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Listen back to live music, features and chat on the Weekend Edition

The Weekend Edition with Greg Hughes broadcasts on Highland Radio every Saturday Morning from 10am till noon with a mix of music, features and chat and it was another bumper edition this week! On the show Rob Laffan discusses an app he developed which assists his daughter with Autism communicate, it recently won a major

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First night of rally weekend relatively quiet compared to previous years

Gardai have said the first night of rally weekend has been relatively quiet compared to previous years. A number of cars were seized in a multi-agency operation across the county.   The operation, which will be carried out for the duration of the weekend has been specifically designed to detect illegally modified vehicles. Gardai have

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Over 25% of people in Donegal are either hoarding or throwing out electrical waste

  New figures show that last year 733 tonnes of electrical waste was recycled in Donegal but still over a 1/4 of people in the county are either hoarding or throwing out electrical waste. The figures compiled by WEEE Ireland show an average of almost 5kg of electrical waste recycled per person in Donegal in

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Three arrested in Donegal in relation to bomb attempt on policeman’s car in Derry released without charge

Three men who were arrested on Thursday morning near Ballybofey have all been released without charge. They were arrested after a bomb was planted under a police officer’s car in Derry. At around 4am on Thursday morning the three men were arrested in Killygordon after their car was stopped and searched. The car was examined

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Appeal for witnesses to N13 crash in which a woman in her 20s died

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a crash on the N13 Letterkenny to Stranorlar Road on Friday morning in which a woman in her 20s died. The collision, which involved a car and a lorry happened at Trentabouy, close to Drumkeen just before 7am. The N13 has now re-opened following a technical examination. Garda Traffic

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‘Tara the Jack Russell terrier’ saves the day for Sean-nós singing festival in Falcarragh

The actions of a dog from Falcarragh are drawing comparisons with the heroics of Pickles,the famous mongrel who found the World Cup after it had been stolen three months before the 1966 world cup finals in London. Tara, a three year old Jack Russell terrier, is being feted in the Gaeltacht village this week after

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McCannBlue campaign helps IrishRadioPlayer app to 70k downloads in just 6 weeks

In 6 short weeks since its launch, the Irish Radio Player radio app has had an astonishing 70,000 downloads. The app was created from a partnership of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) and RTE and allows listeners to download all 43 IBI and RTÉ radio stations currently available in the Republic of Ireland. According

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Three fishermen rescued off Inishwen after major search operation

The new Lough Swilly based Shannon class lifeboat has been involved in its first major rescue operation. A search was launched late last night when three fishermen from the Malin area went out to test a boat which developed engine failure. When they didn’t return, the coastguard was contacted and tasked both Lough Swilly lifeboat

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Rosapenna hosts Irish Women’s Close Championship this weekend

The Irish Women’s Close Championship takes place this weekend at Rosapenna Golf Club. The world’s number one amateur player Leona Maguire and the best lady golfers in Ireland will tackle the famous Donegal links course. Other top names to participate include Leona’s sister Lisa Maguire also of the Slieve Russell club, Royal County Down’s Danielle

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Lady Gaga walks red carpet in her underwear at songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony

Lady Gaga obviously decided it wasn’t worth getting dressed up to be honoured by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The I Can’t Give You Anything But Love singer arrived at the ceremony in a red velvet jacket, with just a black bra and panties and ripped tights underneath, teamed with biker boots and retro round

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Reid would ‘love’ his daughter to become cage fighter

Alex Reid would “love” it if his daughter were to take up cage fighting. The retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer – who was married to Katie Price from February 2010 to January 2011 – has confessed he’s keen to train his three-year-old daughter Dolly from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Chantelle Houghton once she’s older.

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Joule are excited to be part of the Donegal International Rally

‘Joule’ are the title sponsors of the Donegal International Rally for the next three years. The company which is based in Dublin is one of the country’s leading manufacturer and designers of energy efficient heat water cylinders and solar heating systems. Joule are making a considerable investment in its brand awareness in Ireland and found

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Gardai carry out searches in Killygordon in relation to attempted bomb attack on police in Derry

Gardai have carried out searches this evening linked to an attempted bomb attack on a police officer in Derry. Boiler-suited Gardai and sniffer dogs combed fields around the Killygordon area were three men were arrested earlier today. The arrests were in relation to the discovery of a bomb under a policeman’s car in Derry this

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Judge says appeal by Strabane doctor against conviction for assault on police becoming ‘a circus.

A judge at Derry Crown Court has said the appeal of a Strabane doctor against her conviction for assault on police was becoming ‘a circus.’ Judge Philip Babington made his remarks during another hearing into the appeal by 32-year-old Dr Eireann Kerr, who now resides in Belfast, who was convicted of committing four offences of

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Three men arrested in Co Donegal in relation to bomb attempt on police officers car in Derry

Gardai have arrested three men in Co. Donegal after a bomb was planted under a police officer’s car in Derry. At around 4am this morning the three men were arrested in Killygordon after their car was stopped and seached. The car is now being examined and searches are being carried out in the area where

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