With the All Ireland Rowing Championships being held in Ballyshannon for the second year in a row, Donegal County Council has joined forces with the Donegal Bay Rowing Club to produce wristbands for visitors to the event that will allow them to access exclusive special offers from local businesses. The event takes place at the […]
Rocky director John G. Avildsen has passed away, aged 81. Avildsen’s directing career saw a real boost in 1973 when his feature Save the Tiger saw Jack Lemmon win an Oscar for Best Actor. It was from there that he was able to move on to work with writer/star Sylvester Stallone on Rocky which of course
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Yesterday Adele made a surprise visit to some of the firefighters who helped put out the Grenfell Tower blaze and the photos taken could not be more Adele. The 29-year-old visited Chelsea Fire Station yesterday and one of the firefighters, Rob Petty, shared photos of her visit on Facebook alongside the caption: “Not everyday the wonderfully
Theresa May says she’ll do her best to avoid a hard border through Ireland – but it will require the UK to have a trade deal with the EU. The British Prime Minister’s comments came as she met Leo Varadkar at Downing Street for talks on Brexit and its impact on Ireland. The EU’s negotiating
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The Saolta Hospital Group says it has completed the process of appointing a second Breast Surgeon for Letterkenny University Hospital, with the person appointed set to begin working on July 24th. Saolta has also confirmed it is currently establishing a working group comprising representatives of LUH, Saolta Group and the Western Health & Social Care
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Kilmacrennan’s Richard Kerr had another successful weekend at round 4 of the British Superbike Championships at Knockhill, Scotland over the weekend. Richard had a great 2nd place finish in Race One, just over two seconds off the leader at the end of the 16 lapper. Richard lined up on row two for the second race
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A 28-year-old man from Tallaght in Dublin has been jailed for twelve years for raping a Donegal woman at a gaming convention. Keith Hearne admitted raping Dominique Meehan after locking her in a meeting room she was setting up for a special screening. Frank Greaney reports from the Central Criminal Court…………..
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The first full Workplace Relations Commission Office outside Dublin has opened today in Sligo. Government Chief Whip Joe McHugh, who officiated at the opening, described it as a very significant moment, representing the first step in the Workplace Relations Commission extending its services across the country. The WRC will also be providing satellite services in
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Athletics: Mark English booked his place at the World Championship in London with a good run in the Diamond League in Stockholm. English ran a time of 1.45.42 to finish second behind Thimen Kuppers, who was 0.4 of a second faster. The 800m standard time to qualify for the World Championships is 1.45.90.
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Derry City face Denmark’s FC Midtjylland away from home in the first leg. They defeated Manchester United in the first leg of last year’s round of 32 games. Shamrock Rovers will take on Stjarnan from Iceland Cork City face Lavadia Tallinn from Estonia Coleraine play FK Haugesund from Norway Ballymena United are away to Odds
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International Category back to back winners Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett were with National Category first time winners Damien Gallagher and Mac Walsh on the Shaun Doherty show on Monday morning following a great weekend’s rallying. They spoke about the weekend as a whole, about the race and they also thanked everyone who came out
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Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses following the report of a burglary in the Templegrove area of the city on Tuesday last. Police are particularly interested to speak with anyone who saw a grey/ silver Volkswagen Passat in the area during the hours of 3pm-4:30pm. A sum of money, a handbag and personal items
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90 people were arrested in Donegal during rally weekend, up significantly from last years figure. Inspector Michael Harrison, confirmed that 25 people were arrested for drink- driving related offences, 42 for public order offences and 17 for dangerous driving. 35 of those will appear before the courts today. No major incidents were reported over the
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Derry City and Strabane District Council has announced a pilot scheme to tackle ongoing dog fouling and litter issues across the council area. The scheme will initially be trialed in the Rosemount area of Derry for a period of up to six weeks. It will include the introduction of CCTV and mobile CCTV cameras along
Vandalism carried out in Castlederg at the weekend has been condemned by local Councillor, Derek Hussey. In the early hours of yesterday morning a newly installed portaloo and vital life saving equipment was damaged in the incident in the Castlepark area of the town. Councillor Hussey says the recreational area is used frequently by families,
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The draw for the Europa League first qualifying round takes place at noon today. In all, 100 sides enter at this stage, Derry City will be one of the Irish sides in the draw. Also in the hat will be Shamrock Rovers, Cork City, Coleraine, and Ballymena United. The draw for the second qualifying round
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Donegal have been drawn at home to face Longford in Round 2A of the qualifiers in this year’s All-Ireland Football Championship. Derry must travel to play Mayo. The other Round 2A games are: Laois against Clare, and Meath against Sligo. The ties will played over the weekend of 1/2 July, with full details of
A Donegal Senator says questions are growing as to why Tusla has failed to reopen their residential unit in Letterkenny. A HIQA inspection was carried out in 2015 which found the unit did not meet required standards. After a follow-up inspection last year, the unit was temporarily closed with the child and family agency saying
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Leo Varadkar is in London today for his first meeting as Taoiseach with the British Prime Minister. It comes on the day the UK begins formal negotiations to leave the EU. The UK’s Brexit Secretary David Davis and the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier will hold talks in Brussels – with the Northern Ireland border
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Last month’s trolley and ward watch figures have confirmed record levels of overcrowding. Figures from the INMO show 8154 patients were on trolleys during May, a 23% increase on last year’s figure. Letterkenny University Hospital recorded 507 patients on trolleys, the highest figure for the month of May in over a decade. Liam Doran, General
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When news of a Jumanji sequel (which has since been titled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) to the 1995 cult classic first came out, no one knew if it would be possible to give the Robin Williams starrer justice, even with stars like Dwayne Johnson in tow. However, Jack Black, another star of the film,
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The 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally has come to a close, and the drivers are at the Finish Ramp outside the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny. There was a crowd of people waiting to welcome the rally drivers who have worked so hard over the past few days, weeks and months to make it
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Ernie Graham had a 55.6 second advantage when he finished in first place in the Historic Category of the 2017 Donegal Rally. He finished with his Co-Driver Tim Sayer ahead of the Welsh pairing of Barry Jones and Iwan Griffiths. Keith McIvor from Tyrone finished in third. Chris Ashmore was with Ernie Graham at the
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Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett made a triumphant return to the finish ramp outside the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny at the end of the Joule Donegal International Rally. Donal Barrett came out of retirement to compete in this year’s event, and was delighted to be able to win it again. Oisin Kelly was on
There is growing speculation new Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy is set to axe the help-to-buy scheme. The scheme was set up to help first-time buyers get a step on the property market. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has welcomed the reports, however, he says the damage has already been done. He says, reports that the final
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We have come to the end of another Donegal International Rally, and the big news is that Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett have retained their crown with a much less tense finish than the half a second they to spare last year. There was a 1 minute and 54.2 second gap between winners Kelly and
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The Irish rugby team defeated Japan 50-22 at the Ecopa Stadium in Shizuoka on Saturday. Keith Earls scored 2 tries, and so did Dan Leavy in his first Test Start. The British and Irish Lions defeated the Maori All-Blacks 32-10 on Saturday, and will face the Chiefs on the 20th of June, before the first
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Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett have come through the Glen Stage and won the 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally. This is the second year in a row that they have won the event. It was a tough race for them this year with Donagh Kelly leading most of the way up until Stage 16, and
It was the seven unanswered points coming to the end of the first half that gave Tyrone a 7 point lead at the end of the first half following a very end to end game in the first 25 minutes. Tyrone players were expecting a hard game, and Ronan McNamee feels that his side stuck
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Tyrone defeated Donegal by 9 points on Sunday afternoon in Clones with a scoreline of 1-21 v 1-12 in a one-sided encounter. The Tyrone manager Mickey Harte spoke to Tom Comack following his side’s victory… Donegal manager Rory Gallagher was very disappointed following his side’s loss, and knows that they didn’t perform on the day.
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Donagh Kelly has withdrawn from the Joule Donegal International Rally following the penultimate stage, Atlantic Drive. He hit the bank with 2 corners to go before the end of the stage, and his car suffered too much damage to be able to continue. His withdrawal leaves Manus Kelly well ahead of the field, around 2
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Donagh Kelly suffered a puncture in Stage 19 of the Joule Donegal International Rally which made him lose time on Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett, and he has now withdrawn from the rally because of the damage suffered following hitting the bank. That means that Garry Jennings is into second, and will battle Alaistair Fisher
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A Donegal Deputy has said the Government may finally be facing up to the seriousness of Brexit and its impact for border regions. The uncertainty of the border regions following Britain’s decision to leave the EU has been much debated, Deputy Charlie McConalogue says it now appears the Government has ‘finally woken up’. New Taoiseach
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The Derry Minor footballers have reached their third successive Ulster Final in a row following a 17 point win over Antrim in Clones. 3-17 to 0-09 was the final score, with Oisin McWilliams scoring 2 goals in the last 10 minutes to guarantee their place in the Final. It was Conor McCluskey who scored the
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A ‘live’ policing operation is still in place this evening as day three of the Joule Donegal International Rally concludes. A number of public order and driving related arrests have been made. Gardai are happy to report that no major incidents have occurred at this time. Gardai will continue to work closely with event organisers
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The Bank of Ireland Senior Cup was in full swing on Saturday, and below are the results from the games. Ballyspallen beat Strabane by 33 runs. Bridge Park, 17 June. Ballyspallen 191-8 (50.0 overs, G Kennedy 82, C Averill 53*, M Snodgrass 3-27, R Pretorious 2-48) Strabane 158 (41.1 overs, A Gillespie 92*, S Kennedy
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Gardai are advising of traffic delays this afternoon and into the evening as the Joule Donegal International Rally draws to a close. Motorists are advised to avoid the area near the Rally Headquarters at Mount Errigal Hotel this evening around 5pm as competitors make their way back. Traffic delays are expected on the N56 with
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Donegal siblings Sam and Chloe Magee have won the 2017 Spanish International in Madrid. They defeated the Dutch pairing of Tabeling and Seinen earlier this afternoon. They had played 4 games over the weekend in the Spanish International, and the Raphoe siblings stayed strong throughout.
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Manus Kelly finds himself back in the top-spot in the Joule Donegal International Rally with a 12 second lead over Donagh Kelly. There are 2 stages left in this year’s rally and Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett will be hoping to keep ahead of their close rivals and retain their crown. Alaistair Fisher is now
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Donegal will have to go through the qualifiers if they wish to be in Croke Park come the third weekend of September. They lost out to a strong side in Tyrone in an open, high-scoring game in Clones on Sunday afternoon. It was a 9 point victory for Tyrone, 1-21 to 1-12. The scoreline could’ve
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The drivers are into their final service now before they head out onto the final stages of the 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally. Donagh Kelly is in the lead going into stages 18, 19 and 20. Sam Moffett nearly lost control of his car on Stage 17, but he kept it straight and he stays
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Donagh Kelly leads the 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally going into the final 3 stages. The cars are in service in Milford now and they are looking ahead to the second loops around Fanad, Atlantic Drive and Glen. Oisin Kelly had the latest updates following Stage 17…
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Kilmacrennan’s Richard Kerr took 2nd place in Race 1 in Knockhill in Scotland today. Kerr is racing in round 4 of the British Superbike Championship. He was 2.978 seconds behind the winner Jake Archer on a dry bright day in Scotland. Race 2 takes place later in the afternoon.
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Donagh Kelly set a very fast time on the Glen Stage to go back ahead of Manus Kelly in his Ford Focus WRC. After posting a time of 6 minutes and 31.7 seconds, he is now 4.7 seconds ahead of second placed Manus Kelly. Alaistair Fisher has all but closed the gap between himself and
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Last year’s champions Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett has moved into first place in the Joule Donegal International Rally following Stage 16, Atlantic Drive. They lead Donagh Kelly and Conor Foley by 1.8 seconds, and it is the first time that Donagh Kelly has given up the lead this year. Alaistair Fisher is now only
Manus Kelly is now only 4.7 seconds behind Rally leader Donagh Kelly after the first stage of Day 3 in Fanad. He was 2.5 seconds faster than Donagh Kelly on that stage, posting a time of 10 minutes and 4 seconds dead. Garry Jennings is 1 minute and 36.8 seconds behind Manus Kelly, and Sam
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Day 3 of the Joule Donegal International Rally sees the drivers take on Fanad, Atlantic Drive and Glen. The crews were getting set this morning to go out and finish the 2017 rally. With them was Chris Ashmore, who spoke to some of the local crews…
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Donagh Kelly holds a 7.2 second lead going into the final day of the Joule Donegal International Rally, and Manus Kelly is hot on his heels after being 21.5 seconds behind after Stage 10 on Saturday afternoon. In the National Category, Kevin Gallagher is 0.6 of a second ahead of Damien Gallagher in his Darrian
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It was an exciting day of rallying in the Joule Donegal International Rally. We saw thrills and spills which kept everyone on the edge of their seats. Going into the final day tomorrow, Donagh Kelly and Conor Foley hold a 7.2 second lead over Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett in their Ford Focus WRC. Garry
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