Sligo Rovers manager Dave Robertson has completed his first signing since his arrival at the Showgrounds. Former Rovers goalkeeper Michael Schlingermann is set to return to the club after agreeing a one-year deal. The Mayo native as voted the 2015 PFAI keeper of the year after his impressive performances this year with Drogheda United. Schlingermann […]
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Councillor Gerry McMonagle has branded claims from a fellow Donegal Councillor that expenses for elected members have increased year-on-year as ‘false’ and ‘grossly untrue’. Last week Cllr Dessie Shiels said expenses for elected representatives were expected to increase by €114,400 as part of the Council’s Budget for 2016. But Cllr Gerry McMonagle says this has
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A Derry councillor is calling on Transport NI to carry out a full assessment of the risk and impact iof flooding form Derry’s roads infrastructure. Clle Colly Kelly was speaking after heabvy rain onn Saturday led to flooding on the road from the junction with Foyle Road to Killea. He says it’s a regular occurrence,
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Irish Water has scrapped controversial plans to decommission Lough Anna as a public water source, with local Councillor Marie Therese Gallagher praising the local community for its successful campaign to retain the lake. Cllr Gallagher made her comments this morning at a briefing session held at Donegal County Council offices in Lifford, where it was
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The Chairman of the County Donegal Executive of the IFA says he will be vigorously pushing the Donegal resolutions at IFA National Council meetings in the coming days. Michael Chance says there was a clear message from the emergency meeting which took place at the weekend that openess and transparency must be to the forefront
IFA Chair pledges to vigorously push Donegal resolutions at national level Read More »
Enterprise Minister Bruton will today launch the Regional Jobs Plan for the North West and North East, with the aim of creating 28,000 new jobs in the region. There are over 150 elements to the plan, which covers the area from Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Monaghan, Cavan and Louth. The targets include an increase of at
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Jobs Minister Richard Bruton officially opened the Letterkenny campus of the North West Science Park at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. LYIT President Paul Hannigan says since opening its doors during the early summer, the park has been a major success……….
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A Donegal Deputy says the campaign to have more gardai allocated to the county will be stepped up, despite weekend figures showing that Donegal has third lowest burglary rate in the country. Wexford was the county with the most burglaries, 256 per 100,000 people. By contrast, the three lowest counties are Monaghan with 31 burglaries
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Derry’s Daryl Gurney is hopeful of reaping the benefits of his extended run at the Cash Converters Players Championship, despite an 11-2 defeat by the world number one Michael van Gerwen in the last four on Sunday. The 29-year-old was a 300/1 outsider at the start of the weekend but Gurney says he’s thrilled at
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English Championship side Brighton have swooped for Dundalk’s star player Richie Towell. The Chris Hughton managed club are signing the PFAI Player of the Year but the player won’t make his debut until the transfer window opens in January. Meanwhile, Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan is hopeful that he will sign at least four more
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Former Finn Harps player and manager Charlie McGeever has managed Tipperary champions Clonmel Commericals to their first ever Munster Senior Football Club Championship title. In dreadful conditions in Mallow, they beat Cork kingpins Nemo Rangers by 1-7 to 0-9 with an injury time goal from Michael Quinlivan sparking wild celebrations. Afterwards a delighted McGeever said
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Armagh’s Crossmaglen Rangers are Ulster club champions for the 11th time after an extra-time success over Scotstown before a crowd of 8,694 at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Kyle Carragher’s goal in extra time proved crucial as Crossmaglen won 2-17 to 2-12. Substitute Brian McGinnity got a late goal for the Monaghan men to pull
Crossmaglen win Ulster SF Club title in extra time Read More »
IFA members in Donegal have declared no confidence in the association’s National Executive, and have called on the board to resign. However, a motion that no confidence be declared in the County Executive was rejected. Last night’s emergency meeting in Letterkenny was called to discuss the fall out from the pay and pensions scandal which
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Oisin Kelly speaks to Bundoran’s Manager Brian Gavigan who was full of praise for his team’s efforts despite their Ulster Intermediate Final defeat against Loughinsland of Down…..
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Police in County Derry are investigating after five people were injured in a crash involving a van and two cars yesterday afternoon. It happened shortly before 4 o’clock on the Foreglen Road, near Dungiven. All the injured were taken to Altnagelvin Hospital. One woman whose conmdition after the crash was described as serious is now
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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
Letterkenny Rovers FAI Intermediate Cup game OFF Read More »
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
SF to campaign on trolley crisis today in Letterkenny, Ballybofy and Inishowen Read More »
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
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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.
Ulster Final Preview – Faughanvale v Rockcorry Read More »
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.
Ulster Final Preview – Bundoran one win from Provincial glory Read More »
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
Alot at stake for Letterkenny Rovers in FAI intermediate Cup Read More »
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
New Derry City boss says he will deliver – season tickets! Read More »
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
Clady road closure lifted as nothing is found following security alert Read More »
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
The Magees through to the quarters in Wales Read More »
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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