A Donegal TD says it’s time to stop using schools as polling stations. Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue, who is Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education says the Government should explore alternative options instrad of closing schools for a day. Deputy Mc Conalogue He says the practice of using schools as polling stations was acceptable when there […]
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Investigations are continuing to assess what damage, if any, has been done to the River Ness in County Derry after containers filled with sludge from illegal fuel laundering were dumped beside it on Thursday night last. The Ness is a tributary of the River Faughan. The containers were found on the Bairnault Road by members
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Shane Lowry has found some form ahead of this weeks Irish Open at Royal county Down. The event is being hosted by his freind and World number one Rory Mc Ilroy. Lowry finished tied for the sixth at the BMW players Championship in Wentworth and says his aim is to win a second Irish Open
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Cavan manager Terry Hyland says he won’t have any problem getting his team up for the qualifiers. The Breffini lost by one point to Monaghan in yesterdays Ulster quarter final and speaking to Northern sound radio afterwards Hyland said his team will be focused on the back door. First though he analyses some of the
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With three wins from three events Donegal’s Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus WRC) will seek to continue his dominance of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship that reaches the half way mark on Sunday next with the Circuit of Munster Rally. Along with his victories in the Abbeyleix Rally, the Midland Rally and maximum points
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Mission Impossible Rogue Nation is set to arrive in cinemas in July 2015 and it’s already looking like a lot of fun, as you can tell from this trailer. 2011’s Ghost Protocol was the biggest in the series so far and Cruises hightest grossing film of all time with almost $700 million worldwide so expectations
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Michael Fassbender has said whisky was the best and worst part of filming Macbeth in Scotland. The Irish actor takes on the lead role of the Shakespeare warrior in the film adaption of the classic play and has revealed he thoroughly enjoyed the country’s famous tipple whilst filming in the Highlands. When asked about his
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European Indoor 800m silver medalist Mark English achieved the qualifying standard for the IAAF World Championships in his first race of the outdoor season on Sunday. The Letterkenny man was competing in the FBK Games in Hengelo where he ran a time of 1.45.83 to dip inside the required standard of 1.46.00. The race
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As expected, the country has voted against lowering the age of Presidential candidates. All 43 constituencies said no to the proposal. Donegal voted broadly in line with the rest of the country, with both constituencies coming in at 28% Yes and 72% No. Meanwhile, Donegal North East Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn says putting the presidential
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USL League Cup Final Bonagee United 1 v 2 Cockhill Celtic Cockhill Celtic won the League and Cup Double with a hard earned odd goal in three victory over a much improved Bonagee United team at Leckview Park. A Peter Doherty header clinched the victory after a Frankie McBrearty
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Inishowen League 2 Limerick League 1 An early goal on 12 minutes by Stephen McLaughlin set the Inishowen League up to take the Oscar Traynor Trophy at Maginn Park on Sunday. Inishowen played good football and added to their lead on 34 minutes when Kieran McDaid scored a cracking goal but the Limerick League pulled
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Monaghan came from behind to beat Cavan by just one point in the Ulster Championship quarter-final. 16 points to 15 is how it finished at Kingspan Breffni Park with Colm Mc Manus on form for Monaghan scoring 0-7. The Farney men await the winners of Antrim AND Fermanagh in the semi final. Monaghan boss Malachy
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Group 1 Malin 1-13 v 0-16 MacCumhaills Group 2 N Conaill 2-14 v 1-8 Dungloe Ardara 0-7 v 2-10 St Eunan’s Group 3 St Michaels 2-11 v 0-7 Cloughaneely
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Donegal Intermediate Football Championship St Naul’s 0-12 V 2-7 Naomh Colmcille Milford 2-9 V 3-10 Bundoran Urris 1-6 V 0-10 Fanad Gaels Donegal Senior Football Championship Group1 Gweedore 1-8 V 1-10 Glenswilly Group 3 Glenfin 2-9 V 3-9 Four Masters Group 4 Kilcar 2-13 V 0-8 Naomh Muire Termon 1-11 v 0-12 Killybegs Peter
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Ulster Senior League Result Swilly Rovers 2 v 2 Derry City Reserves Laurence Toland scored both of Swilly’s goals while Conor Doherty netted a brace for Derry.
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Co Donegal has voted Yes to the Marriage Equality Referendum. Taking into account the results from both constituencies in the county, 51.5% voted Yes, while 48.5% voted No. There was scenes of joy at both count centres in Letterkenny and Donegal Town as the results were read out. At the Bonagee Centre there was tears
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Donegal and Tyrone have both bowed out of the Nicky Rackard Cup at the semi-final stage. Donegal lost out 1-19 to 1-12 away to Armagh and Tyrone were beaten 0-14 to 1-15 at home to Roscommon. Armagh will play Roscommon in the final on June 6th in Croke Park.
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Derry City manager Peter Hutton says his team got a “good point” following “a battling performance” against Sligo Rovers on Friday night. His side drew 1-1 against their local rivals, who missed a penalty that would have granted them the win. Derry City went down to 10 men in the second half, but Hutton hailed
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Ollie Horgan says he’s “disappointed” his Finn Harps side conceded 2 “preventable” goals against UCD in their draw last night. UCD’s Robbie Benson, who Horgan hailed as the “best player in the division”, scored late on before Harps’ McHugh salvaged a point in the 86th minute. Horgan did go on to say it could
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The Ulster Senior Championship continues on Sunday. Former Monaghan All-Star Eugene “Nudie” Hughes looks ahead of tomorrow’s big Ulster Championship clash of Cavan and Monaghan, in Kingspan Breffni Park with Tom Comack …….
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Former Donegal player and double Donegal Senior Club Championship winner with Ardara, Eamon Doherty casts his eye over this weekend’s first round of games in the RTE Raidion Na Gaeltachta Senior Club Championship…
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It’s still not clear if Donegal will give a resounding ‘Yes’ to the Marriage Equality Referendum. Final tallies suggest a 53/47 Yes majority in Donegal North East, but in Donegal South West, it’s too close to call, with a handful of votes in it. Both constituencies have some boxes which were not tallied, and that
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The 2015 running of the Donegal Marathon will see route changes from last year. The changes come after concerns the full marathon’s previous route was “tough”. The event takes place in Letterkenny on the 23rd of August. Chairman of the Donegal Marathon Dessie Larkin spoke to Oisin Kelly about it on Saturday Sport.
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10.20 – So far in Donegal North East, tallies say it’s looking positive for the Yes side, with Yes ahead by 55/45 with mainly rural boxes open. Donegal South West at the moment 58/42 yes, with about 30% of votes tallied. 10.40 – Donegal Council Chair John Campbell predicts a ‘Yes’ vote in Donegal South
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Inishowen are hoping to get their first ever title in the Oscar Traynor inter-league trophy tomorrow. They welcome Limerick to Maginn Park and want to go one better from their loss in the final two years ago. Oisin Kelly looks ahead to the game with Inishowen Manager Diarmuid O’Brien..
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Counting is getting underway across the country to see if the country has voted to allow same sex marriage and reduce the minimum age to run for president. Votes cast in Donegal North East are beng counted in Bonagee, Letterkenny and in Donegal South West, counting is underway in the St John Bosco Centre in
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A Buncrana man bit a man on the knee so hard it left a hole in his jeans, a court has heard. Ryan Phelan, of Big Home, Tullydish, Buncrana, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm on March 18, last year. He also admitted assaulting the injured party’s girlfriend and causing damage to a
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A man has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in Tyrone. The charges are linked to an incident in Augher on Thursday night, in which a 40-year-old man sustained stab wounds to his stomach. A 29-year-old man is due to appear at Omagh Magistrates’ Court later today, a 23-year-old man
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The polls have closed and the votes are in. Counting will get underway at 9am this morning. The votes in the Donegal North-East constituency will be counted in the Bonagee Centre in Letterkenny, while the votes in Donegal South-West constituency will be counted in the John Bosco Centre in Donegal Town. The results for Co
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Finn Harps moved seven points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity League First Division with a 2-2 draw against UCD in Ballybofey. As the game approached the hour, the students scored a stunning opening goal, a 30 yard volley by John Watson. On 66 minutes Harps levelled the game for the first time
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Friday’s north west derby between Derry City and Sligo Rovers at the Brandywell ended in a 1-1 draw. The game burst into life on 50 minutes as Sligo took the lead through Sander Puri, who chased the ball in behind the Derry defence, past keeper Sean Patton to slot home into an empty net. Straight
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Ulster have missed-out on a place in this season’s Guinness Pro12 Grand Final. Glasgow scored a dramatic late try to snatch a 16 points to 14 victory at Scotstoun. A first-half try from Chris Henry helped Ulster to lead for the majority of the game. But Glasgow winger D.T.H Van Der Merwe scored a last-gasp
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The Tyrone County Board have responded to allegations that a Donegal player was verbally abused about the death of his father during last Sunday’s game between Donegal and Tyrone in Ballybofey. The board released a statement this afternoon in which they deny the claims. The statement is as follows.. “Due to persistent allegations circulating
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Voting continues in the same sex marriage and presidential age referendums. As of 3pm, turnout across Donegal is said to be high compared to recent referenda. Turnout in Buncrana urban boxes stands at over 20% with a similar figure for Letterkenny – The average turnout in East Donegal is around 22%. Rural boxes are said
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The Donegal and Tyrone County Boards are investigating an incident which took place during last Sunday’s Ulster Minor Championship game where a Donegal player was allegedly verbally abused about his father who died last year. Donegal Minor Manager Declan Bonner said in today’s Donegal News that the treatment of the player was toxic and if
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Fanad Utd have announced Arthur Lynch as their manager the forthcoming Ulster Senior League season which returns to winter football in August. Lynch who has been a firm fixture with Fanad Utd teams replaces Michael Deeney in the Traigh-a-Locha hotseat. In the last number of seasons he has been managing Cranford United in the Donegal
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A Strabane Cllr has called for the demolition of a derelict property which he says has become a hotspot for anti-social behaviour. The two-storey house, which is opposite Strabane Golf Club, has been in a state of disrepair for a number of years. A number of residents in nearby Laurel Drive recently had goods stolen
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A member of a group who have been protesting against the installation of water meters in Co Donegal has said that there has been no intimidation of Irish Water workers. Up to a dozen members of a group known as the Donegal Water Warriors have protested at many housing estates around the county. In a
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The fall out from last Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship meeting between Donegal and Tyrone continues Much has been made about the off the ball behaviour of players during the senior game and earlier this week, details emerged about some unsavoury behaviour during the minor game as well. Declan Bonner – the Donegal Minor team manager
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Irish Water has confirmed it will shortly begin construction on a new Wastewater Treatment Plant for Bundoran. The seaside town has no treatment plant at the moment and untreated wastewater is currently being discharged into the sea at Bundoran Bay. The recently published EPA report “Focus on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2013” highlighted a
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There are calls on the council to reduce rates for businesses that don’t avail of council services such as sewers, paths and streetlights. Councillor John O’Donnell says it is unfair that businesses in rural areas that don’t access council services should have to pay rates the same as those in bigger towns that do. The
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A new strategy aimed at supporting older people is being launched in Donegal today. The plan, which will be implemented over the coming years, was drawn up in consultation with relevant groups and older people in the county. Singer Daniel O’Donnell will officially launch the new initiative in Letterkenny this afternoon. Director of Services at
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Voting’s underway in the same sex marriage and presidential age referendums. Polls will remain open until 10 o’clock tonight and counting will take place tomorrow. 122,827 people have a right to vote in the two referendums in Co Donegal. When they go to the polls they’ll get two ballot papers – a white one for
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Four teenage boys have been treated in hospital in Derry after taking unknown substances. Police are trying to establish what the boys took before they were admitted to hospital on Wednesday night. Three boys are in a stable condition at Altnagelvin Hospital. Details on the other boy have not been released. “In general, our advice
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Irish Water has confirmed that it has suspended the installation of water meters in parts of Co Donegal. The utility claims there has been “targeted aggression” towards staff installing the devices recently. Irish Water claims that workers employed by GMC Sierra were targeted by individuals in parts of north and west Donegal. In a statement
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A Ballybofey man has secured one of the top jobs in the IMPACT trade union. Sean Reid has been ellected chair of the union’s Local Government Division. Originally from Ballybofey and now living in Convoy Mr Reid has worked at Donegal County Council since 2001. He says an increase in staff numbers at Donegal County
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Ulster return to Glasgow tonight (Friday) for the first of this weekend’s Guinness Pro12 semi-finals. After a second-string Ulster side were beaten at Scotstoun on the final day of the regular season, Ulster head coach Neil Doak has made 11 changes for tonights game – handing recalls to the likes of Rory Best and
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It’s been confirmed that both Donegal and Tyrone have been handed 5000 euro fines for their part in the half time brawl in the Ulster Senior Championship opener last weekend. Tyrone selector has been Gavin Devlin was hit with an 8 week suspension for his part in the altercation. Donegal County Board chairman, Sean
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Monaghan have named their team ahead of this Sunday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final against Cavan. There’s major changes from the team that started last month’s League semi-final loss to Dublin. The half-back line is the only one that remains unchanged, with Dessie Mone and Drew Wylie moving into the full-backs, with Neil McAdam and Dick
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