Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries on Monday April 15th……….
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Martin O’Reilly is the latest player to withdraw from the Donegal senior panel and has called time on his inter county career. The MacCumhaills man featured in all four of this years McKenna Cup games but found his time during the league limited, playing in one game – the victory over Meath in early February.
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A security alert in Derry has ended. In a statement, the PSNI say they received a report that a device had been left outside an address in the Clon Elagh area of the city, around 10.10am this morning. Following further examination, it was declared an elaborate hoax and residents have been able to return to their
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17 candidates will contest the four European Parliament seats in the Midlands-North-West constituency in next month’s European Elections. The constutuency will have at least one new MEP, following confirmation that long serving Independent Marian Harkin will not been seeking re-election. Nationally, a total of 59 candidates will contest the European Parliament elections after nominations closed
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Around 40 homes have been evacuated in the Clon Elagh arera of Derry after a controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious object earlier this afternoon. Local Councillor Brian Tierney says residents in the area are facing significant disruption following the discovery of a suspicious device. He says Clon Elagh is one of the
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A former soldier is to face prosecution over the death of a teenage boy in Derry in 1972. 15-year-old Daniel Hegarty was shot and killed by a member of an Army patrol on July 31st of that year. He was shot twice in the head, while his cousin Christopher was also shot and injured. The
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The AGSI’s annual conference may get underway today without two of its senior members after it emerged at the weekend that one of the association’s members is under investigation. The association’s Vice President, Donegal Crime Prevention Officer Paul Wallace and Deputy General Secretary Antoinette Cunningham have both indicated they will not be attending.
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Richard Burke is to face murder charges in connection with the death of Jasmine McMonagle in Killygordan in January. 27 year-old Burke, with an address at Forrest Park in Killygordan, appeared today at Letterkenny District Court which was told that a book of evidence had been served earlier in the day. Burke was remanded in
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There are fears that local football clubs may suffer due to the ongoing controversy with the FAI. It follows remarks made by Minister Shane Ross that grant funding to the FAI may now come under threat. Cllr. Gary Doherty says this now brings the spotlight on the new Finn Harps Stadium. Last July, the Department
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Chasing Abbey has been forced to cancel their sold out concert at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre tonight. The Tullamore three-piece band say the show cannot go ahead due to illness. They say tickets for the Culchie Kid Tour will be honoured when they secure a new date.
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Gavin James has announced a Dublin show for early next year. The Dublin singer will play 3Arena on Saturday the 29th of February. He’s currently finishing his latest tour of Ireland and the U.K. Tickets for next year’s gig go on sale next Friday.
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The Dail has heard that many water courses in Inishowen which were damaged during the August 2017 floods remain in limbo in terms being cleaned and maintained. The issue is said to fall between two stools as neither the OPW nor Donegal County Council claim responsibility for the upkeep. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue is
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The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has described Irish Waters unchanged stance on its plans for repair works to the Falcarragh water supply as unacceptable. In a statement issued this morning, the utility says that it has applied for funding for the mains in the area to be replaced but the work won’t be
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There were 22 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. Six people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 16 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 54 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 472 people waiting
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Rathmullan jockey Oisin Orr picked up his second win of the weekend in Dundalk on Sunday. Orr rode the 11/8 ‘Wild Shot’ to victory for trainer Noel C Kelly. This follows on from his victory on Saturday on board the Dermot Weld trained ‘Imaging’ at Naas.
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A section of the former army barracks in Lifford is to undergo refurbishment works with a view towards housing a social welfare office there. It’s not yet known how many people will be employed at the office once it’s up and running. Meanwhile, Donegal County Council has also confirmed it intentions to use other
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Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as major anti-social activity in the Culmore area of Derry. Large groups of young people are said to be gathering at a football field adjacent to Culmore Point over the past two weekends, lighting fires and causing significant damage to the pitch. It’s estimated that over
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It’s emerged Donegal County Council has seen the highest number of social housing applicants turn down an offer of housing on more than one occasion. The county had 129 instances of multiple refusal from 61 applicants since 2016. New figures obtained by Journal.ie show local authorities nationally have suspended more than 350 applicants for
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Drivers are being warned of hazardous conditions on the roads this morning after heavy rain in many places overnight. A yellow wind warning’s in effect for Donegal until 7pm. The Road Safety Authority’s Brian Farrell is advising motorists to watch out for cross-winds:
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A protest against water supply problems at a Letterkenny housing estate is to get under way today. Protesters and residents of Gort na Greine will gather at County House in Lifford in a stand against the ongoing water supply issues which have plagued the private estate for more than a decade. Local community activist
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Colm Deasy has been hit with a four match ban following his sending off for a tackle on Ciaran Coll during Harps’ SSE Airtricity League Premier Division loss to Derry. Mikey Drennan will miss one match for Harps while Jamie McDonagh has been his with a two match ban for Derry City. First team competitive
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Brian McCormick Sports & Leisure Division 1 Cloughaneely 1-7 V 1-9 St Eunan’s Kilcar 3-16 v 1-3 Milford Naomh Conaill 2-13 V 0-12 Bundoran Sean Mac Cumhaill 1-11 V 1-14 Gaoth Dobhair Glenswilly 2-7 V 2-6 St Michael’s Tom Comack was at today’s game between Gaoth Dobhair and Sean MacCumhaills… After the match, Tom spoke
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Odhran MacNiallais has confirmed that he will not be returning to the Donegal camp this year. MacNiallais, who was playing for his club Gaoth Dobhair today in their win over Sean MacCumhaills, told Highland’s Tom Comack that he has spoken with Donegal manager Declan Bonner about the situation and told him that he will not
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Derry City will look to keep up their good form of late when they make yet another trip to Dublin to face St. Patrick’s Athletic on Monday night. Derry are coming off the back of a successful trip to Belfield on Friday night when they beat UCD 2-0, while St. Pat’s drew 1-1 with Cork
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Jackie Crossan Premier Division Culdaff FC 2 3 Glengad T Moyne Redcastle 1 5 Aileach FC M McGonigle Hannon Greene Fr O’Gara Cup Cockhill Yth 2 0 Glengad Res Inishowen Engineering Division 2 A Greencastle Res 1 3 Clonmany Res Aileach Yth 0 4 Moville Res Redcastle Res 6 5 QPS Res Inishowen Engineering Division
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Brian McCormick Sports Premier Donegal Town FC 2 vs 5 Castlefin Celtic Milford United FC 0 vs 3 Keadue Rovers FC Rathmullan Celtic 0 vs 0 Glenea United Kildrum Tigers 2 vs 0 St. Catherine’s Cappry Rovers 0 vs 2 Kilmacrennan Celtic – Played Thursday Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Bonagee United FC 5 vs 0
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There were plenty of North West athletes in action this weekend at various events at home and away. There were Donegal teams in action at the Sports Halls Finals in Manchester as well as a Lifford/Strabane AC contingent in action at an Open Throws event in Liverpool. There were North West Athletes in action at
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Brendan Boyce set a new Donegal record in the 20k walk while competing in the Czech Republic last week. Boyce is a 50k walk competitor and there has been talk of the event being removed from the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. The Milford native joined Pauric Hilferty on Sunday Sport to speak about
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Ulster secured a home playoff in the Pro14 with a 29-7 win over Edinburgh on Friday night which was helped by Munster’s win over Benetton. That Quarter-Final will be against fellow Irish province Connacht at Kingspan Stadium on 3rd/4th May. The exact date and kick off time will be announced by PRO14 Rugby in due course.
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Greencastle FC claimed the Clubman Shirts Cup on Saturday evening in Maginn Park when they defeated Carn FC by three goals to nil. The first goal of the game came from Jamie Henry at the mid-point of the first period before Jamie McCormick doubled the Greeks’ advantage by converting a penalty. The game’s and Greencastle’s
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Donegal Jockey Oisin Orr was back in the winners enclosure onboard Imaging this afternoon in Nass. The Rathmullan man rode to victory in the group 3 Gladness Stakes with the Dermot Weld horse coming home at 7/2. Imaging gave Orr his first listed win at the start of April at Leopardstown, a result which was
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Omagh had a 19 v 7 win against Ballina today in All-Ireland League Division 2C but it will not be enough for them to reach the Promotion Playoff Places as Bruff overcame Midleton by 26-8. Alex McDonald reports on Omagh’s game for Highland Radio Sport… After the match, Alex spoke with Omagh’s Assistant Coach Ashley
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It took extra-time to separate Tyrone and Monaghan in the Jim McGuigan Minor Football League Final on Saturday at Maghera. 1-17 v 1-10 was the final score after extra-time after the sides had been level at 1-07 apiece at the end of normal time. Francis Mooney was there for Highland Radio Sport… Francis spoke with
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Derry are the 2019 Buncrana Cup Champions following a 1-07 v 0-07 win over Donegal o Saturday afternoon. The Oakleaf County led by three points at half-time, 0-05 v 0-02, but it was a 6 point game early in the second half as Darragh Wade scored the only goal of the game. After the match,
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The 2019 Walled City Marathon takes place on Sunday 2nd June, which is in 7 weeks time. The closing date for entries is this Monday and the entries are limited to 1,500 people. Race Director Noel McMonagle spoke with Oisin Kelly about the Walled City Marathon itself and the upcoming closing date for entries…
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Institute lost out to Dungannon Swifts by two goals to one. The game was scoreless at half-time and it was Dungannon who broke the deadlock with 10 minutes played in the second period. ‘Stute were level just three minutes later when Ronan Wilson found the back of the net. Dungannon’s winner came on 76 minutes
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Glencar Inn Division One Oldtown Celtic 0 vs 3 Arranmore United Castlefin Celtic 0 vs 4 Strand Rovers FC St Catherines FC Reserves 1 vs 4 Glencar Celtic Dunlewey Celtic 1 vs 5 Donegal Town Reserves Old Orchard Division Two Milford United 1 vs 1 Drumoghill FC Reserves
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The second round of games in the Donegal All-County Football League are taking place this weekend. St. Michael’s will be playing their third game of the campaign, and they have maximum points so far with two wins from two. Milford have also played two games but they lost both of those. Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh
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The 2019 All County Football League is up and running in Derry. This year sees the competition take on yet another new format. Michael McMullan joined Tom Comack to run through this weekend’s fixtures in Derry and discuss the new structure…
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Donegal is among a number of counties to be issued with a status yellow wind warning until tomorrow. A status yellow rain warning has also been issued for counties in the South and West of the country for this evening. Met Éireann says these conditions will remain in place until tomorrow. Forecaster John Eagleton, says
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Carndonagh Community School trio Lee McLaughlin, Corey McBride and Jack Doherty along with St. Eunan’s College student Daragh Elison were all involved with the Republic of Ireland Schools soccer team, who lost to England 2-0 in the SAFIB Centenary Shield in Dalymount Park on Friday night. The quartet made a strong impact for the home
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The Disability Federation of Ireland is calling on election candidates to make disability a top priority. It wants public services such as housing, education, transport and health to be open and accessible for people with a disability. It also wants European investment funds to ensure accessibility and equality. Development Manager, PJ Cleere, says it’s time
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Irish Water have announced plans to replace problematic mains and help maintain water supply in Rossnowlagh during holiday season. From Monday, the company will restrict water supply at between 11pm and 7am for customers supplied from the Ballyshannon Public Water Supply Scheme in the Rossnowlagh area during the Easter Holiday season. Irish water is upgrading
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Finn Harps had yet another narrow defeat on Friday evening when they lost out to Bohemians by a goal to nil. This defeat is the 8th in a row for Ollie Horgan’s side in the Premier Division and the Harps boss knows that something needs to change. Horgan spoke with Diarmaid Doherty at Finn Park
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Harps 13s set for first Derry derby The Finn Harps U13s are getting ready for their first derby clash with Derry City in the inaugural Elite Northern Section of the National League. The game, is actually an fixture for Harps and will take place at the Aileach F.C. grounds tomorrow Saturday (April 13th) with a
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Finn Harps suffered their 8th Premier Division loss in a row on Friday night as they lost at home to Bohemians in a game that finished 1-0. The winning goal came on 37′ as Daniel Grant converted for the Dublin side who try and keep pressure on Shamrock Rovers, who are now 8 points clear.
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Derry City picked up a 2-0 win over UCD at the UCD Bowl on Friday evening in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Goals from Greg Sloggett and Darren Cole made sure of the win, scoring either side of the half-time whistle. The win keeps Derry in third place and they now face into two
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries, Friday April 12th:
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Fire Brigade units are on the scene of a gorse fire in Kincasslagh. Reports suggest the fire has been burning for some time, with fire crews working to contain the blaze in the area of the Pier Road. People in the the vicinity are being asked to avoid the area until the fire is brought
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EU Parliamentary candidate Peter Casey has called on all election candidates to “do the right thing for the environment” by ditching plastic campaign posters. The Midlands-North West candidate has urged fellow candidates to ensure there is a “good clean fight”, at least as far as the environment is concerned. He is further calling for local
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