The Donegal League beat the Sligo-Leitrim League 5-2 in the Oscar Traynore Trophy at the Moss. Diarmuid Doherty speaks to Donegal League Manager Brian Dorrian who was satisfied with his side’s display in difficult conditions…
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The Donegal League are through to the next stage of the Oscar Traynor Trophy following a 5-2 win over their Sligo -Leitrim counterparts at The Moss. Eoin Sheridan put the Donegal League ahead before Lee McKillen equalised. The Donegal League added second half goals through Gary Merritt (two), James Boyle and Paul Sweeney. Merritt also
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Tir Chonaill Gaels have won the London Senior Football Championship for the 16th time by defeating St. Kiernan’s 3-10 to 1-12 in Ruislip. Donegal players Adrian Hanlon (Dungloe), Seamus ‘Nanny’ Friel (Fanad) and Ashley Carr (Kilcar) all played important roles. Hanlon scored a goal, although he got a black card later.
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Derry’s Faughanvale were beaten by Rockcorry of Monaghan in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship Final in the Athletics Grounds, Armagh. It finished Rockcorry 3-10, Faughanvale 0-9. Francis Mooney spoke to Faughanvalle Player-Manager Joe Gray who was disappointed after the defeat ….
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Monaghan champions Rockcorry have won the Ulster Junior Football Club Championship title after a deserved win over Derry’s Faughanvale at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Rockcorry led 1-6 to 0-3 at half-time. A second goal nine minutes into the second half left the Monaghan side leading 2-7 to 0-5. Faughanvale kept battling away but could
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Bundoran have been beaten in the Ulster Intermediate Football Championship decider in Owenbeg. The Donegal champions will feel that they were the better side on the day but Loughinisland were clinical in front of goal as they made the best of the chances that fell their way as they won by 4-1 to 0-7. In the
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The Inishowen League has topped the North West Group in the Oscar Traynor Cup. But it was perhaps somewhat surprising that they were held to a 1-1 draw by the Cavan Monaghan League in their final group game, which was played in Cootehill. Cavan/Monaghan took the lead but Inishowen drew level before halftime when Greencastle’s
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There have been a number of power outages in Donegal as a result of Storm Clodagh, with North Fanad the worst affected area at present. ESB Networks say they are working to restore power to over 140 homes in the area, while there are still around 45 properties without power in the
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Letterkenny were comfortable winners over Strabane in difficult conditions at the Dave Gallagher grounds today. The final score in the qualifying three derby was 26 – 0 to to Letterkenny. Highland Sport’s Rugby correspondent Alec McDonald spoke to Oisin Kelly after the game.
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Bonagee Utd lost 4-0 to Killester United int he last 32 of the FAI Intermediate Cup in Dublin on Saturday afternoon. Killester lead 2-0 at the break thanks to a late first half brace from Mick Keogh. They added two further goals in the second half from Alan Talbot and Stephen Chambers as the Dubliners
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Finn Harps u19 season came to an end on Saturday losing heavily away to Cork City. The Donegal side were beaten 7-1 in the SSE Airtricty Champions Quarter Final at Bishopstown. Gareth Doherty equalised for Harps in the first half to square the game at the break, but Cork went on to score six
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Sunday’s FAI Intermediate Cup game between Dunboyne of County Meath and Letterkenny Rovers has been called off. The Summerhill Road pitch at Dunboyne failed an inspection this afternoon. The last 32 tie will be refixed for another date in the coming weeks
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Met Eireann is upgrading its weather alerts for parts of the country tomorrow to status Orange. A status yellow wind warning for Ireland is already in place. Met Eireann’s warning of winds of up to 55 kilometres an hour and gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour. There’s also a status yellow rainfall warning
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Calls have been made to market the Donegal Gaeltacht as a unique tourist attraction and it’s thought the move would counteract emigration and unemployment in the West Donegal area. Councillor Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig believes there is a need to promote, dance, poetry and music in the Gaeltacht area. However, he says in order
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Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following an altercation between two men in the Old Fort area early yesterday morning. Both men received injuries that required hospital treatment. As a result, two men aged 34 and 48 were arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent and remain in custody assisting police with their enquiries.
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There are reports of traffic delays on the Letterkenny Road in Derry as a result of flooding from the junction with Foyle Road to Killea. Traffic is moving very slowly and motorists are being urged to take care. Cllr Colly Kelly says he’s been in contact with Transport NI in a bid to get the
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Sinn Fein is holding demonstrations around the country today to highlight what they’re calling the trolley crisis in hospital Emergency Departments. Activists will be campaigning in Letterkenny, Ballybofey and Inishowen from 12 noon today. Yesterday, the Health Minister Leo Varadkar signed a directive requiring hospitals to take steps if a patient is left on a
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New research shows that over half of all IFA members intend to cancel their membership. The poll by farming website Agriland was carried out in the wake of the organisation’s wage scandal. There’s been major controversy since details emerged last week of former General Secretary Pat Smith’s salary and 2 million euro severance package. The
IFA members to meet in Donegal as association faces possible mass exodus Read More »
Donegal has the third lowest burglary rate in the country, according to figures analysed in today’s Irish Independent. The report finds Wexford is the county with the most burglaries by head of population. There’s 256 burglaries per 100-thousand people in Wexford – with Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Laois having the next highest rates.
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The Inishowen League wrap up their group campaign in the Oscar Traynor Trophy this evening against the Cavan Monaghan League. Ahead of the game at Cootehill, Inishowen had already secured their place into the knockout stage after the win over the Donegal League in the previous game. Inishowen Manager Diarmaid O’Brien says, as defending
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The Donegal League host the Sligo/Leitrim on Sunday in their final group game at The Moss in Drumoghill. Having lost to champions Inishowen in the previous game, Donegal require just a point to make it to the knock stage. Speaking ahead of the game with Oisin Kelly, Donegal Manager Brian Dorrian says his side
Derry champions Faughanvale will contest this weekend’s Ulster Club Junior Final at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh. The St. Mary’s side play Rockcorry of Monaghan in Sunday’s decider as the curtain raiser to the senior final between Crossmaglen and Scotstown. Tom Comack has been looking ahead to the game with Faughanvale’s player manager Joe Gray.
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Bundoran look to end their season by lifting the Ulster Club Intermediate title this weekend. The Donegal champions play Loughinisland of Down at Owenbeg on Sunday (throw in 2.30pm). Tom Comack has been looking ahead to the game with Manager Brian Gavigan and Captain Tommy Hourihane.
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The Magee’s from Raphoe bowed out of the Welsh Open in Cardiff on Friday evening. In the mixed doubles quarter finals, Chloe and Sam lost to the fifth seeded Australian pair Serasinghe and Mapasa in straight sets, 21-19 22-20. Chloe and Sam had entered the tournament as the second seeds for the mixed event. Next
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There was disappointment for Donegal fighters at Friday night’s Senior Elite Women’s Finals in Dublin. At the National Stadium, Twin Towns Donna Barr and Carrigart’s Maeve McCarron lost their respective deciders. Barr who was making a first senior final appearance lost the light-flyweight contest on a controversial split decision to the defending champion, St. Brigid’s
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Letterkenny Rovers travel to County Meath to play Dunboyne AFC in the last 32 of the FAI Intermediate Cup on Sunday. They reach the national stage of the competition by beating Cockhill Celtic in the previous round. A win would put the Ulster Senior League side into the last 16 but it would also given
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Newly installed Derry City boss Kenny Shiels says he is set to deliver. But before he gets down to the action on the field of play, he’s going to play his part in the pre-season build-up off the pitch. Derry City Season Tickets for the 2016 campaign are now on sale at Brandywell, Monday to
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Tír Chonaill Gaels will be hoping to win the London SFC decider for the 16th time when they take on St Kieran’s in Ruislip (throw-in 1:30pm). Three Donegal are set to start for the Gaels, Seamus ‘Nanny’ Friel of Gaeil Fhánada, Adrian Hanlon from Dungloe, and Kilcar’s Ashley Carr. Deferred live coverage of the final itself
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Donegal’s Sam and Joshua Magee are through to quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the Yonex Welsh International Tournament after beating beating Matthew Chau and Sawan Serasinghe of Australia 21-16, 21-13 in Cardiff. Meanwhile, Chloe and Sam Magee are through to quarters-finals of the mixed doubles at the same tournament after beating the pairing of
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A Derry man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend has told his trial that he saw “red” when she told him the baby wasn’t his. Stephen Cahoon of Harvey Street in Derry admits grabbing and pushing Jean Quigley during a row in July 2008 but denies her murder. Jean Quigley’s mother found her daughter# s
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The Urney Road in Clady has reopened to traffic following claims that an explosive device had been left in the area. Police have conducted searches of the area and nothing has been found. They are still advising people living in or travelling through the Clady area to be vigilant and not to touch any suspicious
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The 2015 Yonex Welsh International badminton championships continue today at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Good news for Donegal competitors Chloe and Sam Magee. They have made to it through to quarters finals today beating Quek/Sivakumaram 21-17,21-12
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A body of a man has been found in an apartment in the Lower Main Street area of Letterkenny. Gardai are currently at the scene and the area has been cordoned off. The state pathologist has been notified and the assistant state pathologist will carry out a post mortem later today. Gardai say they are
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It’s been confirmed that an investigation will be launched into the problem with Mica blocks in Donegal. Minister Paudie Coffey has announced that he intends to establish an expert group to investigate the problems that have emerged in the concrete block work of certain dwellings in Donegal and Mayo. Thousands of homeowners in the county
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The Department of Social Welfare is to give deciding officers greater clarity in relation to who is entitled to Jobseekers’ and Farm Assist”. It is after the issue was raised by Independent Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle. He has dealt with the cases of 17 farmers in the county were refused Farm Assist and Jobseekers’
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Detectives in Strabane are appealing for information following a report of an assault on a man in the town. A man aged 36 reported to police that while he was walking at the Water Wall in Strabane between 6.30pm and 7pm on Monday last, he was approached by two other men. They asked him
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Thursday proved to be a busy day for Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan as he confirmed four of the promotion winning squad have re-signed with the Ballybofey club for the upcoming Premier Division season and former Manchester United U21 Captain Ryan McConnell will be a Harps player in 2016. McConnell who is an
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The LYIT’s hopes of reaching the Division 2 Final of the GAA Higher Education Senior Football League ended on Thursday evening at the Monaghan Centre of Excellence. The Letterkenny side lost to St Pat’s College from Drumcondra 1-23 to 0-13. Trailing by a point at half time, the Dublin side dominated the second half to
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A 15 Minute Programme presented by Chris Ashmore every Thursday at 7.05pm highlighting all that’s happening in the farming community in association with the Farming Independent.
Highland’s Farming News – Thursday 24th November Read More »
The Tyrone County Board say their players involved in the alleged sledging incident with Donegal during the championship have been cleared by the Ulster Council. In a brief statement released this afternoon they said ‘Specific allegations were made against two of our Minor players following the Minor Championship game against Donegal in Ballybofey on 17th
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Donegal’s Marc Walsh scored for the Republic of Ireland u15’s in today 3-1 victory over Poland in County Louth. The Gweedore Celtic teenager netted the third and match winning goal 16 minutes from time as Ireland hit the Pols on the counter-attack to seal the match. Having lost the first game on Tuesday and trailing
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Police at Strand Road are appealing for information about the theft of a car in the Springtown area of Derry. The incident happened Saturday night / Sunday morning last. A Honda car was stolen from Grangemore Park. It is believed the keys were stolen from inside the house. The car was later spotted being
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Lecturers at Letterkenny Institute of Technology staged a lunchtime protest today highlighting concerns over funding and the quality of education. It was part of a series of protests across the country to highlight a 36% cut in funding over the past eight years. At the same time, the TUI says, staff numbers were cut, while
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Jim McGuinness’ book ‘Until Victory Always’ was named Sports Book of the Year at the Irish Book awards in Dublin on Wednesday night. The memoir is McGuinness’ unforgettable and highly personal account of his years at the helm of the Donegal team from 2010 to 2014, a period in which he guided the county to
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An emergency meeting of the Donegal IFA has been called for Saturday night to discuss the controversy over wages and pensions. Association President Eddie Downey resigned last night after it emerged that he personally had approved a €2 million pension package for former General Secretary Pat Smith, who stood down at the beginning of the
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Gardaí are launching one of their biggest ever crackdowns on drink driving over the next six weeks. The campaign comes as a new survey for the Road Safety Authority suggests one in ten drivers is getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. A key focus of the campaign will be the ‘morning after’ when 12
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The Sinn Fein MEP for this area, Matt Carthy is demanding repayment of what’s he’s calling ‘hundreds of millions’ in unpaid taxes from a number of multi-nationals based in Ireland. Mr Carthy made his call in the European Parliament which this week called for a fairer system of corporate taxes across the EU. In a
MEP Matt Carthy wants multi nationals to pay any unpaid taxes Read More »
Highland Radio’s Shaun Doherty was the Guest of Honour at the recent Donegal Association London Gala at the Clayton Crown Hotel in Cricklewood.
Shaun Doherty at the Donegal Association London Gala Read More »
The family of the late Strabane Councillor Ivan Barr has said they do not want the controversy over plans to name a new footbridge in his honour to have a financial implication for the town. Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey has rejected a bid to have the new bridge named the Ivan Barr Bridge, saying
Police are making enquiries in the Creggan area of Derry today (Thursday) following reports of an approach to a young girl. At around 4.15pm on Wednesday, a nine-year-old girl was in the area of the Creggan library when a white van stopped near her. One of three men in the van asked her to get
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