European Indoor silver medalist Mark English and the other Ireland team members will arrive back in Ireland this evening from Prague. Mark is once again the hottest property in Irish athletics after securing a second medal at a major European competition. The Letterkenny man will receive a hero’s welcome when the plane touches down after […]
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The Harry Blaney Bridge in Fanad has been closed for safety reasons. Donegal Co. Council has confirmed that it has been shut to traffic due to the high winds. Motorists using the route will now face a 30 mile detour. Meanwhile, a status orange weather warming is still in place across Donegal. Winds are expected to
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A tractor which had been stolen from a Donegal County Council yard this morning has been recovered in Creeselough. The vehicle and equipment, worth over 20,000 euro, had been stolen in the early hours of this morning in Ballybofey. The gate of the yard at Glenmore outside Ballybofey was forced open, and the blue New
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A day after their defeat to Monaghan, Donegal are analysing was went wrong in yesterday’s 0-9 to 1-4 loss at Letterkenny. Donegal failed to score a point from play and the goal was their only score of the second half. It was their first defeat at home in the league, their second of the campaign
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The Land League in Donegal is calling for repossession cases at Letterkenny Registrar’s Court to be adjourned for a month. Cases which were to have been heard today have been postponed until tomorrow, but Carena Mc Callig of the Land league says the notice given was inadequate and many people may be missing from the
Due to high winds the Foyle Bridge in Derry has been closed to high sided vehicles and a 30 MPH speed limit has been put in place for other vehicles using the bridge. The restrictions are being implemented as a Met Eireann Orange Status Weather Alert remains in place for Donegal and other North West
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Finn Harps are back on the pitch tonight when they take on Galway Utd in the first round of the EA Sport’s Cup. The Donegal side head into the game off the back of a good performance in Dublin last Friday where they held First Division title favourites Shelbourne scoreless at Tolka Park. Galway lost
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A tractor and equipment with a combined value of around 20,000 euro has been stolen from a Donegal County Council yard. In the early hours of this morning, the gate of the yard at Glenmore outside Ballybofey was forced open, and the blue New Holland tractor was taken, along with a front loader and dump
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European Indoor silver medalist Mark English will arrive back in Ireland this evening after 7pm. The Letterkenny man put in a wonderful performance to take second place by a margin of five-hundredths of a second on Sunday in Prague The silver medal adds to the bronze he won in Zurich at the European outdoors last
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Police in Derry have completed a second search of a stretch of the Madam’s Bank Road after fears were raised last night of a bomb being placed in the vicinity. Chief Inspector Andy Lemon, the area’s Operations Manager, said based on a limited amount of information that an explosive device had been left in the
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Sinn Féin’s Justice Spokesperson says the campaign for a more accountable police service must be intensified. Donegal North East Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn told the parties Ard Fheis in Derry at the weekend that a police service, free from political interference and fully accountable to our communities at local and state level remains the priority.
American Dustin Johnson fired a three-under par 69 to win the WGC-Cadillac Championship by one stroke on Sunday as Rory McIlroy again struggled. Overnight leader J.B. Holmes, who started the round with a five-shot lead, finished second. Rory McIlroy shot an even-par 72, leaving him one-under for the week. Speaking after the event, McIlroy said:
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Niall Maguire and Enda Sherry in a Subaru Impreza WRC won the Mayo Stages Rally with a minute and eight seconds to spare over Frank Wray and Kieran McGrath in another Subaru. Aaron McHale and Paul McGee were third. Trevor Bustard and John McCafferty were 7th overall. Meanwhile,Sebastian Ogier won Rally Mexico ahead of
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Mark English has won silver for Ireland in the final of the men’s 800 metres at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague. He edged out Dutch athlete Thijmen Kupers on the line to take second place by a margin of five-hundredths-of-a-second. Will Downing commentated live from Prague for Highland Radio Sunday Sport …….
Department of Agriculture inspections are designating some marginal land as ineligible. Midland North West MEP Marian Harkin says this is being done in some areas without properly defined standards, and with no regard to the flexibility which is built into the EU legislation. She says as a result of destocking in the 1990s, many farmers
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Galway based patient advocvate Neil Johnson has been appointed Chairperson of the Patient Council for Saolta University Health Care Group. The Vice Chair will be Jean Kelly, Saolta’s Group Director of Nursing and Midwifery. Saolta says the council will play an important role in ensuring that patients’ views are represented. Saolta says the aim of
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Martine McCutcheon and her husband Jack McManus have introduced their first son Rafferty in an exclusive interview and photo shoot with Hello! magazine. The 38-year-old actress told Hello! that, after a struggle to conceive Rafferty, she has never been happier. She said: “I used to think, when I heard people say having a child was
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Donegal suffered their first defeat at home in the National Football League Division One when they lost to Monaghan by 2 points at O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny. In a low scoring game the teams went in level 4 points a piece at half time but Monaghan proved the stronger in a dour second half where Donegal
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Jason Quigley says his first round knock out of Lanny Dardar in Los Angeles on Friday was an important stepping stone on the way to where he wants to be. Jason spoke in detail to Myles Gallagher on Highland Radio’s Sunday Sport…
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Sean McFadden, Letterkenny improved on his second place last year to take the Title this year in a time of 15:05:30. Sean had 17min and 9secs to spare over 2nd place finisher Mayo man Sean McLoughlin. Conditions were very difficult with force 10 winds which meant the kayak section between Ramelton and Rathmulen had
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Knockalla Cup – Quarter Finals Letterkenny Rovers 1 V 0 Bonagee United Cockhill Celtic 4 V 0 Killylough Glengad United 2 V 3 Derry City Reserves A.E.T. Cootehill Harps 5 V 2 Milford United A.E.T.
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Patrick McNally is Donegal’s richest person – with a fortune of over 405 million euro. That’s according to the Sunday Independent’s Rich List which is published this morning. Indian industrialist Pallonji Mistry is Ireland’s richest person – with a fortune of almost 15 billion euro. The Sunday Independent’s Business Editor Nick Webb explains Patrick McNally’s
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The HSE is being asked to publish figures relating to heart attack deaths in a number of small hospitals. According to the Sunday Business Post, the combined death rate at Roscommon County Hospital, Bantry General and South Infirmary Victoria in Cork, Ennis Hospital, St John’s in Limerick and St Michael’s in Dublin was 12.2
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Mark English has qualified for the final of the men’s 800 metres at the European Indoor Championships in Prague. The Letterkenny man finished second in this evening’s semi final. The final will be held 2.30pm Irish time on Sunday. Speaking with Will Downing, Mark was happy to be into the final..
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Donegal’s struggles in Division 2b of the National Hurling League continued on Saturday. Ray Durack’s side lost to Meath 2-15 to 1-4 at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. They have yet to pick up a point this season and find themselves in a relegation battle at the bottom of the division. Speaking after the final
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Ireland’s Mark English is through to the final of the 800m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague. The Letterkenny athlete was well placed throughout his semi-final and at one stage looked as if he was going to win. But Britain’s Guy Learmonth pipped the UCD AC athlete on the line to win in
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Finn Harps picked up a useful point as they went to Tolka Park in Dublin and drew 0-0 with Shelbourne. Shels had the better of things in the first half and Harps goalkeeper Ciaran Gallagher had to make a number of important saves. Harps improved after the interval and could even have snatched a victory.
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Derry City had to come from behind to win their opening SSE Airtricity League Premier Division game at Eamon Deacy Park against Galway FC. The westerners had the better of things in the first half and City had to come from behind to win, thanks to goals from Sean Houston and Ryan Curran. On Saturday
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Former Tyrone All- Star defender John Lynch tells Tom Comack, that it is time that the senior players in the Tyrone, team stand up and be counted in tonight’s Division League tie against Dublin, in Croke Park.
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Donegal manager Rory Gallagher on the latest from the Donegal camp ahead of tomorrow’s Allianz League Division One clash with Monaghan in O’Donnell Park. Rory Gallagher, in conversation with Tom Comack.
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On this weeks programme…. Barry has a look over this mornings papers, with Harrisons Fords plane crash and the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Derry taking up the majority of the front pages. The sad story of the passing of young Derry woman Lisa Orsi is also in the papers. Also on the show….. Minister
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Ireland’s Danny Mooney came sixth in his 1500 semi-final at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague. While this means the end of his interest in the championship, it was a great experience for the young Letterkenny AC competitor. Meanwhile, his Irish team mate John Travers finished third in his 1,500m semi-final at the European
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Two wind warnings are in place across the country until 9pm tonight. A status orange alert is in place in counties Donegal, Galway and Mayo, which may see gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour sweeping along exposed coasts and hills. Meanwhile, a status yellow alert was also issued for counties Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow,
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A former Russian Special Forces solider who said he was suffering flashbacks when he wrestled a teenage girl to the ground and sexually assaulted her at Dublin Airport has avoided jail. The 51 year-old Lithuanian man told gardaí he was having flashbacks to his time with the Russian military in Siberia and believed he was
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The Sinn Féin party will adopt a position on abortion at their Ard Fheis in Derry today. Last night the party voted not to go into any coalition led by Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil after the general election. Political correspondent, Páraic Gallagher reports from the conference at the Millenium Forum…………..
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Jason Quigley beat Lanny Dardar in LA on Friday night to extend his record to 4-0.
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Ireland survived a late Zimbabwe rally this morning to win by five runs and keep their Cricket World Cup hopes alive. Ireland hit a total of 332 and Ed Joyce’s century saw him earn man of the match but Zimbabwe were all out for 326 in the final over. Dubliner Joyce says he got a
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Jason Quigley has extended his professional record to 4-0. The Donegal fighter stopped Lanny Dardar with a knockout in the first round of their bout on the LA Fight Club card at the Belasco Theatre on Friday Night. Quigley was once again impressive from the first bell and had Dardar on the deck twice before
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Dublin have named their team to play Tyrone in Saturday’s National Football League Division 1 clash at Croke Park. Stephen Cluxton has returned between the posts after Jim Gavin’s side struggled with their kick-out strategy against Kerry last time out. Paddy Andrews and Bernard Brogan will also make their first competitive starts of the season,
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The opening night of the new League of Ireland was good to the north west clubs. Finn Harps head back to Donegal with a hard earned point after holding Shelbourne scoreless at Tolka Park. The Ballybofey club had two good chances to win the game in the second half, the first a header from Tommy
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The Sinn Féin president has played down reports that the party’s American donors have raised concerns about its tax policies. It was reported today that Irish-American businesses are concerned at the party’s policies on taxes and government spending. But party leader Gerry Adams says he holds similar meetings with groups of all sorts. Arriving at
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The young Derry woman who died after collapsing after a volcano trek in Indonesia has donated nine organs. Lisa Orsi had been on life support since she suffered extreme altitude sickness last month. The 22-year-old, who had been working as a physiotherapist in Singapore, was pronounced dead early this morning following extensive transplant surgery. Her
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Mark English is safely through to the semi finals of the 800m at the European Indoor Championships in Prague. The Letterkenny man moved to the front with 100m to go to win his heat in 1.48.10 The semi final’s are on Saturday. Will Downing reports from the Czech Republic.
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Government grants of over half a million euro have been announced for two seafood processing companies in Killybegs as part of a 2.7 million euro national initiative. Killybegs Seafoods Frozen Ltd have been approved for a grant of 500,000 euro, while Island Seafoods Ltd. have been approved for a grant of 17,550 euro. This will
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The North’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says there’s been major progress on the A5 upgrade, with Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy confirming that draft orders for the A5 will be published within weeks. The update came at a meeting of the Executive Subgroup on Regional Opportunities, which was also told that the A6 between
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Donegal host Monaghan on Sunday in O’Donnell Park, Letterkenny in the Allianz League Division One and they stick with same starting 15 that took to the field against Cork in Ballyshannon last weekend. Neil McGee, who replaced his brother Eamonn in defence for the Cork game, retains his place in defence. Monaghan have also named
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Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has named an unchanged team ahead of this Saturday’s Allianz National League clash with Dublin at Croke Park. Harte has retained the same side that started last weekend’s draw against Derry at Healy Park. Team captain Sean Cavanagh will continue at full-forward while defenders Tiernan McCann, Mattie Donnelly and Barry Tierney
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The European Indoor Championships start on Friday morning in Prague. Donegal’s Mark English will be on track for the first round of the men’s 800m around midday. Letterkenny’s Danny Mooney goes in the heats of the 1500m on Saturday Morning. After English’s bronze medal winning performance at the Euro outdoors last summer, he is seen
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Jason Quigley will look to extend his unbeaten professional record on Friday night in Los Angeles. Having won his first three pro fights, The Finn Valley ace takes on Lanny Dardar on the sold out L.A Fight Club card at The Belasco Theatre. Quigley’s opponent Dardar has a mixed bag of results – winning two,
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A Donegal Deputy has called on the government to set a date for a referendum on whether emigrants should have the right to vote. Two years ago the Constitutional Convention recommended giving emigrants the right to vote in Ireland’s presidential elections. Earlier this week the Minister for Emigrant Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan sais the Government needs
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