A total of 77 thousand euro in grants have been announced for healthcare-related and social care services in Donegal. 40,000 euro has been allocated to the Donegal branch of the Irish Wheelchair Association, 20,000 euro to the Northwest Alcohol forum,10,000 euro to the Letterkenny Youth and Family Service and 7,000 euro to Inishowen Development partnership. […]
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It was a mixed weekend for Donegal football in Clones. The seniors are back in an Ulster Final for the fifth year in a row while the hot fancied county minors seen their journey this summer come to a sudden stop at the hands of Derry. Meanwhile Wexford and Meath will provide the opposition for
The McHugh View – Mixed day in Clones for Donegal Read More »
The fire service has brought under control a fire at a house in Rathmullan. The house, on the front shore, was gutted in the blaze while damage was caused to an adjacent property The alarm was raised at 11.30am this morning. No one was hurt in the blaze with an investigation to take place to
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‘After Hours’ broadcast on Highland Radio every Saturday Night 1am to 3am playing the best in electronic music. Listen back to latest show below Hour one Audio and Track List C 64 – On A Good Thing Icarus – Don’t Cry Wolf Carl Kennedy Ft Roachford – Ride The Storm Eric Prydz – Liberate Thomas
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Jason Black has, in his own words, given an update on Day 5 & 6 of his K2 Expedition 2015. News filtered through late Friday night that the long awaited journey to Skardu village at the base of the Bolero glacier, the starting point of the long trek to K2 Basecamp was not now possible.
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Philip Deignan will not be competing in this Tour de France after he was omitted from the roster which was announced by Team Sky this morning. The Letterkenny rider will be disappointed having shown some brilliant form and work for the team this year and last. Deignan was racing in Omagh over the weekend
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Donegal County Council has said that the uptake of the brown bin system in Letterkenny has been disappointing. Waste Enforcement Officer Doireann Mc Clintock was speaking as the system is extended to 10 other areas of the county. In July last year, brown bind for segregated food waste were introduced in Letterkenny, and from
Donegal County Cllr Niamh Kennedy has confirmed that she is to run in the next general election. The Killybegs Cllr was unveiled as a member of the Independent Alliance outside Leinster House this morning. The group will see TDs, Senators and Councillors contest the next general election with a view to becoming part of a
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A public meeting will take place tonight at Tirnasligo National School outside Clonmany to discuss the ongoing insistence of the government that children from the Urris area going to secondary school should go to Buncrana. Traditionally, post primary pupils from the area have gone to Carndonagh Community School, but the government has now changed how
Urris School Bus concerns to be discussed at public meeting tonight Read More »
Brown Bins are to be introduced into ten more areas of Donegal from July as the implementation of the 2012 Household Food Waste Regulations continues. This means that food waste will not be put with general waste, but instead put into a brown bin and collected separetely. As of Wednesday of this week, householders in
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A public meeting will be held this week to set up a Text Alert Network in the Killygordon/ Castlefin area. The meeting will take place tomorrow evening (Tues) at 8pm in the Castlefin CPI Centre. Locals are invited to come along if they want to be included in the new Text Alert network. Local Cllr
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People who were hoping for a heatwave in the Northwest this week may be left disappointed. Met Eireann says while temperatures will rise this week, there will not necessarily be sunny conditions. Temperatures will reach the low twenties this week, and while it will be warm and humid, there will also be some wet weather.
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Tyrone, Derry and Armagh have all been given home draws in Round 2B of the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers. The draw, which was made this morning, reads: Armagh v. Galway Derry v. Wexford Tipperary v. Louth Tyrone v. Meath. Details about dates, venues and times will be arranged later.
Home draws for Tyrone, Derry and Armagh in qualifiers Read More »
Several members of the Donegal Mountain Rescue team took part in the rescue of two young men who became stuck on Ben Bulben in Sligo over the weekend. The men became caught on the north face of the mountain but were located safe and well after 11pm. The men, in their late teens and early
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The euro has tumbled this morning against other currencies because of the Greek debt crisis. It’s at an eight year low against sterling, trading at about 1-euro 42 to the pound and 1-euro 10 to the dollar. Markets have also been falling on news of the economic problems in Greece, with stock exchanges expected to
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Seamus Coleman will not move to Manchester United for now, that’s according to reports this morning. Ther tablots are suggesting that if the Reds want the Killybegs full back they’ll have to up their offer. It’s understood Louis Van Gaal has put the Irishman on his shortlist and wants to offer £20 million pounds for
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Coronation Street is set for wedding bells once more as Tim Metcalfe will pop the question to girlfriend Sally Webster. Tim (Joe Duttine) will turn Mr Romantic for his big moment when he plays Take That’s Greatest Day as he gets down on one knee on the cobbles to ask Sally (Sally Dynevor) to
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Sundays are meant for relaxation, and Taylor Swift spent hers boating down the Thames with her best friends, boyfriend and family. Taking the day off after her sell-out performance to 65,000 fans at Hyde Park on Saturday evening, the 25-year-old singer took a boat trip with her boyfriend Calvin Harris, BFFs Karlie Kloss and Gigi
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Tyrone 1-14 Limerick 0-8 Tyrone advanced to the next stage of the All Ireland qualifiers with a comfortable victory over Limerick at Healy Park. A Peter Harte goal in the dying minutes put the icing on the cake for the O’Neill County men.
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Senior Division 1 Glenswilly 1-6 v 0-13 Ardara Four Masters 0-7 v 0-11 Kilcar Division 2 Termon 3-10 v 2-9 N Columba St Nauls 2-5 v 2-3 MacCumhaill’s Fanad Gael’s 3-6 v 2-11 Naomh Muire
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Donegal Councillor Gary Doherty says if people vote strategically at the next General Election, then Irish Water can be defeated. A Red C poll published today in the Sunday Business Post showed a 5% rise in support for independents, but a three point drop for Sinn Fein. However, Cllr Doherty says he believes the announcement
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Donegal’s Donagh Kelly in a Ford Focus has won the Raven’s Rock Rally in Waterford, round five of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship. He finished a minute and 13.9 seconds ahead of the Subaru of Welsh driver Mel Evans with Kerry’s Alan Ring also in a Subaru, 22.8 seconds further behind in third. Martin
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A security alert has ended in St Johnston after a suspicious object was spotted near the Orange Hall earlier this afternoon. The area was sealed off, and gardai examined the scene. After 40 minutes, the area was declared safe, with gardai saying the object was a hoax.
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Raphoe Brothers Sam, Joshua and Sister Chloe, representing Ireland have won a total of 4 bronze medals at the Inaugural European Games in Baku. Chloe and Sam Magee have won bronze in Badminton at the European Games in Baku. The Raphoe pair missed out on a place in the mixed doubles final losing Saturday’s semi
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Donegal have reached the Ulster Senior Championship Final for the fifth year in row after Saturday’s 1-9 to 0-10 win over Derry in Clones. Martin O’Reilly’s goal in the second half proved to be the decisive score which sends Rory Gallagher’s side to the provincial showpiece against arch rivals Monaghan on the 19th July. After
Gallagher and Murphy delighted to have come through tough Derry test Read More »
Football for this summer has come to a sudden stop for the Donegal Minor team. Declan Bonner’s side were the raging hot favourites for the Ulster title and were also marked as All Ireland contenders, but they suffered a one point defeat on Saturday evening in Clones losing to Derry in the Ulster Semi Final.
Bonner says Ulster exit is hard to take Read More »
Derry took a major surprise win over favourites Donegal in the Ulster Minor Championship on Saturday in Clones. The 0-11 to 0-10 win has put Derry back in a final for the first time since 2007. On Sunday the 19th July they will play Cavan in the opening game on Ulster Final day… Derry
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Mark McHugh says Donegal will have to up their performance if their to overcome Monaghan in the Ulster Final in three week’s time. Donegal came through a stubborn Derry challenge on Saturday night in Clones to win by two points and set up a provincial decider against the Farney County for the third year in
McHugh says Donegal will have to up their game for Ulster Final Read More »
Donegal are through to their fifth Ulster SFC final on the trot after a narrow win over Derry in their semi-final clash in Clones. Donegal started well and led 0-4 to 0-1 lead by the 10th minute. Derry came back into the game, inspired by captain Mark Lynch. But defences were on top as they
Donegal do enough to beat Derry and reach another Ulster final Read More »
Derry caused a shock as they defeated last year’s All-Ireland Minor Football Championship finalists Donegal by 0-11 to 0-10 In the end Derry deserved their win and were the better team, with Conor Glass outstanding. Donegal trailed by two points going into the final minute – but were awarded a penalty. However, Conor Doherty put
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The Irish National Cycling Championships are taking place in Omagh this weekend. The action began on Thursday and concludes tomorrow with the feature race, the men’s road race on a course of over 100 miles with plenty of great vantage points in the streets around the centre of Omagh. One of the leading riders taking
Deignan among the big names at Irish National Cycling Championships in Omagh Read More »
Tyrone will be fancied to overcome Limerick at Healy Park on Sunday (Throw-in 4pm). It’s been a difficult year for Tyrone so far and manager Mickey Harte will not be underestimating the opponents. It’s six weeks since Tyrone were last in action, but many of the players have been in action at club championship level.
Harte guards against over-confidence against Limerick Read More »
Derry City lost by two goals to nil at home to Cork City on Friday night. Despite a fine team performance the home side were unable to find the net and were unlucky not to take at least a point. Having just had the mid-season break of two weeks, Derry do not play a competitive
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Finn Harps have lost top spot in the SSE Airtricity League First Division after losing 3-2 to Shelbourne. Harps led twice in a game that saw both sides having a man sent off while veteran Philip Hughes bagged a hat-trick (including two penalties) to give the Dublin side full points. Afterwards Finn Harps boss Ollie
Defeat for Harps – Horgan reaction Read More »
Ireland’s Katie Taylor was won gold at the European Games in Baku. The Bray boxer won the lightweight final against Estelle Mossely with a 3-0 overall win. The judges scores were: 40-36,40-36, 39-37. This was her 18th major gold medal at international level.
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A notice for anyone planning to travel to Clones for this evening’s Donegal – Derry game, there are already half hour tailbacks on the Omagh to Kesh Road and into Enniskillen. Please allow extra time for your journeys.
Tailbacks starting already on roads into Clones Read More »
On the Weekend Edition this week: Author Richard Fitzpatrick is working on a book and documentary on the intriguing life of Irish man Patrick O’Connell who captained Manchester United and managed Barcelona during the 1st World War. Iain Miller from Unique Ascent joins us to discuss the success of his business which is drawing visitors
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The ‘We Wont Pay’ campaign is holding a bonfire at Limerick City Hall this afternoon to burn water bills. The group is touting it as the ‘biggest bonfire in the history of Limerick’. Yesterday the government published legal amendments to legislation to allow bills be deducted from wages or welfare. It’ll also force landlords to
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Donegal County Council has just released details of two major road projects commencing shortly. When completed the N15 Blackburn Bridge Phase 1 Scheme and the N56 Boyoughter to Kilkenny Scheme will see significant improvements to two crucial routes in east and west Donegal. The work will take place on the main Ballybofey to Donegal Town
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Killybegs Harbour is not being used adequately to promote and develop fishing and seafood, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has said. The committee, which investigated six fishery harbour centres across the country, said many buildings in them were not being utilised fully to help promote enterprise. The committee said job creation opportunities at the harbours,
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Chloe and Sam Magee have won bronze in Badminton at the European Games in Baku. The Raphoe pair missed out on a place in the mixed doubles final losing Saturday’s semi final 21-12, 23-21, to the French duo of Gaetan Mittelheisser and Audrey Fontaine. They will take back a bronze medal to Donegal as there
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Before the curtain-raiser of the Ulster Senior semi-final, Donegal face Derry in the Ulster Minor Football Championship semi-final, with throw in at 5.15pm. Derry minor manager Damien McErlain has been telling Tom Comack that Derry are very much the underdogs, but he also feels that they will not be lacking in big game experience.
McErlain gives his thoughts on Minor semi-final Read More »
Donegal minor team boss Declan Bonner has been happy enough with the way things have progressed during his side’s campaign to date. After wins over Tyrone and Armagh, his team will be fancied by many to overcome Derry. However, Bonner will not be underestimating Derry and knows that with players like Conor Glass, nothing can
Bonner upbeat ahead of minor semi-final Read More »
Donegal play Derry in the Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-final this evening, with throw in at 7pm. If Donegal win this game, it will be their fifth consecutive Ulster Final. Tom Comack has been speaking to Donegal boss Rory Gallagher. Before they discussed this evenings game, they began by talking about the departure of Donegal’s
Pressure for Donegal as Gallagher looks ahead to semi-final Read More »
Donegal face Derry on Saturday evening in the Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final, with throw in at 7pm in Clones. Derry Manager Brian McIver has been telling Cahir O’Kane that to be successful against Donegal it is not just about stopping Michael Murphy.
McIver previews Donegal and Derry clash Read More »
Donegal have made one change to their starting side for Saturday’s Ulster Championship semi final clash with Derry in Clones Colm McFadden has overcome sickness and takes the place of Marty O’Reilly. Other than that it’s the same fifteen which started the win over Armagh. Donegal Manager Rory Gallagher feels if Derry play like they
Colm McFadden returns to start for Donegal in Clones Read More »
Cork City have kept pace with the leaders Dundalk after two second-half goals helped them to claim a 2-0 win over Derry City at the Brandywell. Karl Shepard and Billy Dennehy scored the goals as Derry ended the tie with ten men when Aaron Barry was sent off with three minutes left. Derry haven’t won
Derry start second half of Premier Division with defeat to Cork Read More »
Shelbourne 3 Finn Harps 2 Finn Harps have been displaced by Wexford Youths as the leaders of the SSE Airtiricty League Division One after slumping to a third defeat on the trot. Veteran Philip Hughes was the hero for Shels as he bagged a hat-trick in a 3-2 win at Tolka Park. Harps took the
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Finn Harps have lost top spot in the SSE Airtricity League First Division. Having been 2-1 up at Tolka Park the Ballybofey Blues went down 3-2 to Shelbourne, as Wexford Youths moved to the head of the field with a 3-2 win over Cabinteely at Stradbrook. Damien McNulty put Harps in front 11 minutes
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