After an extra few weeks break due to Covid, Junior football returns in the county this weekend. Fours games in the Ulster Cup take centre stage while there are several big ties in the Donegal and Inishowen Leagues over Saturday and Sunday. Speaking on this week’s Score programme, Nigel Ferry of the Donegal League says […]
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Keith Cowan is returning to the League of Ireland with Drogheda United. After ten years and over 240 appearances for Finn Harps, in 2019 Cowan moved to the Irish League playing for Glentoran where he won an Irish Cup and played in the Europa League qualifiers before a season at Dungannon Swifts followed. Since June
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On the The Score this week, Oisin Kelly looks forward to the return of the Donegal and Inishowen Football League’s this weekend with Nigel Ferry and Diarmuid O’Brien. Gealic Life Journalist Michael McMullan previews the Dr McKenna Cup Final while Mickey McCann reflects on the County’s Conor McGurk Cup Final defeat. Declan Kerr tells us
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Ireland’s last group match at the ICC U19 World Cup is on Friday against South Africa. The game in Trinidad is a winner-takes-all tie where the victorious side will advance to the Super 8 stage, and the defeated side will go into the Plate draw. St Johnston man Scott MacBeth was Ireland’s top scorer in
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Finn Harps have announced the signing of striker Yoyo Mahdy from Shelbourne. The highly rated 24 year old played a pivotal role in Shelbourne’s 2021 First Division winning campaign after beginning his League of Ireland career with UCD. Mahdy told FinnHarps.ie: “I’m really excited to be joining the club. Ollie got in touch and we’d
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This weekend Donegal and Monaghan will contest the Dr McKenna Cup Final with Declan Bonner’s side looking to lift the pre-season competition trophy for the first time since 2018 while it’s been nearly 20 years since Monaghan were last winners. Donegal Manager Declan Bonner has concerns ahead of the game with Jamie Brennan, Michael Langan
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There’s celebrations around Coláiste Ailigh this week after the Letterkenny side won the U19B Girls All-Ireland Schools Basketball title. On Tuesday they defeated Laurel Hill 48-27 in the final at the National Basketball Arena to add another title to the All Ireland they won three years ago at U16 level. The MVP went to Shannon
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The LYIT have been handed a home draw in Round 3 of the Sigerson Cup. After Tuesday’s defeat to University of Limerick, the Letterkenny college will go up against UCD next week in the final stage of the qualifiers. Maxi Cuirran’s side are mainly all from Donegal with senior panelists Jason McGee, Caolan Ward, Peadar
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Donegal Hurling Manager Mickey McCan feels they left the Conor Gurk Cup behind them as they surrendered a seven point lead letting Down snatch the win with the last point of the final played in Belfast. Davin Flynn scored 2-4 and picked up the Man of the Match award in the one point defeat (1-22
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A clinical display by India saw the overwhelming favourites defeat a young Ireland Under-19s Men’s team at the ICC Under-19s Men’s Cricket World Cup yesterday. With an innings of 307, India would prevail by 174 runs in Trinidad. St Johnstons Scott McBeth hit 32 runs as Ireland were all out for 133. Macbeth’s powered late
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Donegal were minutes away from winning a first Conor McGurk Cup but Down rallied late to snatch a one point victory 1-22 (25) to 2-18 (24) at The Dub Arena in Belfast. With the League start just around the corner, Donegal played their best hurling of the competition and Man of the Match Davin Flynn
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On this week’s Business Matters, Ciaran O’Donnell talks to the Managing Director of McDaid’s Football Special in Ramelton, Seamus McDaid. The fourth generation to head up the well-known Donegal company, Seamus headed to Australia as a 20-year-old to work as an Australian Rules agent. A year later, he moved to New York for what was
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Coláiste Ailigh defeated Laurel Hill 48-27 in the U19B Girls final of the Pinergy All-Ireland Schools Cup at the National Basketball Arena. The MVP went to Shannon Ní Chuinneagáin, who scored 33 points. Ní Chuinneagáin was recently named December’s MissQuote.ie Division 1 player of month playing for LYIT Donegal and she again showcased why she’s
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Cranford Athletic Club stalwart Eamonn Giles will become the 46th inductee into the Donegal Sports Star Hall of Fame when the Virtual Awards take place on Friday the 28th of January. It is fitting that in the year that he turns 80 Giles is being honoured for six decades of dedication to the sport of
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Donegal will face Monaghan in the Dr McKenna Cup Final on Saturday with both counties getting another game under their belt before the league starts. That game will be played out at Healy Park in Omagh starting at 5pm. Donegal disposed of Derry 2-9 to 0-11 in Tuesday’s semi final in Ballybofey while Monaghan beat
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Donegal will get one more game before the league opener against Mayo on Sunday week. This Saturday Donegal will face Monaghan in the Dr McKenna Cup final having come through their semi final on Tuesday evening beating Derry 2-9 to 0-11. Buncrana’s Caolan McGonagle was man of the match, hitting 1-2 from midfield. Watch his
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Donegal had four points to spare in their Dr McKenna Cup semi final win on Tuesday night. It finished Donegal 2-9 Derry 0-11 at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh were on commentary for Highland Radio Sport.
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The LYIT will enter the qualifiers of the Sigerson Cup following the five point defeat (2-25 to 3-15) at the hands of University of Limerick in round 2 at the Air Dome on Tuesday. Manager Maxi Curran told Angelina Nugent there were positives with the LYIT comeback in the game but the turnovers and mistakes
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The LYIT went down by five points to University of Limerick in Round 2 of the Sigerson Cup on Tuesday afternoon. It finished UL 2-23 LYIT 3-15. Angelina Nugent reports for Highland Radio Sport from the Air Dome:
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Donegal and Derry will face off for a place in the final of the Dr McKenna Cup on Tuesday evening in Ballybofey. Declan Bonner’s squad will be stretched as he has twelve players on colleges duty this week coupled with injuries to Eoghan Ban Gallagher and Brendan McCole. Caolan Ward, Jason McGee, Peader Mogan and
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Sligo have confirmed the addition of Pat Spillane Junior to their senior football panel. The Kerry native is eligible to play for Tony McEntee’s side as his mother hails from the Yeats County. Spillane plays his club football with St Jude’s in Dublin and is the son of the Kingdom legend of the same name.
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The LYIT return to Sigerson Cup action on Tuesday at the Air Dome in Ballyhaunis The Letterkenny side needed a late burst to get past IT Carlow in the opening round last week and will now face one of the favourites for the competition in University of Limerick. UL have an abundance of senior inter
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Finn Harps played their opening pre-season friendly on Sunday in a charity game at the Balinderreen GAA Club. The Ballybofey side lost 1 nil to Galway United. Among the players to get a run out for Harps were new signings Bastien Hery, Regan Donelon and Jesse Devers. Manager Ollie Horgan also used the game to
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Mark Bradley has quit the Tyrone squad, bringing to an end a seven-year inter-county career. The attacker is the latest member of the All-Ireland winning squad to step away from the set-up. Last week three Tyrone players – attacker Ronan O’Neill and defenders Hugh Pat McGeary and Michael Cassidy – decided to opt out for
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Ireland secured a historic series win over the West Indies on Sunday night and Donemana’s Andy McBrine wrapped up a super series with a half century and the Player of the Series award. The visitors won their third One Day International by two wickets at Sabina Park to seal a 2-1 series victory. McBrine and
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Young Footballer of the Year Oisin Mullin has committed to Mayo for the coming season. The Kilmaine clubman had been expected to move to AFL side Geelong, with a deal agreed last November. However, Mullin says that after consideration he has opted to stay in Ireland. It comes as a boost to Mayo, who are
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Former Bohemians, Derry City, Limerick and Waterford midfielder Bastien Héry signed for Finn Harps on Friday. Last year, Peil Star came together with Héry to create “Un Ballon – A Street Football Film”. Bastien is Madagascar International (Malagasy) and his former football clubs also include Paris St. Germain (PSG), Carlisle United, Accrington Stanley, and Linfield.
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Former Limerick and Waterford midfielder Bastien Héry has sign for Finn Harps. The Madagascar international spent the first half of last season at Bohemians, before a loan move to Derry City. Héry was named in the PFAI Team of the Year in 2018 and played alongside current Harps defender Ethan Boyle at Linfield FC where
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The Donegal Hurlers meet University Ulster in a winner take all game in the McGurk Cup on Saturday. After an impressive win over Antrim last week another win over the students of Jordanstown would send Donegal to the final. Donegal Manager Mickey McCann feels Saturday’s test will be a tougher one than their first outing:
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On this week’s Score Programme, Oisin Kelly speaks with Donegal Manager Declan Bonner ahead of the Dr McKenna Cup trip to Antrim. We also speak with Ulster GAA Journalist Declan Bogue ahead of the Ulster Club Final between Kilcoo and Derrygonnelly. We hear from Strabane’s Ciaran McLaughlin who will take up the role of Ulster
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The Donegal LGFA are over half way through their five week long worldwide fundraiser. They are asking friends across the globe to join them virtually in covering 40 thousand kilometres while raising money which will go towards the training fund for the various Donegal ladies teams. The full details are on the the Donegal LGFA
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On the pitch this weekend in Ulster, the provincial senior club final between Kilcoo of Down and Fermanagh’s Derrygonnelly takes centre stage. Kilcoo are the defending champions and seen as favourites having defeated the fancied Glen of Maghera in the semi final while Derrygonnelly had big wins over the Tyrone and Armagh champions to leave
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On Friday evening, Finn Valley AC will unveil ‘Beyond The Line, Finn Valley Athletics Club, A History’, a book marking the club’s Golden Jubilee. Pierce O’Callaghan, the head of competition management at World Athletics will perform the official launch of the book, which was written by Donegal-based journalist and author Chris McNulty. The launch will
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Strabane’s Ciaran McLaughlin will be ratified as President of Ulster GAA at the provincial convention on Friday evening. The Tyrone native has dedicated over 30 years to serving the association having held positions both on and off the field. Speaking with Francis Mooney ahead of taking the top seat in the province, Ciaran says protection
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Donegal’s second game in the Dr McKenna Cup is this Saturday afternoon with Declan Bonner’s side facing Antrim in Portglenone. There will be full match commentary with Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh from the 1.30pm throw in – online on our website – right here on highlandradio.com Click on player to listen: Coverage is in
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Donegal head to Portglenone to play Antrim on Saturday in their second game of the Dr McKenna Cup. There will be full match commentary ONLINE with Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh from the 1.30pm throw in – on highlandradio.com. A win for Donegal would book a place in the semi final of the competition which
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On this week’s programme, Ciaran O’Donnell speaks to columnist, photographer, and owner of The Cristeph Studio in Letterkenny, Brian McDaid. Brian has been taking photographs for over 40 years and took over the Cristeph Gallery, which was originally located on Port Road, back in 2002. Brian also served with the Letterkenny Fire Service for 27
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All Ireland Champions Tyrone started 2022 with a fifteen point defeat to Cavan in the Dr McKenna Cup. It finished 1-17 to 0-5 at Breffni Park. Francis Mooney reports for Highland Radio Sport:
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The LYIT will face University of Limerick in round two of the Sigerson Cup. The Letterkenny side came from four points down in the closing minutes to win 1-13 to 1-11 against IT Carlow. Downings Keelan McGroddy scored the goal late on while Jason McGee and Liam Gaughan scored four points a piece. The other
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The LYIT progressed in the Sigerson Cup on Tuesday night beating IT Carlow 1-13 to 1-11. A late Keelan McGroddy goal and three injury time points were needed to secure the victory. Brendan Cummins reports for Highland Radio Sport:
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The government has announced a new targeted standalone commercial rates waiver scheme for the first three months of this year. Donegal County Council has confirmed there is no need to apply for the new scheme, but is stressing that only certain businesses will qualify. A number of rates waiver schemes have been implemented over the
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News, Sport and Obituaries on Monday January 10th……..
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23,909 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic this evening. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said this evening it’s essential for everyone to protect themselves and others from infection. Every small action to limit the spread of this disease is vital, he said, as the country continues to experience a
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West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan has denied that a motion to recall the assembly today to discuss School safety in light of Covid 19 was politically motivated because Education Minister Michelle McIlveen is a DUP representative. Mr McCrossan, the SDLP’s Education Spokesperson, was speaking in the Assembly this afternoon. He told the assembly he wrote
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A woman who’d been missing from the Ballybofey area has been located. Gardai and the family of Edel had expressed concern for her welfare, but that search has now been stood down.
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DUP threats to withdraw ministers from Stormont have been paused. The party is to meet with Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss – who’s now fronting negotiations for the UK following the resignation of David Frost. She’s threatened to Trigger Article 16 if a deal can’t be reached on the Northern Ireland protocol. But First Minister
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Almost 1,100 staff at An Post are absent due to Covid. The company says it has been a challenging time since Christmas and the situation is continuing this week. Head of Corporate Communication at An Post, Anna Mc Hugh, says despite the challenges just four post offices across the country are closed as a result:
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A Donegal Deputy has hit out at Government for what he claims is the failure to protect businesses and allowing taxpayers to subsidise the insurance industry. Last year, Minister of State at the Department of Finance Sean Fleming warned that insurance companies who deducted state supports paid to businesses from valid claims under their policy
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It’s emerged that the Red Cross has been deployed to assist the National Ambulance Service in Donegal. The additional support has been drafted in in response to challenges caused by the ongoing Covid-19 surge, to assist in patient transportation and transfers. The organisation is also providing ambulance assistance in Dublin, Cork, Naas, Tipperary, Cavan and
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Gardai are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a woman missing from the Ballybofey area. Gardai and the family of 25 year-old Edel McGirr say they are concerned for her welfare. She was last seen in Ballybofey yesterday and is described as 5’ 1” in height, of a medium build, with greenish blue eyes
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