Donegal are through to the quarter-finals of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship for the fifth successive year after a big 3-12 to 0-11 win over Galway at Croke Park. Donegal began well with an early goal from Patrick McBrearty. But Galway came back into the game and at the break it was Donegal 1-4, […]
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Tyrone are through to the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland SFC Championships following a comfortable 0-21 to 0-14 victory over Sligo in the Round 4B curtain-raising qualifier at Croke Park. Sligo began well enough but Tyrone were in command at the break and led by 0-12 to 0-6 with Darren McCurry particularly prominent – he scored
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This year’s North West Senior Cup Final between Donemana and Eglinton has been rescheduled for August 8th and August 9th. Rain disrupted play on Friday and today it was a late start before the rain came down again, leaving officials with no option but to abandon play.
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Finn Valley athlete James Kelly has set a new Celtic Games record by throwing 17.68m to win the shot putt competition today. He actually broke the previous record of 17.56m which was held by his brother John Kelly. Meanwhile, Janine Boyle of Finn Valley AC was third in the 100 metres in a time of
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Donegal’s Aaron McGlynn finished seventh in the 800 metres final at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Georgia. The young Glenfin athlete clock a time of two minutes and eight seconds in the final. He may have been slightly disappointed with the time but it was nevertheless a great experience for him.
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Emergency services are currently at the scene of a road traffic crash on the business park road in Letterkenny. The crash, involving a motorcycle and campervan happened at around three o’clock this afternoon. At least one person has been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital and their condition is not yet known. The road remains closed
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Derry’s minor footballers are through to the All-Ireland Minor Football Championships after a memorable 0-12 to 2-4 win over Longford at Brewster Park in Enniskillen. In difficult conditions, Longford raced into a 2-2 to 0-4 lead at the break, inspired by Conor Berry. But Derry, who beat Donegal in the Ulster MFC Final, stormed back
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Derry City got a morale boosting win with a 3-0 success over Longford Town at the Brandywell. City produced their best first half performance in months as they led 2-0 at the interval thanks to a Pat O’Sullivan own goal goal on nine minutes and a Mark Timlin shot on 20 minutes. Peter Hutton’s men
Derry City’s welcome win over Longford – Peter Hutton reaction Read More »
Finn Harps remain top of the First Division despite being held to a scoreless draw at Finn Park. Finn Harps had the edge in the first half with Damien McNulty and Josh Mailey having chances before the latter got a straight red card on the half-hour mark for a challenge on Derek Doyle. In a
Harps’ scoreless draw – Ollie Horgan reaction Read More »
Burtonport man Joseph Duffy will headline Dublin’s UFC Fight Night this Autumn at the 3 Arena. The announcement was made earlier this week where Duffy in only his third UFC fight will take on American Dustin Poirier on Saturday 24th October. Poirier is a big name in the UFC and is a good opponent
It’s been a whirlwind week for Donegal’s Joseph Duffy Read More »
A Strabane cemetery has been closed over reports of a suspicious object in the area. The cemetery is located in Townsend Street/Cemetery Road in Strabane. Some residents are currently being evacuated to St Pats Hall Kennedy Street. Police are continuing to warn public not to touch any suspicious objects if they happen upon them.
Update – homes evacuated as security alert continues in Strabane Read More »
It was another busy Weekend Edition on Saturday with Greg Hughes. In association with the HSE we highlighted the #littlethings you can do to improve your mental health, Dr Eddie Murphy has some advise on how a healthy diet can help with a healthy mind. Wolves of Youth are a great bunch of guys from
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The All Ireland Championship continues this weekend with the first of the Quarter Finals on Sunday involving Dublin, Fermanagh, Kerry and Kildare while later today Sligo, Tyrone, Galway and Donegal will battle for the two remaining last eight places. Donegal have to overcome Galway at Croke Park to reach a Quarter Final next Saturday 8th
Barry Monaghan tipping Donegal to reach Quarter Final Read More »
A Strabane cemetery has been closed over reports of a suspicious object in the area. The cemetery is located in Townsend Street/Cemetery Road in Strabane. Police are continuing to warn public not to touch any suspicious objects if they happen upon them. The cemetery remains closed at this time and a search operation
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Ireland had another successful day at the Special Olympics world games in Los Angeles yesterday. 37 medals were won by Team Ireland on day 6 of the event. We claimed 8 Gold, 18 Silver and 11 Bronze – bringing our overall tally to 70 medals. Buncranna man Oliver Doherty (39) took a silver medal
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Donegal are seeking their first championship win over Galway in Croke Park later today in the All Ireland Series Qualifiers. Their previous two wins came in Markievicz Park (2009) and Castlebar (2003). The sides drew in Croke Park in 2003 and Galway beat Donegal in All-Ireland semi-finals in Croke Park in 1974 and 1983. Galway
Donegal v Galway Preview – Kevin Walsh Read More »
Donegal and Galway will meet for the sixth time in the All-Ireland championship later today. The prize is a place in the All Ireland Quarter Finals on Saturday 8th August. Their last competitive clash was in the 2014 Allianz Football League (Division 2) when Donegal won by 1-16 to 0-12 in Pearse Stadium but it’s
Donegal v Galway Preview – Rory Gallagher Read More »
Later today Donegal play Galway in the All Ireland Qualifier at Croke Park. Speculation has been rife over the passed two weeks that captain Michael Murphy has been carrying a knee injury. On UTV Ireland’s Friday Night Sport programme, former Donegal star forward Brendan Devenney said Murphy will not play on Saturday against Galway and
Speculation rife that Michael Murphy will miss Galway clash Read More »
A judge has said it is with ‘a heavy heart’ that he remanded a 16-year-old boy in custody after being told he was found unconscious on a bathroom floor after taking drugs. In a case at Derry Magistrate’s Court where the youth was brought on charges of possessing class b drugs on July 30
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An MEP for Donegal is accusing the Government of discriminating against young people with disabilities with how it is implementing the Youth Guarantee Scheme. Under the scheme those under 25 are guaranteed a job offer, an apprenticeship of continued education within four months of leaving formal education or becoming unemployed. However the scheme is available
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Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has again called for the HSE and Now Doc to stop gambling with people’s lives and to reverse the pending cut to the Now Doc services. Deputy Doherty said by proceeding with the cut to the Gweedore and Carndonagh services, the HSE and NowDoc were taking risks with the lives
Doherty reiterates call for reverse in NowDoc service cuts Read More »
Finn Harps 0 Athlone Town 0 Finn Harps remain top of the First Division despite being held to a scoreless draw at Finn Park. Finn Harps had the edge in the first half with Damien McNulty and Josh Mailey having chances before the latter got a straight red card on the half-hour mark for
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Struggling Derry City got a morale boosting win with an important 3-0 success over Longford Town at the Brandywell. City produced their best first half performance in months as they led 2-0 at the interval thanks to a Pat O’Sullivan own goal goal on nine minutes and a Mark Timlin shot on 20 minutes. City
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Donegal Manager Rory Gallagher has made one change to the Donegal team for Saturday’s Round 4B Qualifier with Galway at Croke Park. Anthony Thompson will make his first championship start at centre half back in place of the injured Karl Lacey. Lacey in not available for selection due to a medial ligament injury he picked
Thompson replaces Lacey for Donegal’s Qualifier Read More »
Rain forced the abandonment of play in today’s North West Senior Cricket Cup Final at Eglinton. Donemana had registered 81 for four off 27 overs against Eglinton when the teams went off early in the afternoon. Richard Kee made 28 not out while Kyle Dougherty was on 16 not out. Play will resume at 11.00
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Donegal’s Brendan O’Donnell has finished seventh in the European Youth Olympics in Georgia. The young Lifford AC athlete was competing in the final of the hammer event. He threw 59.46 metres which enabled him to finish seventh overall, having gone into the final ranked eighth. His personal best is 63.78 metres. Taking part at this
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Police investigating the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry are conducting a leaflet drop in parts of the city this morning. Uniformed officers are distributing leaflets to properties in the Fountain estate and in the Irish Street area, close to the scene of the attack in 2006. In a statement this afternoon, police say enquiries
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Donegal Councillor Dessie Sheils says the response he received this week in relation to concerns about potential land deals involving politically connected people not only fails to give the commitments he sought, it actually raises more questions. Cllr Sheils wrote to the council expressing concern some of the persons involved in negotiations to sell property
Sheils says council has not addressed his call for land purchase conditions Read More »
Hughie Gallagher from Gweedore is undertaking a mammoth task on Saturday 1st August 2015, starting at 12 noon when he cycles 420 miles non-stop around the perimeter of our beautiful County Donegal, taking in the Wild Atlantic Way, Glengesh and Mamore Gap. Cycle starts from Ionad Naomh Padraig Dobhair in Gweedore and finishes at the
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Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health 1. Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount
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Here at home this evening both Finn Harps and Derry City have home fixtures in the SSE Airtricity League Ex-Spurs midfielder, Aaron McEneff yesterday became Derry’s fourth summer signing after agreeing an 18 month deal The 20 year old played regularly with Spurs U-21 side last season – and if his clearance comes through –
Important night for Derry City and Finn Harps Read More »
Farmers concerned at low milk prices in Northern Ireland protested outside Stormont yesterday, and a number of County Derry farmers then went on to picket three supermarkets in Coleraine to highlight below cost selling. The protest at Stormont coincided with a meeting of the Assembly’s Agriculture Committee. West Tyrone MLA Joe Byrne is Vice Chair
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Young people are being encouraged to warn their friends against dangerous driving. The appeal comes as thousands of people are expected to take to the roads this bank holiday weekend. So far this year 91 people have lost their lives on the country’s roads. A campaign in Donegal is focusing on young drivers, with gardai
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A Donegal County Councillor is calling for a tourism committee to be set up in each Municipal District. Each committee would include representatives from the tourist industry and council members. This week, a brochure released by Failte Ireland which recommended various towns across the country didn’t include any from Donegal. Cllr Gary Doherty says the
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Letterkenny is among seven gateway towns and cities being invited to benefit from a new €14 million Urban Fund launched by the Minister of State Paudie Coffey this week. The fund is now open and is to be managed by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA). Letterkenny and the other selected towns are invited
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The 2015 Danske Bank North West Senior Cricket Cup Final between Donemana and Eglinton starts today and will continue on Saturday at Eglinton. Donemana are going for a fourth win in a row while Eglinton haven’t lifted the cup in twenty years. Highland’s Cricket Correspondent Eamon Mc Laughlin has a preview…
Donemana and Eglinton do battle for NW Senior Cup Read More »
One Direction really know how to cause a little bit of Friday mayhem. They surprised fans and released a new single, Drag Me Down, out of the blue. And the internet has all but crashed. But what’s the new single like? And what are fans saying? Here’s a run down and mini-review, and some fan
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EastEnders newcomer Jonny Labey has revealed he has received homophobic abuse over his controversial storyline in the show. The 22-year-old actor has shot steamy scenes with co-star Harry Reid on the BBC One soap, as their characters Paul Coker and Ben Mitchell embark on a passionate secret affair. “People would have been fine if it
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Ahead of Saturday’s Qualifier battle with Sligo at Croke Park, Tyrone Manager Mickey Harte has made one change from the fifteen which started the victory over Tipperary. Trillicks Rory Brennan comes into the full back line in place of Cathal Carron. The press release stated the Omagh man was unavailable for selection. On the plus
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Galway have made one change from the Derry victory for Saturday’s Round 4B Qualifier with Donegal at Croke Park. Adrian Varley has been named to start at right corner forward replacing Peader Og O Griofa. Galway team to Donegal. 1 Brian O’Donoghue; 2 Johnny Duane, 3 Finian Hanley, 4 Cathal Sweeney; 5 Liam Silke, 6
Galway to start Varley in Donegal Qualifier Read More »
A man who was arrested by Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry has been released. He was released yesterday evening pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. Detective Chief Inspector Michael Harvey said: “A 46 year old man, arrested yesterday in the Fountain area of Derry
One man arrested in connection to Paul McCauley murder released Read More »
Listen back to Mary Brophy’s new wildlife series on Highland Radio. With a host of experts, she be explores the beautiful landscapes of Donegal, discovering the fascinating creatures and plants that inhabit the county. Episode 5 available here:
Wild Lives: Listen back to Donegal’s wild side Ep5 Read More »
A 15 Minute Programme presented by Chris Ashmore every Thursday at 7.05pm highlighting all that’s happening in the farming community.
Highland’s Farming News – Thursday 30th July Read More »
The Derry County Board have confirmed Aaron Devlin died today. The Ballinderry and Derry forward had been on life support in hospital since last week after contracting meningitis. The board released a statement with the news this evening. “The Derry GAA community is greatly saddened to learn of the untimely death of Aaron Devlin.” “It
Ballinderry’s Aaron Devlin loses fight for life. Read More »
Finn Valley’s Sommer Lecky has won bronze at the European Youth Olympics in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Castlederg girl cleared the same height as the eventual winner at 1.80 metres but was denied the High Jump Gold on countback. It been a good week for Sommer who also won gold at the recent Schools Track and
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Police are appealing for information following an incident that occurred in the Ballyarnett Road/Racecourse Road area of Derry on the afternoon of Friday 24 July. Police received the report on Monday 27 July that a cyclist, a man aged in his 50s, was pushed off his bicycle by a passenger in a passing car. The
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Two men accused of smuggling 35 immigrants in to the UK in a container in which one man died are facing a possible retrial, the Belfast Telegraph is reporting. Four defendants stood trial at Basildon Crown Court after denying organising the operation after 35 Afghan Sikhs, including 15 children, were found inside the container
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The new Lough Swilly Ferry Service linking Buncrana and Rathmullan is underway, the first sailing from Buncrana left this morning. The Arranmore Car Ferry Company which is operating the service says some dredging has been necessary, and that curtailed services to some extent, but a full schedul;e will be operating by tomorrow. Spokesperson Dominic Sweeney
New Lough Swilly Ferry Service takes to the water Read More »
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry. The 38-year-old died last month in a care facility almost 9 years after he was attacked by a group of up to 15 people at a BBQ at a house on the Chapel Road on July 15th 2006. Since Paul’s
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A Councillor claims that the vast majority of money collected through the Local Property Tax in Donegal is being spent on administration. Patrick McGowan says his inquiries have shown that the LPT, which replaced the local government fund, is not being used to provide any additional services to the public. The Councillor says this is
Councillor says Property Tax collected in Donegal spent on admin Read More »
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