Ballybofey native Laura Feely has been named in the Ireland Women’s rugby squad for their November Series games against England and the USA. Feely, who play’s with Galwegians and Connacht made her Irish debut back in February in the Six Nations defeat to France. Six uncapped players have been named in the squad for the […]
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Reigning champions Kilcar will take on 2015 winners Naomh Conaill in the pick of the ties in the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC Quarter-Finals. The other games see Glenswilly v Four Masters, Gaoth Dobhair v Bundoran and St. Michael’s v MacCumhaills. In the relegation playoffs it’s a big derby match where Termon face
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The price of an average three-bed semi detached house in Donegal is up 1.3% over the past 12 months. According to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance, house prices in the county remained stable between June and September at €95,500. Nationally, house prices over the past year have increased by 5.8%. Paul
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Seven towns across Donegal have been recognised in the Tidy Towns competition. The results have been published today and the county has received two gold medals, three bronze medals and a number of special awards. To mark the 60th anniversary of the competition, Minister Micheal Ring has announced a special allocation of €1.4 million to
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A new brand, Gaealtacht na hÉireann, Ireland’s Gaeltacht, has been launched today for the promotion of Ireland’s Gaeltacht areas and the excellence of their products worldwide under one inclusive brand. As part of the new branding a logo has been developed as a visual emblem and an agreed identity which will assist those located in
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Donegal County council has agreed to not nominate a presidential election candidate. Local representatives had until 12 midday today to put forward a special motion on the issue but that deadline has since passed. Peter Casey has just arrived in County House in Lifford this afternoon to speak with local representatives. Mr Casey has already
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Police in Strabane are appealing for witnesses after a man and woman were assaulted outside a hotel in the town in the early hours of Saturday morning. The incident which Police say involved a group of several people occurred at approximately 3am outside The Fir Trees Hotel. A man received multiple stitches to a serious
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Members are again being urged to attend the public meeting of the Joint Policing Committee tomorrow evening in Donegal Town. A number of submissions have already been made to Donegal County Council ahead of the event which include calls for an update on drugs and alcohol programmes and an update on Garda stations in the
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Donegal County Council’s CEO Seamus Neely has indicated he will be seeking an increase in the Local Property Tax in the council’s budget for 2019. The budget will be presented on Wednesday November 21st, with Mr Neely telling members that emerging financial demands necessitate an increase in the LPT. However, councillors have today voted to
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Letterkenny University Hospital was the second most overcrowded in the country this morning, with 30 people awaiting in-patient beds, six of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, 342 people were awaiting admission across the country today. According to the INMO University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 46 people waiting there.
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The PSNI in Strabane say two men are in custody after gardai contacted them last night regarding a burglary which had taken place in Donegal. Gardai provided police with a description of a car, and the distinctive accents of two men believed to have been involved. Two men were subsequently detained by the PSNI in
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Three men have been charged with a number of offences, and are due to appear at Derry Magistrate’s Court this morning. Two men, aged 21 and 22, have been charged with Conspiracy to Kidnap, while a third man, aged 21, has been charged with firearms and drug-related offences including possession of Class A drugs with
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Approximately 90 members of Siptu are holding a 16 hour work stoppage today at the Rapid Action Packaging plant on the Industrial Estate in Gweedore. We understand production is continuing today, with some non-unionised staff at work this morning. Siptu wants the company to enter into a collective bargaining agreement, which the union says
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Gardai are investigating a weekend break in at a private property at Pump Street Carrigans, between Main Street and Imlick Villas. The house was broken in to and ransacked on Saturday night between 7.15 and 1am. We understand the intruders got away with an undisclosed money. Anyone with information, or who may have seen
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A Derry councillor is calling for the urgent extension to a crash barrier on a dangerous stretch of road in the Creggan area of Derry. The calls come after two accidents on the same section of Southway last week. In one of the incidents a vehicle overturned, landing on the footpath just meters away from
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Owen Roes and Slaughtneil played out a 1-12 v 0-15 point draw in the Quarter-Final. They will replay that fixture this Wednesday at 8pm with the winner going on to face Ballinascreen in the Semi-Final. Lavey and The Loup also ended in a draw, 2-05 v 1-08 – they will replay their quarter-final on Thursday
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A Donegal Deputy has said the Minister for Agriculture Food and Marine is completely out of his depth in dealing with Marine Matters. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says it appears Minister Micheal Creed is still refusing to engage with either the marine sector or opposition members on drafting an acceptable replacement piece of legislation
Creed “out of his depth” on marine issues – Cope Read More »
78% of companies in Connacht and Ulster expect Brexit to negatively impact their region over the next 12 months. The latest Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse also shows there are serious concerns in the region about transport infrastructure and telecommunications. Bank of Ireland Group’s Chief Economist is Loretta O’Sullivan………..
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Approximately 90 members of Siptu are holding a 16 hour work stoppage today at the Rapid Action Packaging plant on the Industrial Estate in Gweedore. We understand production is continuing today, with some non-unionised staff at work this morning. Siptu wants the company to enter into a collective bargaining agreement, which the union says would
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Reigning champions Kilcar will take on 2015 winners Naomh Conaill in the pick of the ties in the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC Quarter-Finals. The other games see Glenswilly v Four Masters, Gaoth Dobhair v Bundoran and St. Michael’s v MacCumhaills. In the relegation playoffs it’s a big derby match where Termon face
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Corner back Dan Fee kicked a winning point deep into stoppage time to give Coalisland a 0-12 to 1-8 win over Dromore in sunday’s gripping Tyrone SFC tie at Pomeroy. Oran Sludden grabbed a first half Dromore goal, but, inspired by Padraig Hampsey, who shot three wonderful points, the Fianna came from behind with a
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Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Senior Championship Group A Glenswilly 1-09 V 1-05 Burt Ardara 4-03 V 2-12 Bundoran Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Senior Championship Group B Naomh Conaill 1-09 V 0-09 St Eunan’s Dungloe 0-05 V 0-10 Gaoth Dobhair Michael Murphy Sports &
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Glenswilly will top Group A of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship following their 1-09 v 1-05 win over Burt on Sunday. That means they will be in Pot 1 of the draw with the possiblity of facing Naomh Conaill, MacCumhaills or Four Masters. After the match today, Glenswilly manager Brendan
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It was a goal late in injury time that sealed Bundoran’s place in the Quarter-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC as they defeated Ardara 2-12 v 4-03. It came down to points difference in the end and Bundoran’s 3 point was enough to bring them through. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh
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Glenswilly had a 1-09 v 1-05 win over Burt in the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC Group A clash today which booked their place in the Quarter-Finals. Burt will go into the relegation playoff along with Milford, Termon and Dungloe. Tom Comack reports for Highland Radio…
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Champions Cockhill Celtic and last season’s runners up Letterkenny Rovers both started their Ulster Senior League campaigns with 4-0 wins on Sunday. Swilly Rovers hosted Cockhill Celtic as the champions are looking for their seventh league title in a row. Martin Doherty and Bart Weslowski were both on target for Cockhill early in that one,
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Clubman Shirts Semi Final Buncrana 2-3 Carn FC Greencastle 3-3 Aileach – Greencastle win 3-1 on penalties Jackie Crossan Premier Division Illies FC 0-3 Glengad Redcastle 1-4 Culdaff Strand Hotel First Division QPS 3-4 Rasheney Gleneely Colts 5-2 Dunree Glengad Res 3-1 Sea Rovers Aileach Res 4-2 Buncrana Res Cockhill Youths 1-1 Moville Celtic Donegal
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The Cross-Country is getting underway shortly following the end of the Track & Field season. Patsy McGonagle was on Sunday Sport with Pauric Hilferty to give the latest in athletics…
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Another late score was needed by Ulster to secure a draw against the Southern Kings in South Africa on Friday evening. 39-39 was how it finished with a late try from Henry Speight and the conversion from Billy Burns rescuing the draw. Alex McDonald reviewed all the weekend’s local, national and international rugby on Sunday
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The Donegal Boxing Awards took place last night in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey. It was a busy night that saw Tommy Stewart inducted into the Donegal Boxing Hall of Fame while Dungloe’s Matthew McCole picked up the Best Boxer Award following a great season that saw him represent Ireland at the World University Championships and win
Donegal Boxing Awards Wrap-Up with Peter O’Donnell Read More »
Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division Kilmacrennan Celtic FC 2 vs 2 Donegal Town FC Milford United FC 2 vs 2 Kildrum Tigers St Catherines FC 0 vs 3 Rathmullan Celtic Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Ballybofey United FC 0 vs 1 Drumkeen United Bonagee United FC 1 vs 1 Cranford FC Drumoghill FC 3 vs 2
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Gardai in Milford are investigating the theft of an outboard engine and a 25 litre fuel container near Portnablagh. The theft occurred at Portnablagh Pier between 10.30pm on Friday night and 7.30am on Saturday morning. The black and silver Mariner Outboard 6hp engine and a red quicksilver 25 litre outboard fuel container are thought to
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Glenfin Ladies won their second Donegal Senior Football Championship in a row on Sunday when they beat Moville 4-07 v 3-07 at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. They now just have a week to prepare for their Ulster Championship Quarter-Final clash with Lurgan of Cavan next Sunday. After the win today, Tom Comack spoke with Glenfin
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The British Labour Party Leader says he’ll back his party’s approach to a possible second EU referendum at its annual conference in Liverpool. Members will decide if party policy will change to advocate a second Brexit vote. Meanwhile, Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Jeremy Corbyn insisted there is a way of avoiding a
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Gaoth Dobhair are through to the Quarter-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship following a 0-10 v 0-05 win over Dungloe today. Gaoth Dobhair top Group B with 3 wins from 3 following wins over St. Eunan’s and Naomh Conaill. They will now look forward to tonight’s Quarter-Final draw which
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Naomh Conaill booked their place in the Quarter-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship with a 1-09 v 0-09 win over St. Eunan’s on Sunday. A goal from Dermot ‘Brick’ Molloy was the difference between the sides at the end as St. Eunan’s bow out of the Senior Football Championship.
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Glenfin are Donegal Ladies Senior Football Champions for the second year in a row following their 4-07 v 3-07 win over Moville in O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny. They now progress to the Ulster Championship, where they will take on Lurgan of Cavan in the Quarter-Final on September 30th. Tom Comack has the full-time report for Highland
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Police in the North have described a paramilitary style attack in County Antrim, in which a teenager was shot 4 times, as ‘brutal’. It happened at a house in the Moneycannon Road area, in Ballymoney, early this morning. The 18 year old victim was taken to hospital after being shot in each of his arms
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Naomh Conaill proved too strong for St. Eunan’s on Sunday as they booked their place in the Quarter-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC. 1-09 v 0-09 was the final score with Dermot ‘Brick’ Molloy’s goal for Naomh Conaill the difference between the side. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh spoke after the
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Derry City lost 1-0 at home to Shamrock Rovers last night in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. A Daniel Carr goal on 63 minutes gave the visitors the win but Derry City had chances throughout the 90 minutes that should have given them the win. Derry manager Kenny Shiels gave his thoughts to Martin
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St. Michael’s had a 2-18 v 0-11 win over Malin last night to book their place in the Quarter-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Senior Football Championship with 3 wins from 3 in the group. Malin will be playing Senior football next year following their three games as they finished third in Group
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Four Masters may have lost to Termon on a scoreline of 3-08 v 3-07 but they still progress to the Quarter-Finals because of points difference. Termon will now have to fight in the relegation playoffs to try and secure their senior status next year. After the match, Tom Comack spoke with Four Masters manager Kevin
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Killybegs have retained their Senior Championship status for another year following their 1-10 v 0-10 win over Milford on Saturday night, while Milford will now go into the relegation playoffs. After the match, Oisin Kelly spoke with Killybegs’ Hugh McFadden… Oisin also spoke with Milford manager Danny O’Donnell…
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Finn Harps continued with their fine form ahead of the play offs by beating Cabinteely 7-1 on Saturday night at Finn Park. Jacob Borg. Nathan Boyle, Mikey Place, Jessie Devers, Aiden Friel and Paddy Court scored the goals. Harps are now ten games unbeaten. Diarmaid Doherty spoke with Harps assistant manager Paul Hegarty after the
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Finn Harps will enter the play offs with an unbeaten ten game run after Saturday’s 7-1 win at hone to Cabinteely. Diarmaud Doherty reports from Finn Park for Highland Radio Sport…
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2-18 v 0-11 was the final score in St. Michael’s win over Malin today as they booked their place in the Quarter-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC. Malin retained their Senior status for next year. Harry Walsh reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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Killybegs have secured another year of Senior Championship Football following their 1-10 v 0-10 win over Milford this evening in Group D of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal SFC. Milford go into the relegation playoffs after tonight’s loss. Oisin Kelly has the full-time report…
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Kilcar go into the Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal Senior Football Championship Quarter-Finals as Group D winners following a 1-15 v 1-10 over MacCumhaills. Frank Craig has the full-time report…
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Four Masters lost out to Termon on a scoreline of 3-08 v 3-07 on Saturday night but points difference means that Four Masters are into the Quarter-Finals of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Senior Football Championship. Tom Comack reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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Derry City lost 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers in their SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash at the Brandywell Stadium on Saturday night. Martin Holmes reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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