The Transport Minister has defended plans for a new ‘drink link’ to get rural residents home from the pub. Under the deal the Government will fund 50 night-time buses in 19 counties between June and December. Some of the services will be in Donegal. Critics of the service say its timing deliberately coincides with strict […]
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The Church of Ireland is considering installing CCTV cameras outsisde St Lugadius Church in Lifford as a result of what’s been described as growing incidents of anti social behaviour around the church grounds. During a serious incident in 2012, the church was broken into and an attempt was made to set it alight. The Dean
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Derry City were 7-3 winners over Shelbourne last night in the EA Sports Cup to book their place in the semi-finals. Ronan Curtis scored a hat-trick, while Ronan Hale, Aaron McEneff, Nicky Low and Nathan Boyle all scored one each. Derry boss Kenny Shiels feels that his side were always in control of the game…
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A special day of commemoration’s to be held on June 24th to honour the 86 members of the Defence Forces who’ve died overseas, a number of them from Donegal. The Defence Minister made the announcement as 2018 marks the 60th anniversary of Irish Peacekeeping. Minister Paul Kehoe says the Irish Defence Forces play a central
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A report into alleged planning irregularities in Donegal has remained unpublished, a year after being submitted to the Minister for Local Government. According to the Irish Times, the report contains allegations made by a whistleblower who worked within Donegal County Council, including that a collegaue submitted applications on behalf of friends and family, forged signatures
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Small businesses are being called on to apply for the Smart Lighting Grant Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to help SMEs reduce their energy use and costs, with the grant covering more than a third of the cost of upgrading to energy efficient lights. The scheme, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of
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Coronation Street actor Shayne Ward has reached out to viewers of the soap and urged men to talk about their feelings, saying it “can and will save lives”.In a special hour-long episode to air on Wednesday (May 9), it will be discovered that his character Aidan Connor has taken his own life following a secret battle with depression.
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Sylvester Stallone is set to return for a fifth installment in the Rambo franchise and this time out the grizzled Green Beret veteran is taking on the Mexican drug cartel. Deadline reports that the proposed film with the working title of Rambo: Last Blood is being shopped in Cannes with production planned to begin in September. The long mooted movie is said to follow Rambo, who is
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Finn Harps moved into second in the First Division standings on Monday night thanks to their 1-0 win over Galway United at Finn Park. Jessie Devers scored late in injury time to give Harps the victory, their fourth on the trot. It’s also back to back wins at home. Speaking with Diarmaid Doherty, Harps Manager
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Derry City booked their place in the semi finals of the EA Sports Cup with 7-3 victory over the visiting Shelbourne on Monday Evening. Martin Holmes reports from The Brandywell… Hat-trick man Ronan Curtis told Martin they want to win silverware…
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Finn Harps scored deep in injury time against Galway United to take the points in Monday evening’s First Division encounter in Ballybofey. The result means Harps go second in the table. Diarmaid Doherty reports from Finn Park for Highland Radio Sport…
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Naomh Conaill and Fanad Gaels were crowned winners at today’s Donegal Comórtas Peile Finals in Downings. In the senior decider, Naomh Conaill defeated Naomh Columba while Fanad beat the hosts Downings 0-13 to 0-7 in the junior final. Tom Comack reports for Highland Radio Sport… Tom Spoke with Dermot Molloy after the final whistle…
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A 17 year old Strabane youth has appeared at a special court in Omagh, charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a woman in an attack with a power drill. The attack happened outside a nightclub at Railway Street, Strabane, in the early hours of Saturday morning. A police officer told the court police were
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A new state funded ‘drink link’ bus will service 50 rural communities across Ireland. The scheme is to be announced in full this week but is expected to serve 19 counties including Donegal. The bus will transport rural residents to and from their local pubs between June and December in a bid to tackle rural
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Donegal won the Buncrana Cup for the first time in five years on Sunday evening as the county u16’s overcame their neighbours and rivals Tyrone by just a point 1-13 to 1-12. Tom Comack Reports for Highland Radio Sport… After the game Tom Comack spoke with Donegal Manager Rory Kavanagh…
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Naomh Conaill will play Naomh Columba in the Senior Donegal Comórtas Peile Final after they beat Glenswilly 5-13 to 1-4 in Sunday evenings semi final. Ryan Ferry reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett claimed victory in emphatic fashion at the International Rally of the Lakes in Killarney today. Having been trailing by 15.3 seconds overnight, Kelly and Barrett were able to finish 28.6 seconds ahead of overnight leaders Robert Barrable and Damien Connolly to claim victory. Manus spoke with Martin Walsh about his
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Naomh Columba overcame Gaoth Dobhair today in their Senior Donegal Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta Semi-Final. They will now face the winners of the clash between Naomh Conaill and Glenswilly, which takes place later this evening. Ryan Ferry has the full-time report…
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All County League Division 1 Cloughaneely 0-12 V 0-08 Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon St Eunan’s 1-12 V 0-11 St Michael’s Milford 2-12 V 1-11 Dungloe All County League Division 2 Naomh Muire Lower Rosses 0-02 V 4-12 Termon Ardara 0-13 V 2-09 Sean Mac Cumhaill , Bundoran 1-11 V 2-08 Glenfin All County League Division 3
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Jackie Crossan Premier Division 2pm Glengad 3-1 Greencastle Aileach 6-1 Culdaff Jackie Crossan Premier Division Relegation Play Off Illies Celtic 1-1 Carn FC — Carn FC win 5-4 on penalties Strand Hotel Division One Rasheney FC 2-4 Redcastle Inishowen Engineering Division 2A Glengad Res 4-0 Moville Res
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Kildrum Tigers are a point ahead of Castleifn Celtic at the top of the Brian McCormick Sports Premier Division following their 5-1 win today at Cappry Rovers. Frank Craig reports… Next week sees Kildrum host Castlefin in a title decider. Brian McCormick Sports Premier Cappry Rovers 1 vs 5 Kildrum Tigers Kilmacrennan Celtic FC 1
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Conor Bradley won the Male Category of the North West 10k in a time of 32 minutes 16 seconds today, while Teresa Doherty claimed victory in the Female Category with a time of 36 minutes 8 seconds. Patsy McGonagle joined Myles Gallagher on Sunday Sport, and Myles also spoke with both winners…
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Letterkenny Rovers have now moved into second place in the Ulster Senior League following their 5-0 win over Swilly Rovers today. Darren McElwaine and Garbhan Grant scored a brace each, and Paul McVeigh finished the scoring today for Letterkenny. They now sit 4 points behind leaders Cockhill Celtic.
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T20 Cricket was the order of the weekend here in the North-West as teams competed in the T20 Cup. The action kicked off on Friday evening and continued through until Sunday. Eamon McLaughlin kept an eye on al the action over the weekend…
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Fanad Gaels were 2-18 v 1-06 winners over Ardara today in the local competition of Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta junior semi-final. That now means that they go on to play Downings in tomorrow’s final. Ryan Ferry reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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CLG Na Dúnaibh are through to the Junior Final of the Donegal local competition of Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta tomorrow after overcoming Kilcar today on a scoreline of 2-11 v 0-06. They will face either Fanad Gaels or Ardara in that final tomorrow. Ryan Ferry has the full-time report from Downings…
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John Higgins booked his place in yet another World Snooker Championship Final when he defeated Kyren Wilson 17-13. Higgins is looking to add a fifth World Title to his resumé and will face off against either Mark Williams or Barry Hawkins. Donegal Professional Middleweight Boxing Champion Jason Quigley is friends with Higgins, and was
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Manus Kelly is second overall at the International Rally of the Lakes in Killarney after the eight stages of Day One, as himself and Donal Barrett continue their preparation to win a third Donegal International Rally title in a row. Kelly and Barrett are 15.3 seconds behind Robert Barrable and Damien Connolly, who lead the
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Coleraine have won the Irish Senior Cup today by defeating Cliftonville by three goals to one. Darren McCauley opened the scoring in the second-half with a fantastic strike to the top corner of Cliftonville’s net. The Belfast side were level 4 minutes later through Rory Donnelly, but Aaron Burns netted The Bannsiders’ second with 12
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Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta will take place in Downings on the first weekend of June, but this weekend sees the local Comórtas, with sides looking to book their place in the All-Ireland competition. There will be 10 games played this weekend in Downings over the next three days, with Men’s and Ladies matches being contested.
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Monaghan were 3-13 to 0-07 winners over Antrim today in Round 1 of the Ulster Minor Football Championship Qualifiers. Monaghan now go on to face Donegal next week in Round 2 of the Qualifiers, after Donegal lost out to Tyrone in the first round of the Championship.
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Donegal will take on Tyrone in the Buncrana Cup Final tomorrow evening at 6.30pm in Buncrana. Tyrone are looking to defend their title, while Donegal are looking to claim back the Cup they last five years ago. Ryan Ferry joined Tom Comack to look ahead to tomorrow’s final, and they also take a look at
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Neil Martin was appointed the Chair of the High Performance on the Athletics Ireland Board at their Congress last weekend. Bernie O’Callaghan of Killybegs will join Neil on the Athletics Ireland Board as the representative for the Ulster Council. The High Performance Committee will see the addition of Letterkenny AC’s Teresa McDaid and Eamonn Harvey
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Derry City were handed their first defeat in 10 games by Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds last night when they lost by 2 goals to one. Ronan Coughlan put the hosts ahead after an hour of play, but Nicky Low brought Derry back on level terms just three minutes later. Coughlan scored his second
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Brendan Boyce finished 17th in the 50km walk at the World Team Championships in China on Saturday morning in a time of 3.53.32 – which is his best global finish to date. Boyce was 9th of the European athletes home, and is now qualified for the World Championships in Doha next year. The next big
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A teenager is being questioned by detectives after a woman was attacked in Strabane early this morning. The 38 year old victim was assaulted with a cordless drill in the Railway Street area at around 2am. She was taken to hospital with a serious head injury. Police have detained a 17 year old male who
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Police are currently on scene at an ongoing incident in Strabane. Diversions are in place in the town centre at Railway Street from Park Road Junction to Abercorn Square, following what’s reported to be a serious assault on a female last night. The scene remains closed off to facilitate a police examination. Local Councillor Patsy
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A May Day rally and march is taking place in Derry today to mark international workers day. The rally, organised by the Derry Trades Council will commence at 1:30pm in the Guildhall Square with the march departing at 2pm. Sean Harkin of People Before Profit says it is about recognising workers struggles in the past
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The Co-operation and Working Together health services partnership has secured funding from the EU’s INTERREG VA programme to support a large-scale cross border mental health recovery project within Northern Ireland and the border regions. The 4 year cross-border Innovation Recovery project will deliver mental health education to help support people in understanding and managing their
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Four men and one woman from Omagh and Armagh have received suspended sentences following a major drugs supply and money laundering investigation. The proactive investigation into an organised criminal gang operating in the Armagh and Derry areas by PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit in 2016 resulted in approximately £585,000 in cash being seized. The four men
2-1 was the final score at the Carlisle Grounds where Bray Wanderers recorded just their second win of the season against Derry City. Ronan Coughlan was the hero for the home side with a brace of goals, as the Carlisle Grounds proved yet again to be a tough test for Derry. Coughlan scored his first
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Finn Harps defeated Drogheda at home for the first time since 1998 on Friday evening by two goals to one. Sean Brennan had put Drogheda ahead before the half-hour mark but Jesse Devers and Paddy McCourt were brought on at half-time for Harps, which changed the game. Though McCourt played just 25 minutes, he had
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Finn Harps had a 2-1 win over Drogheda at Finn Park on Friday evening in the SSE Airtricity League First Division. Diarmaid Doherty has the full-time report…
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday 4th May:
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Police in Derry are currently dealing with two security alerts, this comes after three separate reports of suspect devices being left at other locations across the city in recent days. The Strand Road and Culmore Road have been closed whilst the PSNI carry out searches of premises in the area after they received reports that
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Further works are due to commence in the coming weeks at the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park. Works will include the installation of a multi-play unit in the play area of the park and it has also been confirmed that all equipment at the new Letterkenny Outdoor Gym, will be operational in the next two weeks.
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ESB have issued a warning ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend over the dangers and potential serious consequences of swimming in reservoirs. ESB say uneven ground and changing water flows at Assaroe and Lough Nacung in Donegal poses serious dangers. Bernardine Maloney, ESB Corporate Affairs Manager has this message:
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Donegal is to receive just over €1 million in funding for Housing Adaptations for Older People and People with a Disability living in private houses. It’s part of a national allocation of €66.25 million announced by the Housing Minister Damian English today. The investment will facilitate changes needed to make homes suitable for a person
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Andy McBrine and Stuart Thompson have been named in the Ireland squad for the first historic Ireland Test Match. The Donemana and Eglinton players are included in the 14 man side for the game against Pakistan next weekend 11th – 15th May at Malahide. Fellow North West players, William Porterfield, Niall O’Brien and Boyd Rankin
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It’s thought that almost 4 and a half thousand young people in Donegal are not registered to vote. Based on the most recent population data from the CSO, up to 151,000 young people across the country risk missing out on their right to vote on May 25th. The closing date for voting registration is next
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