Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday September 3rd:
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With ten years service under his belt with Finn Harps Football Club, Ciaran Coll will be celebrating with testimonial events in the coming months. A committee has been set up to oversee a Golf Classic taking place later this month and Gala night later in November. Ciaran, who has made 265 appearances for Harps, spoke
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Border regions have been worst hit with a drop in the number of new car registrations this month. Leitrim experienced the biggest drop with new car registrations down 11.4%, compared to figures from the same period last year, closely followed by Donegal which recorded an 11% drop. Official statistics released today by the Society of
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People in Donegal are being warned of a ‘travelling crime gang’ operating in Derry with homeowners urged to ensure their homes are secure as Winter approaches. It follows a spate of creeper style burglaries in the Woodbrook, Woodbrook West and Pinetrees area of Derry last week. Local Councillor Sandra Duffy says people should remain vigilant
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Michael McGeady consolidated his position as leader of the PGA in Ireland Order of Merit by successfully defending his Cairndhu Pro-Am title. The Evolve Golf Coaching professional carded rounds of 72/67 at the Co. Antrim course to beat David Higgins (Waterville Links) by two shots. McGeady clearly thrives when tournaments return to Northern Ireland repeating
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15 students from Kilmacrennan and Termon walked part of the way to school this morning in protest at the failure of the Department of Education to provide transport for them. They had applied for tickets and paid for them, but under Department regulations, they were deemed to be concessionary cases, and in some cases, their
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All Ireland finalists Tyrone will return back to the county this evening for the main homecoming event at Healy Park after 7pm. Mickey Harte’s men will arrive in Aughnacloy at around 4pm before heading onto Omagh. In six finals, it’s a third defeat for Tyrone while Dublin’s footballers will celebrate their 28th success thanks to
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A search operation is ongoing in Derry this afternoon following a report that a man was seen entering the River Foyle. Police say they received a report at around 11 o’clock this morning of the person entering the water in the Craigavon Bridge area. The search operation is ongoing with emergency services and Foyle Search
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Irish Water has is pledging to minimise disruption as much as possible, as major road works commence on High Road in Letterkenny. Road Closures on High Road will be limited to the period between 7pm and 7am. A schedule of works up to next February was given to councillors at the weekend, with works planned
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The International Fund for Ireland has announced funding for two projects in Donegal and four in County Derry. It’s part of a €3.9 million package confirmed today. The Donegal projercts to be funded are the North West Alcohol Forum and the Downstrands Fam,ily Resource Centre in Narin Portnoo, In Derry, project are being funded in
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Sam Pearson, the new Clerk of the Course for the Donegal Motor Club’s Harvest Stages Rally based at Jacksons Hotel & Leisure Centre in Ballybofey, Co. Donegal on 13th October 2018 has announced not only that the Regulations for the Rally are now available in the download section of the Motor Club’s website: www.donegalmotorclub.com, but
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There were 19 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, three of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says there were 393 people awaiting admission, the largest number, 42, at Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore.
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SIPO, the Standards in Public Office Commission has announced that the Investigation Hearing into alleged ethics breaches by Donegal Councillor John O’Donnell will take place at its Dublin offices on Tuesday next. Councillor O’Donnell was one of three politicians who featured on an RTE Investigates programme on planning matters in December 2015. On the programme,
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Ireland has a new Garda Commissioner. At midnight Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin stepped down and was replaced by Drew Harris – former Deputy Chief Constable of the PSNI. The transition was made at a private ceremony at the newly refurbished Kevin Street Headquarters, in Dublin, where Commissioner Harris signed the Garda Code of
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It’s reported a poll suggests the majority of voters in the North would back a United Ireland after Brexit. The Times Ireland Edition says the poll was carried out by Deltapoll, on behalf of the lobby group Best for Britain. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson’s launched a scathing attack on Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, branding it a
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Significant road works begin today on High Road in Letterkenny from the intersection with Port Road and main Street to the junction at Newline Road. The works, being carried out on behalf of Irish Water, will see road closures and diversions from today until Friday September 27th. Irish Water has met with local councillors
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is being urged to visit Swan Park during a visit to Buncrana on tomorrow week, September 11th. A similar call has been made by the Buncrana Tidy Towns Committee. The Taoiseach will be in the area for the official opening of the new bridge at Cockhill. In a letter sent last night,
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The Donegal All-County Football League has come to an end this weekend. It was a dramatic final day of action in Division 2 where Bundoran won the league thanks to Termon’s one point win over Sean MacCumhaills. Killybegs took the Division 3 title and they move up to Division 2 while Malin and Naomh Mhuire
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Dublin claimed their fourth All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in a row on Sunday when they beat Tyrone by 2-17 v 1-14. Tyrone started the game well and led by 4 points after 17 minutes, but first half goals from Dublin set them up well to take the victory at GAA Headquarters. After the match Tyrone
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Sam Moffett has won the Sligo Stages Rally in his Fiesta R5. The Monaghan man finished 1 minute 28 seconds ahead of Donegal’s Joseph McGonigle in his Mini WRC. There was drama early on in the day as early leader Josh Moffett crashed out of the rally and it was Donegal’s Declan Boyle who
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2-17 v 1-14 was the final score in the All-Ireland SFC Final in Croke Park when Dublin defeated Tyrone to win their record-equalling fourth All-Ireland SFC title in a row. Tyrone started well and led by 4 points after 17 minutes of play. A Paul Mannion penalty drew the Dubs level on 20 minutes, and
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Kilmacrennan based riders Rhys & Caolan Irwin who compete in the British Superbike Championships are flying high this year. Older brother Caolan is currently 8th in the 600 Championship with 3 races to go while younger brother Rhys is 9th overall in the Moto 3, but he is also competing in the British Talent Cup
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The 37th Waterside Half Marathon recorded familiar victors this morning as Strabane’s Ann Marie McGlynn and Kenyan Freddie Sittukbroke through the winner’s tape at St Columb’s Park Running Track to take the senior female and male honours respectively. It was a third WHM win for both runners at the event which attracted a record registration of over 2,000 runners and had the
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It took a late penalty from John Cooney to give Ulster a 15-13 win over Scarlets in their Pro-14 clash on Saturday evening. It was Dan McFarland’s first competitive game in charge of Ulster in what was a nip and tuck game the whole way through. Alex McDonald reviewed the weekend’s rugby action on Sunday
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Cockhill Celtic defeated Letterkenny Rovers 3-1 in their Ulster Senior League Cup Group A clash today. Brendan Fildara scored 2 for Cockhill before Mark Moran scored Cockhill’s third. Lee Toland scored Letterkenny’s only goal from the penalty spot. In Group B, a Micheál Doherty brace gave Bonagee United the win over Fanad United in a
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The former British Brexit Secretary believes the issue of the Northern Ireland border has been over-emphasized in negotiations with the EU. David Davis believes it’s a straightforward problem to fix. It comes as calls for a second referendum on the withdrawal agreement have been shot down by British Prime Minister, Theresa May, as a “gross
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All County League Division 1 Naomh Conaill 1-11 V 0-13 Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon Cloughaneely 0-05 V 3-18 Kilcar Gaoth Dobhair 4-09 V 1-12 Dungloe St Michael’s 3-12 V 1-10 Glenswilly All County League Division 2 – Bundoran win Division 2 Sean Mac Cumhaill 1-15 V 1-16 Termon Glenfin 1-04 V 1-06 Four Masters St Naul’s
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Ronan Curtis scored a brace in Portsmouth’s 3-0 win over Plymouth today in League One. The former Derry player opened the scoring on 22 minutes and added his second on 69 minutes to give Pompey the win. Portsmouth now move up to second in the league table, level on points with Peterborough.
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Burt claimed their fist Donegal SHC title since 2015 when they beat defending champions Setanta today at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. 3-14 v 1-14 was the final score in a game that saw Burt with a 6 point lead at half-time before a second half comeback from the defending champions, who were playing with
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Institute are still unbeaten at the Brandywell as they played out a scoreless draw today with Dungannon Swifts in the NIFL Premiership. Eamonn McLaughlin has the full-time report… After the match, Eamonn spoke with Institute manager Paddy McLaughlin and player Colm McLaughlin…
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Burt overcame Setanta by 3-14 v 1-14 in the Donegal SHC Final at O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny on Saturday to claim their first title since 2015. Burt led by 6 points at half-time, in a half that saw two players see red for Setanta. The second-half saw Setanta make a big comeback, with the sides being
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There was good news for the Finn Harps F.C. Academy this week as two of their players Fionnan Coyle and Daniel Gildea have been called up to the Republic of Ireland U16 squad for two away international matches in Bulgaria. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Patrick McGarvey is on stand-by for the same squad. Coyle and Gildea who
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Dungloe boxer Matthew McCole, who studies in LYIT, will box a 64KG quarter final against Alisa Sharifov (Russia) at the 2018 World University Boxing Championships in Elista, Russia. Ireland will have Terry McEntee from DCU competing today, Saturday, in a preliminary round 60KG contest against Narek Hovhannisyan (Armenia). Tomorrow will also see Sean Purcell from
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Dundalk winger Michael Duffy has confirmed his intention to switch allegiance to the Republic of Ireland. The Derry man has been one of the stand-out players in the League of Ireland this season, scoring 11-goals for the table-topping Lilywhites. The former Northern Ireland underage international says his ‘heart was set on the Republic of Ireland’
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Four youth members of Letterkenny Rugby Club featured for Ulster in the recent U18 Interprovincial Festival in Limerick. It was Second Row Stephen Kelly who captained the Ulster U18 club side which also included hooker Keenan Barrett and scrum half Rory MacGinty. The Ulster club side made it to the final where they lost out
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Sunday will see Dublin and Tyrone take to the field in Croke Park as they face off in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Dublin are hot favourites coming into the clash, looking for their fourth All-Ireland title in a row, while Tyrone are looking to bring the Sam Maguire back to the O’Neill County
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Derry City and Strabane District Council are are urging people to have their say on the naming of the new pitch at Melvin in Strabane with just one week left to register their views. A public consultation led by the council has been ongoing for the past 12 weeks on naming the new facility in
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A Donegal County Councillor has welcomed commitments from Irish Water that they will ensure local representatives are informed of any future works in Letterkenny. Concern was previously raised over the utility’s refusal to meet with local councillors in relation to the Letterkenny Sewerage Scheme. Works are due to commence on Monday on the High Road
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Finn Harps have guaranteed themselves, at the very least, a Promotion Playoff following a 2-0 win over Galway United in Finn Park on Friday night. Mikey Place and Mark Timlin were both on target for Harps as they look to gain promotion to the Premier Division once more. Diarmaid Doherty spoke with Harps boss Ollie
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Derry City fell to a 2-0 defeat to Bohemians at the Brandywell Stadium on Friday night in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. Derry now sit 6th in the League table, just 2 points ahead of Bohs. After the match, Martin Holmes spoke with Derry’s Assistant Manager Hugh Harkin… Dean Shiels also gave his thoughts
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Tyler Toland and Amber Barrett both featured in the Irish WNT’s win over Northern Ireland in their final World Cup Qualifier in Tallaght Stadium on Friday night. Ireland were 4-0 winners, with Leanne Kiernan and Katie McCabe scoring a brace each. It was a Tyler Toland shot that was saved by the Northern Irish ‘keeper
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Bohemians came to the Brandywell on Friday night to play Derry City, and it was the visitors who took all three points back to Dublin. Dinny Corcoran scored for Bohs inside the first minute and Daniel Kelly added the second nine minutes into the second half. Martin Holmes has the full-time report…
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Finn Harps have guaranteed themselves a Promotion Playoff at the very least following their 2-0 win over Galway United on Friday evening in Finn Park. Mikey Place and Mark Timlin scored the goals for Harps on what proved to be a night of huge significance at the top of the First Division table. Diarmaid Doherty
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Main Evening News, Sport, Obituaries and Nuacht Friday August 31st:
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Its emerged that 30 students travelling from Kilmacrennan and Termon to Milford who are eligible for school transport have been refused a bus pass. It is believed there was a delay in submitting applications, resulting in the vacant seats being granted to non-eligible students on a discretionary basis. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has
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Police in Derry are investigating the theft of a charity box from a food outlet in the Beechwood Avenue area of the city on Tuesday last. It’s believed that at around 11pm on Tuesday night, the charity box was stolen from the premises by two young men. Police say an investigation into the incident is
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Last year’s Donegal Senior Hurling Championship winners Setanta will face off against Burt in this year’s final on Saturday, with throw-in at 4pm at O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny. Setanta made their way to the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Semi-Final last year after winning the Donegal Senior and Ulster Junior titles, while Burt last won the county title
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The INMO says this month has been the worst August on record for hospital overcrowding. Nationally, almost 8,000 people were on hospital trolleys this month, 359 of those at Letterkenny University Hospital. Compared to figures from the same period last year, there has been over a 30% increase in the number of people awaiting inpatient
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Over €1.6 million in funding has been announced for 51 rural communities across the country under the CLÁR Programme 2018. It follows an allocation earlier this year of €7.5 million for 240 projects. The funding will go towards; providing safety measures, play areas and multi-use games areas for schools and communities. In Donegal, almost €185,000
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Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has received the ‘all-clear’ from doctors after three-years of treatment for bladder cancer. The three-time All-Ireland winning boss has revealed that he was diagnosed in 2015 and has undergone three bouts of chemotherapy to remove cancerous cells. Treatment finished in December of last year. Harte says he has ‘so much to
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