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Donegal’s Transplant Games hero Kieran Murray adds 800m Bronze to Golf Gold

Donegal’s Transplant Games hero Kieran Murray is coming home with two medals. He won bronze in the 800m today to add to his gold in the golf event on Wednesday past. He narrowly missed out on another bronze in the 1500m when he finished in fourth. Kieran, from Ramelton, said: “Even though I had a

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Former Donegal star Tony Boyle says players will be disappointed to miss Ulster Final

Former Donegal star Tony Boyle says it will be disappointing for any of the men to miss out on a starting berth in tomorrow’s Ulster Final. Boyle said there is no certainty of Donegal’s starting XV until they take to the field. He told Highland Radio’s GAA correspondent Tom Comack that players like Ciaran Gillespie did well

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Former Tyrone goalkeeper Pascal McConnell fears Donegal have the “Indian sign” over the Red Hands

Former Tyrone goalkeeper Pascal McConnell is hoping the Tyrone seniors’ good form will help them in tomorrow’s Ulster Final against Donegal. Pascal, who won the All Ireland with Tyrone, says Tyrone have not lost a game this year, but he said Donegal will represent the “ultimate test”. He told Highland Radio’s GAA correspondent Tom Comack

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Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan says club will have work cut out against Bray

Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan is hoping to consolidate his side’s good run of form as they seek to make it four wins from four games tonight. Harps will look to consolidate their mid-table place when they travel to Bray Wanderers. Ollie said he watched Bray recently and said they looked in great shape and

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Derry minor manager Damian McErlain is ready for the action to begin

Derry minor manager Damian McErlain says it is great to back in another Ulster Final and hopes his charges can retain their crown. The defending champions take on Donegal tomorrow and Damian says all the talking has been done and he cannot wait for the action to start. He told Highland Radio’s GAA correspondent Tom

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Derry goalscorers reveal they were warned make sure of the win against Longford

Derry City’s players did their best to erase the pain from the recent 5-0 defeat by Dundalk as they swept Longford Town aside. They beat Longford Town 4-0 with goals from Aaron McEneff, Lukas Schubert, Barry McNamee, and Rory Patterson. Barry (pictured) said Longford’s red card was talked about in the Derry dressing room at

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Derry City FC assistant manager Donal O’Brien says hurt players were determined to win well against Longford

Derry City FC assistant manager Donal O’Brien has revealed the club’s desire had to win last night to ease the hurt of the recent drubbing by Dundalk. Table-toppers Dundalk won 5-0 at the Brandywell two weeks ago. Derry beat bottom-of-the-table side Longford Town 4-0 at home on Friday evening. Donal said the match was about

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Renews appeals for inquiry into investigation of missing Mary Boyle

  There are renewed appeals for inquiry into the investigation into the disappearance of Mary Boyle. Earlier this week, Gardaí confirmed that a second review into the case is being carried out. 6-year-old Mary disappeared from Cashelard near Ballyshannon in County Donegal in 1977. A march is taking place in Ballyshannon this afternoon to show

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Donegal County Childcare committee hopeful HSE decision on SNA grants will be reversed

  The Donegal County Childcare Committee says it is hopeful that HSE decisions to refuse Special Needs Grants will be reversed. It was claimed this week the HSE in Donegal was refusing many SNA grants contrary to a directive from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. This meant many children with a disability or

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Meeting to take place over retention for Donegal’s island fire fighters

  It has been confirmed that a meeting will take place over equal retention for fire-fighters on Arranmore and Tory Island. The issue of island fire fighters not receiving the same retention as those on the mainland was raised at a recent meeting of Glenties Municipal district. The meeting between senior fire officer of Donegal

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Carthy confirms he is seeking European support in development of Malin Head

  Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy has confirmed he is seeking national and European support for the development of Malin Head. He is also urging relevant bodies to secure part of the 125 million euro which has been set aside for capital investment which is available from now until 2020. The funding would contribute towards

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HighlandTV: Ulster Final Preview with Donegal Minor Manager Shaun Paul Barrett

Shaun Paul Barrett is looking to steer his young Donegal minor chargers to victory in this Sunday’s Ulster Final with defending champions Derry. In his first year at the helm, the Milford man has watched his side win the Ulster Minor League title and take the scalps of Antrim and Monaghan on route to the

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Donegal athletes impress in European Youth Athletic Championships

Lifford/Strabane AC’s Brendan O’Donnell reached the final of the hammer competition in the European Youth Athletics Championships in Tbilisi today – and came a highly respectable tenth with a throw of 67.20m Meanwhile Arlene Crossan (pictured) and Sommer Lecky of Finn Valley AC have both come through the opening round of the High Jump and

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Brendan Devenney says Neil McGee will play a key role in Sunday’s Ulster Final.

  Brendan Devenney is tipping Donegal to beat Tyrone in Sunday’s Ulster Final and take their fourth title in six years. The bookies have Tyrone as favourites to lift the Angelo Celt Cup for the first time since 2010 in Clones on Sunday but the former Donegal star forward doesn’t agree saying its more a fifty

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Gardai conclude search linked to Mary Boyle case – no new evidence found

A search of land carried out by gardaí investigating the disappearance of Mary Boyle today has concluded with gardai saying no new evidence has been found. Officers from the garda investigation team in the Northern Region this morning began the dig in an area near where the six-year-old disappeared in Cashelard in 1977. A Garda

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‘Planned’ dig underway in Cashelard linked to Mary Boyle case

A search of land is being carried out by gardaí investigating the disappearance of Mary Boyle. Officers from the garda investigation team in the Northern Region this morning began a dig in an area near where the six-year-old disappeared in Cashelard in 1977. A Garda spokesperson says the search had been planned for some time and

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Irish Water announce €13.8m investment project for Donegal

  Irish Water has announced a €13.8m investment project for Donegal which will result in significant improvements in various water supplies in the county. The Irish Water investment package will see the rehabilitation and replacement of approximately 46 kilometres of aging water mains across the county. Fifteen priority sections of water main spread over seven

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Letterkenny Chamber CEO reassures public over sterling concerns

  The Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce CEO is reassuring people in the North West that the majority of businesses in the south are continuing to accept sterling notes. It emerged earlier this week that Tesco Ireland decided to no longer accept sterling notes from customers, prompting concern that other businesses may follow suit. However, Chamber

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Large crowd expected to attend ‘March for Mary Boyle’ in Ballyshannon tomorrow

    A large crowd is expected to gather in Ballyshannon for the ‘March for Mary Boyle’ tomorrow. People donning purple and white ribbons will assemble at the Abbey Arts Centre at 2pm, proceeding through the town and finishing the march at the Garda Station. The event has been described as a peaceful and non-political

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Sommer Lecky into Euro High Jump Final as Arlene Crossan qualifies in 400 Hurdles

There’s more good news coming from the European Youth Athletics Championships in Tbilisi where Arlene Crossan and Sommer Lecky have made it through the opening rounds of the High Jump and 400m hurdles. Castlederg girl Lecky has qualified for Sunday’s final of the High Jump. Sommer was one of nine to hit the qualifying mark

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MEP visits Donegal today to discuss Malin Head tourism & meet with Donegal Action for Cancer Care

  Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy is visiting Letterkenny today. Carthy will meet with Failte Ireland representatives at 11am to discuss the tourist potential of Malin Head. The meeting follows a recent meeting between Mr Carthy and community representatives at Malin Head who are seeking to develop tourist facilities and services at the Donegal beauty

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Gardai in Donegal warn residents of spike in marine theft at this time of year

    Gardai in Donegal are urging residents in coastal areas and boat owners to safe guard their boats and marine equipment from theives. Gardai say that the summer months are peak time for this kind of theft, with 113 marine items stolen across the country last summer alone. Donegal Crime Prevention Officer Sgt. Paul

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The late Brian Friel to be remembered at this years MacGill Summer School

The late Brian Friel will be commemorated at the 2016 MacGill Summer School this weekend when the Arts Council stage a series of events dedicated to the playwright’s legacy. This year, two additional days are being added to the MacGill programme to commemorate some of Friel’s best work. Director of the Arts Council, Orlaith McBride

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Donegal TD blasts Government as census results show Donegal is forgotten county

  A Donegal Deputy has rubbished claims that the Government is prioritising balanced regional development. The comments come following todays Census results which show Donegal had the biggest drop in population in the country. This equates to least 6,731 people leaving the county over the past five years. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says it’s proof Donegal

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Donegal Deputy believes Census results will have far reaching implications for Donegal

    A Donegal Deputy has claimed Donegal’s population loss will have far reaching implications for the county. The comments come following today’s Census results which show Donegal had the biggest drop in population in the country. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says should the decrease continue, it will no doubt have a detrimental effect on

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