keep their hopes of remaining in the top flight alive. UCD have three games in
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The Finn Harps U17s will play Shelbourne FC at the AUL Complex in Clonshaugh this afternoon (kick-off 2.00). It’s the first league match after the summer break. In the last match between both teams, Finn Harps won 3-0 and scored two late goals to make the score line look more comprehensive than the performance. Despite the
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A local Councillor in Malin Head says he’s hopeful that a contentious no swimming sign at a pier in the area will be removed over the weekend. It follows a risk assessment report carried out on behalf of Water Safety Ireland at Portmore Pier, which recommended the removal of the sign. The pier has long
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Judges from the national Price of Place competition have been in Donegal this to adjudicate on four local projects which have been nominated by Donegal County Council. The projects are Falcarragh Parish Development, Dungloe Network Development, Greencastle Community Development and Donegal Town Community Chambers. Judges Donal Connolly and William Beattie visited each of the projects
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For the second time this season Derry City drew 2-2 with the Premier Division champions Dundalk. On this occasion at the Brandywell, Derry scored late in injury time through Junior to get a share of the points. David Parkhouse had the home side in front in the first half but the leeague leaders hit back
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Finn Harps may have been fancied to overcome bottom of the table UCD at the UCD Bowl but they produced one of their worst performances of the season as they slumped to what could be a hugely costly defeat. This result means that the students close to within one point of the Donegal club, and
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Holders Derry are back in the Ulster U20 Football Championship Final after beating Fermanagh 1-14 to 1-11 at Healy Park in Omagh on Friday night. Declan Cassidy’s goal put Derry firmly in front at the start of the second half as they seen out the game to make another decider where they will meet the
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Derry City and Champions Dundalk played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in the Premier Division on Friday night Martin Holmes reports from the Brandywell…
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Finn Harps lost 1-0 in Dublin to relegation rivals UCD on Friday night. Chris Ashmore reports from the Belfield Bowl for Highland Radio Sport…
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Friday July 5th:
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Ahead of Donegal’s Super Eight encounter with the winners of Meath and Clare, Croke Park has decided the game at MacCumhaill Park on Sunday 14th will be general admission. There will be no reserved seating meaning the same ticket will let patrons into either the stand or terrace. It will be first come, first served
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Its reported that hundreds of home owners in the Burt area are being affect by a foul smell originating from the Slab Road area. Local Councillor Jack Murray says over the past number of weeks the odour has become unbearable and is not only affecting the Burt area but also Burnfoot and Tooban. Councillor Murray
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Shay Given is staying with Derby County as their goalkeeping coach. The Donegal man will form part of a new look coaching team with the championship side following the departure of Frank Lampard to Chelsea. Given was Head Goalkeeping Coach under Lampard and will now work with new boss Philip Cocu at Pride Park. The
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The Chairperson of the Lennon Festival has hit out at some local representatives in Donegal for not supporting this year’s event. Anthony McCahill is claiming that all but one Donegal County Councillor failed to contribute to the festival, despite attempts to contact them. The prestigious event, now in its 50th year, is getting underway today
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Another Midlands North West MEP is calling for the Mercosur trade deal to be scrapped immediately. Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan believes the EU trade agreement with South America would be devastating for the environment.The deal would allow 99-thousand tonnes of beef to be exported to Europe every year. Mr. Flanagan is particularly concerned about farming
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There were five people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO, one of them on a trolley in the Emergency Department. That’s down one on yesterdays figure. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded, with 53 people waiting there. Nationally, the INMO says there were 278 admitted patients awaiting beds
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Police are urging people in the Sperrin Road area of Limavady to exercise caution after reports of pipe bombs being abandoned in the area. The PSNI say they received reports in the early hours of this morning that two devices being left in the area, but after extensive searches, nothing untoward was found. Police are
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A number of properties in Falcarragh will be without water for much of this morning due to yet another pipe burst. Homes, businesses and the HSE block in the town are all said to be affected by the outage. The area has suffered numerous outages in recent times, with upgraded pipe replacement works due
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The Government has been heavily criticised over a major reduction in respite hours for Children with Disabilities in Donegal. Over the last five years, the HSE has cut the number of hours of respite care it provides to children with intellectual disabilities living in the county by over 245,000 from its peak back in
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Donegal chef Brian McDermott has won best cookery book in the world at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Macao, China. Brian McDermott’s Donegal Table, published by O’Brien Press, was recognised as the world’s best cookery book written by a restaurant chef. One of nine shortlisted in the global category, Brian beat titles from Argentina,
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