It’s budget day with the government to announce spending for next year in the Dáil this lunchtime. It will be a mix of modest tax cuts and increased spending with a focus on housing, health and social welfare. There’s a number of measures aimed at tackling the so-called squeezed middle – with a large increase […]
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The Donegal Road Safety Working Group is predicting that over 3,000 second level students will attend its ‘Road Safe’ show over the next two days, 800 of them from Derry and Tyrone. The show is based around a number of real incidents in the county, with graphic descriptions of the scenes from gardai and
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Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty and Senator Pádraig MacLochlainn will this morning deliver a petition to the Department of Health calling on the Government to immediately approve funding for the reopening of the 19 bed Short Stay Ward at Letterkenny University Hospital. The petition, which was initiated as part of the party’s
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Investigations are continuing after significant damage was caused to Lifford Old Courthouse over the weekend. A number of windows were smashed and a window pane broken on Saturday night in what Gardai are investigating as criminal damage. Staff were met with the scenes of destruction upon returning to work yesterday morning. Lifford Old Courthouse board
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A number of Donegal hoteliers travelled to Offenbach, near Frankfurt to take part in a B2B workshop and networking event with leading German tour operators. The event organised by Tourism Ireland is part of a campaign to grow visitor numbers from Germany in 2019 and beyond. Thirty Irish tourism companies, including the Nesbitt Arms Hotel
Donegal hoteliers say ‘Guten Tag’ in Germany Read More »
The DUP leader Arlene Foster is in Brussels today for a series of meetings over Brexit. She’ll hold talks with the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and other representatives from member states as part of the 3 day visit. It comes with just over a week to go before a crucial EU leaders summit. Speaking
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Donegal County Council has confirmed it’s to create and erect 50 disabled parking bay signs across the county before the end of the year. Concern had been raised previously over inadequate signage highlighting disabled parking bays. The new signage is to be erected on 10 disabled parking bays in each Municipal District to further highlight
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Over 13,000 cigarettes and €7,200 in cash has been seized by Revenue in Donegal. During an intelligence led operation in Letterkenny on Friday last, Revenue officers seized 13,400 cigarettes following a search, under warrant, of a residential property. €7,200 in cash was also seized suspecting it to be the proceeds of, or intended for use
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday October 8th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday October 8th Read More »
In just under two weeks time, Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair will contest the 2018 Donegal Senior Football Championship Final in Balltbofey. Gaoth Dobhair return to the decider after a 12 year wait while during that period from 2006 Naomh Conaill contested five finals lifting the Dr Maguire Cup on two occasions. Brendan Kilcoyne won
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HIQA says further improvements are needed in the area of Medication Safety at Letterkenny University Hospital. Some improvements have been made since an inspection last year, but HIQA says essential elements required for medication safety were not present, and the inspectors are not assured that the hospital had clear plans to implement these. The report
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Team Ireland has arrived in Anapa, Russia ahead of the European Junior Championships. Boxing begins on Tuesday with Donegal’s Leah Gallen involved. The Raphoe girl will box at 66kg this week. Leah told Ryan Ferry she is feeling strong ahead of the championships…
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A Donegal man has appeared at Derry Magistrates court charged with assaulting police in what has been described as a McGregor ‘inspired’ incident. District Judge Barney McElholm said the scenes witnessed was an ‘edifying display’ following the Conor McGregor fight yesterday. 25 year old Leon Shovlin of Kilraine, Glenties admitted the charge of assaulting police
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The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urging people in Inishowen and North Donegal to give blood over the next four days. Mobile clinics are at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel in Buncrana today and tomorrow, and at Carndonagh Community School on Wednesday and Thursday. Paul McKinney, Operations Director with the Irish Blood Transfusion service says
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A Donegal estate agent says there appears to be a shift towards a European-style rent culture in Donegal, despite it being cheaper to purchase a property in the county. Brendan McGee, of Franklins, also says there’s no housing shortage in the county. In a commentary written this week he estimates there are around 1,500 houses
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There’s renewed hope for a cinema in Donegal Town as a result of the council’s new Seven Strategic Towns Local Area Plan. Proposals submitted by WJ Dolan Construction to develop a 5 screen, 714 seat capacity cinema were refused by Donegal County Council last year despite major local support for the project. The company
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Letterkenny University Hospital was the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today with 31 people awaiting admission there this morning. Eight people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 23 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded today with 61 people waiting there. The nationwide figure is 430.
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There’s a risk of flooding in Donegal today, with a weather warning in place until 6pm. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall alert for Donegal, Mayo and Sligo, effective from 11am yesterday until 6pm today. A slow-moving band of rain is expected to bring heavy and persistent rain over the period, with rainfall
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The owners of the Convoy recycling facility which was badly damaged in a fire at the weekend say the massive community response saved their family home and prevented further distruction. Stephen Mc Laughlin of JML Recycling says the huge effort which mobilised following a public appeal on Saturday afternoon stopped the fire from spreading. Speaking
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Talks aimed at restoring a government at Stormont get back underway later. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley is due to meet the five main parties as well as church leaders. It’s been more than 600 days since the power-sharing agreement collapsed. Karen Bradley says she remains “deeply committed” to bringing back a Stormont assembly as
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It’s hoped that the hundreds of wooden crosses which were discovered dumped in a ditch near Newtowncunningham over the weekend will be collected this week. The small white crosses were erected along the roadside earlier this year as part of an anti-abortion campaign. Members of the community who were carrying out a routine litter
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MacCumhaill Park will host the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship Final between Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh Conaill on Sunday the 21st of October with a 4pm throw-in time. Preceding that at 2pm will be the Senior B Final between Naomh Conaill and St. Eunan’s. The Intermediate Finals will take place at
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There’s concern over what’s been described as a shortfall in downstairs facilities being provided in social housing in Donegal. Donegal County Council has stressed that it does endeavour to accommodate such facilities where necessary but it is not possible to or cost effective in the design of all new social housing projects. The local
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An investigation is continuing into the cause of a huge blaze at an East Donegal recycling facility at the weekend. Up to 40 fire-fighters from across the community attended the scene of a blaze at JML Recycling in Convoy on Saturday afternoon. The major fire was eventually brought under control until late that night.
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A Midlands North-West MEP has said more needs to be done to address market inequalities between farmers and large traders. The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee has approved new draft rules to better protect farmers against buyers’ unfair trading practices. The Ag Committee voted for a number of proposals including stopping late payments and short notice
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Robert Emmet’s GAA Club in Castlefinn have today announced plans for their Centenary Celebration weekend to be held from the 25th-29th October. The Centenary weekend is the culmination of a year long programme of events which has celebrated the achievements of Robert Emmet’s over the last one hundred years, and the impact that the GAA
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Gaoth Dobhair will play Naomh Conaill in the final of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship following their 3-14 v 1-07 win over MacCumhaills in the semi-final on Sunday. It’s a repeat of the 2017 DSFC Semi-Final, which was won by Naomh Conaill and Mervyn O’Donnell’s side will look to exact
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Donegal Senior Football Championship Semi-Final – Winner to play Naomh Conaill Gaoth Dobhair 3-14 V 1-07 MacCumhaills Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Semi-Final – Winner plays Aodh Ruadh in Final Glenfin 0-07 V 0-06 St Naul’s Donegal Senior B Championship Semi Final – Winner plays St. Eunan’s MacCumhaills 2-06 V 5-07 Naomh Conaill Donegal Intermediate B
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Gaoth Dobhair will look to win a record 15th Donegal Senior Football Championship title when they face Naomh Conaill in the final following their semi-final win over MacCumhaills on Sunday. The final score in that semi-final was.. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh discussed the action after the final whistle…
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Killyclogher had a 2-09 v 1-09 win over Ardboe in their Tyrone SFC Semi-Final today at Carrickmore. They now go on to face Coalisland in the Tyrone SFC decider in two weeks time at Healy Park in Omagh. Francis Mooney reports for Highland Radio…
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The Ulster Senior League finished third in the FAI Intermediate Inter-League Tournament following their 2-2 draw with Leinster on Sunday morning. They kicked off the tournament with a 2-1 loss to eventual champions Munster on Friday night. Saturday saw the USL beat Connacht FA by a goal to nil before Sunday’s draw. Leinster Senior League
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Brian McCormick Sports & Premier Glenea United 2 vs 1 Kildrum Tigers Keadue Rovers FC 5 vs 0 St Catherines FC Rathmullan Celtic 2 vs 2 Cappry Rovers Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Ballybofey United FC 2 vs 3 Drumoghill FC Cranford FC 0 vs 1 Convoy Arsenal FC Drumkeen United 3 vs 0 Gweedore Celtic
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Jackie Crossan Premier Division Aileach 1-3 Greencastle Culdaff 0-4 Buncrana Redcastle 3-3 Carn Glengad 2-0 Clonmany Strand Hotel First Division QPS 3-0 Sea Rovers Dunree 1-2 Aileach Res Rasheney 1-2 Moville Celtic Cockhill Youths 7-2 Gleneely Colts Buncrana Res 1-8 Glengad Res Division Two Clonmany Res 1-1 Redcastle Res Carn Res 2-2 Carrowmena FC Greencastle
Inishowen League Results 07 October 18 Read More »
It was a busy weekend in athletics here in the North West and further afield. Anne Marie McGlynn finished 9th in the female category at the Cardiff Half-Marathon in a time of 1 hour 13 minutes and 41 seconds. That is a new Donegal Record as well as a personal best for McGlynn. Also today
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Ulster lost at home to Connacht for the first time in 58 years on Friday evening while Leinster beat Munster 30-22. In the All-Ireland League Division 2C, Omagh beat Malahide 32-17 while City of Derry lost to Bruff 45-15. In Division 2B, Wanderers beat Rainey 26-12. Alex McDonald reviewed the weekend’s rugby action on Sunday
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1-11 v 0-09 was the final score in Coleraine’s Derry SFC Semi-Final win over Ballinscreen on Sunday at Owenbeg. It was double scores at half-time as Coleraine led by 1-05 (8) v 0-04. Colm McGoldrick scored Coleraine’s goal 23 minutes into the first-half. They now go on to face Lavey in the Derry Senior Football
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President Higgins has led the tributes following the death of Emma Mhic Mhathuna one of the victims of the cervical cancer controversy. In a statement he says he sent his condolences to Emma’s family, friends and family in the wider community in West Kerry. The Health Minister Simon Harris and the Fianna Fail leader Michael
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The Tanaiste Simon Coveney says the withdrawal treaty is about 90 percent agreed. The issues that remain outstanding relate mainly to the Irish Border issue. EU Government heads will meet in two weeks time, where it’s hoped British Prime Minister Theresa May will have concrete proposals. Simon Coveney says both negotiating teams need to lock
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Glenfin have booked their place in the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Final after their semi-final win over St. Naul’s on Sunday on a scoreline of 0-07 v 0-06. Harry Walsh reports for Highland Radio… After the match, Harry spoke with Glenfin manager Liam Breen…
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Lavey are through to their first Derry Senior Football Championship Final since 1988 following their 2-11 v 1-06 win over Glen at Owenbeg today. Lavey led by 0-07 v 0-03 at half-time and second-half goals from Declan Hughes and Eamon McGill made sure of the win. They now go on to face the winner of
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Tony McNamee’s penalty on 82 minutes earned the Ulster Senior League a share of the spoils in their final game of the 2018 FAI Intermediate Inter-League Tournament. McNamee scored twice as the USL drew with Leinster at a drenched Dry Arch Park. It looked as if the USL were heading for defeat, but McNamee stepped
Up to forty firefighters have spent the night tackling a major fire at a recycling plant in Convoy. THe fire broke out at a waste handling facility at Roosky Upper, Convoy, Co. Donegal just after 3pm on Saturday. When emergency services arrived they encountered a well established fire at the facility, JML Recycling, which processes mainly
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Naomh Conaill had a 1-11 v 0-12 win over Glenswilly on Saturday evening in the first semi-final of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship. It was a Dermot ‘Brick’ Molloy goal early on that proved to be the difference between the sides in the end, as Naomh Conaill now look forward
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Naomh Conaill are through to the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship Final after their 1-11 v 0-12 win over Glenswilly in MacCumhaill Park on Saturday night. Ryan Ferry reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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The Derry Intermediate Football Champions for 2018 are Banagher as they beat Ballymaguigan in the decider at Owenbeg on Saturday, winning on a scoreline of 1-12 v 1-08. It was a close contest all the way through, with Banagher leading by 0-06 v 0-05 at the half-time whistle. With around 12 minutes to go, Banagher opened
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Coalisland were one point winners over Edendork in Dungannon today in their Tyrone SFC Semi-Final clash that finished 1-11 v 0-13. Francis Mooney was there for Highland Radio Sport…
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4-05 v 1-12 was the final score as Aodh Ruadh just edged past Naomh Columba into the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship. Martin McHugh reports…
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Next weekend the 2018 Donegal Harvest Rally returns to the Finn Valley area for the first time in eight years. The entry list was released during the week and once again an event hosted by the Donegal Motor Club is bulging with the best in the sport. Donagh Kelly is the top seed, Declan Boyle
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Glencar Inn Division One Oldtown Celtic 1 vs 2 Glencar Celtic Strand Rovers 8 v 0 Glenea United Voodoo Venue Cup Drumkeen United 1 vs 4 Keadue Rovers FC Arranmore United 1 vs 2 Milford United FC
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Milford will be playing Senior Football Championship next year after they overcame Burt in the DSFC Relegation Playoff Final on a scoreline of 2-09 v 0-07. Tom Comack reports for Highland Radio Sport…
Milford keep Senior Championship status as Burt drop to Intermediate Read More »
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