Carrick-on-Suir’s Sam Bennett is the National Cycling Champion after his win at the event today in Derry, which was hosted by Foyle Cycling Club. Eddie Dunbar was second while Ryan Mullen finished in third. The Senior Women’s race was won by Alice Sharpe with Imogen Cotter in second and Katharine Smyth in third. Elsewhere the […]
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Shane Irwin of Finn Valley AC has been selected for the Irish team to compete in the European U23 Championships in the 4x400m. In other Athletics news the National 9-13 Championships took place yesterday as well as the selection of Irish athletes on the Irish Schools Team. Niamh Mohan & Shane Breslin from Abbey Vocational
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It’s now a two-horse race in the North West Premiership following Brigade and Bready’s wins yesterday. Brigade beat Strabane while Bready had a big win over Donemana. Elsewhere Eglinton defeated Coleraine and Glendermott were winners over Ballyspallen. Eamonn McLaughlin spoke with PJ Lynch to review the weekend’s action…
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Derry City announced today that they have signed Conor Davis from UCD. The 21 year old attacker joins Declan Devine’s side after making 14 appearances for the students this season. Davis has previously played for Reading and also spent time on trial with Shamrock Rovers before moving to UCD. He played in UCD’s First Division
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Gardaí have begun an investigation after the discovery of a body in the water off the coast of Donegal this morning. It’s reported the body of a woman was discovered off the coast of Bundoran at around 9am this morning. The body was recovered and has since been moved to the mortuary at Sligo University
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Rhys and Caolan, the Irwin brothers from Kilmacrennan, faced off for the first time in a competitive race today in the Stock 600 at Knock Hill in Scotland in the British Superbike Championships. There were very bad conditions on the day with poor visibility and slippery conditions. Older brother Caolan unfortunately crashed out due to
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Mickey Harte are in the draw for the final round of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers following their 2-22 v 1-15 win over Kildare last night. Michael Cassidy and Darren McCurry scored the goals for Mickey Harte’s side. Harte spoke with Francis Mooney and the assembled media after the win…
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There was mixed results for the two Finn Harps underage sides playing on Saturday. The U13s had a fine 4-1 win against Dundalk at Illistrin where Kevin McHugh’s boys built a comfortable lead by the break. Aaron McLaughlin got the opener with ex-Drumkeen Utd striker Shaun Patton doubling that advantage and then Dundalk conceded an
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It was a very productive trip to the United States for Donegal boxers as they took on a highly rated Boston Boxing Academy Selection on Friday night. They recorded a very convincing 10 bouts to 2 victory at the Boston Boxing Academy gym. There were wins for: Raphoe duo Aaron Mc Daid and Liam Mc
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Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan is expecting his side to face a Cork City team that won’t be settling for anything other than a win tomorrow night in Ballybofey (kick-off 8.00). Cork shipped a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Derry City on Friday night in Turners Cross while Harps secured a badly needed three
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Tyrone had an impressive 2-22 v 1-15 win over Kildare at St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge on Saturday night in Round 3 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers. Tyrone led by three points at the break when the sides went in with the 1-09 v 1-06. Michael Cassidy scored the first goal of the game just 6 minutes
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The first of the road races in the National Cycling Championships hosted by Foyle Cycling Club took place today. The Time Trial was on Thursday but today sees Road Race action in the Junior Men’s and Senior Women’s categories. The Junior Men’s Top three is: 1st – Tom Moriarty (O’Leary Stone Kanturk) 2nd – Archie
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The Sheephaven Half took place on Saturday morning – hosting the National Middle Distance Championships and took place in the Downings area. It was a perfect day for racing and it was Chris Mintern who claimed victory in the men’s category while Hilary Hughes won the women’s. Men’s Top 3: Chris Mintern Eoin Lyons
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With Wimbledon just around the corner, there will be plenty of talk about tennis in the coming days. The biggest tennis club in Donegal is in Letterkenny, Its Head Coach is Gerry Clarke. He spoke on Saturday Sport and outlined how the club has grown, and how the game is developing… Letterkenny Tennis Club is
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CLG An Tearmainn is proud to present the official launch of the Club 300 draw at the Lagoon Lounge in Termon this evening 7.30 -8.30pm The new monthly draw is to aid the proposed club facility and will be available for all club & non members to review on the night. Club Chairman Brian Trearty
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Raphoe siblings Sam and Chloe Magee will bring home Bronze medals from the European Games in Minsk after they were beaten by Great Britain in their semi-final today. The Donegal duo lost 21-8, 21-18 to European Games gold medallists Chris and Gabrielle Adcock of England. Sam and Chloe had beaten Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek of
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The Donegal Ladies will look to win their third Ulster title in a row tomorrow as they take on Armagh in Clones in what is a repeat of last year’s final. Niamh Carr knows that they face a tough test tomorrow as they have throughout the Championship as she says that Armagh will be a
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The Donegal Ladies go to Clones tomorrow in the hunt for their third Ulster Ladies Senior Football Championship title in a row. They take on Armagh in a repeat of last year’s final, which Donegal won quite comfortably. Maxi Curran’s side made their way to the final by beating Tyrone and then needing extra-time to
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The Derry U20s overcame a 10 point deficit in the second half to beat Armagh and book their place in the Ulster Semi-Final next weekend where they’ll face Armagh. 5-11 v 2-13 was the final score in a game that saw the sides go in at the break with Armagh leading 0-08 v 0-05. Early
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Tyrone must yet again face the Qualifiers in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Last year they reached the All-Ireland Final after entering the qualifiers at the second round. Kildare saw off Mayo at this stage of the competition in 2018 at St. Conleth’s Park, so it will have good memories for the Lilywhites. Former Tyrone
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Derry City were 4-1 winners over Cork City away at Turner’s Cross on Friday night in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. David Parkhouse opened the scoring for the Candystripes before a Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe hat-trick sealed the win. After the match, a delighted Declan Devine gave his thoughts to Kevin McLaughlin…
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Finn Harps have moved off the bottom of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division table following Friday night’s 2-0 win over Sligo Rovers. Nathan Boyle scored both goals for Harps at Finn Park as they move three points ahead of UCD but the students have three games in hand. After the match, Frank Craig spoke
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Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Lislane Drive in the city during the early hours of this morning. It was report around 4:10am that a vehicle parked close to a property had been set on fire. Extensive damage was caused to the vehicle while damage was also caused to guttering
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Irish farmers are furious over a new free-trade deal with South America. The Mercosur agreement paves the way for imports of cheaper beef from south America across the EU. IFA President Joe Healy says it’s bad news for Ireland, for consumers and for the environment:
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Members of the Strategic Growth Partnership for Derry City and Strabane District have heard how the local economy is beginning to show signs of positive growth, despite the uncertainties presented by wider issues such as Brexit and the absence of a N. Ireland Assembly. The findings were part of a wider report brought to a
Derry and Strabane local economy shows positive signs despite future uncertainty Read More »
The Government is being urged to reduce the cost of public transport as part of their climate action plan. While there are major decarbonisation targets to be met by 2030, it’s understood that there are no current plans to cut the fares for bus and rail services going forward. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says public
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The Tyrone U20s kick off their 2019 Ulster U20 Football Championship this Sunday at Healy Park in Omagh, where they will take on 2018 semi-finalists Down. Tyrone are going into the game off the back of a very successful Philly McGuinness Cup campaign where they won the Cup – but manager Paul Devlin insists that
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Sligo Rovers lost Friday nights north west derby 2-0 to Finn Harps, handing the Bit o’Red their eighth defeat of the season. They trail 5th place St Pat by eight points and have just two points on Cork City below them. Sligo boss Liam Buckley said Sligo didn’t turn up at Finn Park…
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Finn Harps have moved off the bottom of the Premier Division table thanks to Friday’s 2-0 win over Sligo Rovers at Finn Park. A Nathan Boyle double and a UCD lose to St Pats means Harps move three points clear of the students but they have played three games more. Harps boss Ollie Horgan told
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Donegal fell at the first hurdle in this years Ulster U20 Football Championship. They lost to Fermanagh 0-14 v 0-12 at Brewster Park in Enniskillen. Donegal were chasing the home side for much of the game and went level in the closing stages. Paddy Dolan was sent off for two yellows in injury time as
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Finn Harps 2 Sligo Rovers 0 Finn Harps ended a run of five straight defeats with a victory at Finn Park over north west- rivals Sligo Rovers to move above UCD at the foot of the table. Goals from Nathan Boyle in each half earned Ollie Horgan’s side the points. Harps deservedly took the lead
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The Taoiseach’s held discussions about Rockall with the Scottish First Minister. Leo Varadkar says they’ve agreed to an intensive process involving ministers to try and come to a solution. They are due to report back in July on their discussions. Nicola Sturgeon says discussions that have already taken place between officials in the last two
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A 37 year old man arrested yesterday in Derry under the Terrorism Act has been released pending a report to the PPS for the offences of placing article to cause a bomb hoax, possession of articles for use in terrorism and membership of a proscribed organisation. The man was rearrested under PACE legislation on suspicion
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday June 28th:
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It took Nottingham Forest 17-minutes after Martin O’Neill’s departure to confirm his replacement as manager. The former Republic of Ireland boss (67) leaves the Championship side after just five-months in charge. Former Rennes manager Sabri Lamouchi is the new man in charge at the City Ground. O’Neill’s departure came five-days after Roy Keane left as
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A new €2.7 million TrailGazers project has been launched in Donegal. The project being led by Donegal County Council will see the county benefit from around €600,000 and will look at new and innovative ways walks and recreational trails can better link with the surrounding local and rural communities to enhance economic and social development. Funded
€2.7 million TrailGazers project launched in Donegal Read More »
Major water network upgrade works are due to commence next week in East Donegal. Irish Water is carrying out essential upgrade works to the network in Ballybofey, Crossroads and Killygordon to improve water supply and protect the local environment The works may result in interruptions to water supply on Tuesday July 2 in Ballybofey, Killygordon,
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A 52 year old man arrested yesterday in Derry has been released unconditionally. Detectives from PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch made the arrest under the Terrorism Act as part of an ongoing investigation into violent dissident republican activity.
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A 3-day strike by 10, 000 health workers next week has been called off. It follows a preliminary hearing at the Labour Court between union and government officials as part of an ongoing pay dispute. More talks have been scheduled for Wednesday when a full hearing will get underway. Here’s SIPTU’s Paul Bell:
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A decision to provide a five day per week respite service at Sea View House in Mountcharles has been described as ‘penny pinching’. The move comes following a recently completed procurement process which saw the contract for the service awarded to the Rehab Care Group. It’s understood that despite the HSE having received tenders from
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The 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open will live long in the memory of TV viewers all over the world and will be cherished forever by the people of Donegal who delivered a spectacular sporting and cultural showcase that has put the county and region firmly on the world stage. The stunning aerial images broadcast
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Ireland now have a seventh medal at the European Games in Minsk. Donegal duo Chloe and Sam Magee defeated their Dutch opponents in the Mixed Doubles Badminton quarter final to guarantee at least a bronze. They beat Selina Piek and Robin Tabeling 21-19 21-17 to secure a medal equaling their achievement of four years ago
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Derry City return to action tonight when they make the 900 mile round trip to Turners Cross to play Cork City. Darren Cole is struggling to be fit while Michael McCrudden and Patrick McClean remain out. Derry don’t have a great record in recent times in Cork and that’s something Barry McNamee is looking to
Barry McNamee looking to change Derry’s record in Cork Read More »
A total of 279 HSE staff members have been assaulted in Irish hospitals so far this year. The majority of attacks occurred in the hospitals in the North West Hospital Group, which includes Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals. The figures show the majority of attacks were made against nurses and midwives. Legislation which would
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A warning has been issued over a high risk of gorse fire as the dry spell continues. Donegal County Council is urging landowners and members of the public to exercise caution and to take all necessary measures to prevent the occurrence of wildfires involving material such as gorse and heather. The dry weather combined with
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The National Cycling Championships, hosted by the Foyle Cycling Club started on Thursday with the Time Trial on the Letterkenny to Derry road. Ryan Mullen retained his elite TT title with a blistering sprint in warm conditions. He claimed gold and a 4th elite national title finishing ahead of Eddie Dunbar from Team Ineos. Bronze
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Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the report of the attempted hijacking of a vehicle in the Westland Street area of Derry yesterday afternoon. Detective Constable Adam Beckett said: “It was reported to police that at approximately 1.30 pm, the driver of a Renault Trafic van was approached by three masked men who demanded
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People are being encouraged to participate in a consultation over plans to chance the visitor experience at Ards Forest Park. Plans for the park include improvements to the orientation as well as the development of a cycle trail and enhanced play areas. A public consultation is getting underway in Ards Forest car park tomorrow
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The MICA Action Group say they are fed up waiting and frustrated at yet further delays to the roll out of the Mica redress scheme in Donegal. The scheme was approved by Cabinet last month with the condition that 90% of repair costs would be covered by Government and the worst affected homes are
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The post office in Kilcar is due to close this weekend, unless there is a last minute intervention by An Post. A Dail debate this week saw the government say this was a matter solely for An Post, with no reason for Communications Minister Richard Bruton to become involved. However, that’s been rejected by
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