One Direction have cancelled a concert after Liam Payne became ill. A spokeswoman said the 22-year-old was not seriously unwell but that it had prompted the band to pull out of tonight’s gig at the SSE Arena in Belfast. It is the first of three nights the boy band are due to play at the […]
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It’s been a mixed day for Chloe Magee at Badminton’s Super Series in France. This morning the Raphoe Olympian won her first match against french player Joanna Chaube in straight sets 21-15 21-7 to ease into the next qualification stage. However, In the afternoon session Chloe would lose to the world number four from Japan
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Lagan Harps Zoe Green and the Ireland Under-17 Women’s team have progressed to the Elite round of qualifying for the European championships. Dave Bell’s side beat the hosts Turkey this afternoon by three goals to nil in the Group 1 qualifier in Izmir. Zoe played exceptionally well throughout the tournament, playing every minute in all
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The Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has confirmed that fresh allegations made in relation to the disappearance of Mary Boyle are being reviewed. Mary Boyle went missing from her grandparents farm at Cashelard near Ballyshannon on the 18th of March 1977. Earlier this month Mary’s sister Ann attended Pearse Street Garda Station along with the country
The Irish Government is being urged to commit to providing funding for the proposed Derry-Dublin air route, which is expected to commence in April 2016. Backing the call, Donegal Councillor Gary Doherty said authorities at City of Derry Airport have recently submitted a formal funding request to the Government for funding of just over £185,000
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Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke says the Open Championship returning to Royal Portrush is a “proud” moment. It will be only the second time in the tournament’s history that’s it’s been held outside of Scotland or England. The last time was also at Portrush – in 1951. Organisers the Royal & Ancient have confirmed the
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Donegal County Council was one of only nine local authorities to meet Traveller accommodation targets between 2009 and 2013. Figures collated by the Irish Traveller Movement show the council committed to building 30 units and delivered 55, a surplus of 83%. Conversely, in Sligo, only 20 of a proposed 69 units were built, a shortfall
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The owner of the Lough Foyle Ferry has confirmed to Highland Radio News that the boat has been put on the market, and there has been interest from prospective buyers. Jim Mc Clennaghan was speaking after the prospective sale of the boat was raised at a recent meeting of councillors from Inishowen, at which fear
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Residents Associations meet in Letterkenny tonight, with maintaining the town’s status as Ireland’s tidiest high on the agenda. Funding issues will be raised at the public meeting this evening in the Station House Hotel, particularly in terms of securing relatively small grants for grass cutting and other maintenance work. Spokesperson Tom Crossan says under the
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Royal Portrush Golf Club has been named as the venue for the 2019 Open Championship. 2011 Open Champion Darren Clarke will make the announced this morning with the organisers of the Open, The Royal and Ancient. In the summer of last year it was revealed the Open would be returning to the north west links
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A report into paramilitary activity is due to be released in the North today. The independent review looked at the level of activity among armed groups. It comes as a 47 year old man’s still being questioned in connection with the murder of Kevin McGuigan. The 53 year old was shot dead in Belfast in
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New figures show Donegal people are above the national average when it comes to glass recycling. In the first eight months of 2015, 57 glass bottles and jars were recycled per head of population in County Donegal. This figure is above the national average of 55 bottles and jars per person. The busiest recycling site
Glass recycling figures above average in Donegal, but some facilities are misused Read More »
A Derry man who was released on High Court bail on Friday last was arrested on Saturday and charged with possessing drugs. 22 year old Dylan Smith of Glenview Street in the city appeared at the local Magistrate’s Court charged with possessing cannabis and Diazepam and supplying Diazepam on October 17. The court was told
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The draw for the latest round of the FAI Junior Cup was made on Monday evening. Rathmullan Celtic v Gweedore Celtic Kilmacrennan FC v Glengad Cavan Rovers v Arranmore Cappry Rovers v Drumoghill FC Deele Harps v Clones Town. The games will be played week ending 7th/8th November with the winners of the five games
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Eamonn Holmes has revealed that he was thrown out of a restaurant while making his latest TV show. The presenter was filming scenes as part of new Channel 5 series Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives when the incident occurred. Whilst sampling the lives of the rich and famous, he visited a restaurant
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Who needs university when Thailand sells beers for 15p? Ed Sheeran gave a positive message to young people who are unsure about whether to go to university as he accepted an honorary doctorate. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter said he encouraged young people who were uncertain about higher education to “chill” because many university leavers were in
The Finn Harps Schools Programme and the schools coaches had the honour this week to have a visit from Ruud Dokter, the FAI’s High Performance Director. Ruud has wide ranging international experience with the KNVB, the Dutch Football Association, where he has fulfilled a large variety of senior coaching positions at men’s U21, U18, U17,
National Coach endorses Finn Harps Schools Programme Read More »
West Brom’s James McClean has been given a formal warning by the English FA. The former Derry City winger celebrated in front of the fans of his former club Sunderland after the final whistle of his current side’s 1-0 home win in the Premier League on Saturday. Both clubs have been reminded of their responsibilities
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For the fourth year in a row the Termon senior ladies will play Donaghmoyne in the Ulster Championship Final. The Donegal champions beat Errigal Ciaran by four points on Sunday to reach another provincial decider. Terman Manager Francis Friel says there’s work to be done and they’ll will have to improve for the final…
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Naomh Conaill beat St. Eunan’s in Sunday’s Donegal Senior Championship Final to take a third title in ten years. They will play Trillick in the Ulster Club Championship quarter final at the start of next month. Martin Regan’s side came from two points down to score late on and seal the win. Sports Editor of
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An independent councillor in Donegal has accussed Fianna Fail of hypocrisy on water charges by after newly released cabinet papers revealed that the last government had agreed charges of up to €500 per household. Cllr Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says Fianna Fail politicians have crowded onto the platform at the water charges protests, and
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Strabane based Councillor Patsy Kelly is urging parents to check on the whereabouts of their children after a local factory was broken into yesterday and pallets stolen for a bonfire. A fire was started by the youths at the rear of the Mopak premises as they left, and a short time later, pallets were found
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Naomh Conaill will represent Donegal against Tyrone Champions Trillick in the Ulster Club Championship on the first Sunday in November. The Glenties Fintown men dug deep and showed a more hungry side to defeat the defending champions St Eunan’s 0-11 to 0-10 in Sunday Donegal Senior Championship Final. It was a third title for Naomh
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Donegal has the sixth lowest rate of successful drink driving convictions in the country. It’s after new figures show that only 40 per cent of drink driving cases before the District Courts since January of 2013 have led to convictions. The Department of Justice statistics in this morning’s Irish Times show that Kerry courts
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Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty has admitted that the decision to run a third candidate in Donegal could jeapordise either his or Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn’s seat. It’s emerged that Sunday November 8th is the most likely date for the Sinn Fein selection convention in Donegal following the decision of the party’s Ard Comhairle at
Yesterday was a massive day for the Thompson family in Glenties with four brothers in the Naomh Conaill team that won the Dr Maguire Cup for a third time. Aaron, Anthony, Leon and Ciaran Thompson all started yesterday’s final against St Eunan’s and became only the third set of four brothers to do so. The
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It will be an all southern hemisphere line-up in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup after Australia beat Scotland 35-34 to go into the last four along with New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, who beat Ireland. Reflecting on the 43-20 defeat by the Pumas, Ireland coach Joe Schmidt says his team will learn
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The Western Trust has confirmed that a Detox Unit will be operational in Omagh from January. Foyle MLA Maeve Mc Laughlin, who chairs the Assemblys health committee has welcomed the news, saying it will be an eight bed in patient unit that will be operational around the clock. She says this will cover the whole
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A Midlands North West MEP says he believes the campaign to stop the TTIP trade agreement is gathering momentum. Matt Carthy was speaking after a rally in Dublin saw the issue highlighted at the weekend. Backers of the proposed agreement say it will promote free trade and benefit the economy in Europe and Ireland. Opponents
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It’s been claimed that Donegal is benefitting disproportionately from gaeltacht funding allocated at he discretion of Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh. According to the Sunday Times, just over €608,000 has been distributed under the Gaeltacht Support Scheme, of which €260,000 has gone to clubs and projects in Donegal. That’s a 42% share of the pot,
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Martin Regan’s Naomh Conaill are celebrating this evening after winning the Donegal Senior Football Championship for the third time. After successes in 2005 and 2010, they triumphed over St. Eunan’s, winning by a single point, 0-11 to 0-10. They will now fly the Donegal flag in the Ulster Club Championship where they will now face
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Renee Zellweger has opened up about returning to her role in the third Bridget Jones film. The US actress has been filming Bridget Jones’s Baby in the UK, where she was seen wearing a fake baby bump, 14 years on from the release of the first movie Bridget Jones’s Diary. The second film, Bridget Jones:
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Keith Allen is set to join the cast of Death In Paradise when it returns to BBC One next year. The British actor is one of a number of guest stars announced for the fifth series of the crime drama set on a Caribbean island, Digital Spy reported. He will be joined by former Waterloo
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Naomh Conaill have won the Raidio na Gaeltachta Donegal Senior Football Championship by defeating St. Eunan’s in the final at MacCumhaill Park. St. Eunan’s led 0-7 to 0-6 at half time. After the break the Letterkenny side appeared to take the upper hand after Eoin McGettigan was sent-off but Naomh Conaill then stepped up their
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There were some notable performances be north-west athletes at the cross-country trials in the Phoenix Park. Anne Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny AC won the senior race with Teresa Doherty in third while in the masters, Natasha Adams and Fionnuala Diver were in the top three to get onto the Irish Masters team. Kieran Doherty was
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The cyclist who died in Inishowen yesterday morning has been named as 42 year old Adrian Mullan of 17 Amelia Court in Derry. He was one of two cyclists who were in collision with a van at Moneydarragh between Gleneely and Redcastle at around 9.15 yesterday morning. The second cyclist was brought to hospital with
Tributes paid to Derry cyclist killed in Inishowen collision Read More »
Jackie Crossan Premier Division Aileach 3 v 5 Clonmany QPS 6 v 2 Culdaff Strand Hotel First Division Rasheney 4 v 3 Carrowmena Carn 2 v 1 Dunree
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Derry side Slaughtneil proved to be too strong for Derrygonnelly of Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Football Club Championship preliminary round clash at Owenbeg. Goals from Cormac Doherty and two from Christopher Bradley enabled last year’s All-Ireland finalists to go in at the break leading 3-3 to 1-3. Derrygonnelly briefly battled back but the Derry
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FAI JUNIOR CUP Milford United 1 v 2 Gweedore Celtic Greencastle F.C. 2 v 7 Kilmacrennan Celtic Cappry Rovers 3 v 0 Cavan Celtic Rathmullan Celtic 2 v 0 Killylough F.C. Drumoghill F.C. 3 v 1 Keadue Rovers Ballybofey United v Arranmore United Castlefin Celtic 0 v 7 Glengad F.C. Kildrum Tigers v Clones Town
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Donegal League Division One Kerrykeel ’71 F.C. 0 v 3 Convoy Arsenal Division Two Whitestrand United 7 v 1 Eany Celtic Letterbarrow Celtic 2 v 2 Glenree United
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The Termon ladies team booked their place in the Ulster Senior Ladies Football Club Championship Final after securing a 1-10 to 1-6 win over Errigal Ciaran of Tyrone in their semi-final. In a physical encounter, Termon just about had the edge. Roisin Friel’s goal early in the second half proved crucial and left them leading
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Glenswilly are celebrating after defeating Ardara in an exciting Donegal Senior Reserve Championship Final at MacCumhaill Park. Glenswilly won by 1-8 to 0-9. Afterwards, veteran Charlie Bonner gave his reaction to Tom Comack. And victorious manager Aidy Glackin was understandably delighted after the final whistle
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Ireland are out of the rugby World Cup after a disappointing 43-20 loss to Southern Hemishere side Argentina. Joe Schmidt’s side went into the game with a depleted squad and were without Peter O’Mahony, Jared Payne, Jonathan Sexton and captain Paul O’Connell. Ireland fell 10 points behind within ten minutes and found it difficult to
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Tony McNamee was on the scoresheet for Finn Harps as they beat champions Wexford Youths 4-1 in the final league game. McNamee has enjoyed his season with Harps and, speaking to Diarmuid Doherty, was full of praise for his fellow players. He was also delighted to score.
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Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill says his side will gather confidence from their results against Germany, ahead of the Euro 2016 play-0ffs. The Republic of Ireland have drawn Bosnia-Herzegovina in a play-off to qualify for Euro 2016. They’ll be away from home in the first leg, against a team which finished third behind Wales
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A 53 year old man, arrested in Derry yesterday by detectives investigating offences committed at the wake and funeral of Peggy O’Hara in the city in July, has been released unconditionally. Meanwhile, another man has been arrested by police as part of an investigation into dissident republican terrorism, this time in Newry. The 36-year-old was
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Sinn Féin’s National Executive has granted approval for a three candidate strategy in Donegal in the upcoming General Election. The announcement means that a convention to select a third candidate can now take place, with Councillor Gary Doherty having earlier this week confirmed his intention to contest the vote. Sitting Deputies Pearse Doherty and Padraig
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Republic of Ireland have drawn Bosnia-Herzegovina in a play-off to qualify for Euro 2012. They’ll be away from home in the first leg, against a team which finished third in Wales qualification group. In the other play-off matches, it’s Ukraine against Slovenia, Sweden will face Denmark, and Norway will take on Hungary.
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Derry’s Eamon O’Kane lost out in the IBF world title eliminator on Saturday night in New York. At the world famous Madison Square Garden, Tureano Johnson of the Bahamas twice knocked down O’Kane in the first round en route to a unanimous-decision triumph. O’Kane can hold his head high after going the 12 round distance
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Finn Harps concluded their series of first division league games with a 4-1 win over champions Wexford Youths at Finn Park on Saturday night. The victory was Harps tenth of the league campaign in Ballybofey and their sixteenth in total. Harps focus now turns to the two leg promotion play off with UCD. Harps Manager
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