Ardara Councillor Terence Slowey is set to take up the position of Cathaoirleach for Donegal County Council this year alongside his party colleague Cllr Barry O’Neil as Leas Cathoirleach. Cllr. Slowey would replace current Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Ciaran Brogan. Speaking to Highland Radio News, Cllr. Slowey could not comment on this position saying it was a […]
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Plans are in motion for a meeting between Donegal County Councillors and elected TDs, Ministers, MEPs and Senators. The meeting will focus on issues like tourism, economic development and unemployment in the county. The motion for the meeting was put forward by Councillor Ian McGarvey and had been passed in a previous sitting of
The Round 1 A and 1 B All Ireland football qualifier draws has been made. In 1 A Laois take on Armagh, Carlow play neighbours Wicklow, Derry meet Louth or Meath and Leitrim host Waterford. Those games will take place on June 18th and 19th. In the 1-B Games Down play Longford, Antrim meet Limerick,
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Letterkenny AC’s Natasha Adam’s finished second in Monday’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin. Adam’s completed the run in 34 minutes 33 seconds, just three seconds behind the winner, Siobhán O’Doherty from Co Tipperary. Over 30,000 took part in the event.
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North West Snooker Club members Annette Pearson and Peter Donegan have been performing well at the European Snooker Championships in Lithuania. In the ladies section, the Irish team of Pearson and Paula Judge, sister of former professional Michael Judge, will be involved in a three way play off on Wednesday to see who will progress
Donegan qualifies at European Championships but Pearson will have to wait for shoot out Read More »
Downings claimed their first Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta Junior title in 24 years, with a 2-9 to 0-12 win over Renvyle in Ballyvourney. Little separated the sides in the opening stages, and they were tied at 0-5 apiece after 30 minutes, but a 33rd minute goal from Man of the Match Lorcan O’Connor handed
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Naomh Conaill claimed back-to-back Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta title with a hard earned win over An Ghaeltacht in Ballyvourney on Monday afternoon. The Glenties men withstood a strong comeback from their Kerry counterparts to take 1-16 to 2-10 victory. The performance of Dermot ‘Brick’ Molloy was central to this win with the number 11 taking
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An Orange weather warning for thunder remains in place for Donegal as Met Eireann has forecasted very heavy and thundery downpours in places this evening. The forecaster also says there may be localised flooding in some areas. The alert is in place until 1am tomorrow morning. Forecaster with Met Eireann Klara Finkele says the
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Gardai have confirmed that a body has been recovered from the water at Scraggy pier near Portsalon following an extensive search for a missing Letterkenny man. The man was first reported missing yesterday and a major search and rescue operation was launched by Malin Head Coastguard assisted by the Sligo 118 helicopter and
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Members of Donegal Junior League committees past and present gathered at Diamond Park, Ballyare earlier this afternoon to commemorate the start of major upgrading works at the League’s headquarters. MC Nigel Ferry welcomed everyone and gave a brief outline of what the future holds for the League. He then introduced Fr. Michael Sweeney who recalled
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Ireland have received a timely boost ahead of the Euros. Skipper Robbie Keane returned to full training today as he continues to overcome some trouble with his calf. However, Jon Walters and Robbie Brady did not partake in the main training. Walters is still recovering from an achilles problem and is not expected to train
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Former Donegal captain Anthony Molloy will be rewarded with the Freedom of Donegal for his work as an ambassador for the county and for his contributions to the Gaelic games. Molloy famously led Donegal to their first ever All-Ireland Championship in 1992, as well winning the Ulster Championship. He was also part of the Ulster
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Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount of
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Reigning Champions Naomh Conaill will play in Monday’s Comortas Peile NaGaeltachta Senior Final in Ballyvourney County Cork. The Donegal side beat the hosts Naonh Aban 1-20 to 2-15 in Sunday’s Semi Final. Naomh Conaill will play An Ghaeltacht in the Final at 4pn while before that at 2pm Downings will play Galway side Rinn Mhaoile
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Downings are through to the All Ireland Comortas Peile NaGaeltachta Junior Final in Ballyvourney County Cork. Na Dúnaibh 2-12 Lios Póil 2-10 The Donegal champions came from 1-5 to 0-1 down against Lispole from Kerry in Sunday’s semi final to win by two points. Downings hit the front for the first time in the 42nd
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Police have launched an investigation after a car was set on fire outside a house in Derry this morning. The incident happened at approximately 3am in the Bogside area of the city. Police say the car was destroyed while a house nearby was also damaged by the fire. Anyone who noticed suspicious activity in
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As Relay for Life Donegal 2016 draws to a close, organisers are reporting record numbers for this year’s festivities at the LYIT in Letterkenny. It’s estimated that up to 20,000 people attended the event over the course of the weekend while up to 5,000 alone attended the candle ceremony at 10pm last night. Hundreds
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AllSportStore.com Division 1 Sun, 05 Jun, Gaoth Dobhair 0-11 V 0-6 Glenswilly Bundoran 3-15 V 2-8 Termon Kilcar 2-22 V 1-15 St Eunan’s AllSportStore.com Division 2 Sat, 04 Jun, Malin 2-14 V 1-7 Cloughaneely Naomh Muire 2-9 V 0-12 Sean Mac Cumhaill Sun, 05 Jun, Naomh Columba 3-8 V 0-8 St Naul’s Killybegs 1-14
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Monaghan 2-22, Down 0-9 Monaghan had a convincing victory over Down in the Ulster Championship Quarter Final at Clones this afternoon. They will now face the winners of Donegal and Fermanagh in the semi-final. Manager Malachy O’Rourke was happy with how his side upped their game after a tough first half.
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The Sod Turning of the new pitch at Diamond Park, Ballyare, which was due to take place on Sunday evening, 5th June, has been moved. The Donegal League made a decision to put it back 24 hours, and will now take place on Bank Holiday Monday at 3pm. The first sod will be turned by
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Monaghan have secured their place in the Ulster Championship semi-final, following a convincing win over Down in Clones. The home side took command in the second half to win by 2-22 to 9 points. Kieran Hughes and Owen Duffy scored the goals for the provincial holders while Conor McManus scored 8 points and Rory Beggan
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Met Eireann’s issued an Orange rainfall alert for Donegal tomorrow. It’s warning of intense thunderstorms on Bank Holiday Monday – especially in the North West, West and midlands. Motorists are being warned of treacherous road conditions in areas affected by the storms. There’s also a risk of floods. But Met Éireann forecaster John
The semi-final draw for the Bank of Ireland North West Senior Cup were made today, live on Highland Radio Sport. Cup holders Donemana are at home to Brigade, while Coleraine host Bready in the other semi-final tie. The games are scheduled for play on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June. Highland Sport’s cricket correspondent Eamon
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Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount of
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Jason Quigley has returned to LA in the United States after a break home in Donegal. The middleweight continues to build his professional cv under Golden Boy Promotions with 11 wins from 11 fights. Jason joined Oisin Kelly at the Highland Studios this week to talk about his career to date, whats next for him
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The 2016 Joule Donegal International Rally was launched on Friday night. Some of the cars set to compete were on show while crews mixed with the rally fans. Former winners Garry Jennings, Declan Boyle, James Cullen and Eugene Donnelly were in attendance along with last year’s National winner Manus Kelly, Declan Gallagher, Alastair Fisher and
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Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan praised his side after last night’s victory over Sligo Rovers. The home side ran out comfortable 3-0 victors over the seventh placed team. The result leaves Harps sitting nine points clear from the drop-zone. After the game, Diarmaid Doherty spoke to Ollie who was happy with his team’s hunger.
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St Johnston’s Brett McGinty heads off to the European Youth Championships in Russia on Sunday. Having won European bronze in 2012 and Commonwealth silver last year, The Deele College student is looking to add to his medal collection. The 16 year old who boxes out of Oakleaf in Derry is also captain to the Irish
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A former Donegal professional boxer was on the undercard when the legendary Mohammed Ali came to Dublin in 1972 to take on Al Blue Lewis at Croke Park. Paddy Doherty, a national senior champion and Commonwealth bronze medal winner in 1971, turned professional and won 14 of his 16 fights. On Saturday Sport Chris Ashmore
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With just eight days to go to the last of the Ulster Quarter Finals, Donegal’s preparations to take on Fermanagh are in full swing. Hugh McFadden, one of Donegal’s emerging stars, has been telling Frank Craig that he is hoping to make the team for net Sunday’s clash.
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Sligo Rovers manager Dave Robertson blamed his side’s poor defending for their 3-0 loss to Finn Harps. Robertson opted to change the back-four line-up from that which played against Galway United last week, and the Englishman took responsibility for the defeat. The result leaves Sligo sitting in seventh place in the table behind Galway. Diarmaid
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The Ulster Championship quarter final takes place tomorrow, with Monaghan taking on reigning champions Down in Clones. Former three time All-Star Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes looks ahead to the eagerly anticipated tie.
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Donegal will take on Fermanagh on Sunday week in the last of the Ulster quarter finals. Tom Comack looks ahead to the big game with Fermanagh’s leading scorer Tomas Corrigan, who is looking forward to the challenge of facing Donegal, on their own patch.
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Sean Houston received the man of the match award for Finn Harps after last night’s 3-0 victory over Sligo Rovers. Houston, who played brilliantly throughout the game, also bagged himself two goals. Their first win in ten league games, the result lifts Harps away from the relegation zone by nine points. After the game,
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On Saturday Sport this afternoon there’s a packed programme between 2.00 and 6.00 pm. In soccer, there’ll be reaction to last night’s Airtricity League games as the season now takes a summer break. In particular, we’ll focus on Finn Harps’ great win over neighbours Sligo Rovers. We’ll also hear from ROI legend John Giles who
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Johnny Giles was special guest at this week’s launch of the Foyle Cup tournament in Derry. The tournament takes place from July 18th to 23rd. Highland’s Martin Holmes caught up with Johnny at the launch where they discussed his career, the current Irish side and firstly- how important the Foyle Cup is to young footballers…
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Donegal County Councillors have agreed a motion with a view to ensuring companies are awarded contracts by the council recognising unions, collective bargaining and the Labour Relations Commission. The council executive said the motion from Councillor John Campbell would be hard to implement but he noted he is confident the executive would fulfill the intention
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A 16 year old boy is due to appear in Derry Magistrates Court today charged with a spate of offences including aggravated vehicle taking and assault on police. The charges relate to a number of incidents of burglary and theft in the Galliagh, Buncrana Road and Ballymagroarty areas of Derry on Thursday night and during
Adam Stenson of Bikeworx Celbri was the first cyclist in today, in stage two of RAS Dhun Na nGall, in Ardara. Stenson came in at a time of 3’46’47. He is followed by James Curry of Cycle Sierra, Marc Heeney of Cycling Ulster, Ben Walshe from NRPT Magnet and Stewert Thomson also of Cycling Ulster.
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Donegal boxer Jason Quigley is among those paying tribute to Muhammad Ali this morning who has died at the age of 74. The former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease, had been admitted to hospital in Arizona on Thursday. Taking to social media Quigley said ‘Rest in Peace Muhammad Ali, he inspired so
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Donegal County Council has begun a review of the existing County Donegal Development Plan 2012- 2018. The purpose of this Plan is to provide a strategic planning framework to guide development in the County over the next six years and beyond. The Development Plan, when adopted, will be a material consideration in making
One of the biggest fundraising weekends of the year gets underway today. Relay for Life Donegal takes place in the grounds of Letterkenny Institute of Technology, with 31 teams taking part. Relay for Life involves each team having at least one person walking laps of a track for 24 hours, with the team members augmented
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Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount of
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Sean Houston scored twice as Finn Harps got the better of Sligo Rovers at Finn Park on Friday night. Finn Harps 3 Sligo Rovers 0 It was Harps’ best performance of the season against a Sligo side who had been going so well in recent weeks. However, Sligo were brought back down to earth with
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A lotto player from the North West collected their cheque for 8-point-2-million euro at the national lottery headquarters today. The player, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought the normal play ticket in the ‘XL Shop-n-Stop’ on Stephen’s Street in Sligo on the 5th of March. The Lotto jackpot, which had been rolling over since the
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The Government is examining how many customs officers and border control points with Northern Ireland would be necessary if Britain decides to leave the EU. A number of Government Ministers and the Taoiseach will also be in the UK in advance of the poll on the 23rd of June. Highland Radio understands that Revenue has
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THE SSE Airtricity League has announced the naming of a new cup in honour of Derry City legend Mark Farren RIP. Mark Farren’s death earlier this year was a sad loss to Irish football and the SSE Airtricity League has recognised his contribution to the game by naming the U17 Mark Farren Memorial Cup after
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Another North West derby clash takes centre stage tonight in Ballybofey as Finn Harps play host to Sligo Rovers. With the mid season break next former captain Declan Boyle feels three points for Harps would be huge. Declan says Ollie Horgan’s side can build from last weekends draw at Shamrock Rovers… Diarmaid Doherty and Sean
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Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle has lent his voice to calls for a protest at the visit to Ireland later this month of billionaire American presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The Green Party and The Anti-Austerity Alliance have also called for a protest against the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee. The news of Mr Trump’s Irish
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The Donegal Road Safety Working Group is urging caution on Donegal’s roads this weekend, saying that over the past nine years, 35 people have been killed and 85 seriously injured on Irish roads over June Holiday Weekends. Donegal’s Road Safety Officer Brian O’Donnell says with the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon, Relay for Life in
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