Downings took the Donegal LGFA Junior A Football Championship title on Sunday in Letterkenny. They had a comfortable 6-12 to 0-9 over Naomh Padraig Muff at the O’Donnell Park to take the title and promotion to the Intermediate for next season. Speaking with Highland’s Maureen O’Donnell, Downings Manager Barney Curran says the hard work paid […]
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The final shortlist of six artists has been announced for the A New Local Hero, unfortunately Highland Radio’s selection, Derry duo ‘Tessio’ were unsuccessful at this point. There is however the opportunity of a Wildcard Award, this is voted on by the fans and members of the public, offering another fantastic opportunity for ‘Tessio’. On
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Finn Harps have confirmed Max Johnston and Kevin Jordan have agreed two year contract extensions, keeping the Harps Academy graduates at Finn Park until the end of the 2026 season. Jordan, who arrived at the Finn Harps Academy from Buncrana Hearts, made his breakthrough at senior level last season making 21 appearances, After suffering a
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This week on The Score there’s lots of football, Keith Cowan joins us for our weekly League of Ireland chat, the opening series of games in the leagues of the Donegal Junior League take place this weekend, we hear from Nigel Ferry and former Glengad United and current ATU Donegal Manager Shane Byrne takes a
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Declan Boyle has been named the new CEO of Donegal Sports Partnership, bringing with him a wealth of experience from a lifelong dedication to sport. For the past 14 and a half years, Declan has served as the Sports Coordinator for Leitrim Sports Partnership, where he played a pivotal role in promoting and developing sports
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Derry City midfielder Luke O’Donnell has joined English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The talented 17-year old signed a professional contract at the Brandywell at the start of this season and will move to Wanderers for an initial ‘six figure’ fee. Luke, a former Cockhill Celtic player, is the second Derry Academy member to agree
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The Donegal Sports Star Committee is reminding those wishing to make nominations of the deadline dates for the 2024 Awards. The first deadline is for the schools nominations and is Friday 25th of October which is now just a month away. All other nominations must be submitted to the Committee by Friday 29th of November.
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Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly have won their second gold medal of the World Championships in Zurich. They successfully defended their road race title this afternoon, following on from time trial gold at the weekend. The duo took control of the race at the start of fourth and last lap to win by 1 minute
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This week on The DL Debate, Brendan Devenney is joined by Pauric Hilferty, John Gildea, Brendan Kilcoyne and Maureen O’Donnell. The DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
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Rory Gallagher says he “fully intends” to return to inter-county management. The former Derry Manager has released a statement issued by his solicitors indicating he will return to the top level of management in the near future. Gallagher was “temporarily debarred” by the GAA last year following claims of abuse made by his estranged wife
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Dylan Browne McMonagle took his 300th winner earlier this week and also had a group 1 winner at Champions weekend at the Curragh last Sunday. It’s been another huge year, so far for the Donegal Jockey who will return to Australia later in November and is hopeful of a ride at the Prix de Arc
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This week on The Score, Oisin Kelly is joined by Joe Boyle for our League of Ireland chat previewing the fixtures for Finn Harps and Derry City. Peter Doherty looks ahead to the Presidents Cup meeting of Cockhill Celtic and Enniskillen Rangers as the top two junior sides under the FAI and IFA battle for
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Listen back to The Jive Time Show with David James and special guests live from The Highland Radio Hooley.
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In Nature Farmers, Mary Brophy meets a number of farmers across Donegal who are farming with Nature. As the country experiences terrible declines of our wildlife, from birds to insects to wildflowers, we’ll hear how these farmers are creating or restoring habitats on their land. In some of Donegal’s most beautiful landscapes, discover how the county is
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Donegal have seven players in this years PWC GAA / GPA All Star nominations which was released this morning. The seven are goalkeeper Shaun Patton, defenders Peadar Mogan, Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonigle and Brendan McCole, along with midfielder Michael Langan and Oisín Gallen at forward. St Eunans Ciaran Moore who had a solid debut season
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Dylan Browne McMonagle took a 145/1 triple at Punchestown today to increase his win total for the season to 30. He won the opening race on 100/30 shot Amangani with trainer Joseph O’Brien. An hour later, Dylan was back in the winners enclosure on Proleek Prince, this time under trainer Michael Rice and the third
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This week on The DL Debate, Brendan Devenney is joined by Pauric Hilferty, John Gildea, Owenie McGarvey and Maureen O’Donnell. The DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
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The Donegal CCC have confirmed the Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Club Championship fixtures for this coming weekend. The stand out tie in the senior championship will see defending Champions Naomh Conaill and St Eunans fixed for Saturday 21st September at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey at 7.30pm. See fixtures below Intermediate Semi Finals: Junior Semi
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Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship Prelim Quarter Finals Four Masters 0-08 V 0-04 Killybegs Gaoth Dobhair 0-16 V 0-08 MacCumhaills Senior Championship Relegation Play Offs Aodh Ruadh 2-16 V 0-09 Cloughaneely Glenfin 0-10 V 0-08 St Nauls Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final Naomh Columba 3-06 V 1-07 Bundoran Buncrana 0-10 V 0-11
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Michael Murphy Sports Donegal Senior Football Championship Prelim Quarter Finals Dungloe 1-07 V 0-08 Downings St Eunans 2-11 V 0-5 Ardara Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final Termon 1-08 V 1-04 Red Hughs Milford 0-08 V 1-09 Naomh Muire LR Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Relegation Play Offs Fanad Gaels 0-6 V 0-4 Burt Na Rossa
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There’s big games ahead for the north west sides this weekend, Finn Harps are looking for three wins on the trot in the First Division against Longford Town, Sligo Rovers go to the Tallaght Stadium for a Premier Division clash with Shamrock Rovers and Derry City host Shelbourne in the FAI Cup as the leagues
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This week on The Score, Oisin Kelly discusses the possibility of private ownership at Finn Harps with Commercial Officer Aidan Campbell, Declan Boyle joins us for our weekly LOI Chat and Francie Martin previews the All Ireland Masters Final for his Donegal side.
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Finn Harps look set to consider the option of full or partial private ownership in the coming months. Harps are just one of several clubs who continue to feel the pinch rising running costs but no increase in income. This week the club have ask football fans in the north west and beyond to back
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New Tyrone senior football manager Malachy O’Rourke will remain with Derry side Glen as they look to defend their county, provincial and All Ireland titles this year. The Errigal Ciaran clubman has confirmed that long-time deputies Ryan Porter and Leo McBride will be part of his backroom team. He was handed a three-year term this
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Letterkenny AC’s Teresa McDaid is to be honoured with a Civic Reception from the Donegal County Council for her role in athletics locally and with Ireland at the last two Olympic games. Teresa was team and operations manager in both Paris and Tokyo and became the first female to manage an Irish Athletics team in
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Finn Harps Football Club have announces the celebration of its 70th anniversary with a grand gala dinner on Saturday, the 26th of October at the Villa Rose Hotel. Tickets are priced at €50, which includes a four-course meal and a champagne reception on arrival. The evening will feature live entertainment with a band and DJ,
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Darren Mc Cann has been ratified as the new Tyrone senior ladies football manager. The Ballygawley based schoolteacher who had been in charge of the Tyrone minors for two seasons had been the recommended candidate after an interview process held last week. The Errigal Ciaran clubman and his management team were appointed unanimously. Armagh clubman
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HSE marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 #StartTheConversation Free, online, suicide prevention programme ‘Let’s Talk About Suicide’ available The HSE is marking international World Suicide Prevention Day (on Tuesday, 10 September) by highlighting actions that can help us to start a conversation, spread a message of hope and save more lives from suicide in Ireland.
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This week on The DL Debate, Brendan Devenney is joined by Pauric Hilferty, Brendan Kilcoyne and Ryan Ferry of the Donegal News to review the club championship action plus the special guest is Donegal All Ireland winner from 2012 and current member of Jim McGuinness’ backroom team Colm McFadden.
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The knock out phases of the Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal Club Championships start next weekend. The CCC have confirmed the fixtures for the senior play offs and the intermediate and junior quarter finals. Senior Prelim Quarter Finals: Senior Relegation Play Offs: Intermediate Quarter Finals: Intermediate Relegation Play Offs: Junior Quarter Finals:
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A full investigation is expected to take place into an incident on Sunday that saw a Brian McCormick Sports Cup match between Swilly Rovers and Rathmullan Celtic being abandoned early in the second half. It’s understood that the referee was the alleged subject of a physical attack by a player following the awarding of a
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Seamus Coleman has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland’s game with Greece in the Nations League tomorrow. The Donegal native suffered a suspected ankle injury in a coming together with Harry Maguire during Saturday’s defeat to England. Festy Ebosele has been drafted in as Coleman’s replacement, with the Irish squad due to train
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Watch and vote for the finalists below. Voting closes at midnight on the evening of Thursday 12th September 2024. Vote A: Zoe McCauley – “Wait and See” Voting closed! Watch Zoe McCauley – “Wait and See” Listen to Original: Zoe McCauley – “Wait and See” Vote B: Tessio – “Hang It On My Back” Voting
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Donegal’s Ryan MacHugh has given himself a chance of taking the 2024 Junior British Rally Championship title after the latest win with navigator Arthur Kearns at Rally Ceredigion last weekend. The victory was the second for the Motorsport Ireland Academy driver and a solid run in the final round will give the crew at least
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Letterkenny Rugby Club play their first home game of the Ulster Championship 2 season this Saturday with CIYMS the visitors to the Dave Gallagher Grounds at The Glebe on the outskirts of Letterkenny. They go into the game having lost their opening match away to Carrickfergus last weekend but will hope to start their home
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This week on The Score, Gavin Cullen joins us for our weekly LOI Chat to look ahead to the fixture for Finn Harps away. Letterkenny play their first home game of the season in Rugby’s Ulster Championship 2, we speak with coach Adam Bratton while in Motorsport, there’s a preview of the weekend’s Hillclimb event
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In this weekend’s LOI Chat we look ahead to Finn Harps clash at Athlone Town as the Ballybofey side look to build on last weeks win over Cobh Ramblers. Highland’s Chris Ashmore caught up with former Finn Harps Captain Gavin Cullen to preview this weeks fixtures.
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Damien Vereker and his pilot from Donegal Mitchell McLaughlin were in action this afternoon at the Paralympics in Paris competing in the Men’s B Individual Time Trial They came home 7th place with a time of 36.31.09. Damien said, “It was really hot, we didn’t want to give everything on the first hill we wanted
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Katie George Dunlevy has struck gold in the Para Cycling (road race), B Time Trial. Adding to her bronze medal, Katie George, piloted by Linda Kelly put in a fantastic stint on the bike, covering 28.3km in a time of 38.16.58. When asked could she put into words how she was feeling Katie George laughed
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Mark English was back in action for the first time since the Olympics Games on Tuesday evening. The Finn Valley man finished second in 800m at the World Athletics Continental Tour silver level meet in Rovereto, Italy English clocked 1:45.17 to finish runner up behind Romanian Catalin Tecuceanu.
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Donegal Jockey’s Dylan Browne McMonagle and Oisin Orr has winners on Tuesday. McMonagle won the last of his four races at Gowran Park, He was on Mr Percey for trainer Joseph O’Brien, taking win number 53 in this Irish flat season. Cross channell, Oisin Orr has now noticed up 59 winners in the UK this
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This week on The DL Debate, Brendan Devenney is joined by John Gildea to look at the Donegal Club Championship, Sean McVeigh recaps the Donegal Hurling Finals and Michael McMullan talks club action in Derry and Tyrone. The DL Debate in association with Sara’s Kitchen at Sister Sara’s Letterkenny:
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Rally Ceredigion took place in Wales over the weekend which was a counting round of the British and European Rally Championships. Donegal’s Ryan MacHugh and his navigator Arthur Kierans marked one of the biggest rallies of the young Donegal driver’s career with a seventh-place finish in the RC4 category of the international rally. The result
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It’s Irish Music Month here on Highland Radio and with other independent radio stations across the country we’re showing our love and appreciation to the amazing Irish music makers and creators out there by going over and above in every way we possibly can. That means: More Irish music song plays More Irish music artist
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This week on The Score, we feature the start of the new Donegal League season with Nigel Ferry, Preview of the Donegal Senior and Intermediate Hurling Finals, Mona McSharry’s Ballyshannon homecoming and Kyle McBride taking on Rally Ceredigion in Wales.
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Old foes Setanta and Burt will lock horns in this weekend’s Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Final. It’s a repeat of the 2022 decider which ignited Setanta’s run to what could result in three in a row Munster Cup’s on Saturday. Oisin Kelly and Eugene Organ will have live match commentary from the 5pm throw in
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This years Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship Final will be an all Inishowen affair on Saturday at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny (Throw In 3pm). Carndonagh will play in the decider at this level for the second year in a row having lifted the cup in 2023. James McGonagle feels it will be a tough test
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With the promise of good weather for the weekend, Finn Wheelers Cycling Club are looking forward to hosting their 3 Counties Sportive this Sunday with a 135km route taking in the scenic landscapes of Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone. A shorter 62km route is also available taking in counties Donegal & Tyrone suitable for leisure cyclists.
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The volunteers and community groups who came out in force to ensure the smooth running of Sunday’s Donegal Half Marathon have been commended by race director, Brendan McDaid. The annual event, first staged in 2014, attracted an entry of almost 600, with 480 taking the starter’s whistle. Foyle Valley’s Gary Slevin secured the Dessie Larkin
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There are 35 Irish athletes competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris with the action begin this morning. Donegal Mitchell McLaughlin will pilot Damien Vereker on the track this afternoon in the Para Cycling Mens 4000m Individual Pursuit. They go in heat 6 at 1.11pm. That’s the first of three event for the duo.
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