Calls have been made for volunteers in Donegal to take part in Ireland’s largest coastal clean up. Clean Coasts week 2015 is taking place from May 8th to May 17th and everyone is invited to get involved in protecting a beach in their area. There are a lot of clean ups already scheduled […]
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Homes in the Waterside area of Derry have been evacuated this afternoon because of a security alert. Police said two suspicious objects have been located in the Rockport Park area. A PSNI spokesman said houses in the Rockport Park and Caw Park area have been evacuated as part of the response to the incident. A
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Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness Derry home has been targeted by paint bombers. the Deputy First Minister said those responsible for the attack on his house would not deflect him from efforts to “build a peaceful and prosperous future”. Mr McGuinness said his grandchildren were in the property at the time of the incident last night. The
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Sean Cavanagh gave Tyrone supporters a huge boost on Sunday night by declaring himself fit for the big Ulster Championship clash with Donegal on May 17. Cavanagh recently went through an operation on a knee problem, and spent some time walking with the aid of crutches. But he returned to action with his club at
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Donagh Kelly & Conor Foley in a Focus WRC took victory in the Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes when they had 50 seconds to spare over the Impreza WRC of Robert Barrable & Damien Connolly after two days and sixteen stages around Killarney and the Beara Peninsula. Kelly led from start to finish
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Activists from Right2Water Donegal have attended a weekend conference in Dublin aimed at bringing various campaign groups and unions together in a bid to tap into the extent of the campaign against water charges. The Right2Water group published a list of seven policy principles at the meeting, and has opened a consultation process ahead of
Right2Water seeking views on possible policies ahead of another national meeting Read More »
The Bishop of Raphoe Dr Philip Boyce has issued a Pastoral Letter ahead of the Marraige Referendum, stating that a commitment to human rights and equality is not incompatible with recognising difference. In the letter, he says he will be voting no. The Catholic Primate of All Ireland says he’s been surprised by some of
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North West 10K Top Results for 2015 Senior Male 1/ Owen McGinley, Rathfarnham AC 33.07 2/ Ivan Toner, Letterkenny AC 33.42 3/ Danny Mooney, Letterkenny AC 33.56 Senior Women 1/ Natasha Adams, Letterkenny AC 35.21 2/ Fionnuala Diver, Letterkenny AC 38.29 3/ Catherine Whoriskey, City of Derry AC 38.43
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Eamonn O’Kane, the Banagher fighter, successfully defended his IBF Inter-Continental Title against unbeaten Englishman, Lewis Taylor at the Lavey Community Centre last night, winning on points after 12 gruelling rounds. O’Kane now moves up to number 3 on the IBF rankings and a possible tilt at a world title fight Eamonn speaks to Myles
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Ulster Senior League Results for Sunday 3rd May Bonagee United 3 v 3 Cockhill Celtic Derry City Res. 2 v 1 Letterkenny Rovers
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A man arrested following a serious assault in Limavady early this morning has been released pending further enquiries. At around 1.30 this morning, a 27 year old man was assaulted on Catherine Street. He is currently in hospital receiving treatment for a serious head injury. A 36 year old man arrested following the incident has been
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An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with rape, theft and assault allegations in England was arrested in County Antrim last evening Ryan Humpage, who was described as dangerous, was wanted by police in Lancashire after he was charged with the rape of a 13-year-old girl. He was detained by police at Shane’s Castle on Saturday
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Derry City were held scoreless with Longford Town at the City Calling Stadium on Saturday night. The draw was the fourth of the season for both sides and it keeps Longford in 6th and Derry 7th. Longford will be the happier of the two having played 70 minutes with 10 men after Conor Powell was
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The Inishowen League are back in the Oscar Traynor Trophy Final after Saturday’s 1-0 win over Clare at Maginn Park in Buncrana. The goal which sends the north west side to a second decider in three years was a free kick about two yards outside the box from Stephen Mc Laughlin. Dermot O’Brien’s side will
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Tyrone 1-11 Tipperary 0-13 Tyrone won their first All Ireland U21 title in fourteen years beating Tipperary in the Final at Parnell Park in Dublin on Saturday evening. Played in very wet conditions and having trailed from the start, Tyrone took the lead for the first time in the game in the 47th minute
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The family of former Derry City player Mark Farren have appealed to football supporters in the northwest for help in raising vital funds that could save his life. Mark has been fighting a life-threatening condition for the past six years and he is now seeking medical advice from an elite cancer centre in Germany where
Kevin McHugh speaks to Highland Sport about fundraising for Mark Farren Read More »
A new Donegal Senior 100m women’s record was set today. Janine Boyle, Finn Valley, set the record this afternoon in Greystones. She ran a 12.12 in wet conditions.
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Tyrone progress in the Nicky Rackard Cup after they defeated Donegal this afternoon in Letterkenny. The defending champions were happy to get their 2015 campaign underway with a win. Tom Comack spoke to Tyrone Manager, Mattie Lennon after their victory.
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The Donegal hurlers suffered defeat to Tyrone today in the Nicky Rackard Cup. The final score in Letterkenny read 1-12 to 0- 11. Donegal now turn to their ‘backdoor’ game next weekend. After the game, Tom Comack got the thoughts of Donegal Manager, Ray Durack.
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Finn Harps and Cabinteely finished level last night each with a goal to their name. Harps thought they were in the clear until Cabinteely hit the back of the net five minutes into injury time. Their lead at the top of the table has now been reduced to three points. Manager of Finn Harps, Ollie
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It’s emerged this afternoon that McColgan’s Foods are to create 43 new jobs in Strabane. A building project is underway at the firms Melmount Road site, with the company confirming today that over 40 jobs will be created as a result. SDLP candidate Daniel Mc Crossan says Mc Colgan’s has been a part of Strabane
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We kick off the programme chatting to Sarah Keogh a dietician with the new Toddlebox website which helps parents ensure toddlers have a healthy and balanced diet. Killybegs duo ‘Little Hours’ have signed a huge record deal with Sony – we get their reaction and hear a live performance. Plans are underway for ‘Feel Good
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Hundreds of Donegal teachers are to take part in a lunchtime protest next Thursday in opposition to proposals for Junior Cycle Reform. Teachers maintain the changes will will undermine standards, equity and fairness. The protest is being organised by second-level teacher unions the ASTI and the TUI. Neill Curran is the Donegal representative for the
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A Donegal judge has spoken of his fear of the prospect of people dying from a single blow. Judge Kevin Kilrane, when sentencing an inter-county hurler, recalled that a young man in Co. Leitrim was assaulted with a single blow and he fell to the ground and was killed. The Judge added: “This is the
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The Donegal Representative of the Irish Postmasters Union says the threat to the post office network in Donegal remains as strong as ever. Breid Gallagher was speaking ahead of the annual conference of the IPU which gets underway in Kilkenny this weekend. Amongst the motions on the agenda will be a proposal that the Union
Ahead of the Under 21 All Ireland football final tonight between Tyrone and Tipperary, Highland Radio Sport got the neutral view of Martin McHugh. McHugh feels that Tyrone will have too much craft and football both on and off the field for the Munster men..
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Tyrone take on Tipperary this evening in the Under 21 All-Ireland football final. The Red-Hand county’s last U21 final win was in 2003, while Tipperary are battling to secure the title for the first time. Captain of the Tyrone men, Kieran McGeary, looks ahead to this evening’s final in Parnell Park with Dave McIntyre.
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Tyrone and Tipperary will do battle tonight in the All-Ireland Under 21 football final. Michael McGeehin from Donegal is a coach/mentor for Tipperary, and he has been talking to Tom Comack about their campaign so far and how they hope to lift a first ever All-Ireland U-21 football title.
Donegal man hoping his adopted Tipperary can win first U21 All Ireland Read More »
It’s a big weekend for Ardara GAA who are hosting Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta over the next few days. Ardara chairman Stephen McCahill, tells Tom Comack about this weekend’s finals and the brand new clubrooms which are being used for the first time this weekend.
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The Inishowen League play Clare in the Semi Final of the Oscar Traynor Trophy on Saturday evening at Maginn Park, Buncrana. Having beat the holders the AUL from Dublin in the previous round, Inishowen will go into this tie with confidence, but they’re facing a Clare outfit that are looking to make up for the
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Would you like the opportunity to study and play soccer in the USA? Pass4Soccer are holding an Information and Assessment day on Saturday 16th May for male and female students. The event will take place in the Letterkenny Institute of Technology Sports Facility. Oisin Kelly has been speaking to Stephen Murray about the event….
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The family of former Derry City player Mark Farren have ask football supporters in the northwest for help in raising vital funds that would help save his life. Some of Mark’s former team mates are coming together to support the family in raising €30,000 for treatment in Germany. The Farren family released a statement
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First Division leaders Finn Harps were held to a 1-all draw at Stradbrook after Cabinteely United scored an equaliser with virtually the last kick of the game. Ruairi Keating put Harps in front on 13 minutes heading home a Kevin McHugh corner. It was a game that Harps should have been further ahead with the
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Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime in Derry investigating dissident republican terrorist activity have arrested a 45 year old female. She was arrested in the City this afternoon and has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite in Antrim for questioning. Staying in Derry and police have confirmed thatdrugs, including suspected cocaine and LSD worth
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Irish Water says it has now completed a much needed upgrade of watermains on the Lough Mourne Water Supply Scheme which serves 1,700 customers in the Finn Valley. The section of pipeline along the N15 National Road that links Ballybofey to Lifford, was identified as being in poor condition in the Council’s Water Conservation Rehabilitation
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Derry city will travel to Longford on Saturday evening looking to get back to winning ways. Despite having the majority of the possession and chances against Bohemians on Friday evening, they were eventually undone losing 2-1. Derry are currently sitting 7th in the league one place behind the hosts. While both teams currently have twelve
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Police have confirmed that a security alert at Magilligan has now ended. Police received a call from the prison at about 09:20 this morning about a suspect package. The ATO examined an object and determined it was nothing untoward. The alert had caused disruption with a sailing of the The Lough Foyle Ferry affected.
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Drivers are being warned to expect a greater number of motorcyclists on the roads this bank holiday weekend, as the summer months set in. Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority say they’re concerned about the increase in the number of incidents involving motorcyclists. The May bank holiday weekend in 2014 saw 5 people lose their
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Northern Ireland’s most controversial election candidate says she is a true friend of the gay community. Susan-Anne White, who is standing in West Tyrone, has previously caused uproar over her calls for homosexuals to be jailed. Earlier this week she faced jeers at an election debate when she claimed gay people are 40 times more
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A public inquiry is expected to be held in the Autumn on the development of the A5. It has also been confirmed that the draft orders, together with the environmental statement for the upgrade will be published at the end of May. The multimillion pound road project has faced significant delays since a High Court
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Gardai in Donegal have said there has been no confirmed sightings of a man wanted by UK police in connection with the rape of 13-year-old girl. 18-year-old Ryan Humpage, from Blackpool, is believed to be on the run in Ireland after he fled the UK in March. Gardai are seeking to trace Humpage after he
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Only 2.6% of over three thousand new companies established in the country in April were in Co Donegal. According to credit risk analysts VisionNet.ie over three thousand new companies were established in April. And of these 3,000, seventy seven new start ups were in Co Donegal. 22 were companies, while 55 were businesses.
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Jason Quigley says he’ll be back in the gym Monday morning preparing for his next professional fight. The Donegal man made it 6-0 on Thursday night with a second round knock out of Joshua Snyder in California. All six of Quigley’s wins have come inside the distance. Speaking with Chris Mc Nulty, Jason was satisfied
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Finn Harps make a first ever trip to Stradbrook tonight when they take on Cabinteely in the First Division of the SSE Airtricity League. Harps will look to continue their best start to a season since the seventies with victory tonight while the new boys in the league are coming off the back of
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Dungiven’s Eamon O’Kane fights on his home patch on Saturday night where victory would open the doors to a possible IBF world title shot. The Derry middleweight will defend his IBF Inter-Continental title against unbeaten Englishman, Lewis Taylor at the “Time is Now” show in the Lavey Community Centre. The winner of the fight will
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After Wigan Athletics relegation to League One there’s speculation about James McClean’s future with the club. The Derry Journal are reporting the Irish international will not be going down with the team into League One but may be going across the Atlantic to play in the MLS in America. Even though he was awarded
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There are calls on the council to make the provision of a bus stop at the Oatfield Site in Letterkenny a condition of any planning permission awarded. Cllr John O’Donnell has expressed his concern that someone will be seriously injured if private bus operators continue to drop off and pick up outside Mr Chippy in
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There has been strong criticism of those responsible for illegal dumping at one of Donegal’s most scenic spots. A large amount of household waste was dumped adjacent to a picturesque picnic site and near a local church at Lagg Malin. Following representations from Councillor Albert Doherty, the local authority acted quickly to remove the mess.
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Jason Quigley won the sixth fight of his professional career last night. The Donegal fighter knocked Joshua Snyder out in the second round in California. Chris Mc Nulty reports….
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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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