In the International Category, Donagh Kelly now has an 11 second lead over Manus Kelly in second place, and Garry Jennings is 56.5 seconds off the leader’s pace. Donagh Kelly has had tyre trouble in the last 2 stages. In the National Category, Kevin Gallagher has opened up a 17.1 second lead over Damien Gallagher, […]
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Donagh Kelly’s lead has been bit into again by Manus kelly, he’s now only 11 seconds ahead ofsecond placed Manus Kelly, and Garry Jennings has fallen back to 45.5 seconds behind Manus and 56.5 seconds behind leader Donagh Kelly. Jennings had a rear vibration problem which affected his drive that time. Kevin Gallagher now has
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Manus Kelly has closed the gap on Donagh Kelly following Stage 11 at Carn Hill in the Joule Donegal International Rally. Donagh Kelly suffered some tyre trouble, which allowed Manus Kelly to come back and reduce the gap between them to 13.5 seconds. It was the first time this year that Donagh Kelly wasn’t the
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Derry face Antrim in the Ulster MFC Semi-Final on Sunday in Clones, preceding the SFC clash between Donegal and Tyrone. Derry fell short last year in the final against Donegal, so they will be hoping to get one step further this year. Tom Comack spoke to the Derry minor manager ahead of Sunday’s vital
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Former Donegal player Rory Kavanagh and Former Tyrone All-Star John Lynch joined Tom Comack to look ahead to the Ulster SFC Semi-Final in Clones on Sunday between Donegal and Tyrone. Rory Kavanagh… John Lynch…
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Following Stage 10, Chris Ashmore spoke to John Devlin, Navigator Johnny Baird and firstly James Wilson to see how they felt about the race so far, and if they felt their cars were performing up to the level they wanted… Chris also spoke to 16 year old Ethan McColgan, Gary McElhinney, John Coyne who first
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For the second time today the cars attempted the Knockalla stage, and for the first time they were able to finish. Donagh Kelly has extended his lead at the top of the International Category to 21.5 seconds ahead of Manus Kelly, but it’s in the National Category where we saw the biggest shakeup, Kevin Gallagher
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The drivers are in service now following Stage 10 of the Joule Donegal International Rally. Donagh Kelly leads the International Category and Kevin Gallagher leads the National Category after 10 stages. Chris Ashmore is there and following all the action…
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Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan expressed his disappointment at the lack of chances that his side created in a 1-0 loss to Shamrock Rovers in Finn Park on Friday night. Horgan said that Harps only created one clear-cut chance in the game, and that they never looked like scoring from the many corner kicks
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Donagh Kelly and Conor Foley now have a 19.2 second lead over Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett following the ninth stage of the Joule Donegal International Rally. Manus Kelly and Barrett are 22.5 seconds ahead of Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy. Donagh Kelly recorded the fastest time of the stage, but 5th placed Sam Moffett
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Donal stood in for Greg on the show today, and began by talking to Sinead Breen, spokesperson for the Irish Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association, her daughter Mikaela and Shane Finn, who is about to run 24 marathons in 24 days for the ISBHA. Shane’s first marathon starts in Donegal Town next Thursday, with a
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Oisin Kelly gave an update on the Joule Donegal International Rally live on the Weekend Edition with Donal Kavanagh. Kevin Eves and William Lynch’s rally seems to be over for 2017 following a spin on stage 8, Knockalla. The cars behind them could not complete the stage and were therefore given the time of the
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Chris Ashmore was in Milford where the cars are in service and he spoke to the drivers to get their thoughts on the day so far, and what their plan was. Manus Kelly and Garry Jennings were talking to Chris, with Manus talking about how well leader Donagh Kelly has been driving… Chris Spoke to
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The leading cars have finished Stage 2 of Day 2 of the Donegal International Rally, and Donagh Kelly has extended his lead yet again. He now leads Manus Kelly by 18.2 seconds. There was some drama in the second stage of the day where Kevin Eves and William Lynch spun out and blocked the stage on
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The Donegal siblings Sam and Chloe Magee are into the Spanish International Semi-Final following a decisive 21-8, 21-16 win over the Russian pairing of Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova in the Quarter-Final. They will face a French team consisting of Ronan Labar and Audrey Fontaine in the Semi-Final. If the Magees win, they will face
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Donagh Kelly and Conor Foley have increased their advantage at the top of the leaderboard over Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett. They are now 16 seconds ahead of second place, and third placed Garry Jennings and Rory Kavanagh are a further 13 seconds behind. Alaistair Fisher and Gordon Noble are 1 minute 8 seconds behind
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The second day of the Joule Donegal International Rally is taking place today, Saturday 17 June. The drivers will take on Knockalla, Garrygort, Carn Hill and Garten. The drivers were based at the LYIT last night and were there early this morning setting up for the day’s rally. Chris Ashmore was also at the
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Health campaigners are calling for a national day of action focusing on waiting lists, the trolley crisis and other problems with the sector. The ‘Still Waiting’ campaign group has organised a public meeting in Dublin today to bring health groups together. Co-ordinator Cyril Brennan says the issues in the North West are similar to other
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Ulster SFC Semi-Final Preview: Rory Kavanagh joined Tom Comack to look ahead to this weekend’s big game with Tyrone in Clones. Throw-in at Clones is at 2pm Sunday.
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It’s Day 2 of the Donegal International Rally. Donegal Kelly and Conor Foley lead by 12 seconds at the head of the field from defending Champions Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett. Kevin Eves and William Lynch will go into Garrygort with an 8.5 second advantage over Damian Gallagher and Mac Walsh. Oisin Kelly has a
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Calls have been made to new Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to change his predecessor’s policy of ‘banks first’. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission published a report this week outlining a range of options and areas for further study to assist the Government develop a better-functioning, competitive and stable mortgage market. In response to the
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A Derry man who assaulted five staff members at Altnagelvin Hospital during a rampage has been jailed for six months. Gerard Martin McConnell, 59 of Iniscarn Court, Derry pleaded guilty to nine offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault, assaulting police and disorderly behaviour. During the rampage, the 59 year-old punched the ward
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Michael O’Connor’s headed goal just before half time brought to an end Harps’ decent run of results in the Premier Division. Finn Harps . . . 0 Shamrock Rovers . . . 1 The Shamrock Rovers striker met a Simon Madden cross from the right and his glancing header went in past Ciaran Gallagher. In
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The first day of the Joule Donegal International Rally has come to an end, and it is Donagh Kelly who is leading the field in his Ford Focus WRC. He leads Manus Kelly by 12.2 seconds, and Garry Jennings is a further 10.8 seconds back. Alaistair Fisher is in 4th position, and Sam Moffett finishes
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Day 1 of the Joule Donegal International Rally has come to an end and Donagh Kelly leads the way with a 12.2 second lead ahead of Manus Kelly. Garry Jennings is in third, 10.8 seconds behind Manus Kelly. Oisin Kelly spoke with the Top 3 following Stage 6, starting with Rally leader, Donagh Kelly…
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Donagh Kelly has been fastest on each of the stages in the Joule Donegal International Rally, and takes a 12.2 second lead over Manus Kelly into Day 2. Manus Kelly is 10.8 seconds ahead of Garry Jennings who is in third, and Alaistair Fisher and Sam Moffett make up the top 5 in the International
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Stage 5 of the Joule Donegal International Rally has finished and Donagh Kelly and Conor Foley have kept their lead, he is now 11.7 seconds ahead of Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett. In the National Category, Kevin Eves leads the way, 5.5 seconds ahead of second place Declan Gallagher. The final stage of Friday evening brings the
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Donagh Kelly has yet again increased his advantage in the 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally. Following Stage 4, Kelly and Foley have a 11.4 second lead over Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett, who in turn are 4.5 seconds ahead of third place Garry Jennings and Rory Kavanagh. Oisin Kelly had the latest update, Donagh Kelly
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Calls have been made for the Financial Services Minister to speed up the establishment of the insurance claims register to identify fraudulent claims. Insurance company CFM are proposing a more transparent register be put in place to identify ‘professional insurance claimants’. Figures reveal that in 2015, 269 motor, employer and public liability awards were made
Donagh Kelly unofficially leads the field in the 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally following Stage 3. Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett remain in second place, with Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy in third. The cars are set for a service in, and will be back on Special Stage 4 at around 3.40pm Friday afternoon. Oisin Kelly
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A preliminary hearing into the Buncrana pier tragedy in which five people died has been adjourned. Sean McGrotty, his two young sons, their grandmother and her daughter all died in the tragedy last year while four-month-old Rionaghac-Ann survived after being pulled from the car by a passer-by. Today’s proceedings have been adjourned until September 27th.
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Donagh Kelly and Conor Foley have extended their lead in the Joule Donegal International Rally to 9 seconds over second place Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett after Stage 3. Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy are in third, Alaistair Fisher and Gary Noble occupy fourth place and rounding off the top 5 after 3 stages are
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Donagh Kelly is leading the Joule Donegal International Rally after Special Stage 1. He is 2 seconds ahead of Manus Kelly and Donal Barrett in second place. The leading cars are now making their way to Letterleague on Stage 2. Oisin Kelly had the latest update…
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The government is being urged to consider the latest Census figures when allocating home helps for people aged over 65. The data released yesterday shows that the number of older people with a disability has increased by twenty thousand in the last five years. Naomi Feely from Age Action says the ageing population must be
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The new Taoiseach will sit down with the DUP and Sinn Féin today on the future of the Stormont assembly. It’s the first time Leo Varadkar will meet the two parties after being officially elected Taoiseach this week. The deadline for a Stormont deal is June 29th, with Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire warning last
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The second half of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season starts tonight. After a fournights break, Harps battle to stay in the top flight resumes at Finn Park against Shamrock Rovers. Both sides have four players missing due to suspensions with Damian McNulty, Ethan Boyle, Caolan McAleer and Danny Morrissey being the Harps players.
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A local councillor has expressed frustration at the ongoing delay in securing funding to restore and preserve the Old Abbey in Kilmacrennan. The site hit the headlines some time ago when it emerged people whose loved ones were buried in the graveyard at the site were told they could not visit because the area is
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The National Standards Authority of Ireland has welcomed the publication this week of an independent expert report into defective concrete blocks. Up to 5,000 homes built between 1999 and 2010 could be effected by the blocks that, because of a deviation from then existing standards, contained to much Mica and Pyrtie and weren’t fit for
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Five years on from the murder of Donegal man Seamus Doherty, his family are again calling for a public enquiry into the Garda investigation of the crime. Mr Doherty was murdered at his home in Churchill on June 17th, 2012 – earlier this year the prosecution of a man accused of his murder was halted
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A preliminary hearing into the Buncrana Pier Tragedy is due to get underway in Donegal today. No formal inquest into the deaths of five family members has been set yet. Sean McGrotty, his two young sons, their grandmother and her daughter all died in the tragedy last year. Their jeep rolled into Lough Swilly in
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It’s day 1 of the 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally. Before the 152 crews in the main field take to the stages, they must first attend the drivers briefing in an Grianan Theatre followed by the start on the Port Road in Letterkenny. With a look ahead to the opening afternoon of the biggest rally
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Never again will you have to wave goodbye to the sad look on your pooch’s face as you head out to the gym – now he/she can join you in your exercise routine. #dogsquat aka #SquatYourDog aka #squatyourdogchallenge is sweeping the net. The trend involves using your dog as a weight while you squat and
The latest trend is #SquatYourDog and everyone is loving it Read More »
Here’s a random celeb connection. Jamie Foxx (or should we say, Eric Marlon Bishop?) was at the premiere of new film Baby Driver in LA when he revealed this totally unexpected connection to pop star Ed Sheeran. It turns out that the Oscar winner let Sheeran crash on his couch for six weeks before he
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has named an unchanged side for Sunday’s Ulster semi final with Donegal. Sean Cavanagh captains the side from full forward. The lack of changes means the likes of Cathal McCarron, Justin McMahon and Darren McCurry must start on the bench. No team news yet from the Donegal camp but it could
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A 15 Minute Programme presented by Chris Ashmore every Thursday at 7.05pm highlighting all that’s happening in the farming community
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A Donegal Deputy says figures published today by the CSO show Donegal has been scarred by years of austerity. Unemployment stands at 18% in the County compared to 12.9% Statewide- nearly 50% higher. The figures show there are more carers, more disabled people in Donegal and a lower level of overall health than the average.
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Irish Water has released a statement reminding people on the Fintown Public Water Supply that a boil notice remains in place. It is after the discovery of cryptosporidium in treated water though there has been no reported illness from the parasite. It is almost 2 weeks since the boil notice was put in place but
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Gardai are warning of a major crack down on motoring offences over the weekend of the Donegal International Rally. Motorists who break the law are being warned that they will be arrested and taken to court. Inspector Michael Harrison says those who take part in the rally and its true supporters are law abiding but
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Latest figures from Census 2016 show an unemployment rate of 18% in Donegal, 5% above the national average. Labour force participation in the county is 4% lower than the national average, while there is a slightly higher proportion of unpaid carers. In April 2016, there were 71,182 persons in the labour force in County Donegal,
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It’s emerged that 37 Donegal patients have received radiotherapy at the new centre in Altnagelvin Hospital, with management there saying things are progressing according to plan. In a letter to DACC Chair Betty Holmes, management say to date the Altnagelvin facility has received 37 referrals for patients from Donegal, 17 for prostate radiotherapy and 20
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