Theresa May isn’t ruling out a hard border on the island of Ireland in the event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit. The British Prime Minister was speaking to the BBC ahead of the Conservative Party Conference which get’s underway today. She said her Chequers plan is the only realistic option on the table and it’s […]
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Glenfin will compete in the Ulster Senior Ladies Football Championship Semi-Final following their 5-12 v 0-11 win over Lurgan of Cavan at Pairc Taobhoige today. The Donegal Champions controlled the action all the way through and led by 9 points at the break, 3-05 v 0-05. The return of Yvonne Bonner in Karen Guthrie’s absence
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2015 DSFC Champions Naomh Conaill overcame the 2017 Champions Kilcar in Donegal Town today on a scoreline of 1-09 v 0-06 to progress to the Semi-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh discussed the match after the full-time whistle…
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The times and venues for next weekend’s FAI Intermediate Inter-League (Michael Ward) Tournament have been finalised. This year, the tournament is being hosted by the Ulster Senior League. Anthony Gorman once again has charge of the Ulster Senior League selection,. Gorman’s USL side begin their weekend when they face Munster Senior League at the Diamond
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Dungloe have retained their Senior Football Championship status for next year following their 1-12 v 0-09 win over Burt on Sunday. Burt now go on to face Milford in the relegation playoff final to see who will play Intermediate Championship football next year. Ryan Ferry has the full-time report… After the match, Ryan spoke with
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Killyclogher had a 1-12 v 0-09 win over 2017 Tyrone SFC Champions Omagh St. Enda’s in their 2018 Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final on Sunday. Francis Mooney reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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It was a 7 point win for Glenswilly last night as they beat Four Masters to progress to the semi-finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship. 0-12 v 0-05 was the final score in a game that saw Glenswilly lead by 0-07 v 0-01 at the break. The second half
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Glenswilly booked their place in the semi final’s of the 2018 Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship with a seven point victory over Four Masters on Saturday night in Ballybofey. Tom Comack reports for Highland Radio Sport from MacCumhaill Park…
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MacCumhaills are through to the semi-finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure DSFC following their 2-10 v 0-13 win over St. Michael’s today. Goals proved to be the difference today as Martin Gallagher and Marty O’Reilly finding the back of the net, as well as Oisin Gallen scoring five points for the winning side.
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Day One of the Cork 20 Rally has come to an end and with both Sam and Josh Moffett not competing, it means Josh will claim the Irish Tarmac Championship. In the National Category, Kevin Eves was leading the rally and the championship today but suffered mechanical failure after Stage 5 which meant he had
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MacCumhaills overcame St. Michael’s in their Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC Quarter-Final clash today on a scoreline of 2-10 v 0-13 to make them the first team through to the Semi-Finals. Oisin Kelly and match analyst Martin McHugh spoke after the match…
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Institute lost out to Crusaders today in the NIFL Premiership by four goals to one. Crusaders took the lead through Rory Patterson but Jamie McIntyre equalised for ‘Stute. Goals from Jordan Owens, Colin Coates and Jordan Forsythe sealed the win for Crusaders. Eamonn McLaughlin reports for Highland Radio… After the match, Eamonn spoke with Institute manager Paddy
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Glencar Inn Division One Dunlewey Celtic 3 v 4 Oldtown Celtic Glencar Celtic 3 v 1 Castlefin Celtic 1 St Catherines FC Reserves 3 vs 3 Keadue Rovers FC Old Orchard Division Two Cappry Rovers 3 vs 3 Milford United FC Drumkeen United 5 vs 1 Gweedore Celtic Kildrum Reserves 5 v 1 Fintown Harps
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Jason Quigley is set to put his NABF Middleweight Title and his unbeaten professional record (14-0, 11 KO’s) on the line when he faces off against Freddy Hernandez (34-9, 22KOs) at Fantasy Springs on October 18th. The Ballybofey boxer’s clash with Hernandez is the main event of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN card. Hernandez is an
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Termon needed extra-time to beat Milford to retain their Senior Status for next year in a game that finished 2-14 v 1-13. Milford will now have to face off against either Dungloe or Burt. Ryan Ferry reports for Highland Radio… After the match Ryan spoke with Termon manager Paddy McDaid…
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The Derry Hurling Championship Finals are all on tomorrow, Sunday 30th September at Owenbeg. 12 Noon sees the Junior decider between Coleraine and Na Magha, the Intermediate final is at 1.45pm between Ballinascreen and Swatragh while it’s Banagher taking on Slaughtneil in the Senior Hurling Championship final which throws in at 3.30pm. Sports Editor of
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There are three games left in the Tyrone SFC Quarter-Finals with Ardboe v Trillick, Killyclogher v Omagh St. Enda’s and Errigal Ciaran v Coalisland. On Friday night Edendork continued their good run as they overcame Galbally 0-15 v 1-10 to book their place in the semi-finals. Former three time All-Ireland winning goalkeeper Pascal McConnell joins
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The Glenfin Ladies will start their Ulster Ladies SFC campaign tomorrow against Lurgan of Cavan. Just one week on from their Donegal SFC win over Moville, they look to go one step better than last year when they lost out at this stage to St. Macartan’s of Tyrone. Glenfin captain Karen Guthrie looks ahead to
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It’s Quarter-Final weekend in the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship. The games this weekend are; St. Michael’s v MacCumhaills, Glenswilly v Four Masters, Kilcar v Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair v Bundoran. Former St Eunan’s player John Haran looks ahead to the four big games with Tom Comack…
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The Ulster Senior League is hosting the FAI Intermediate Inter-League Tournament for the Michael Ward Cup. The tournament will be in Donegal from October 5th – 7th. Last year the Leinster Senior League took the honours, but this time around the Ulster Senior League will be pushing hard to come out on top. The USL
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Martin Harley had yet another winner yesterday as he raced at Newmarket. The Donegal rider was on board 33/1 shot Skardu for trainer William Haggas. Harley was held up towards the rear at first, but switched right approaching the final furlong before quickening his pace to lead inside the final furlong and take the win.
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Three Finn Valley AC members were winners at the Athletic Northern Ireland Awards last night in Belfast. Sommer Lecky claimed the award for Junior Athlete of the Year following her fantastic season which saw her claim a World Junior Silver Medal as well as a Commonwealth Youth Games Gold Medal and Record. Another award
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A 25 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including burglary with intent to cause unlawful damage and possession of an offensive weapon. It follows a disturbance at a house in Osborne Street in Derry at around 5.30pm yesterday evening, Friday 28th September. The male remains in custody and
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The collision which occured on the Port Road has now been cleared. The inbound lane off the Polestar Roundabout has reopened and traffic is flowing. Heavy disruption to traffic was caused as a result of a minor collision between a Garda patrol car and one other car. No one was injured in the incident.
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Motorists around Letterkenny are advised of an incident on the Port Road causing delays. It’s reported a Garda patrol car and another car were involved in a minor collision just off the Pole Star roundabout at some time around 10.30am this morning. It’s believed the inbound lane off the Polestar roundabout is closed and traffic
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Unwanted stock-piles of tyres will be removed from farms across the country over the next three weeks. The Government’s rolling out a scheme to help farmers get rid of tyres that used to be stored for holding silage covers down – before new systems were introduced. Environment Minister Denis Naughten says collection points are being
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Pramerica has launched the 2019 Spirit of Community programme, which recognises and honours voluntary projects sponsored by the company. The emphasis this time is on student volunteering, with the hashtag “Get Out There” being used to encourage students to become more active in their communities. Andrea Mc Bride is Vice-President of Systems at Pramerica –
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Work is due to commence on Monday in West Donegal as part of Irish Water’s €12 million replacement and rehabilitation project for the county. Work will initially start on the new water line from Meenaleck to Ranafast and will involve the decommissioning and replacement of ageing water mains. The utility says; replacing ageing water mains
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Concern has been raised over the current state of disrepair and outdated fittings in some Council owned homes. Donegal County Council has stated that it is currently engaging with the Department in relation to the need for financial support for condition surveys to be carried out on its housing stock. It’s hoped that the surveys
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Jason Quigley (14-0, 11KOs) will defend his NABF middleweight title against Freddy Hernandez (34-9, 22KOs) at Fantasy Springs on October 18th. Quigley-Hernandez will be the main event of the Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN card. Quigley says he’s ready for Hernandez – and ready to defend his belt. “I’m ready for anyone,” Quigley said. “This
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Main Evening News, Sport, Obituaries and Nuacht Friday September 28th:
Main Evening News, Sport, Obituaries and Nuacht Friday September 28th Read More »
Two people have been rescued by local fishing men near Ballyhoorisky Point off Fanad after their small fishing vessel sank. Rescue services were tasked to the scene by the Coast Guard after the alarm was raised at around 3:30pm this afternoon. Mulroy Coast Guard and the Coast Guard helicopter were at the scene and assistance
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Republic of Ireland women’s boss Colin Bell has named an 18 player squad for a friendly against Poland in Ostroda on Tuesday October 9th. Donegal’s Tyler Toland has been ruled out due to injury. She sustained the Knee injury in the final game of the World Cup qualifying campaign against Northern Ireland. Milford’s Amber Barrett
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The Aer Corps has joined the search for missing woman, Rhonda O’Loughlin. Searches are continuing after the 34 year old was last seen at around 1:30pm on Sunday afternoon last in the vicinity of Bridgetown, Laghey, walking in the direction of the N15, Donegal Town to Ballyshannon Road. Ms O’Loughlin is described as 5ft 5′
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A monastic round tower has been discovered in the middle of Derry city, hidden in plain sight for centuries. The monument, which is on the ground of Lumen Christi College was thought to the remains of a windmill tower. However researchers from Queens University Belfast have discovered that it dates back to the 13th or
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Letterkenny University Hospital has been ranked as the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today with 29 people waiting there this morning. Six people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 23 were waiting on wards. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland with 39 people waiting there.
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Rural and Community Development Minister Michael Ring says he’ll be announcing further funding for Donegal under Clar, the Town and Village Scheme and the LIS scheme in the coming weeks. Mr Ring is in the county today for a number of engagements – He’s already met with senior officials from Donegal County Council, and is
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The Government Chief Whip has been challenged to a public debate by Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher over the proposed closure of post offices. Deputy Gallagher has hit out at the Donegal Minister after he failed to attend numerous public meetings on Post Offices throughout the county over the last few months. According to
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There are further calls on Minister John Halligan to conduct a full root and branch review of the current school transport model. The issue was raised at the latest sitting of Donegal County Council with Cllr Michael McBride saying that system is simply not work and has totally failed rural Donegal. The Council is to
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The local authority is being urged to think differently about its housing stock after figures revealed that almost 90 dwellings have been vacant for more than six months. While over 30 of these houses are either ready for letting or work being finalised, there are some cases where offers were refused. A further 36 houses
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Fianna Fail say they will insist a redress scheme for Mica affected homeowners in Donegal be included in Budget 2019. A meeting was held in Dublin yesterday with members of the Mica Action Group, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, the party’s Housing Spokesperson, Darragh O’Brien and Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue. Following the meeting, the Mica
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The Government Chief Whip says a commitment has been secured with An Post that they will consider business cases for transferring post office services to a retailer in any area where the postmaster or postmistress has opted for voluntary retirement. Minister Joe McHugh is now urging interested retailers to make a business case for retaining
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It’s ten years to the day since the Bank Guarantee. The decision by the Fianna Fáil-led government ended up costing the state 64 billion euro. It involved a blanket guarantee of loans and deposits in six banks including Anglo Irish Bank. Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson and Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says some lessons haven’t been
Lessons haven’t been learned since last property crash – Doherty Read More »
The Irish Greyhound Board is carrying out a comprehensive review of the industry, with the financial viability of 16 stadiums, including Lifford, set to take place in the coming months. The Board’s CEO Gerard Dollard says each stadium will be assessed in several different areas, including finance, population catchment and other competing sporting facilities. He
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday September 27th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday September 27th Read More »
The sixth and final round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship – Cork 20 International Rally will take place this weekend based around the town of Macroom. With neither Josh nor Sam Moffett entered for the event, this confirms Josh Moffett as the Tarmac Champion for 2018 as he can no longer be caught, taking
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Republic of Ireland WU19 Head Coach Dave Connell has named a 20-player squad ahead of the UEFA European Championships Qualifying Round. Sion Swifts’ Amy Boyle-Carr who both made her senior international debut during the World Cup qualifying campaign is included. Ireland play Lithuania on the 2nd October and then the Faroe Islands on the 5th
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Yesterday afternoon officers from the District Support Team in Derry seized a quantity a suspected counterfeit cigarettes as well as over £10,000 in cash during a search of a van in the Creggan area. The driver of the van was arrested and his van seized. The man was detained at Strand Strand Road Police Station
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Gardai have confirmed that there has been a reported sighting of missing 34 year old Rhonda O’Loughlin. Gardai say Ms O’Loughlin was seen at around 1:30pm on Sunday last, in the vicinity of Bridgetown, Laghey, walking in the direction of the N15, Donegal Town to Ballyshannon Road. She is described as 5ft 5′ in height,
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Minister Simon Harris has once again been urged to reopen the Short Stay Ward at Letterkenny University Hospital. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty, speaking in the Dail earlier today, spoke of how it is scandalous that there is a ward lying empty at the hospital due to the Government’s failure to provide the necessary funding to
Health Minister again urged to reopen Short Stay Ward at LUH Read More »
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