One Direction members have broken the band’s silence over rumours about their future, vowing: “We are not splitting up.” Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne told fans on Twitter the four-piece, also featuring Harry Styles, would just be taking a “break”. It came after a report in The Sun that the pop stars are […]
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Calvin Harris is the world’s highest paid DJ. The ‘Summer’ producer – who’s dating pop star Taylor Swift – has topped the publication’s annual list of highest paid earners, raking in an estimated $66m last year in pre-tax earnings between June 2014 to June 2015. His staggering wage is far more than the second-highest paid
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The stretch of road between the Laghy junction and Ballintra junction in Donegal has now reopened following last night’s fatal collision.
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Two fishermen have been rushed to Letterkenny General Hospital after an incident at Killybegs pier. The incident is said to have happened earlier this afternoon. The two men were cleaning the Galway fishing vessel they were both working on when they were overcome with fumes. One man is believed to be from Galway, the other
Police in Derry are appealing for information about an assault incident. In the early hours of Saturday, police were called to an incident at Derryview in the Old Strabane Road area. Detectives say a party had been taking place and at about 3am a man knocked on the door. When a woman opened it,
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A man who died in a road traffic collision overnight in Donegal has been named locally as John McGarrigle, a widower from Ballyshannon. The 70 year old, a retired fisheries bailiff and part-time funeral undertaker was on his way home from his regular bingo outing when he was fatally injured. The SUV he was driving was involved
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25 year old Conall Kerrigan’s body was discovered at around 10.20 past last night in the Bank Place area of the city. Police think he’d been in the city’s Metro Bar on Saturday night and want to speak to anyone who saw any form of altercation after he left in the early hours of
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Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in the Bloomfield Park area of Derry early this morning. Shortly before 6.30am it was reported that a man aged in his 50’s had been the victim of a serious assault in the area. He was taken to hospital for treatment for a serious head injury.
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Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has confirmed that he will be staying on in charge, despite hsi side losing out to Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park. Kerry won by 0-18 to 1-11 at the end of an exciting contest. Harte believes that his side did well and with some young players coming
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Donegal’s Tori Pena missed out on qualifying for the latter stages of the Pole Vault at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing. But the headlines for the latest day’s events have dominated by Usain Bolt who stormed to the 100 metres title. With a round up of the action and commentary from the big race,
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A man’s body has been discovered in Derry overnight. The body was discovered at around 10.20 past last night at East Wall in the city centre. The man is believed to be in his mid-twenties. He was sighted at a local nightclub and was last seen leaving the premises at 2am yesterday morning. Police are
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Pat the Cope Gallagher has confirmed his intention to seek the Fianna Fail nomination for the forthcoming General Election. Mr Gallagher announced his decision in a written letter to every registered Fianna Fail member in the new 5 seat Donegal constituency. Pat the Cope confirmed his intention stating after much consideration he will be putting
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Over 700 athletes competed in Sunday’s Donegal Marathon. In wet conditions Mark Doyle from Kildare was the winner ahead of Donegal man Ciaran Mc Gonagle. Freddy Keron Sittuk won the Half Marathon from Letterkenny’s Natasha Adam’s. Race Director Dessie Larkin was delighted to see so many take on the challenge again and is already looking
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A 19 year old man who lost his lost his life in a road traffic collision at Tooban, Burnfoot in the early hours of yesterday morning has been named locally as Martin Strain. He was a passenger in the car which left the road at Tooban The male driver and female passenger who are also
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Councillor James Pat McDaid has confirmed his intention to seek the Fianna Fail nomination for the forthcoming General Election. Cllr McDaid says since Cllr Ciaran Brogan’s announcement not to run he has been receiving a great deal of encouragement to put his name forward. The Fianna Fail selection convention is taking place on October
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One man has died and several others haven been injured in an overnight crash in Donegal. The two-vehicle collision occurred on the main Donegal-Sligo road at around 10pm last night. A 70 year male was fatally injured when the SUV he was driving was involved in a collision with a jeep. He was pronounced dead
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Kilmacrennan’s Richard Kerr took his first podium in the BSB Motostar Championship on Sunday. The young Honda rider made a last lap surge to take a brilliant 3rd at Caldwell Park. It was a top class ride in wet conditions against much superior bikes.
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Donegal Senior Football Championship – Sun 23rd August GROUP2 Dungloe 2-7 V 0-12 Ardara GROUP3 Cloughaneely 1-9 V 2-6 Glenfin GROUP1 Glenswilly 3-9 V 1-8 Malin GROUP2 St Eunan’s 0-8 V 2-12 N Conaill Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Group 1 Buncrana 1-13 V
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Derry City will play Cork City in the quarter finals of the FAI Senior Cup after the draw was made in Dublin on Sunday. Peter Hutton’s side will have home advantage at the Brandywell for the tie against the Leesiders. The quarter final draw is Bray Wanderers -v- Killester United Derry City -v- Cork City
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Kerry are into the All-Ireland final once again after beating Tyrone in Croke Park on a scoreline of 18 points to 1-11. Mickey Harte’s side stayed in touch throughout and the Ulster side were boosted after they converted a late penalty thanks to Peter Harte. But the Kingdom held on to reach their second consecutive
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Despite recording the eighth-fastest time across all three semi-finals, Mark English has bowed out at the penultimate stage of the 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing. English came fifth in his semi-final, overtaking three athletes in the final 200 metres. He’s told Will Downing it was all tactics:
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Mark Doyle from Co. Kildare won Sunday’s Donegal Marathon smashing the record to take victory in very wet conditions in Letterkenny. Rosses man Ciaran McGonagle was second and Bangor’s Mark Walker come home third. Oisin Kelly spoke with the top three finishers after they crossed the line… Kenyan Freddy Keron Sittuk was the
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Convoy Arsenal FC 1 vs 3 Castlefin Celtic Erne Wanderers FC 0 vs 2 Cappry Rovers Gweedore Celtic 4 vs 6 Glenea United AET Pen Gweedore United FC 4 vs 0 Keadue Rovers FC Lifford Celtic FC 1 vs 2 Raphoe Town St Catherines FC 10 vs 0 Eany Celtic FC Whitestrand United FC
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Inishowen League Cup Results Cockhill Youth P V P Illies Carrowmena 1 V 5 Aileach Redcastle P V P Carn Clonmany 4 V 1 Buncrana Dunree 0 V 1
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Police investigating dissident republican activity have been carrying out searches in Strabane. The searches, conducted by the PSNI were carried out in Townsend Street area last night and this morning. It’s believed the searches continued into last night as the police helicopter was sighted hovering low over the town. The PSNI said the policing operations
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Derry’s hopes of making the All Ireland Minor Final came to an end at the hands of Kerry losing 1-11 to 1-6 at Croke Park. Derry’s goal came three minutes into the second half as a high ball from Conor Maunsell sailed straight into the net to level the tie. Kerry’s goal was scored five
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A 19 year old man has died in a traffic accident in Inishowen. He was a passenger in a car that left the road at Tooban near Burnfoot at about 4.30 this morning. A second passenger – a 19 year old woman – is in a serious condition in Letterkenny General Hospital following
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Mark English has bowed out of the men’s 800 metres at the World Athletics in Beijing by finishing fifth in his semi-final. Will Downing reports:
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2015 Donegal Marathon Results 1. 185 Mark Doyle m SM 2:38:42 2. 165 Ciaran McGonagle m SM Rosses A.C. 2:42:00 3. 114 Mark Walker m SM 2:58:09 4. 216 Gerard Bogle m M50 UnitedHealthGroup 2:59:03 5. 182 Dara Mc Nulty m M40 Foyle Valley AC 3:00:10 6. 207 Terry Canning m M40 Omagh Harriers 3:00:18
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Donegal Senior Football Championship GROUP1 MacCumhaills 2-8 V 1-15 Gweedore GROUP3 Four Masters 2-5 V 3-12 St Michael’s GROUP4 N Muire 0-15 V 1-12 Termon Killybegs 2-4 V 1-15 Kilcar Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Group 1 Naomh Colmcille 5-16 V 4-8 Aodh Rua Group 2 Burt 1-7 V 2-8 Milford Group 3 Carndonagh 1-8 V
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Cockhill Celtic’s journey in the FAI Senior Cup came to an end on Saturday evening at the Charlie O’Donnell Sports Grounds losing to Longford Town 2-0. A Jimmy Bradley og and a Lorcan Shannon strike gave the visitors victory and a place in the last eight of Ireland’s premier cup competition. After the game Oisin
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Cockhill Celtic’s FAI Cup adventure ended on home soil as they lost out 2-0 to Premier Division Longford Town at the Charlie O’Donnell Sports Grounds in Buncrana. The Ulster Senior League champions battled hard throughout but Longford always had the slight edge and followed up on their win over First Division outfit Finn Harps in
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Donegal’s Mark English gave an upbeat assessment after he qualified for the semi-finals of the 800m at the World Athletics Championships in China. He gave his reaction to Will Downing
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There was disappointment for the Donegal ladies as they lost out 2-13 to 2-11 against Armagh in their All Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship quarter-final clash in Clones. Donegal could well have won the game, but Armagh emerged victorious to book their place in the semi-finals. Afterwards Donegal manager Davy McLaughlin spoke with Alan Gunn.
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The Donegal Ladies have been beaten in the All-Ireland Ladies SFC quarter-final. They lost 2-13 to 2-11 against Armagh in a thrilling clash in Clones. Donegal led for long periods but in the end Armagh came through. Alan Gunn filed this full time report for Saturday Sport.
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Derry City are through to the last eight of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup after an impressive 3-0 defeat of Drogheda United at the Brandywell. Goals from Patrick McEleney, Cillian Morrison and BarryMcNamee paved the way for victory. Manager Peter Hutton with very pleased with his side’s performance and says that the result lifted
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Over one and half thousand people in Donegal have had their profile on an adultery website hacked with their details published online. The Irish Sun is reporting that 767 people in Letterkenny and 942 in Donegal have had their personal details hacked from Ashley Madison.com, totalling 1,709. The Sun is also reporting that emails
Searches have been carried out in Strabane in relation to dissident republican activity. The searches, conducted by the PSNI were carried out in properties in Townsend Street area last night and this morning. There are no further details at this stage.
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Derry Magistrate’s Court has heard how a man who wanted money for drink stole the hot water boiler out of his own flat and caused major damage to his flat and the one below. Patrick Farren (25) of Flat 2, 4, Bayview Terrace admitted three counts of criminal damage and one of theft on
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Mark English is through to the semi-finals of the 800 metres on the opening morning of the World Athletics. But it was a long wait for him in Beijing. From there, Will Downing:
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There’s eight games down for decision in the Radio na Gaeltachta Donegal Senior Football Championship this weekend. On Highland Radio Saturday Sport Termon’s Francie Friel previewed the games with Tom Comack.
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Ulster Senior League kingpins Cockhill Celtic face Premier Division Longford Town in the Irish Mail FAI Cup 3rd Round at the Charlie O’Donnell Sports Grounds this Saturday afternoon at 5.00 pm. It’s Gavin Cullen’s first game in charge of the team in this competition and it’s a huge game for the club. Longford put Harps
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The Chair of the Donegal Marathon committee is calling on people to support runners and walkers during Sunday’s marathon and half marathon. Dessie Larkin says a key element of the success of last year’s event was the fact that people came out to support participants, making the journey a little shorter. He says this added
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In the minor semi-final clash, Derry take on Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday, with the winners taking on either Kildare or Tipperary in the final. Derry PRO Dermot McPeake gave the latest from the Derry minor camp, as he looked ahead to the game with Tom Comack.
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Tyrone face Kerry in the mouthwatering All Ireland Semi-final on Sunday in Croke Park. Former Tyrone star Noel McGinn gave his thoughts to Tom Comack on Saturday Sport on the highly anticipated game.
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Derry City are through to the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup after a decisive 3-0 win over Drogheda United at the Brandywell. Patrick McEleney gave the candystripes the lead after just 19 minutes and Letterkenny striker Cillian Morrison bagged his first goal of the campaign on 66 minutes. Drogheda were still recovering from this set-back
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The countdown is on for the Donegal ladies’ TG4 All-Ireland quarter-final clash against Armagh which takes place in Clones tomorrow. It’s three weeks since Donegal won the provincial title in what has been a great year so far. Manager Davy McLaughlin believes that they in the last eight on merit and points out that the
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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.
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On this week’s programme legendary Radio Kerry, commentator Weeshie Fogarty, speaks frankly on sledging and the RTE Sunday Game Football analysts do not escape his criticism either. He also tells Tom Comack that Tyrone player Tieran McCann, eight week suspension, for diving in All- Ireland final against Monaghan is far too severe and he hopes
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Derry have made three changes from the victory over Longford for Sunday’s All Ireland Minor Semi Final against Kerry at Croke Park. Callum Mullan Young comes into goals for Ben McKinless while in the full forward line, Tiarnan Flanagan and Francis Kearney are named in place of Brian Cassidy and Barry Grant. The Derry minor
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