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Man in arrested in Strabane as part of Regency shooting investigation

A 46 year-old man has been arrested in Strabane in connection with a Dublin shooting and will appear in court in Belfast on Tuesday. The man was arrested by virtue of a European Arrest Warrant held by Authorities in the Republic of Ireland. The warrant is for the offence of murder and firearms offences. The arrest

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Similarities between Ireland and Georgia explored at Lifford meeting

The prospect of closer links between Donegal and Georgia is being explored following a visit to Lifford last week by George Zurabashvili, the Georgian Charges d’Affaires. He met with Donegal County Council’s Cathairleach Terence Slowey and and Chief Executive Seamus Neely. Mr Neely says the visit of Mr. Zurabashvilli to County House provided the Council

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Update – Gardai issue appeal following robbery at Fahan Filling Station

The owners of a filling station in Inishowen has been injured after three men armed with batons robbed them at the premises near Fahan. The incident happened shortly before 9 o’clock last night. Gardaí say the owner and his wife were struck with batons, and both are being treated in hospital for non life threatening

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Letterkenny is Ireland’s “29th tidiest town” according to IBAL

Sweet wrappers are the most common form of litter on the streets of Ireland. A new survey by Irish Business Against Litter says fast food wrappers, cigarette butts and chewing gum are among the most prevalent forms of rubbish around the country. While nearly all of Ireland’s main towns are now clean, pockets of major

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Energia announce funding for community projects near Meenadreen windfarm

Energia have announced €22,000 in funding for community-based projects in South Donegal. The funding, run by the Community Fund Ireland comes in collaboration with Energia’s Meenadreen windfarm development, which is located bewteen Donegal Town and Glenties and will be the largest in Ireland when completed. Projects recently funded include the installation of a monitored CCTV

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship Rreview: Quarter-Final draw due this week

Donegal Democrat sports editor Peter Campbell believes clubs will want to avoid St Eunan’s and Termon in the draw for the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship quarter-final. Peter said it is expected that the draw for the quarter-final could be made at the Donegal County Committee meeting that is scheduled for tomorrow night. He discussed

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: St Eunan’s beat St Michael’s

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP B St Michael’s 2-14 v 3-14 St Eunan’s St Eunan’s manager David McGinley has vowed his players will work hard to make sure that they are competitive “no matter” who they get in the next round in tomorrow’s draw. The Letterkenny side beat St

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: MacCumhaills beat Naomh Muire

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4:  GROUP C MacCumhaills 4-10 v 0-17 Naomh Muire MacCumhaills manager Damien Devenney was in great form after beating Naomh Muire today to reach the quarter-final of the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship. He joked that he will be cancelling his players’ holidays as they train

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: Glenswilly beats Bundoran

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP A: Bundoran 0-07 v 3-12 (21) Glenswilly   Glenswilly’s star players Michael Murphy and Neil Gallagher put on a dazzling display in Bundoran today to help their club into the quarter-final of the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship. Two-time winners Glenswilly, who lifted the

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Soccer review: Sean Connor tips north-west players for Ireland World Cup bid

North-west players like James McClean are tipped to make their mark on Ireland’s upcoming World Cup qualification campaign. Highland Radio’s soccer analyst Sean Connor said McClean will give manager Martin O’Neill the option of having a direct runner against Serbia in the match on Monday night. He also said the move to abandon Finn Harps’

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: Malin beat Glenfin

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP C Malin 2-20 v 1-13 Glenfin Malin beat Glenfin today by 10 clear points to win this tie in the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship. They have topped Group C and qualified for the quarter-final. Manager Terence Colhoun was delighted afterwards and is was

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: Kilcar beats Killybegs

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP B Killybegs 23 v 7 Kilcar Kilcar dished out a crushing defeat to 16-point defeat to Killybegs on Sunday in this Donegal Senior Football Club Championship encounter. It means Kilcar topped the group and are through to the quarter-final after two wins and a

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GAA result: Naomh Conaill manager Martin Regan says they are happy to go through

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result, September 3: Naomh Conaill 2-18 v 0-11 Gweedore Defending champions Naomh Conaill convincingly overcame Gweedore by 13 points on Saturday to clinch victory in this Donegal Senior Football Club Championship tie. Goals from Dara Gallagher and Brendan McDyer, plus six points from Dermot Molloy helped Naomh Conaill’s manager Martin Regan

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GAA result: Termon manager Francie Friel says his players were determined to win

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result, September 3: Termon 2-13 v 2-11 Four Masters Termon are through to the next round of the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship after beating Four Masters on Saturday. They came from five points down in the second half to reach the quarter-final thanks to a two-point victory, aided by

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Hero Olympian race walker Brendan Boyce delighted to be home

Hero Olympian Brendan Boyce finally made it back to Donegal on Friday night to a hero’s welcome. Brendan (29) of Letterkenny Athletic Club comes from Milford and received a warm reception as he travelled through Letterkenny, Ramelton, Rathmullan, Kerrykeel and Milford. The race walker finished in 19th position in a gruelling 50-kilometre walk at the

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Letterkenny’s Aidan Callaghan wins Middle Distance National Championship

Letterkenny tri-athlete Aidan Callaghan is celebrating after becoming middle distance national champion. He won Triathlon Ireland’s 2016 Middle Distance National Championships in Kenmare, Co Kerry, today. The course covers a 1,900-metre swim, an 80-km cycle, and a 21-km run. Aidan (pictured thanks to Triathlon Ireland) is with the Letterkenny 24/7 Triathlon Club and finished first

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Derry City manager Kenny Shiels says players did everything but score

Derry City FC manager Kenny Shiels said his players did everything but send “the net bulging” in last night’s scoreless home draw with Galway. He said after the 0-0 scoreline that his players were excellent, that he could not fault them, that they played commitment, style, and panache. Kenny told Martin Holmes for Saturday Sport

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