Author name: oisinkelly

Further evidence proves housing crisis at emergency levels in Donegal – Doherty

  Claims have been made that the number of vacant council housing units in Donegal provides further evidence that the housing crisis has reached emergency levels in the county. According to recent reports, there are now 159 vacant council units in Donegal while there are almost 3,000 people on housing waiting lists. It’s also been

Further evidence proves housing crisis at emergency levels in Donegal – Doherty Read More »

Letterkenny not the only town in Donegal to win at this year’s Tidy Towns Competition

  Letterkenny was not the only town in Donegal to win a prestigious prize at this year’s Tidy Towns Competition. A number of other towns and villages across the county also received significant accolades in this year’s Tidy Town’s competition. Buncranna won gold in their category for Irelands Tidiest Large town while Malin won silver

Letterkenny not the only town in Donegal to win at this year’s Tidy Towns Competition Read More »

Mayor of Letterkenny urges locals to gather to welcome team home with prestigious Tidy Towns award

  Mayor of Letterkenny, Councillor Gerry McMonagle is calling on residents of Letterkenny and surrounding area to gather in the town  later this evening to welcome the team home who received the prestigious Tidy Towns award. People are asked to gather at the Market Square for 7.30 this evening. Letterkenny was named Ireland’s Tidiest Town

Mayor of Letterkenny urges locals to gather to welcome team home with prestigious Tidy Towns award Read More »

McLaughlin believes Grealish will struggle to break into England squad.

Jack Grealish has finally made a decision on his international allegiance. Aston Villa have confirmed that their player has opted to play for England – putting to end months of speculation regarding his future. Ireland manager Martin O’Neill had hoped that the 20-year-old would declare to play for Ireland after representing the country of his

McLaughlin believes Grealish will struggle to break into England squad. Read More »

Letterkenny named Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2015

  Letterkenny has been named Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2015. Letterkenny was today named best of the 862 towns and villages throughout the country that entered this year’s SuperValu National TidyTowns competition. The announcement was greeted by great celebration at today’s awards ceremony at The Helix in Dublin. Clonegal Co. Carlow claimed the award of

Letterkenny named Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2015 Read More »

Council launches new promotion video which is already going viral

Donegal County Council officially launched a new online video today as part of a campaign to promote the county as a great place to live, work and do business. The video, which was posted online last week, has already had 11,000 views world wide. Council chairman Ciaran Brogan has been explaining more about the campaign………..

Council launches new promotion video which is already going viral Read More »

Irish Water confirms a €73 million investment programme for Donegal

Irish Water has confirmed today it will spend over €73 million in Donegal’s water infrastructure over the next four years. The projects, some of which have been in planning for over 15 years include four new Water Treatment Plants at Goldrum in Letterkenny, Creeslough, Ballyshannon and Owenteskna. The work will by done in conjunction with

Irish Water confirms a €73 million investment programme for Donegal Read More »

National Jobs Week gets underway with several events in Donegal

National Jobs Week gets underway today, with every region in the country hosting a series of events that will focus on getting jobseekers ready for the working world. A job Seekers and employers Information Open Day is taking place today in Department of Social Protection Office, Training Centre in Ballyraine, Letterkenny. The Open Day will

National Jobs Week gets underway with several events in Donegal Read More »

Martin Regan delighted to reach County final with Naomh Conaill

Naomh Conaill’s manager Martin Regan was delighted to reach the Championship county final following a comprehensive win over Kilcar in MacCumhaill Park. The final score was Naomh Conaill 4-10 to Kilcar’s 0-11. After the game, he spoke to Highland Sport’s Oisin Kelly, where he reflected on the game, and also looked ahead to the Championship

Martin Regan delighted to reach County final with Naomh Conaill Read More »

Varadkar to meet with campaigners at Letterkenny General Hospital

Health Minister Leo Varadkar is to visit Letterkenny General Hospital this week, with meetings planned with a number of cancer campaigners and other groups and individuals. Minister Varadkar will meet with Donegal Action for Cancer Care and Cooperating for Cancer Care North West in the hospital during a visit on Thursday. DACC have been pressing

Varadkar to meet with campaigners at Letterkenny General Hospital Read More »

Councillor wants investigation into “toxic” barrels off the Donegal coast

Concerns have been raised once again in relation to claims that hundreds of barrels containing potentially toxic and hazardous material lie dumped just a few miles off the coast of Donegal. Sinn Féin Councillor John Shéamais Ó Fearraigh will today table a motion before today’s meeting of Donegal County Council in which he will be

Councillor wants investigation into “toxic” barrels off the Donegal coast Read More »

FG HQ will select Mc Hugh’s running mate after Ryan withdraws from convention

  Junior Gaeltacht Minister Joe Mc Hugh was the sole candidate chosen by Fine Gael to contest the next general election at the party’s selection convention in Letterkenny this evening. The convention in Letterkenny had two nominations, Minister Mc Hugh and Cllr John Ryan. Cllr Ryan addressed the gathering at the offset and announced he

FG HQ will select Mc Hugh’s running mate after Ryan withdraws from convention Read More »

St. Columas Church in Termon reopens following fire during mass

  St. Columba’s Church in Termon re-opened this morning following yesterday’s fire in the main body of the chapel. A light overhead went on fire and fell to the ground during 10 o’clock mass yesterday morning. It’s believed there is no structural damage to the building and no injuries were reported. However Toxic fumes circulating

St. Columas Church in Termon reopens following fire during mass Read More »

Naomh Conaill ease past Kilcar to book place in Donegal SFC Final

Naomh Conaill proved to be much too strong for Kilcar in a one-sided Raidio na Gaeltachta Donegal Senior Football Championship semi-final clash in Ballybofey. It finished Naomh Conaill 4-10, Kilcar 0-11. The Glenties side led 2-5 to 0-4 at half-time with Dermot Molloy contributing 1-4 while Eoghan McGettigan got the other second half goal. Kilcar

Naomh Conaill ease past Kilcar to book place in Donegal SFC Final Read More »

St.Eunan’s beat St.Michael’s to return to County Final

St Eunan’s 2-15 St Michael’s 0-11 Dr Maguire Cup holders St.Eunan’s booked their place in the Donegal Senior Football Championship Final with a ten point win over St.Michael’s in Ballybofey on Saturday night. Having been 0-4 0-2 down on 13 minutes, St.Eunan’s hit five unanswered scores to swing the half in their favour to lead

St.Eunan’s beat St.Michael’s to return to County Final Read More »

Horgan delighted with performance which secures Harps second place

href=”https://highlandradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Ollie-Horgan1.jpg”> It was a surprisingly one-sided affair at Finn Park on Friday night as Harps eased to a comfortable 3-0 victory over ten man UCD. Nathan Boyle, Gareth Harkin and Raymond Foy scored the goals which means Harps will finish second in the table – behind champions Wexford Youths, giving them home advantage in second

Horgan delighted with performance which secures Harps second place Read More »

Strong second half for Tyrone Minor Hurlers secures them final replay win

Tyrone 2-12, Mayo 1-10 Tyrone came from eight points behind to win the All-Ireland Minor C Hurling Championship final replay, with second half goals from John Campbell and Branan Mollo. After the game, Tyrone Manager Ciaran McElhatton spoke to Francis Mooney, where he told him of the ‘character and spirit’ he saw in his players

Strong second half for Tyrone Minor Hurlers secures them final replay win Read More »

Mulligan’s late goal ensure McCools place in Senior Championship

A late goal from McCools’ Stephen Mulligan was the decider in the Donegal Championship Relegation semi-final, played today in Tir Conaill Park. The final score in Donegal Town was McCools 3-12 to Killybegs 1-16. This means that McCools will play the winners of  Cloughaneely V Ardara to secure their place in next years Senior Championship.

Mulligan’s late goal ensure McCools place in Senior Championship Read More »

Friel looks ahead to Donegal Senior Football Championship semi-finals

St. Eunan’s play St. Michael’s on Sunday in the Donegal Senior Championship semi-final. Throw in is at 1.30pm at MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. Termon’s Francie Friel, in conversation with Tom Comack, has been giving his views on the semi-final meeting, as well as looking ahead to the other semi-final clash of Naomh Conaill and Kilcar, which

Friel looks ahead to Donegal Senior Football Championship semi-finals Read More »

Daniel O’ Donnell dazzles in dancing debut on Strictly

  Last night saw the first installment of this years Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One.  In total, Fifteen celebrities are competing in this year’s series, including Daniel O’Donnell. Last night we saw the Kincasslagh singer take to the famous floor for the first time. His dance partner, Kristina Rihanoff revealed they would be dancing

Daniel O’ Donnell dazzles in dancing debut on Strictly Read More »