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Burt win dramatic Donegal Intermediate Championship Final Replay

  Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Final Replay Result: Burt 2-11 Milford 1-12 For the first time in their history Burt lifted the  Donegal Intermediate Football Championship title beating Milford by two points in today’s final replay at the O’Donnell Park. Burt notched the first point of the game, but it was a close contest throughout the […]

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Davitt Walsh is the hero as Ulster Senior League beats Connacht

FAI Intermediate Inter-Provincial result: USL 2 v 0 Connacht The Ulster Senior League were in action today against Connacht in the FAI Intermediate Inter-Provincials and won. Peter Moran’s team ran out 2-0 winners thanks to a brace from Fanad United’s Davitt Walsh at Douglas Hall. The Ulster select side, which won the competition last year,

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GAA preview: Donegal Senior Football Championship Final

Tomorrow’s Donegal final showdown is between Kilcar and Glenswilly. Highland Radio’s GAA correspondent has previewed the game by speaking with St Eunan’s John Haran- a veteran of 22 championship seasons and eight championship final wins – and Gaoth Dobhair’s Eamonn McGee – a double championship winner. Tom began the match preview by asking John if

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Glenfin and Killybegs face replay after drawing relegation playoff

Donegal Senior Football Championship relegation playoff result: Glenfin 1-11 (14) v 2-08 (14) Killybegs  Fans of Glenfin and Killybegs will have to wait to find out who will be playing senior football again next season.  Whichever team lost today knew that it meant they will now go down to intermediate football next year and both

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“Sport Changes Lives” – Oisin McConville speaks with Highland ahead of the Building Positive Clubs Conference

Donegal Sports Partnership will host the “Building Positive Clubs” conference next Saturday October 22nd at Colaiste Ailigh in Letterkenny. The theme of the conference is “Sport Changes Lives” and the event will focus on the powerful role that sport can play in all aspects of life. There’ll be inspirational accounts from a number of prominent

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Review of location of polling stations needed – Cllr Gerry McMonagle

A local Councillor is calling on the location of polling stations in the Letterkenny Municipal District to be reviewed. Sinn Fein Councillor Gerry McMonagle proposed the motion calling for the council to request a review of polling stations from the local electoral office. Councillor McMonagle says that the location of polling stations in the Letterkenny

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Donegal schools set to close as ASTI announces strike action

Hundreds of secondary schools will close after the ASTI voted for strike action on seven days starting on October 27th. The union, which represents 18 thousand teachers is also withdrawing from supervision duties from November 7th. The ASTI is in dispute with the Department of Education over pay for newer entrants. ASTI President Ed Byrne

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Colm McFadden looks at Donegal’s Ulster draw and this weekends Senior Final

Colm McFadden says the Donegal Senior Championship Final between Glenswilly and Kilcar will be a tighter affair than people think. Kilcar are hot favourites having dethroned Naomh Conaill in emphatic fashion in the semi finals but Glenswilly have the experience on the big day as they make their fourth final appearance in six years. Highland’s

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USL Joint Captain Davitt Walsh hoping for a successful weekend in Cork

The Ulster Senior League start their Inter-provincial weekend against the Leinster Senior League this evening. Peter Moran’s USL side have made the journey to Cork for a festival of football which also sees them play Connacht on Saturday afternoon and Munster on Sunday morning. Ulster last won the series in 2014 and joint captain Davitt

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Wind farm funding available to community & voluntary groups in Inishowen

  Community and voluntary organisations in the locality of the Crockahenny Wind Farm in Inishowen are being invited to apply for a special fund to help them deliver projects and initiatives. The fund, established by ESB is open to registered charities, community development groups, Tidy Town committees, sports and recreation clubs, and primary and secondary

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Update: Road re-opens following last nights fatal crash between Strabane & Derry

  The Victoria Road between Strabane and Derry has re-opened following last night’s fatal collision. A woman in her early twenties died in the single vehicle collision which happened on the A5 between Woodend Road and Duncastle Road. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward and to contact them on the non-emergency number 101.

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Mica group confident of resolution to defective block issue as early as next year

  The Mica Action Group believes a resolution can be met to the defective block issue in Donegal early next year following a reassuring conversation with the Housing Minister. The group have spoken with Minister Damien English and Minister Joe McHugh yesterday to seek clarity on a number of issues. The expert panel investigating the defective block

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Inishowen has highest number of people on Housing Needs list in Donegal

  It’s been revealed that Inishowen has 411 people waiting for council houses – the highest in the county. Donegal County Councils Housing Needs Assessment for this year also shows Letterkenny ranks second with 350 on the list while in Stranorlar there are 203. There are a total of 1275 people in the county on

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One person dead following serious road traffic collision between Strabane & Derry

  Police have confirmed that one person has died following a serious road traffic collision between Strabane and Derry. As a result the Victoria road on the A5 is closed in both directions and diversions are in place. Police say the road will be closed for most of the day. There are no further details

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Decision lies with An Bord Pleanala over new Scoil Iosagain building in Buncrana

  An Bord Pleanala must decide if the new Scoil Iosagain building in Buncrana can go ahead after a Donegal County Council decision to approve permission was appealed. The plans include the demolition of all existing school buildings, the removal of prefabs and the construction of a new building. Under the plans, a new single

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Donegal Senior Final Preview: The Captains – Gary McFadden and Ciaran McGinley

The Dr Maguire Cup will be making its way to either Glenswilly or Kilcar this weekend. The two sides will clash in this years senior showpiece with Glenswilly seeking a third title and Kilcar a sixth. Glenswilly came through a tight semi final with Malin and Captain Gary McFadden feels they will need to improve

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Donegal Councillor believes vote on a united Ireland would pass

  A Donegal County Councillor believes a vote on a united Ireland would pass. Nicola Sturgeon’s confirmed yesterday that a consultation will get started next week on plans for a second Scottish independence referendum and Councillor Jack Murray want the same to happen here. He believes that the Northern Ireland vote on Brexit means a

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Donegal to face Antrim in Ulster / Tyrone drawn away to Derry again

Donegal will play Antrim in the first round of the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship. Rory Gallagher’s side will kick start their provincial campaign at home with the Ulster Council to confirm the match details of the game at a later date. The last time the Saffrons played Donegal was at the semi final stage

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Cope slams HSE position on funding for Donegal Community Hospitals

  A Donegal Deputy has slammed the HSE’s position on three Donegal Community Hospitals. This week the HSE reaffirmed their stance that no future funding would be made available for either Stranorlar, Lifford or Ramelton until a new hospital is built in Letterkenny by 2021. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says this cannot go unchallenged

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Organisers report large turnout to protest for new footpath outside West Donegal school

  Organisers are reporting a large turnout for a protest to highlight the need for new footpath outside Loch na Luír school in West Donegal. Parents and children lined the side of the road earlier this morning in the place where a footpath would be in the hope their concerns are taken on board. The

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Solutions proposed by former Senator to solve traffic chaos in Letterkenny

  A former Senator and Councillor has proposed solutions for two of Letterkenny’s major points of traffic chaos. Joachim Loughery believes that a reconfigured hospital roundabout could ease traffic congestion there significantly. He has also suggested the construction of an underpass from the large car park on the Port Road opposite the LYIT. Mr. Loughery

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