The Donegal Half Marathon took place today in Letterkenny with over 400 participants. The race was won by Ciaran McGonagle AC in 1:15.56 ahead of Martin Lynch of Milford AC and Gavin Crawford of 24/7 Triathlon Club. Karol Doherty (Inishowen) won the Wheelchair section and was second overall. The first female home was Monica McGranaghan of […]
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Setanta claimed their third Beacon Hospital Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Sevens Shield title on Saturday evening. Paul Campbell’s charges captured their first success in the competition for the first time since 2011, with an impressive 6-14 to 1-9 win over Kildare’s Éire Óg Corrachoill in the decider. Captain Danny Cullen led by example, and along with
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A man in his 20s has been arrested following a fatal crash in South Donegal overnight. A man and a woman, also in their 20s, were killed when the car they were passangers in, hit a wall at Eastend in Bundoran at 3:25am. Three other people in their 20s were seriously injured in the single
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Gardaí in Ballyshannon are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Eastend, Bundoran, Co. Donegal at 3.25a.m. this mornin. A man and one woman, both in their 20s, were fatally injured when the car they were passengers in collided with a wall. Their bodies have been removed to the morgue in Sligo University
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Kevin Eves and Chris Melly took victory in the National Category of the Ulster Rally. They finished 17.6 seconds ahead of second placed Camillus Bradley and Crawford Henderson. Eves was driving an Escort MkII as his own Toyota Corolla is out of action at the moment. It was a good rally for other Donegal drivers
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Martin Harley had yet another winner today, this time at Newbury. Harley won the 4.40 aboard the Tom Dascombe trained Red Force One at 5/1. This follows on from the Trentagh man’s two wins yesterday at Wolverhampton.
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Runners of the Quadrathon will look ahead to tomorrow’s flatter Muff Marathon track after a tough day running the Mamore Marathon today. The runners start tomorrow in Buncrana before finishing the Marathon and the Quadrathon in Moville. Gemma Hegarty joined Oisin Kelly on Saturday Sport to review the action so far and to look ahead
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Institute have 6 points from a possible 9 and are 2 wins from 2 at home in the NIFL Premiership. ‘Stute beat Warrenpoint Town by 2 goals to nil today, a brace from Michael McCrudden being the difference between the two sides. Next up for Institute in the league is Coleraine away next week. After the
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There are plenty of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals coming to the North West after today’s National Masters Track & Field Championships. There were medals in the Shot, various Walks and many many more for the North West Athletes after a fantastic day of action. Patsy McGonagle wrapped the day’s action on Highland Saturday Sport…
Institute are now 2 wins from 3 in the NIFL Premiership, and 2 from 2 at home, following a 2-0 win over Warrenpoint Town at the Brandywell today. Michael McCrudden scored both goals for ‘Stute; the first from a penalty on 34 minutes and then the second on 65 minutes. Martin Holmes reports for Highland
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The Donegal Half-Marathon takes place tomorrow, Sunday 19th August. This is the first year of the Donegal Half-Marathon, and it was cut from an annual full marathon to try and boost numbers of entrants. They hope to re-introduce the full marathon in 2020. Half-Marathon Organisers Brendan McDaid and Dessie Larkin joined Oisin Kelly on Saturday
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Raphoe Boxing Club’s Leah Gallen is the new National Senior Cadet 66kg champion. Gallen overcame Sophia Hopkova of Ballyhaunis by a 3rd Round TKO at the National Senior Boys and Girls Cadet Championships in Dublin. This is the second Irish title that the young boxer has won in 2018, having already collected the Girl 5 66kg
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Galway and Limerick will do battle in Croke Park on Sunday in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Galway overcame Clare in their semi-final after a replay and Limerick had an extra-time over Cork. Tom Comack has been speaking to Galway Bay FM’s Sean Walsh about the Tribesmen’s bid for back to back All-Ireland titles
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It’s been a very positive day for far for Donegal athletes at the National Masters Track & Field Championships. Bosco Reid won the National title in the Shot and there were 3 National Walk titles from Sinead McConnell, Margaret Reid and Brian Ó Domhnaill, as well as other places for Donegal athletes. Highland’s Athletics Correspondent
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Harps U19s host Shels The Finn Harps are home in Ballybofey to second from bottom Shelbourne on this afternoon in the Elite Northern Section of the National League (kick-off 2.00). Joe Boyle’s boys endured a difficult time over the past week after their Enda McGuill Cup semi- final defeat the U19s lost again on Sunday
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Donegal continues to offer the cheapest student accomodation in the country, according to figures published by the Irish Independent. Using figures from daft.ie, the paper says an LYIT student taking a room in a three bedroomed house will paty a average of €198 a month. That compares to over €800 a month for similar accomodation
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A Donegal Deputy has hit out at the Agriculture Minister over what he says is Michael Creed’s faliure to grasp the urgency of the fodder crisis. Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue was speaking after it emerged the minister will not appear before the Agriculture Committee to address the ongoing fodder crisis until September 4th. Deputy Mc
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A pedestrian has died following a collision on the Foreglen Road near Claudy in County Derry. It’s understood the man was struck by a car at around 2am this morning. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who was travelling on the Foreglan Road at around 2am to contact us. They say they are especially
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A group from the Cathedral Quarter in Letterkenny has travelled to Belfast to explore how emphasising heritage can lead to economic regeneration. The group met with a number of people involved in similar projects there. On avisit to Clifton House, the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Group met with the Belfast Charitable Society to discuss their involvement
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Heritage Week starts today, with people being urged to ‘Share a Story, Make a Connection’. The emphasis for this year’s event is on Cultural Heritage, focusing on communities and families, with over 100 events in Donegal over the coming days. A full programme of events is available online, or in public buildings across the county.
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Finn Harps left Athlone with all 3 points on Friday night having defeated the home side by 3 goals to nil. A Nathan Boyle brace and a late goal from Keith Cowan was enough to seal the win for Harps, who are now sitting in a great position to make the playoffs. Ollie Horgan spoke
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2-1 was the final score when Derry City lost out to Waterford at the Brandywell on Friday night. Waterford took the lead on 9 minutes, but Dean Shiels equalised for the home side just after the half-hour mark. Gavan Holohan scored the winner for Waterford on 45 minutes, though Derry did see a shot come
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Derry City face an uphill battle if they’re to finish in the Top 3 of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after they lost 2-1 to Waterford FC at the Brandywell on Friday night. They are now in 5th, 8 points behind 3rd placed Waterford and 4 points behind 4th placed Shamrock Rovers in the
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Finn Harps had a 3-1 win over Athlone Town on Friday night to move them ever closer to a playoff position in the SSE Airtricity League First Division. Athlone took the lead on 9 minutes, but goals from Nathan Boyle either side of the half-time whistle and a Keith Cowan effort in the last 10
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday August 17th:
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Martin Harley rode a 17/1 double at Wolverhampton today. The Trentagh man won the 2.10 on board Macho Lady, coming home at 5/1 for trainer David O’Mara. Harley and O’Mara teamed up again in the next race to win the 2.45pm Handicap on Laubli at 15/8.
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Detectives in Derry are appealing for information after an attempted armed robbery in the city this morning. Its reported that at around 10:50am this morning, a man armed with a knife entered a shop in the Great James Street area and threatened a member of staff before making off empty handed. The man is described
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SIPTU members at the Rapid Action Packaging plant in Gweedore have voted 97% in favour of strike action. The action is in response to the company’s refusal to recognise workers rights to union representation for collective bargaining purposes at the factory. The Union says representatives remain available to enter discussions at any time with management
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Irish Water has announced a €12 million replacement and rehabilitation project for Donegal. Works are due to begin next month to replace approximately 40km of ageing water mains across 13 priority sections in the county. The works which are expected to take around 14 months to complete will involve the decommissioning and replacement of approximately
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A yellow weather warning has been issued for the entire country. Met Eireann says ‘high-intensity’ rainfall can be expected on Saturday night due to Tropical Storm Ernesto. Donegal County Council is warning that up to 20mm of rain could occur quite widely with higher falls locally. The local authority says the situation will continue to
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Donegal’s Ronan Whyte was part of the Irish U21 Snooker team that won the Home International Cup in Leeds this week. The Ardara man helped his side to the title by beating Northern Ireland in the cup decider seven frames to nil. They had 5-1 victory over Scotland to make the final. The rest of
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Donegal’s Paulina Coleman has been banned from Powerlifting for two years after failing a recent dope test. The Stranorlar woman won three gold medals at the Drug Free Powerlifting Federations World Championships in Malta in June but a test during the competition showed a positive result. Paulina’s team have blamed an ingredient in a pre-work
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Police in County Derry are investigating apparent links between several overnight burglaries and incidents in Dungiven and Limavady. Police are searching for a male and female, believed to be in their late teens. At around 3:45am, it was reported that a male made an attempt to break into a house at the Lackagh Park area
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A block-making firm which is at the centre of the defected block issue in Donegal has issued a statement regarding the on-going controversy. Cassidy Brothers, from Buncrana, spoke out yesterday to address what it has described as ‘misinformation’ and ‘serious allegations’ made by some media outlets. The statement is the first to be issued by
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A Sligo Leitrim and South Donegal TD says the government needs to realise the economic reality on the ground in the North West, and discriminate positively in favour of the region. Deputy Eamon Scanlon was speaking as it emerged it may be next year before a low income loan for the fishing and farming sectors
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There were 15 people aweaiting in patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, none of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s three down on yesterday’s figure. The INMO say nationally, there were 316 people awaiting admission at hospitals across the country, the largest number, 34, in University Hospital Galway.
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A Donegal Deputy has heavily criticised what he terms as the ‘ deafening silence from Government on the closure of 162 post offices nationwide – Thirteen of them in Donegal. 12 closures have already taken place across the country with Churchill post office closing its doors last Friday. It’s feared that the majority will be
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Illies Celtic retained the North West Women’s Super League title on Thursday night thanks to a 2-0 away win at title rivals Bonagee United. Second half goals by Paula McGrory and Kirsty Downey sealed the deal for John Doherty’s team and back to back titles. The Inishowen side were the winners of the inaugural competition
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The Government has been urged to call an emergency meeting after the expert panel report on Mica affected homes in Donegal was brought under the spotlight this week. The National Standards Authority of Ireland identified the publication of the report as a significant event in its 2017 calendar. Cllr. Martin McDermott believes this national attention
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There’s been calls for the President to release his medical records to the public. Michael D Higgins would be 84 years of age at the end of his second term in office should he win the upcoming election. Some of his opponents have argued he should have to prove he’s physically fit for the job.
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A Letterkenny Cllr believes the Bonagee Link road must be fast tracked once and for all. It’s after the main approach road into Letterkenny was the subject of huge traffic delays yesterday when a trailer carrying hay bales overturned on the Polestar roundabout. In some cases, motorists were delayed for up to an hour as
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Rents in Donegal were around 1.7% higher in the second quarter of 2018 than a year previous. According to the latest report from Daft.ie, the average advertised rent in the county is now €605, up 25% from its lowest point. Nationally, rents rose by an average 12.4% in the year to June of this year.
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The organisers of DylanFest in Moville have decided to expand the festival this year to Culdaff and Derry. Dylan acts arrive there during Dylan weekend from all over Europe and Dylan fans come from all over the world. The event has been running since 2007 and takes place this year on the last weekend in
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Female students continue to outperform their male counterparts in the Leaving Cert. The State Examinations Commission has released a gender breakdown of this year’s results. As in previous years, female students did better in languages – outperforming male students in English, French and German. One of the biggest gaps was in higher Irish where half
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Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council is to begin works on phase three of the Letterkenny Sewerage Scheme in September. When completed, the Letterkenny Sewerage Scheme will help to enable long term social and economic development of the town. The works will be carried out by Cleantech Group on behalf of Irish
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Finn Harps will play Athlone Town for final time this season when they meet at Lissywoolen on Friday night. After five wins and a draw in their last six league games, Harps are second in the table and a win on Friday night would see them stand a decent chance of holding on to that
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Gaoth Dobhair’s Alan Boyd was the winner in this afternoons draw to be elected Treasurer of the Donegal County Board. He defeated Brendan Kelly of Convoy to be promoted to the executive for a second time. Boyd had previously held the position of Cultural and Irish Officer. He takes over the role from Cieran Kelly
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The 2018 Donegal Half Marathon and Team Challenge Cup gets underway this Sunday, 19th August and a large turnout is expected. Starting at 9.20am, this year’s Donegal Half Marathon will be officially launched by Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Municipal District Cllr Ian McGarvey. Online registration closes at 5pm on Friday 17th August and final registration
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Gardai are currently attending the scene of a road traffic incident at the Polestar roundabout Letterkenny. It’s understood that a tractor transporting hay bales has overturned blocking the inside lane of the roundabout. Gardai are warning motorists this afternoon to expect delays until the situation is resolved. The road is expected to be cleared within
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A Kerry County Councillor who received treatment for drink and gambling addiction says more treatment facilities are needed across the country. 27 year old Cllr John Francis Flynn is encouraging anyone with drink, drug or gambling issues to seek help, and says as well as providing more trreatment facilities, the government and the HSE should
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