Finn Harps have announced details concerning this Friday’s First Division play-off second leg against UCD. The match will kick off at the earlier than usual time of 7.45pm and supporters are requested arrive early to avoid queuing as kick off time approaches. There will be no parking in the immediate vicinity of Finn Park on […]
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The family of the late great Dermot Earley Snr believe a new initiative in his honour can help the next generation of young Irish leaders make their mark in the world. The Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Initiative, brought together by the GAA, Foróige, and National University of Ireland Galway, got underway yesterday in Aodh Ruadh
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Donegal professional boxer Jason Quigley has revealed that his next fight will be on November 20th in the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. His opponent has not yet been revealed. Commenting on social media, he said he was “buzzing to be back fighting in the Capital of professional boxing.” Quigley, now based in California,
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Eoin Bradley has expressed his disappointed about being excluded from Derry football’s provisional training panel for 2016. New manager Damian Barton said last month he wanted Bradley in his squad but was not sure it would be possible given the player’s Irish League soccer commitments with Glenavon. Bradley’s name was not included among the 43-man
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A couple who defrauded the State of more than €44,000 have been given suspended jail sentences. Martin Stokes, 26, and his 25-year-old wife Margaret, who were arrested on EU warrants, yesterday admitted dozens of benefit fraud charges at Donegal Circuit Court. Judge John Aylmer was told the fraudulent claims were made in Ballybofey and
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The EU has been criticised following a delay in the abolition of roaming charges. A ban on roaming charges for using mobile phones abroad in the EU has been postponed until June 2017. Clear rules on the right to internet access will also become law following the European Parliament’s final approval yesterday of the new telecoms
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Comedian Bill Bailey has appealed for the public’s help to find his stolen tour bus. The funnyman was performing at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Monday when the vehicle was taken from the theatre’s car park. Bailey, 51, tweeted about the incident, writing: “Lively crowdliverpoolphil last night – shame our tour bus was nicked from
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Hollywood actress Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez are divorcing after two years of marriage. In a joint statement to American publication US Weekly, the couple said it was “with a heavy heart” they had decided to divorce. The statement said: “We move forward with love and respect for one another and the shared focus for
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Representatives from both the Irish Amateur Boxing Association and Sport Ireland will appear before the Joint Committee on Transport, Communications and Sport tomorrow. Committee Chairman, John O’Mahony says that he will provide a forum for both sides to explain the departure of Billy Walsh as head coach of the Irish High Performance Boxing Unit. O’Mahony
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This weekend saw the close of the Road Racing season with it’s ‘Grand Finale’, the prestigious International Sunflower Trophy Races at Bishopscourt hosted by the Hillsborough Club. Caolán Irwin 17 took part in the ultra competitive Super twin Class on the Scott Racing 550 cc Aprilia. This Class is one of the largest capacity classes
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Tommy Bowe will miss next year’s Six Nations. The Ulster winger has been ruled out for six months with a posterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee, which he suffered during the early stages of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final loss to Argentina. Elsewhere Iain Henderson will miss the next six weeks
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Kilmacrennans Richard Kerr ended the 2015 short circuit racing with a brace of victories in front of his home crowd at the weekend in the prestigious sunflower trophy races at bishopscourt, it was a rare chance for Kerr to show his skills in front of his home crowd after competing in England this year, Kerr
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Gardaí will be given new testing kits to catch drivers under the influence of drugs. It is a swab-based kit that will be rubbed on the inside of the persons cheek, and will tell if someone has taken substances like cocaine or cannabis. The new tests are expected to live on a phased basis
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A Donegal councillor has described the budget process as a “farce”, claiming that as discussions on the 2016 budget get underway, the entire process is doomed to be meaningless before it even starts. Cllr Dessie Shiels says last years County budget was passed without a line being changed, after hours of hanging around and several
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The trial of a woman accused of the death of a man by dangerous driving outside Bundoran is set to start tomorrow. The Circuit Court in Donegal town was told today that the trial of 25-year-old Lisa Roohan could take two to three days. Ms Roohan, from Boyannagh, near Bundoran, is charged with the death
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Naomh Conaill will meet Trillick of Tyrone in the quarter-finals of the AIB Ulster Senior Football Club Championships at MacCumhaill Park on Sunday, it has been confirmed. The game will have a 2.30 throw-in. Last year’s All-Ireland finalists Slaughtneil from Derry are in Clones to face Scotstown of Monaghan. In the provincial intermediate club championship,
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Sean Hehir and Pauline Curley were crowned national champions at the SSE Airtricity Dublin marathon as Alemu Gemechu from Ethiopia won the overall men’s event and Ukraine’s Nataliya Lehonkova won the women’s race. There was a record entry of over 15,000 participants in difficult wet and windy conditions. And there was a significant Donegal
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A delegation of Irish families seeking justice for their dead relatives will meet MPs in Westminster today to discuss alleged failures on the part of the Irish authorities. They include the twin sister of Mary Boyle, the six-year-old girl abducted and murdered in Donegal in 1977, and the mother of Shane O’Farrell, who was killed
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It’s emerged that wheelie bins were set alight and placed against the back doors of two terraced houses in Newtowncunningham at the weekend. Cllr Paul Canning says the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Colehill Housing Estate. Cllr Canning says there were elderly people in both houses, and a young
A major job boost is set for Donegal as one of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs says he is bringing new businesses to the North West. At least 30 initial jobs will be created by Largo founder Ray Coyle as he is investing in three new food businesses after announcing he will leave the company he founded
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It’s been confirmed that a beach wheelchair is to be deployed to Donegal during the summer season next year. The beach wheelchair is being provided by Donegal County Council and the Loughs Agency will most likely be available at either Culdaff or Shrove beach. It will operate as a pilot scheme, with the hope of
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The Courts Service has rejected widespread reports on the low-rate of drink driving convictions as “inaccurate and simply wrong”. Last week, figures were released claiming only 40 per cent of motorists before the district courts on drink driving charges were convicted. The figures claimed Donegal had the fifth lowest conviction rate in the state, at
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Two men have been charged in relation to a drug seizure in Carrigans. The seizure was carried out on Friday night. The value of the drugs, believed to be cannabis, is not yet known. Two men were arrested at the scene and charged before a special sitting of Sligo District Court yesterday morning. They
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Thieves have stolen lead from a number of houses in Derry over the past week. Constable McCluskey, the investigating officer, said: “Most of the houses that have been targeted had a small strip of lead stolen from the rear of the property. Some of the residents were elderly and vulnerable.” Between on Thursday
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The fire service from Dungloe and Gweedore tackled a blaze at house in Crolly this morning. Three units of the fire service from Dungloe and Gweedore extinguished a house fire near Crolly this morning. The fire at the former railway station house on the N56 between Loughanure and Crolly was noticed by a passerby around
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Jason Smyth was back home in Derry today following his win in Saturday’s 100m at the IPC World Championships in Doha. This is Jason’s fifth gold medal at the Worlds. Smyth spoke to Myles Gallagher on today’s Sunday Sport…
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It was a good day all-round for the Donegal teams in the Oscar Traynor Cup. Inishowen took a 7-4 victory over the Sligo/Leitrim side. Benny Gill got two as did Terence Doherty. Donegal had a 5 goal win against Cavan Monaghan. Milford’s Garry Merritt scored a hat-trick for the Donegal men.
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Declan Gallagher and Ryan Moore finished third in the Fastnet Rally in Bantry, Cork today. The result gave the Donegal crew the Modified section of the National Championship Championship and 4th overall It’s been a good year for the men in the Toyota Starlet who also won the the Modified Section of the Tarmac Championship….
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A senior bishop has warned that prostitution could become a scourge in border towns such as Letterkenny if laws on prostitution in the republic are not brought into line with those in the North. Bishop John McAreavey says draft legislation here would address the problem, but he fears it may fall with the government in
Bonagee United had a 4-0 win over Fanad United in the Oscar Traynor Cup this afternoon. Adrian McLaughlin bagged two of Bonagee’s four goals. Diarmaid Doherty caught up with Bonagee Manager Peter Moran after the game…
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Letterkenny Rovers advance to the open draw stages of the FAI Intermediate Cup after defeating Cockhill Celtic 2-1. Chris Ashmore got the thoughts of Letterkenny Rovers Manager, Eamon McConigly and Cockhill Celtic Manager, Gavin Cullen…
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Police investigating the murder of a Lithuanian man in County Tyrone have made an arrest. 32-year-old Gediminas Stauskas was found dead in a garage in Coalisland earlier this month. Mr Stauskas had spent several years in jail for manslaughter, and is believed to have been tortured before he died. PSNI detectives have now charged a
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Pedestrians and cyclists are being urged to make sure they’re visible to other road users. The Road Safety Authority issued the warning as evenings gradually become darker during the coming weeks. It’s officially winter-time as the clocks – turned back by an hour this morning. Brian Farrell of the RSA – says walkers and cyclists
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Buncrana have won the Intermediate Reserve Football Championship beating Fanad Gaels 1-08 to 0-04. Kevin Treacy top scored for the Realt na Mara club with 1-05. After the match Highland Radio’s Tom Comack spoke to the Buncrana Captain, John Doherty…
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Gardai and the Health and Safety Authority are investigating the death of one of Donegal’s best known car dealers in an industrial accident. Dan Mc Ginty, owner of DMG Motors in Donegal Town, died yeseterday after falling at the Clar Road premises. He was rushed to Letterkenny General Hospital by ambulance, but was pronounced dead
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Tyrone 2-12 Cavan 1-10 Tyrone qualified for the All-Ireland Masters final with an eight points win over Cavan at Truagh, and will take on defending champions Galway in the decider on Saturday week. The game was finely balanced until the latter stages of the first half, when the Red Hands hit 1-4 in a strong
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Jason Smyth won gold in Saturday’s 100m’s at the IPC World Championships in Doha. The Derry sprinter was a comfortable winner in the T13 final, finishing ahead o fBrazil’s Gustavo Henrique Araujo in a time of 10.62 seconds. It was a fifth World gold medal won by Jason.
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Rameltion man Kyle Callan Mc Fadden recently signed a three year deal with Orlando City in the MLS. After leaving Norwich and going through the process of trials with other teams in England, he jumped at the chance to go to Florida. Kyle spoke with Oisin Kelly on Saturday Sport and says it’s another exciting
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Naomh Conaill won a first ever All Ireland Gaeltacht football title on Saturday beating Kilcar in the rescheduled decider in Ardara. The newly crown Donegal Senior Club Champions made it two titles in six days with a 1-11 to 0-6 victory. In the Junior Final, Downings lost to Aran Islands, with a final score of
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There was a big crowd at the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny last Thursday night for the launch of ‘Winning’ – the new book by Donegal All Ireland winner, Rory Kavanagh. Tom Comack talks to the former Donegal star about the book, which chronicles Donegal’s phenomenal progress under Jim McGuiness in a golden four years
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Ciaran Coll’s first goal in three years for Finn Harps gives the Ballybofey side a 1-0 advantage going into the second leg of the promotion play off against UCD. Coll’s goal after only 26 seconds proved enough to decide an evenly fought contest, though, Harps had Ciaran Gallagher to thank for keeping the home
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It may be advantage Finn Harps in the promotion play off against UCD but manager Ollie Horgan says they have to improve on their performance in Friday’s second leg in Ballybofey or they could be in trouble. Ciaran Coll’s goal in the opening seconds was the difference between the sides in the 1-0 win at
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Inishowen start the defence of their Oscar Traynor trophy against the Sligo Leitrim League at MaGinn Park on Sunday afternoon. Oisin Kelly has been previewing the game with Inishowen League Manager Diarmaid O’Brien.
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16 year old Jordan Boyce will play in the BDO World Youth Final at Lakeside in January. The Newtowncunningham teenager came through the recent qualifiers in Hull, to reach the decider where he will play England’s Josh Richardson at the start of next year. It’s was a few days to remember in England for Boyce
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The Donegal Intermediate Football Championship final sees Bundoran battle Naomh Colmcille in Letterkenny on Sunday. Bundoran are going for a third Intermediate title. Manager Brian Gavigan has been speaking to Tom Comack, where he said he hopes his team can once again lift the Cathal McLaughlin Cup.
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The Donegal Intermediate Football Championship final takes place at O’Donnell Park on Sunday, with Naomh Colmcille taking on Bundoran. The Newton based side have never won the Intermediate title. Francie Martin, manager of Naomh Colmcille, looks ahead to the game with Tom Comack.
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There was a strong Donegal representation at the Ulster Even Ages Cross Country Championships in Jordanstown, Belfast. Patsy McGonagle, Athletics correspondent for Highland Sport, reports on today’s action.
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The Donegal League start their Oscar Traynor Trophy campaign away to the Cavan Monaghan League at Cootehill on Sunday. Having suffered disappointment in recent seasons in the competition, Donegal will be looking to get up and running with a win away from home. Oisin Kelly has been looking ahead to the game with Donegal League
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Derry City lost 3-2 at the Brandywell on Friday Night in their final home game of the season. All of the goals came in the first half and Bohs took the lead three times. City end the season away to Longford Town next Friday. Candystrips boss Paul Hegarty thought Derry deserved more from the game…
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The Northern Ireland Fire Service has been praised after a large fire has been put out at a car repair workshop next to an oil depot in Coleraine. More than 45 firefighters were needed to contain the blaze, in Hillmans Fancy last night. They managed to prevent the fire from spreading to six oil
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