The Ireland European Cup team for this weekend’s event in Herkalion, Crete has been named and includes a number of north west athletes. Mark English who has already qualified for the World Championships in Beijing will run the 800m. Tori Pena has been selected for the pole vault. The Finn Valley athlete hit a […]
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Fermanagh man Garry Jennings is looking for a second Donegal International Rally win this weekend. The 2012 victor has Letterkenny’s Rory Kennedy onboard calling the notes this year. After his maiden triumph three years ago, mistakes have cost Garry another win on the showpiece event of the Irish Tarmac Championship. Speaking with Oisin Kelly,
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It’s emerged the Fire Service has had to be called out to free young children who have become trapped in the grilles protecting the storm drain adjacent to Ringfort Road in Derry. The Rivers Agency has carried out a significant amount of work to upgrade this culvert in response to flooding in the area, but
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A Donegal Councillor has claimed that the closure of rural Garda stations is leading to people being unable to get on the electoral register. When registering to vote a person must have their forms signed by a member of the Garda at a station. Cllr Albert Doherty says during the recent referendum many people who
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The husband of a woman who died of cancer after it was not detected in earlier tests has said an unreserved apology from Letterkenny General Hospital is too little, too late. On Friday, the HSE has settled an action for damages arising from the death of mother of three Melissa Hamilton. The 34 year old
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The Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District says he understands there is to be a meeting today between management and union representatives at Medisize in Letterkenny. On Friday, unconfirmed reports began to surface that job losses may be on the cards at the plant. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle says he tried to contact management on
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Waterford’s Craig Breen has confirmed that he will not be taking part in this year’s Joule Donegal International Rally. He tweeted: “Unfortunately we have had to withdraw from Donegal to concentrate our efforts on Ypres.. Hope to get back there soon, best of luck to all!” Breen is enjoying a very successful year and last
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Parents can register their children under 6 for free GP care from today. 60 per cent of the country’s doctors have signed up to the scheme, however the Health Minister has indicated he expects three quarters of practices will have signed up for the scheme by the end of the week. The highest registration rate
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There have been no reports of injuries following a shooting incident at Fanad Drive in the Creggan area of Derry last night. A number of shots were fired at around half past seven. Condemning the incident, local Councillor Kevin Campbell said this took place on a summer’s night with residents out and about enjoying
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Robert Giles from Greemore and Belfast’s Colm Moriarty were the joint winners of the weekend’s hugely successful Dunfanaghy Pro Am. They finished one ahead of the field at six under while County Kerry’s David Higgins was next at five under. Dunfanaghy pro Seamus McMonagle was the top local pro finishing joint 8th. The team event
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Nick Grimshaw is expected to sign up to join the judging panel on The X Factor, according to sources close to the hit show. The Radio 1 DJ, who presents the BBC station’s breakfast show, is thought to be in line to take the place left open when long-time judge Louis Walsh left. Show supremo
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Frank Sinatra’s little black book has sold at auction for $8,960. The leather address book of the legendary singer – who died in 1998, aged 82 – read like a who’s who of the showbiz world, featuring the names and numbers of friends such as John Wayne and Sidney Poitier, as well as influential political
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Donegal 1-10 Roscommon 1-9 Donegal U/21 ladies team had a hard earned 1 pt victory over Roscommon in the All Ireland U21B Championship Semi Final in Sligo. Playing against the breeze in the first half Donegal led by 1-5 to 0-6 pts at Half Time. Roscommon took the lead in the 2nd half when they
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Donegal 2-11 Armagh 0-8 Donegal ease into Ulster Semi Final with a comfortable victory against a lack lustre Armagh team in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh. Donegal got of to a flying start with a Patrick McBrearty goal and they dominated the half throughout and led 1-9 to 0-2 at half time. Armagh upped the tempo
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Danske Bank NW Senior Cup Semi Final Draw Donemana V Coleraine to be held on Saturday 27th June Brigade V Eglinton to be held on Sunday 28th June
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A 46-year-old man is in a critical condition in Sligo Regional Hospital following an assault in Donegal overnight. The attack happened at a house on the Tullan Strand Road in Bundoran at around 1am. A 19-year-old man was arrested close-by for public order offences and taken to Ballyshannon Garda Station. He has since been released
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Armagh have finally release details of their team to face Donegal at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh in the Ulster SFC quarter-final clash. The Armagh team is: Matthew McNeice; Michael Murray, Charlie Vernon, Andy Mallon, James Morgan; Ciaran McKeever, Mark Shields, Aaron Findon; Ethan Rafferty, Caolan Rafferty; Miceal McKenna, Aidan Forker; Kevin Dyas, Tony Kernan,
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Over 150 crews will be making their way around the roads of Donegal in the next few days doing their preparations for next weekend’s Joule Donegal International Rally. The event which is round four of the Irish Tarmac Championship is the only three day race left on the calender and attracts all the top
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Mark English finished seventh in the 800m at Saturday’s Diamond League event in New York. The Letterkenny man didn’t find the hot and breezy conditions ideal as he ran 1:46.12. Mark will be disappointed with his performance given he ran 1:45.85 just a few weeks ago and his second place finish to David Rudisha at
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Former Sligo Rovers boss Sean Connor believes the title is still very much up for grabs in both the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division and First Division. Dundalk lead the way in the top flight but he feels that Cork, Shamrock Rovers and St. Patrick’s Athletic are still very much in the hunt at this
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Donegal’s Philip Deignan finished in 33rd position with a cluster of other riders, including Nicolas Roche, in today’s seventh stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, in France. Letterkenny man Deignan, riding for Team Sky, has certainly played his part for Team Sky during the week assisting lead rider Chris Froome. Froome won today’s tough seventh
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Finn Harps remain top of the First Division but have now suffered two defeats following their defeat to Wexford Youths on Friday night. Wexford are now just one point behind the leaders, after their 3-1 defeat over Harps. Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan spoke to Diarmuid Doherty after the game.
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The countdown to the big Ulster SFC quarter-final clash between Armagh and Donegal is now well and truly underway. It’s a sell-out at the Athletic Grounds – the summer is now really underway. Having disposed of Tyrone last time out Donegal are widely expected to advance against a side that played in Division three of
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Former Armagh star forward Ger Houlihan has a real insight to the Orchard County’s preparations ahead of Sunday’s Ulster SFC clash against Donegal at the Athletic Grounds. Armagh may have been playing in Division Three this year, but they should not be underestimated and they will be going into the game hoping to cause
Former Armagh forward gives the view from the Orchard County Read More »
The Donegal ladies under-21 side are involved in the Ladies U-21B football championship semi-final against Roscommon in Markievicz Park in Sligo. (Throw-in is 2.00 pm). Davy McLaughlin is the manager of the side, and is looking forward to the game. On Saturday Sport, he spoke with Tom Comack.
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Rents have dropped considerably in Co Donegal during the past five years. Across the country rents have dropped in nearly all parts except Dublin, Cork and Galway. The Irish Independent’s examined data from 2010 and 2015 comparing actual rents paid across the country. Paul Melia, Environment Editor, Irish Independent says it’s cheaper to rent
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A Co Donegal man has died in an accident on a Cornwall construction site. The man has been named locally as 45-year-old John Sweeney, from Dunfanaghy. It’s understood the man died when a machine fell on top of him. A spokesperson for the construction workers’ union UCATT said accidents should not be happening on construction sites. The spokesperson
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Donegal’s Mark English will be in action this evening in the IAAF Diamond League meeting in New York. He runs in the 800 metres at 7.45 pm Irish time. English will be in lane one with the favourite being Kenyan David Rudisha.
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The Donegal side for the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Armagh on Sunday has been named. Anthony Thompson comes into the half-back line, and Ryan McHugh moves from the half-back to half-forward. Christy Toye moves position on the half-forwad line, and Martin O’Reilly drops to the bench. Donegal: P. Durcan; P McGrath, N McGee,
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Struggling Derry City picked up a welcome away point as they drew 1-1 with Drogheda United. City went ahead through Mark Timlin on 39 minutes. But the home side equalised with Sean Brennan finding the target on 56 minutes. Lee Duffy squandered a late chance to win it for the Drogs, but overall it was
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Harps remain top of the table but they’ve now lost two on the trot in the league after going down 3-1 against Wexford Youths. Ollie Horgan’s side had the better of things early on but Wexford took the lead against the run of play on 21 minutes when their top scorer Danny Furlong scored with
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Former Donegal star Brendan Devenney is optimistic about Donegal’s chances against Armagh who meet on Sunday in their eagerly awaited Ulster SFC quarter-final clash at the Athletic Grounds. Devenney recalls that for years Armagh had the upper hand on Donegal, but more recently it’s been the other way around. There will be full coverage of
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The Justice Minister has announced the appointment of Mr. Justice Frank Clarke to the independent inquiry of GSOC following the death of Sgt. Michael Galvin. Sgt Galvin apparently took his own life at Ballyshannon Garda Station in Donegal last month. He had been investigated by the Garda Ombudsman as a result of Garda contact with
Justice Frank Clarke appointed to inquiry of GSOC following death of Michael Galvin. Read More »
Patrick Gildea Hairdressing have been awarded “Best Salon In Ireland” by Ireland’s Top Celebrity Magazine RSVP. This amazing achievement comes after great success in many other awards this year including RSVP’s Best Salon in Ulster and Best Colourist in Ulster. The RSVP awards have been hugely successful for number of years representing the Crème de
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The HSE has settled an action for damages arising from the death of a Donegal mother of three over failures to diagnose her breast cancer. Letterkenny General Hospital has issued an unreserved apology to the family of Melissa Hamilton that her cancer was not recognised and treated at an earlier stage. 34 year old Melissa
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Construction on the new Letterkenny Courthouse is to begin later this year. In response to a parliamentary question from Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn this week, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said it’s anticipated that a contract for the project will be concluded in the coming months, and construction will commence shortly after it has been agreed.
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A new Development Plan for Carndonagh is nearing completion, with local community groups, businesses and Donegal County Council involved in putting it together. A draft plan was produced at a meeting last night, and that’s now being considered before the final plan is agreed. Local Councillor Martin Mc Dermott believes this plan will succeed, because
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Derry City are on the road again this Friday as they travel to Louth to take on Drogheda United. Coming off the back of a disappointing result against Shamrock Rovers on Monday evening, it will be vital for the Candystripes to start picking up points once again as they haven’t won in the last seven
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A campaign has been launched to achieve Fairtrade status for the Derry City and Strabane District Council area. Last year, Derry City was awarded Fairtrade status, and Cllr Eric Mc Ginley says it would be a logical progression for the Council to support a campaign for this recognition to be achieved at a district level.
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€1.2 million has been set aside for energy efficiency projects to be carried out in Donegal this year under the Better Energy Communities scheme. It’s designed to improve energy efficiency in public buildings, businesses, sports clubs and homes, with a substantial portion of the funding going to an Udaras na Gaeltachta plan to upgrade a
Over €1million in Energy Efficiency funding announced for Donegal Read More »
The North’s Environment Minister has confirmed planning approval for an underground extension to an existing open cast mining operation in County Tyrone. The permission for the mining of gold, silver and lead at Cavanacaw, west of Omagh, includes approval for a further 15 years of work at the site. Approval has been granted for a
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Donegal Youth Council are launching their new county wide initiative Shake Up Sports today (Friday) in the Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar. Shake Up Sports is a major project that members of the Youth Council have been developing since the beginning of this year The project, which they plan to roll out across the county
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Ulster GAA will launch its new health campaign ‘Blood Sub: Blood Hub’ on World Blood Donor Day Sunday 14th June 2015 before the Ulster Championship Quarter Final between Armagh and Donegal in the Athletic Grounds at 1:25pm. Ulster GAA President Martin McAviney will be joined by Stephen Cousins from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service and
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Ivan Toner of Letterkenny AC was the winner of the Ballyraine National School 5k in Letterkenny lat night. Ivan’s time of 16.07 was good enough to take first place ahead of Roy McGilloway of Foyle Valley in second and Pius McIntyre of Foyle Valley in third. Letterkenny AC’s Sinead Peoples was first female athlete home
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Katie Hopkins would love to rule the world – and now a new TV series will give her the chance. The controversial columnist will lead a celebrity debate show called If Katie Hopkins Ruled The World for the show on TLC. It will see her joined by celebrities and comedians who will discuss one of
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Orange is the New Black is back, with all 13 episodes of Season 3 available to stream on Netflix in Ireland right now. Here’s the synopsis: “The women of Litchfield unapologetically return for the third coming. With a crisis of faith and their beliefs and loyalties being tested, each character must decide what and who
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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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Sunday’s meeting of Donegal and Armagh at the Athletic Grounds will be the 27th championship battle between the two sides. History favours the Orchard County who have won 15 of those to Donegal’s 8, while 3 ended in draws in the previous 26 contests. In recent years Donegal have had an excellent record in the
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The High Court has heard that a mother of 3 died from breast cancer after 2 missed opportunities to diagnose the disease at a breast check clinic in Co Donegal. 34 year old Melissa Hamilton died in September 2011, 8 days after giving birth to a daughter by emergency caesarean section. She was diagnosed in
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