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Finn Valley Boxer Michael ‘Chunky’ Gallagher on his Pro Debut

  Finn Valley boxer and youth Olympic bronze medalist Michael Gallagher had a fantastic victory in his professional bout in Dublin last weekend. Gallagher faced off against Poland’s Mateusz Rybarski and gained a third round stoppage after dominating all three rounds. Gallagher and his coach Conor Quigley spoke to Oisin Kelly on Sunday Sport about

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Brian McGeehin and Aidan Cannon on St Eunans & Milford’s Minor Championship wins

There was delight for St Eunan’s and Milford in Saturday’s Donegal Minor Championship finals. St. Eunan’s defeated Kilcar in the Division 1 final in Convoy. The Letterkenny side lifted the title with a goal blitz to run out 5-9 to 1-8 winners. Harry Walsh of the Donegal News spoke with Eunans Manager Brian McGeehin after

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Ryanair flight cancellations hit home with flights in and out of Dublin axed

Eight Irish flights are among those which have cancelled as disruption continues from Ryanair’s so-called “mess up”. Flights between Dublin and European airports Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Nantes and Santander will be among the 82 grounded by the airline today. Return flights to Dublin were also cancelled. Ryanair has apologised and promised a refund or travel on

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Donegal GAA Results from Saturday 16 September 2017

Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Intermediate Championship Relegation Semi-Final Naomh Bríd 1-16 V 0-04 Carndonagh Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Junior A Championship Semi-Final Letterkenny Gaels 0-05 V 0-08 Naomh Colmcille AllSportStore.com Division 1 Dungloe 3-13 V 0-10 Four Masters Bundoran 2-11 V 1-13 Kilcar AllSportStore.com Division 2 Naomh Columba 2-06 V 2-11 Cloughaneely Glenfin

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Derry Hurling Championship Final Results – Slaughtneil Champions again

Three Hurling Championship Finals took place in Owenbeg today, with the first having been thrown-in at 12pm. In the early game, Na Magha claimed the Derry Junior Hurling Championship Title against Coleraine with a 34 point win, 7-17 v 0-04. The Intermediate final saw Lavey and Swatragh face off, in a game that Lavey led

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Reaction – Setanta win Donegal Senior Hurling Championship

Setanta won their first Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Final since 2008 with an eight point win over St Eunan’s in Ballybofey. Having lost the last three deciders they contested, Setanta made sure this time round with a 1-16 to 1-8 victory over the Catherdral Town. After the game Chris Ashmore spoke with Setanta Captain Kevin

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GAA Preview: Martin Carney and Eamon Burns look ahead to All-Ireland Finals

In this week’s GAA Preview, we look ahead to the biggest day in the football calendar, tomorrow’s All-Ireland Finals. Dublin are looking to claim their 3 in a row, and Mayo are looking to avenge last year’s final loss as well as break 66 years of heartbreak in the Al-Ireland Football Championship. In the Minor

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Ryanair

Check your tickets! Ryanair canceling 2,000 flights for next six weeks

Ryanair has apologised after announcing it will cancel up to 50 flights every day until the end of October. The company says it’s because of a backlog in annual leave for staff and to improve punctuality. Passengers are being advised that they will receive notification by email if their flight is affected. Kenny Jacobs, Chief

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Taoiseach calls for ‘special progress’ on border issue during Brexit talks

  The government could block the progress of Britain’s Brexit negotiations over fears it hasn’t addressed concerns about the border with Northern Ireland. The Taoiseach has said that not enough progress has been made on the issue ahead of the October deadline for the next stage of negotiations. Speaking at the Fine Gael think-in yesterday,

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Disappointment as Crana Fest cancelled due to flood destruction

  The popular Buncrana based paddle event “Crana Fest” has been cancelled due to the aftermath of recent flood damage along the Crana River. Donegal County Council and Irish Water have advised that a detailed survey and extensive repair work is needed in response to the damage caused to paths, banks and bridges along the

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Exclusion of crop losses in farming aid package unacceptable – Chance

  The Donegal IFA Chairman has written to the Agriculture Minister over the exclusion of crop losses in the funding aid package for flood-hit farmers. Michael Chance has described the move as unacceptable and is calling for another scheme for crop losses to be initiated without delay. Meanwhile farmers in Donegal are also being reminded

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Martin McHugh and Angelina Nugent look ahead to the All-Ireland Finals and the 25th Anniversary Celebrations

It will be a big day in Croke Park when All-Ireland Champions Dublin look to retain their crown against a Mayo side who are looking for the first All-Ireland title since 1951. In the day’s curtain-raiser, Kerry and Derry face off for the All-Ireland Minor Football title. It’s a big day for Donegal in Croke Park

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Evidence proves North/South Interconnector can go underground – Carthy

  A Midlands North West MEP says international evidence proves the North/South Interconnector can go underground. The plan is to link Turleenan in Tyrone with Woodland in County Meath, with the line also going through Monaghan and Louth. Matt Carthy says the Belgian electricity operator Elia is currently developing an interconnector between Belgium and Germany

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UU assesses dementia treatment research project following Donegal experiment

What’s been described as a very important piece of research on the treatment of dementia has been undertaken in the North West. The HSE’s Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit has been wiorking with Directors of Nursing, service managers and colleagues across the border on bettering care. As part of that, they undertook the

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Highland Radio inviting applications for weekend journalist position

Highland Radio is seeking applications for a journalist to join our busy newsroom team. Broadcast experience would be an advantage. The position is primarily for weekends and presents an excellent opportunity for training and growth within the organisation. Those wishing to apply should forward a CV to Greg Hughes, Highland Radio, Mountain Top Letterkenny or

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20 areas of non-compliance identified in LUH Department of Psychiatry

An inspection report carried out at the Department of Psychiatry at Letterkenny University Hospital has found 20 areas of non-compliance, one of them critical and eight of them designated as ‘high’. The commission has published timescales for these issues to be addressed, with measures set to be put in place in the coming months to

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GAA Programme – 25 years on from Donegal’s first All Ireland

The GAA Programme in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. It’s All-Ireland Football final week and on this week’s programme Tom Comack goes back in time – 25 years in fact and that historic day in September 1992, when Donegal won their first All-Ireland title. ANTHONY

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24 HSE ambulance breakdowns in Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan in 2016

HSE ambulances broke down 203 times last year, with 24 of the incidents recorded in Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan. The figure, published by the journal.ie, is based on the number of times a 24-hour breakdown and recovery service responded to to callouts from stranded emergency ambulances in 2016. Almost 5% of the National Ambulance Service

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