Richard Kerr had a 9th place finish at Oulton Park in Motostar class of the British superbike championships on Sunday. He started on the third row of the grid and was running in ffith place when he made a small mistake and dropped back to 13th. He clawed his way back up to ninth position and […]
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Mark English finished second to Olympic Champion David Rudisha in a 500m race in Newcastle, England on Saturday. In the build up to the Great North Run, the Great North City Games are held on the streets of Newcastle city. In his first race over the rarely-run distance and in front of 25,000 spectators, Rudisha
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There were great performances in today’s Donegal 5k which was won by a Derry athlete. Declan Reed of City of Derry finished first in a time of 15:19. Ciaran Doherty of Letterkenny AC finished first in a time of 15:28. Mark Hoy of Finn Valley AC finished first in a time of 15:55. The first
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Tyrone Senior Championship results, Sunday, September 11: Omagh 1-08 v 2-07 Clonoe Dromore 3-09 v 1-08 Ardboe
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Met Éireann has issued a yellow status weather warning for Donegal this evening. Southerly winds will gust up to 100 km per hour. Winds will be strongest around coastal areas. The warning has been put in place until midnight tonight.
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A 22 year-old man has been arrested in Derry in connection with a serious assault. The attack occurred shortly before 1am this morning in Waterloo Street area of the city. The victim was rushed to hospital were his condition is described as serious. The 22 year old was arrested a short time after the assault
22 year-old arrested in Derry after man is left in a critical condition Read More »
At around 4:45am this morning an articulated lorry was being unloaded in Ferryquay Street when it began to move and continued to travel down Linenhall and Newmarket Street before crashing into the wall of Foyleside Shopping Centre on the Orchard Street side. Damage was caused to a parked car and significant damage was also caused
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Inishowen Football League results – Sun 11th Sept Premier Division Dunree 0 v 3 Clonmany Carn 3 v 1 QPS Greencastle 3 v 4 Aileach Culdaff 1 v 9 Glengad Division 1 QPS Res 1 v 0 Aileach Res Clonmany Res 1 v 1 Moville Cel Cockhill Yth 6 v 2 Carrowmena Illies Cel
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It is worrying times for City of Derry after they have launched the new season with three opening defeats. They have lost two in the Ulster Premier League and one in the cup. Their latest league loss was on Saturday when they lost 50 v 05 to Banbridge. Highland Radio’s rugby correspondent Alex McDonald told
Rugby review: Worrying times for City of Derry Read More »
Ulster Senior League results, Sunday, September 11: Letterkenny Rovers 2 v 1 Derry City Reserves Bonagee United 1` v 1 Swilly Rovers Cockhill Celtic 1 v 0 Fanad United
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Ulster Senior League result: Letterkenny Rovers 2 – 1 Derry City Reserves Letterkenny Rovers started their Ulster Senior League campaign on Sunday with a 2-1 home victory over Derry City Reserves. Kieran McGrath has the match details…
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We will have live updates from the Tyrone Senior GAA Championship quarter-finals. Omagh face Clonoe and Dromore take on Ardboe. We will also have all the scores from the Donegal All County League. The Ulster Senior League is in action with Letterkenny Rovers playing Derry City, Bonagee Utd against Fanad Utd, and Cockhill Celtic versus Swilly
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A 4-0 win over Shelbourne in Killygordon on Saturday keeps the Finn Harps U17s side on track for a place in the knockout stages of the national competition. Two goals each from captain Shane Blaney and Niall McGinley sealed the victory for Declan Boyle’s side. Shels came to the Curragh in contention to qualify from the
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Donegal’s Rena McCarron Rooney put up a great performance representing Ireland in the women’s table tennis quarter-final singles before losing out to world No.1 Seo Su-Yeon at the Paralympics in Brazil. The Irish player was always going to be the rank outsider and battled well before losing to the Korean by three games to nil,
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MacCumhaill’s have captured the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship for only the second time in the club’s history. They beat the champions Burt 2-13 to 2-9 in the decider of the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure sponsored competition in great conditions at sun-kissed O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny. With Lee Henderson once again playing a real captain’s role,
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Sean MacCumhaill’s have beat the champions Burt 2-13 to 2-9 in the final of the Donegal Hurling Senior Championship. Manager Eamon McAuley spoke to Tom Comack after the game, where he reflected on the side’s second Hurling title win in their history..
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Tom Comack got the reaction of Sean MacCumhaill’s midfielder Paddy Hannigan after their Hurling Championship final win over Burt. He also spoke to full back Jamsie Donnelly on the historic win.
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Finn Harps prepare to play top of the league side Dundalk on Monday night at Oriel Park, Dundalk. Ollie Horgan’s side, who are at the bottom end of the league, are hoping to come away with a good performance. Chris Ashmore spoke with Ollie Horgan on Saturday Sport, ahead of the game.
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Derry City progress to the semi-finals of the FAI Cup following a 3-1 over Wexford Youths on Friday night. Goals from Rory Patterson, Lucas Schubert and Barry McNamee secured a place in the semi-finals for Kenny Shiels’s side. Liam Spratt spoke with Derry City manager Kenny Shiels after the game, who was naturally pleased with
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Liam Spratt spoke with Wexford Youths’ goalkeeper and captain Graham Doyle following their loss to Derry City last night.
Wexford Youths’ Graham Doyle reacts to Derry City loss Read More »
The quarter final meetings of the Tyrone Senior Championship take place this weekend, with a number of games down for decision, as well as a replay. Tom Comack has been looking ahead to the big games with three times Tyrone All-Ireland winning goalkeeper Pascal McConnell.
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Banaghar take on Slaughtneil in the Derry Senior Hurling Championship final tomorrow Sunday at Owenbeg. Throw in is at 3.45pm. Tom Comack looks ahead to the final with Derry PRO Dermot McPeake.
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Today’s game between Donemana and Brigade in the North West Premiership was called off. This is the latest fixture to have been hit in a season that has seen numerous postponements. This postponement means that Ardmore will now play Donemana next weekend. If Ardmore win they will be level on points with Coleraine and Brigade.
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Derry City are in the hat for the semi-finals of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup. Last night they came from behind to beat Wexford Youths 3-1 at Ferrycarraig Park. Eric Molloy put the home side ahead on six minutes, but Derry drew level through Rory Patterson on 45 minutes. City then took the lead
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The Donegal Michael Murphy Sport Senior Hurling Championship final takes place this afternoon at O Donnell Park, where Burt and MacCumhaill’s battle it out for the title. Tom Comack spoke with Burt manager Tom Hennessy ahead of the eagerly anticipated game.
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This afternoon’s Senior Hurling Championship Final will be a battle for Sean MacCumhaill’s, as Burt hope to win their 6th title in a row. Ahead of the game, Tom Comack spoke with MacCumhaill’s manager Eamon McAuley.
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Gardai advise of road closures ahead of Glenties Harvest Fair. The main street Glenties will be closed tomorrow from the Grotto to Glenties Church car park between 12 noon and 9pm. On Monday 12th September the main street will be closed between 8am – 9pm. Traffic coming from Fintown in the Letterkenny direction will be
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Gardai are investigating a road traffic collision that occurred this morning in Woodland Dooish, outside Ballybofey. The crash happened this morning at around 6am, involving a single vehicle which was burnt out at the scene. Gardai have confirmed that they are currently making attempts to identify the car.
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It’s been confirmed that the Greenway project for Donegal – Derry routes is to receive £15 million in funding. The project when complete, will take place on two key routes from Derry city into Donegal, linking the city with Buncrana and the village of Muff. Welcoming the news, Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney says the routes
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Raphoe Olympian Chloe Magee and Badminton Ireland will host a Badminton Exhibition this coming Monday 12th September in Raphoe Badminton Club. Chloe has just returned from competing in Rio, Brazil and in the process became the only Donegal sportsperson to compete in three Olympic Games. She will be joined on Monday night by other
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Gartan Outdoor Education & Training Centre will stage the second Gartan Challenge Adventure Race next Saturday September 17th 2016 in conjuction with the Kilmacrennan Community Development Fund. All proceeds raised will go towards developing much needed recreational and sports facilities in the Kilmacrennan and surrounding areas. After the success of the inaugural event last year
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Table tennis player Rena McCarron Rooney lost her opener in the Singles Class Qualifier against China’s Jing Liu at the Paralympics in Rio earlier. The Donegal women is back at the table for her second match later tonight and is confident of getting the win despite her loss earlier…
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A Belfast judge has refused bail to a man from Northern Ireland who’s wanted in connection with the murder of David Byrne in a gang-related shooting in Dublin. Forty six year old Kevin Murray was arrested at his home in Strabane earlier this week by police officers using a European Arrest Warrant. He’s been
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Residents in Dungloe staged a protest earlier this afternoon by blocking the road outside the new Sewerage Scheme there. A private workshop between council officials and Irish Water in relation to the new Scheme today had been criticized during the week, prompting calls for the public to be prioritised in the matter. Local Resident
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A teenager has appeared in court accused of the robbery of a Waterside chip shop. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, is the third person to appear in court charged in connection with the robbery on September 4. Two others, a 16-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were refused bail and
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Jason Smyth is still the fastest Paralympian on the planet. He stormed home to win gold in the T13 100 metres this afternoon in a time of 10.64 seconds. It’s his third gold medal in the event and his fifth Paralympic gold in his third games. The Eglinton man crossed the line in 10.64 seconds,
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The annual “Northern Ireland Economic Conference” will tke place in Derry next month. The conference, which is now in its 21st year, is oprganised by the business magazine Agenda NI, and will be opened by Deputy First MInister Martin Mc Guinness. The event has been goven a cross border theme, with speakers including Donegal Local
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This was his third award on the trot, and he is catching up on Karl Lacey and Michael Murphy who have four and five awards respectively. Meanwhile, speed machine Eoin McHugh was picking up his first award after a great season. His searing pace and direct running has been opening up defences all over the
Three Ulster All Stars for Donegal as Champions Tyrone dominate selection Read More »
Postmasters are holding an emergency meeting in Dublin tomorrow to discuss what action is necessary to secure the future of the Post Office Network. The Irish Postmasters’ Union says it’s frustrated that there is no apparent commitment by the Government to use the Post Office Network. Promises to deliver Government Services such as Motor Tax
IPU “frustrated” with lack of progress on initiative to preserve post offices Read More »
Derry GAA have confirmed after fives years involved with hurling in the county, Tom McLean has stepped down. During that time he had two spells as senior manager, including leading Derry to a first ever Christy Ring Final in 2015. In a statement this morning, Derry GAA thanked Tom for his service adding “Tom is
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A 17 year old man is due in court in Derry charged with robbery, possession of an offensive weapon with intent, possession of a class A controlled drug and possession of a class A controlled drug with intent to supply. The charges relate to a robbery at a commercial premises in the city on Sunday
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A number of appeals have been launched after 65 Western Trust employees living in the Republic were told they can’t drive their cars on this side of the border unless the vehicles are registered here and VRT is paid on them. Their cars are leased from companies in the North via a Western Trust scheme,
Update – Western Trust employees told they must pay VRT on leased cars Read More »
Met Éireann has issued yellow wind warnings for several areas. Its warning of high winds in Donegal, Clare, Kerry, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. The forecaster says winds could reach up to 65 kilometres an hour – and gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour at times. The warnings are in effect until later
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People are being reminded of the serious damage marine litter can have on our environment following the discovery of a dead seal at the beach in Malin Head. A passer-by came across the seals corpse with discarded rope around its neck. It’s believed the rope had been in the sea for some time and the
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Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has described Orthodonic services for patients in Donegal as ‘totally shambolic’. Recent figures from the HSE reveal that there are currently 39 people in the county waiting for more than 4 years to receive necessary dental treatment. The figures also reveal that there are currently 428 patients in the county on
Doherty calls for action to address orthodontic waiting lists in Donegal Read More »
Five young men from Letterkenny Rugby Club have spent the summer training with the Ulster U18 Rugby Squad. It was a tremendous honour and a huge commitment for these five boys to travel from Letterkenny to Ballymena 3 days a week all summer, leaving Letterkenny as early as 6.30am! As always Letterkenny Rugby Club are
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The Donegal League has confirmed that all matches in the league over this weekend have been postponed – as a mark of respect to former league official George McMullin who died yesterday. George was a long-time member of the league’s executive and among the positions he held was that of treasurer. He was also a
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The first league games in the new Ulster Senior League season will be played on Sunday. And ahead of those matches, the league confirmed last evening that Finn Harps Reserves are to rejoin the Ulster Senior League. It’s a timely boost for the league – and it brings the number of clubs involved up to
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Derry City continue their quest for cup success tonight when they make the trip to play Wexford Youths in the quarter final of the FAI Cup. They travel to Ferrycarrig Park without Aaron Barry who has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of an ongoing hip injury. Ryan McBride and new
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Jason Smyth can secure a third Paralympic 100-metre gold medal this afternoon. The Derry sprinter goes in his final at 3.09 this afternoon, Irish time. Smyth won his heat last night in a time of 10-point-7-6 seconds. The Eglinton man is confident having cruised through his opening race of the games… Katie-George Dunleavy – whose
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