The Bishop of Raphoe Dr Philip Boyce has announced a number of clerical changes for the Raphoe diocese. In a straight swap, Fr Philip Kemmy will leave Convoy / Drumkeen to become curate in the Cathedral parish of Conwal and Leck, with Fr Stephen Gorman moving in the opposite direction. Fr Liam Boyle will leave […]
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A Croke Park double header has been confirmed for the round 4-B qualifiers on Saturday week. Sligo will face Tyrone at 4pm, while at 6 o’clock, Donegal will meet Galway. Meanwhile, Kildare and Cork’s qualifier clash will take place in Semple Stadium this Saturday evening at 7pm, while Fermanagh meet Westmeath in Kingspan Breffini Park
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A Co Donegal man is among three men who have been found guilty of conspiring to murder Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair. He was also convicted of plotting to kill Ulster Defence Association leading figure Sam ‘Skelly’ McCrory, one of Adair’s closest allies. Duffy’s cousin Martin Hughes and Paul Sands were also convicted over the same
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A Donegal County Councillor is accusing the government of pulling a cynical con with the announcement that Councils may reallocate monies for regional and local roads to Local Improvement Schemes and Community Involvement Schemes. Last week, Minister for State at the Department of Transport, Micheal Ring announced an additional 1.5 million euro will go to
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of two priests in their homes in Omagh. He was detained in the Sion Mills area on Monday morning and is being held on suspicion of robbery and possession of a firearm. The man is in police custody being questioned about robberies
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Donegal will face Galway in round four of the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers, with the venue and time to be confirmed later today. The game will be played on the weekend of August 1st – 3rd. Sligo and Tyrone will also play that weekend. Next weekend will see Westmeath facing Fermanagh and Cork against Kildare. The
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The unstable political landscape in Ireland will be discussed at the annual MacGill Summer School in Co Donegal this week. It is the 35th year of the event, which sees discussions and debates taking place until this Friday in the village of Glenties. Government and Opposition politicians will take part in discussions with economists and
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Former Tánaiste and Justice Minister Michael McDowell has lashed out at the Fennelly Inquiry into the resignation of the former Garda Commissioner. Speaking at MacGill Summer School, Mr McDowell said the Commission of Investigation was ‘no substitute’ for a parliamentary inquiry – and said it forces deputies to wait for answers. A draft Fennelly report
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The funeral has taken place of Letterkenny teenager Tory Johnstone, who died suddenly last week. Mourners gathered to pay their final respects to the 17-year-old during her funeral mass at St Eunan’s Cathedral yesterday afternoon. She was buried afterwards in nearby Conwal Cemetery. The 17-year-old had been in Letterkenny’s Voodoo nightclub last Tuesday night. Local
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Sligo’s Lissadell House played host to Round 3 of the Triathlon Ireland Super Series on Sunday. Aidan Callaghan from Letterkenny’s 24/7 Triathlon Club claimed the men’s title with Dublin based Eimear Fitzmaurice taking the women’s title ahead of a stacked field. Callaghan clocked 18:33 for the 1500 metre swim, 1:03:32 for the testing 40 kilometre
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Monaghan 0-11 Donegal 0-10 Monaghan are Ulster football champions after one-point victory over Donegal in Clones this afternoon. 11 points to 10 is how it finished and that now tees up a round 4B qualifier meeting between Galway and Donegal. Monaghan, on the other hand, are heading to Croke Park for the All Ireland
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An investigation is underway into the wearing of paramilitary uniforms & shots being fired in Derry over recent days. The incidents are believed to be connected to the wake and funeral of Peggy O’Hara, the mother of INLA hunger striker Patsy O’Hara, in Derry. Police carried out searches in Derry this morning in connection
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An agreement between MBC Builders (Gildea), Ballybofey and Inishowen groups opposed to water meters has been reached following a meeting held in An Grianan Hotel, Burt, Co Donegal on Thursday 16th July. The meeting came about as a result of John Gildea, MBC Builders, recently contacting James Quigley, a local anti water charge
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A 25 year old man has been arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit van robbery in Coleraine yesterday. Two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, the other with a crowbar, threatened the van driver in the Riverside Retail Park at around 1.45pm, making off with a cashbox. Officers investigating the armed robbery
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Derry 1-11 0-11 Cavan Derry minors clinched the Ulster title in the curtain raiser at Clones on Sunday with a three point victory over Cavan. After the game Tom Comack spoke to the victorious Derry Manager Damien McErlain …..
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Mayo 6-23 Sligo 2-11 Mayo win a 5th consecutive Connacht title. Goals from Cillian O’Connor, Seamie O’Shea, Lee Keegan and a hat-trick from Aidan O’Shea have put them through on a scoreline of 6-23 to 2-11 lead after totally dominating Sligo. Sligo’s first goal came from Brendan Egan who also picked up a black
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Joseph Duffy took his second UFC win on Saturday night in Glasgow. The Donegal fighter forced a submission on opponent Ivan Jorge in a stunning opening round performance. A triangle choke three minutes into the fight was the moved which gave Duffy victory in front of a huge Irish and Donegal crowd in the SSE
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The Donegal U21 hurlers are through to the All Ireland Andrew O’Neill Cup Final. Paddy Flood’s side beat Sligo at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny 0-15 to 0-14 to reach the decider. Donegal will play Tyrone in the Final probably next Sunday 26th July at Owenbeg. Myles Gallagher spoke with Manager Paddy Flood on Sunday
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Brian Mc Iver has stepped down as Derry manager following the county’s exit from the All Ireland Qualifiers. The Ardboe native made the decision in the wake of the 1-11 to 0-7 defeat to Galway at Pearse Stadium on Saturday evening. McIver was furious with the a number of the calls by the referee made
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Championship football for Derry has come to end at the hands of Galway at Pearse Stadium. The oak leaf county lost their round 3b tie of the All Ireland Qualifiers 1-11 to 0-7. Derry lead by three points to no score early on but once Galway put a string of points together and hit the
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Donegal are the favourites with the bookies to beat Monaghan in the Ulster Senior Football Championship Final in Clones. But will it be a defensive game? Who are the key players? Tom Comack was joined in studio by three seasoned GAA observers, Martin McHugh, Brendan Kilcoyne and Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney to discuss the game –
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The Donegal team to face Monaghan in the Ulster SFC Final will be unchanged from the semi-final line-up. News of the Donegal team was released this afternoon. Interestingly, Leo McLoone is named among the replacements. The starting 15 is: Paul Durcan; Paddy McGrath, Neil McGee, Eamon McGee; Ryan McHugh, Karl Lacey, Frank McGlynn; Neil Gallagher,
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Tyrone produced a strong second half performance to win their All-Ireland Football Round 3B Qualifier against Tipperary on a final score of 0-19 to 0-7 at Semple Stadium in Thurles. The sides were level at 0-4 apiece mid-way through the first half before Tyrone enjoyed a good spell before the break with Sean Kavanagh to
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Derry City had a scoreless draw on Friday night at home to bottom of the league Limerick FC. Despite creating several good chances to score, City were unable to find the net. Limerick belied their bottom of the table position with a good performance and played some good football at times. City’s best chance of
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Former Fermanagh manager Dom Corrigan reckons that Monaghan will have the edge in Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Championship Final between Donegal and Monaghan in Clones. He sees a number of key battles, notably in centre-field. On Saturday Sport, he gave his reasons for tipping the Farney county.
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Donegal manager Rory Gallagher and players Frank McGlynn and Paddy McGrath are all set for tomorrow’s big Ulster Final. Gallagher felt that everyone expected Monaghan to come through their side of the draw. He feels that their defence is very sound and they have begun to get scores more freely. Both McGlynn and McGrath expect
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The Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup, which will take place all over the North West region of Derry, Strabane, Limavady and Donegal is on from July 20th to July 25th. Michael Hutton, Chairman of the Foyle Cup Committee, spoke to Chris Ashmore on Saturday Sport, where he looked ahead to the highly anticipated tournament.
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Monaghan and Donegal have become the two two in Ulster in recent years. Malachy O’Rourke, the Monaghan manager, is not in the slightest surprised that Rory Gallagher has continued on from where Jim McGuinness left off. And star forward Conor McManus feels there is very little between the two sides. On Highland Radio Saturday Sport
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Derry face Cavan in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Final curtain-raiser in Clones at 12 noon on Sunday. Damian McErlain, the Derry, boss has been very pleased with the way his side has played and notably their win over Donegal. But he knows Cavan have a strong pedigree and it will be a tough encounter.
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The sixth Malin Road Race takes place in Malin on Sunday 26th July. This year, there will be a Senior and Junior Malin Mile, as well as a 5k, which includes both walkers and runners. Gertrude Houton, of Malin RNLI, and Seamus McDaid, of Inishowen Athletics, spoke to Chris Ashmore on Saturday Sport, where they
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Finn Harps beat Cobh Ramblers 2-0 last night to go back to the top of the SSE Airtricity League. Manager Ollie Horgan was pleased with the result but fully realises there is a long way to go. He is hopeful that Harps can be in contention come the end of the season.
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Barry Whyte is in the hot-seat for this Saturdays Weekend Edition, he begins the show by going through the mornings newspapers. Have you ever found yourself crying at work due to a run in with a collegue or generally feeling stressed? It’s the big no-no in the workplace! Rita De Brun, Journalist with The
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A 24-year-old man has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of civil servant Paul McCauley. Piper John McClement (formerly known as Daryll Procter) of 136 The Fountain was charged with the murder of Paul McCauley on June 6 2015. That was the date Mr. McCauley died after being in a vegetative state
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The cost of buying a family home has rocketed across the country, despite a marked fall in the number of properties being sold. Analysis in today’s Irish Independent from the Property Price Register shows a 10 per-cent fall in houses and apartments being sold in the second quarter of this year. Over 8-thousand houses
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Met Eireann have issued a status yellow rainfall warning for Donegal later this evening. Heavy downpours and thunder storms are expected to hit the North West early evening and into the night. However, Meteorologist with Met Eireann, Joanna Donnelly says Donegal won’t be worst affected:
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The Monaghan team to play Donegal in Sunday’s Ulster Final has been named. Owen Duffy and Stephen Gollogly, who were introduced off the bench against Fermangh keep their places in the half-forward line ahead of Kieran Duffy and Owen Lennon. Drew Wylie, Paul Finlay and Dick Clerkin are named among the subs. The Monaghan
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Finn Harps went back to the top of the First Division as they made it three wins in a row by beating Cobh Ramblers 2-0 at Finn Park. Harps went ahead thanks to a Packie Mailey effort that was adjudged to have crossed the line following a goalmouth scramble on 29 minutes. Cobh had a
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A 24-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry. Mr McCauley died nine years after he was severely beaten in a sectarian attack in the city in 2006. He died last month in a care facility. The 24-year-old man was arrested in the Fountain area of Derry yesterday. Paul McCauley
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The owner of a proposed oyster farm on Linsfort Beach in Inishowen has defended the decision to develop the facility in Lough Swilly. Craughnagee Oyster Farm applied to the Department of the Marine for the necessary licences, and secured them last year for a 16 hectare site. They currently employ 15 people and hope that
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Derry City and Cockhill Celtic have been given home ties in the third round draw of the FAI Senior Cup. In an all Premier Division tie Derry will welcome Drogheda Utd to the Brandywell while Ulster Senior League Champions Cockhill will play host to conquerors of Finn Harps, Longford Town. Tie of the round will
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Some bad news for Shay Given – his manager at new club Stoke, Mark Hughes says Jack Butland will start the season as the club’s first choice goalkeeper. This follows the departure of Asmir Begovic to Chelsea. Despite Given’s arrival from Manchester City, Hughes says Butland will be the Potters’ number 1…
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Donegal’s golf courses could see a major influx of visitors from the US market as a result of Failte Ireland’s latest marketing strategy. On Monday next, 11 influential golf writers, broadcasters and online media with a combined audience reach of almost 90 million, will arrive from the US to play some of the key golf
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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 3 part 1 available here: Episode part 2 available here:
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Donegal and Monaghan are due to release their respective line ups for Sunday’s Ulster Final later tonight. The Ulster Council announced on Thursday that the game is a sell out while the bookies have Donegal as favourites to lift a fourth Anglo Celt Cup in five years. Former Donegal and Mayo player Martin Carney
Martin Carney is tipping Donegal in Sunday’s Ulster Final. Read More »
Infection control measures have been put in place at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. In a statement today, the Western Health and Social Services Trust says a number of staff members and patients are being tested and treated for the bacterial infection Streptococcus Group A at the hospital. The symptoms are sore throats and minor skin
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A Lough Swilly Ferry could soon be back on the water if negotiations between Donegal County Council and a potential new operator are successful. A previous round of tendering was unsuccessful, but when a second tender period expired yesterday, one proposal had been received. Discussions are now beginning, with Cllr Liam Blaney saying that while
Lough Swilly Ferry Service could return as early as next week Read More »
There’s been widespread condemnation of ongoing illegal dumping near a holiday caravan park at Upper Galliagh Road in Derry. Residents in the area say they are fed up with people dumping rubbish at the roadside in the scenic rural area. Last evening, the Chair of Derry and Strabane Council’s Environment Regeneration Committee visited the area,
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Joseph Duffy returns to UFC action on Saturday evening in Glasgow, Scotland. The Donegal man takes on Ivan Jorge in a lightweight battle which is part of Fight Night 72 at the SSE Hydro Arena. Joseph heads into the fight confident, after victory in his UFC debut in March where stopped Jake Lindsey. His
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A Sinn Fein Derry and Strabane District Cllr has been acquitted of benefit fraud charges and the judge has said the party should consider repaying any money owed. 30-year-old Colin Kelly of Kildrum Gardens in Derry had faced four charges of failing to declare a change in circumstances and one charge of making a false
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Derry Manager Brian McIver is sticking with the same fifteen which beat Wexford for Sunday’s All Ireland Qualifier with Galway at Pearse Stadium. The Derry team to play Galway on Saturday at Pearse Stadium, Salthill (5pm) is as follows: 1. Thomas Mallon (An Lúb) 2. Oisín Duffy (Forghleann) 3. Chrissy McKaigue (Sleacht Néill) 4. Dermot
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