Donegal’s Ronan McLaughlin has made a big move in today RÁS Tailteann Cycling Race. In stage four from Listowel to Glengarriff in Cork, McLaughlin finished 8th on the stage and has broken into the top ten in general classification. He sits 35 seconds down on the Yellow Jersey holder, leader Cyrille Thiery from Switzerland. Riding […]
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It has been confirmed that works to facilitate public access to Lagg Beach in Malin will be complete by this weekend. Coastal erosion has been an ongoing issue at the strand with Donegal County Council erecting a gate late last year, preventing access to the beach from Lagg Church which led to a campaign by
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Ulsterman Rory McIlroy is hoping for a successful weekend around the Wentworth course at the BMW PGA Championship. The 2014 Champion missed the Championship for the past two seasons. The golf course had been significantly altered since he last played it. The World No.8 has had a mixed season so far and he says he
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Works to restore water supply in Bridgend are now complete. Irish Water have confirmed that supply should now begin to return to all properties. There was a major supply disruption in the area for most of the day with crews working to repair the burst water main which affected hundreds of residents, including a school,
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The former Foyle Hotel in Moville is to reopen, with 30 jobs being created. The hotel is being opened by Chef Brian Mc Dermott and his wife Brenda, who hope to be up and running within the next four weeks. A €1.5m restoration of the hotel began last year, and recruiting for a range of
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Detectives in Derry have launched an appeal for information following the report of a creeper style burglary and other incidents in the Bann Drive area of the city on Tuesday. It is believed that entry was gained to a house in the area sometime between midnight and 7.30am on Tuesday morning, with keys taken from
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Derry go into Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter Final with Donegal as underdogs given their disappointing relegation to Division Four of the league. The Oak Leaf county will be a stronger side than two months ago as the Slaughtneil contingent have returned to bulk up the starting fifteen. Derry Manager Damian McErlain is looking
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The Justice Minister has declined to comment on the prospect of restoring the Glenties Garda District, saying it is a matter for senior garda management. Charlie Flanagan was responding to a Dail question from Leas Cheann Comhairle and Donegal Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher, who said the downgrading of Glenties has left a huge area
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Donegal play Derry this Sunday in the Ulster Championship Quarter Final at Celtic Park. A number of the regulars didn’t feature in the victory over Cavan in Ballybofey but Paddy McGrath, Odhran McNiallais and Mark Anthony McGinley are back in contention for a place this weekend. Derry were relegated to Division Four but Donegal Management
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All the major contenders in the Triton Showers National Rally Championship along with many of the other top names in Irish rallying are amongst a strong entry for Sunday’s third round of the series, the Hotel Kilmore Cavan Rally. The top ten is a lock-out of World Rally Cars and competition over the nine stages
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Detectives in Derry are investigating the theft of five gaming machines from a licensed premises on the Culmore Road earlier this week. Police in the city say they have received reports that sometime between twenty to four and 4 o’clock on Monday morning, entry was gained to the premises and five gaming machines stolen. In
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There were 12 people awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. That’s nine down on yesterday’s figure of 21. Nationally, the INMO says there were 465 people awaiting admission at hospitals across the country this morning, the highest number, 52, at Cork University Hospital.
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There’s major disruption to the water supply in Bridgend after a suspected burst in the pipes which cater to the area. Hundreds of residents, including a school, in the town land of Bonemaine are said to be affected. It’s understood that while a crew have been tasked to repair the burst, it will be at
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Pedestrian access to Five Fingers Strand in Inishowen has not yet been restored with locals said to be concerned over the impact this will have on the area ahead of a busy tourism season. Coastal erosion has been an on-going issue there with Donegal County Council erecting a gate late last year, preventing access to
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Graeme McDowell says he hasn’t given up on playing at this year’s Ryder Cup, despite being named as one of Europe’s vice captains. The 38 year old will be the youngest of Thomas Bjorn’s backroom staff which also includes Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald and Robert Karlsson. McDowell played in four consecutive Ryder Cups
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Clyde FC have announced David Hopkirk joins them from Derry City. The 25 year old forward made the switch to Derry earlier this year from Dunfermline but the move didn’t work out and he has now returned back to Scotland. David has agreed terms on a one-year deal with Clyde.
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There are claims that a number of foreign nationals are registered to vote in the abortion referendum. Independent TD Mattie McGrath and Sinn Fein TD Peadar Toibin say they’ve been contacted by several people who didn’t even apply to vote. Up to 125,000 extra people were added to the supplementary register in the last few
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A community consultation event is being held this evening to discuss proposals for the new Riverine Community Park. Members of the public are being invited to attend the event this evening at 6:45pm in the Courthouse, Lifford as part of ongoing community consultation, offering the community a chance to have their say on the
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Latest figures from the HSE reveal that there are 330 fewer nurses employed across the community care setting across the Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, and Monaghan region. Reacting to these figures, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says the huge reduction in the number of nurses working across the community healthcare setting is very concerning and says
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Education Minister Richard Bruton says he is committed to extending diversity within the school system, with ETB’s having a crucial role to play. He was speaking in the Dail in response to questions from Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle on the need to ensure more diversity in the education system. Deputy Pringle told the Dail that
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The Script are suing James Arthur for alleged copyright infringement, because the Dublin band claim the British singer’s 2016 comeback single Say You Won’t Let Go is too similar to their song The Man Who Can’t Be Moved. Arthur has denied the claim. US music industry publication Billboard reports that a lawsuit was filed against Arthur, his co-writers and a number of
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Ariana Grande has paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bomb attack on the first anniversary of the atrocity, which took place at the end of one of her concerts in the city. In a message on social media, the American singer wrote: “Thinking of you all today and every day. I
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 22nd May:
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Donegal County Council has confirmed details of the extra consultation sessions on the three projects included in the Ten-T Road Programme. The details are : Further public consultation events to be held on National Road Improvement Projects Due to the high level of public interest, further public consultation events will be held next week
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A prominent anti-abortion campaigner from Donegal has gatecrashed a Yes campaign political photoshoot in Dublin, and called on Minister Simon Harris to resign. All TDs and Senators supporting a Yes vote have gathered for a photoshoot in a Dublin hotel. Pro-life campaigner and former Donegal election candidate, Tim Jackson crashed the event, and started shouting
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Staff at Lloyds Pharmacy branches across the country will next week ballot for industrial action, Trade Union Mandate claims, employees have taken the step following the refusal by the company, which has one branch in Letterkenny, to negotiate with them. The Labour Court issued a recommendation last month to the company’s management stating that they
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Portsmouth have confirmed they’ve reached an agreement with Derry City to sign winger Ronan Curtis. The 22-year-old has penned a pre-contract two-year deal and is set to officially become a Pompey player on June 9 when the international transfer window reopens. Curtis – who has represented Republic of Ireland up to under-21 level – will
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€8.8 million in EU INTERREG funding has has been secured for the Co-operation and Working Together Acute Services cross-border Project. The investment will effectively through improvements to and the modernisation of current service delivery methods enable services on both sides of the border treat higher volumes of people. The collaborative work of CAWT allows patients
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It’s been confirmed that there will be another series of drop in sessions next week to discuss the proposed routes for the three road projects included in the Ten-T programme. The public consultations will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, with Donegal County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland set to confirm
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Marks and Spencer has announced it’s to shut 100 stores by 2022 – putting hundreds of jobs at risk. The retailer says the closures will affect its clothing and home stores, which have underperformed for several years. There’s no confirmation yet as to whether any Irish stores will be affected, the company has branches in
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Aaron McEneff scored twice as Derry City recorded a welcomed 2-0 victory at home to Bray Wanderers on Tuesday night. The win was Derry’s first in five league matches. Derry boss Kenny Shiels was pleased with how they responded… After two recent defeats Derry defender Jack Doyle says they need to build on the
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Donegal Junior League side Gweedore Celtic has been named as one of the eight nominees for the prestigious FAI Club of the Year. The FAI Club of the Year award, which is now in its 13th year, recognises, celebrates and promotes the inspirational work by clubs around Ireland. The judges focused on clubs who achieved
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Donegal County Council is being encouraged to re-establish a full time planning office in Inishowen. Cllr Bernard Mc Guinness says with latest figures showing 133 planning applications on the peninsula, there should be a planner available in Carndonagh on a full time basis. That was the case before the economic crash, but since the downturn,
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Brighton and Republic of Ireland International Shane Duffy, will be Guest Of Honour at this year’s launch of the International O’Neills Foyle Cup at the Waterfoot Hotel in Derry on Tuesday June 5. Shane is a former player of Derry & District Youth FA / Foyle Harps FC and played in the Foyle Cup competition
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The Chair of the Donegal Islands Committee has moved to clarify details on issues surrounding road conditions on Arranmore Island. It’s after another member of the Islands Committee, Seamus Rogers, claimed that residents on Arranmore were being treated like second class citizens. However, Chair Cllr Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says that Arranmore received a
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There were 21 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. Five people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 16 were waiting on wards. The number has risen significantly on yesterdays figure of 15. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded today with 56 people waiting
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The Donegal County Board has been contacted by Croke Park over claims that the county’s senior team held a training camp for its squad at the end of April. It was reported in the national media last week that Donegal is one of a number of counties that have been asked to explain reports that
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There has been a huge surge in the number of people in Donegal registering to vote ahead of the upcoming abortion referendum. Figures released by the National Youth Council of Ireland reveal that 2885 young people in the county have registered to vote ahead of taking to the polls on Friday, an increase of 128%
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A West Tyrone MP has committed to challenge the decision to cease the prescription of medicinal cannabis in the case of 12 year old Billy Caldwell from Castlederg. In April of last year a decision was reached that would allow Billy’s doctor to prescribe medicinal cannabis to him to treat his epilepsy. That decision
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People living in both Muff and Culmore in Derry are being encouraged to have their views heard during two public consultation days on a new Multi Million euro greenway route. The consultations will be taking place tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Hollybush Primary School Culmore from 2 to 8pm and on Thursday in the Muff Community
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Altan have been honoured at a civic reception in recognition of their contribution to traditional Irish music and on having become global ambassadors for Donegal over the past 30 years. The event was held last night in the Donegal County Council offices in Lifford. Councillor John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh who put forward a motion to
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Donegal’s Caolán Irwin has been announced as the Masters Superbike Championship Young Racer of the Year nominee for April The nomination follows the Kilmacrennan man’s trio of second places at rounds four, five and six of the Masters Supersport championship at Mondello Park – where he made his debut as a Pro rider The Masters
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The number of matches being televised live in the GAA championships this year will remain at 45 – but that number will be under review for next year. According to this morning’s Irish Independent, there is growing frustration at the TV schedules this season – because they lean heavily towards the provincial hurling round-robin games
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A brace from Aaron McEneff on Monday night at the Brandywell helped Derry City back to winning ways as the Candystrips beat the visiting Bray side 2-0. Martin Holmes reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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One person has been removed to hospital following a crash on the main Ballybofey to Donegal Town road. The two vehicle collision happened at around 5:20pm this evening on the Cashelnavean road with one person removed to hospital for treatment to minor injuries. Gardai have advised that the road remains open with some traffic delays.
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 21st May:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 21st May Read More »
Tyrone will be navigating the All-Ireland Qualifiers in their bid to reach Croke Park this year following their 1-18 to 1-16 defeat to Monaghan yesterday in the Ulster SFC Quarter-Final. Monaghan on the other hand will meet Fermanagh in the semi-final after Rory Gallagher’s side overcame Armagh on Saturday night. Donegal travel to face Derry
Letterkenny native Joe Dunleavy has been named on Ireland’s 28 man squad which will travel to the World Cup in France, starting at the end of this month. Dunleavy, who plays his rugby with Malone and Ulster A, will be joined by 6 other Ulster players; Matthew Agnew, Matthew Dalton, Aaron Hall, Tom O’Toole, James Hume
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The St. Eunan’s College Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament takes place on Saturday, June 2nd with Tee-Off at 12 noon. The event is in support of the Education and Sports Fund and is open to past pupils, parents and friends of the college. Entries are available on the BRS system in Letterkenny Golf Club or
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Police in Derry are appealing for witnesses following a report of a sectarian assault on a teenage boy in the Waterside area of the city during the weekend. A 15 year old boy sustained injuries to his back and face during the incident which police have described as a vicious assault. They are also asking
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