Motorists are advised a ‘yellow alert’ – low temperature warning – will remain in place until tomorrow morning. Temperatures dropped to as low as minus 4 degrees last night, but lows of minus 6 are predicted later tonight. The yellow alert began at 9pm on Saturday and is expected to continue until 10am tomorrow morning. […]
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Motorists are advised a ‘yellow alert’ – low temperature warning – will remain in place until tomorrow morning. Temperatures dropped to as low as minus 4 degrees last tonight, but lows of minus 6 are predicted later tonight. The yellow alert began at 9pm on Saturday and is expected to continue until 10am on Monday.
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Prominent republican Pearse McAuley has appeared in court after his wife was stabbed in County Cavan on Christmas Eve. Mr McAuley is charged with assaulting and threatening to kill his wife. Pauline McAuley, a former Sinn Féin councillor, was injured at a house at Keelderry, Kilnaleck. Pearse McCauley, who is originally from Strabane, appeared at
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Gardai have issued a warning to motorists to slow down as many roads this afternoon are in slippy conditions. Frequent wintry showers of sleet, hail and snow have affected many parts of the north and west of the county. Meanwhile Met Eireann has warned it will get very cold tonight with temperatures dropping to as low
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The local Cloughaneely branch of Right2Water West Donegal will be gathering at the crossroads in Falcarragh tomorrow in support of ‘Ballyhea Says No to the Bondholder Bailout’. The Ballyhea group have been campaigning for 200 weeks (just over 3 years) now. Anyone interested in attending the protest, which begins at 12, is asked to bring
There are reports of patches of ice are lingering on some roads around the county, as temperatures dipped to freezing in places. Drivers are being warned to take extreme care, and to slow down as there’s a risk of black ice. AA Roadwatch are reporting a crash were a car went off the road at
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Gardai have issued a warning after a number of Christmas night burglaries in Letterkenny. At least two properties were broken into to with a range of property taken including electrical goods and presents taken. Four men have been arrested for the raids which Gardai believe are connected. The men have been released to appear at
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A man remains in Garda custody in Co Cavan this morning, in connection with the stabbing of a woman on Christmas Eve. The man who’s in his late 50s, was arrested on Wednesday, after a woman in her 40s was found with serious stab wounds to her upper body, at a house in Kilnaleck. The
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Derry boss Brian McIver has announced his squad for next month’s Dr McKenna Cup. Conor Murphy and Jarlath Bradley are two new inclusions to the panel. Eoin Bradley, who recently announced his return to the Oak Leafers, has not been named in the squad but is expected to be available at some point in the
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Conan Grugan and Ciaran McGinley will not be making themselves available to Tyrone manager Mickey Harte in 2015, the Ulster Herald reports. Grugan was one of the stars in Omagh St Enda’s county championship success at the end of September, along with their run to the Ulster club SFC final, operating at centre-field alongside Joe
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There was a Christmas treat for sky watchers in Donegal with a superb Aurora Borealis captured in North Donegal. Photographer Brenden Diver captured the spectacular scenes on Christmas Eve. You can see more of Brendan’s amazing pictures here
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Irish Water says water has been returned to 6,000 people who lost supply in the Bundoran area overnight. Those effected are in the areas of Bundoran Town and environs, Loughside (Co. Leitrim), Rathmore, Ballymuntirhiggin, Lisahully, Clyhore and surrounding areas. Some of those effected may still be effected by pressure issues. Irish Water says that following
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Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar has failed to recover from a twisted knee in time for their derby against Connacht, so Ulster have been forced to named a new half-back pairing with Paul Marshall joined by the returning Paddy Jackson, who replaces Ian Humphreys. Rory Best and Tommy Bowe are among the Irish internationals who are
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Irish children will have a chance to glimpse Santa in the skies over Ireland this evening – before he starts delivering their presents. The information’s been released by the Irish Air Corps, which helps out the man in red every year, through air traffic control, weather charts, and technical support. Everyone will have to be
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The Office of the President has confirmed it’s received a letter from Sinn Fein, the Technical Group and a number of Independents asking Michael D. Higgins not to sign the Water Services Bill into law. Citing the “degree of widespread public opposition” – it says the matter is of such national importance that a referendum
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A County Councillor is laying the blame for a social housing crisis in Donegal at the feet of the county’s elected TDs. There are almost 3,000 people on social housing waiting lists in Donegal however the council plans to build just ten units of housing in 2015. Cllr Ian McGarvey is predicting that unless urgent
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Four elderly siblings who were robbed in their Co Tyrone home last month have had extra security fitted at their farmhouse after a charity fundraiser. Ethna, Kathleen, James and Sam Spruole were robbed in their home on Tullymoan Road, Clady by four masked men. A fundraiser which was held a fortnight ago rose just over
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Christmas is only one sleep away but before we immerse ourselves in the holiday festivities, let’s not forget today too is a very special day. One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson has turned 23 and Twitter has taken the liberty of listing 23 reasons we all love a bit of Louis. 1. He’s not just a pretty
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Mary Berry has signed up for a new BBC cooking show, which will see her tour the UK. Absolute Favourites, a six-part series for BBC Two, will focus on places and memories that have inspired the Great British Bake Off star’s top dishes. A BBC spokesman confirmed the new series to the Daily Mirror, saying:
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Politicians in Northern Ireland have reached an agreement on issues following lengthy talks at Stormont in Belfast. In a statement released in the past half an hour, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan, says the agreement -in 75 sections- covers a broad range of political, social and economic issues. Minister Flanagan says the deal
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The Chamber of Commerce in Derry has called for education cuts to be reversed and more investment in roads linking the city with Dublin and Belfast. In its submission to the Department of Finance in relation to the draft Budget, the Chamber says rather than cutting education spending, there should be increased funding for Northern
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The Rosapenna Senior Scratch Cup will have World Amatuer Golf Ranking points on offer for 2015. For the first time ever the 11th edition of the cup will be offering points with a new wave of budding stars set to visit the Donegal venue on the weekend of the 18th and 19th April next year.
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Gardai in Donegal have issued Crime Prevention Advice for Christmas urging people to be extra vigilant for any suspicious activity in their community. Gardai are asking people to take note of any vehicles acting suspiciously and to pass on details of the vehicle’s make, colour and registration plates to gardai. People are also asked to
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Donegal has the state’s fifth highest incidence of motorists being caught drink driving, according to figures collated by the Irish Independent. The figures show that 5,649 people were detected drink driving in Donegal over a ten year period from June 2004 to June of this year. That’s an average of 59.7 motorists per 1,000 licence
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Former Derry City player Niall Mc Ginn has signed a contract extension with Aberdeen. The Northern Ireland International will stay at Pittodriwe until 2017. McGinn left Derry in 2009 where he joined Celtic and then moved to Aberdeen in 2012.
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Courtney Love is a “huge fan” of One Direction. The 50-year-old rocker – who was married to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain until his suicide in 1994 – couldn’t get enough of the ‘Kiss You’ hitmakers as they hung out together at the Saturday Night Live TV afterparty in New York over the weekend and was
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Singer Joe Cocker has died at the age of 70. The Sheffield-born singer had a career spanning more than 40 years, and was perhaps best known for his cover of The Beatles’ song With A Little Help From My Friends and for Up Where We Belong. Marshall Arts, which represented Cocker for more than 30
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With less than two weeks to the start of the Dr McKenna Cup, Donegal manager Rory Gallagher has given 13 new players the opportunity to impress and stake a claim in the Donegal panel for the season ahead. Rory will use the competition to get a look at as many players as possible but will
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Emergency services in Strabane have this afternoon been involved in a major operation to rescue two horses stranded in flood waters. Concerns were expressed about the animals which had become trapped on a small patch of land surrounded by flood water close to Donnyloop Chapel. A number of boats were used as part of the
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It’s understood six people have been killed after a crash involving a bin lorry in Glasgow. Several others are also believed to be injured following what emergency services are describing as a ‘serious incident’ in the city centre. Lauren Gilmore was nearby – and saw the aftermath of the crash:
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An independent review has been ordered into the death of Letterkenny soldier who was murdered while serving with the UN in Lebanon. Hugh Doherty, was shot dead during a raid on his post on April 27th 1981. Private Doherty, who had just turned 20, was shot three times in the back. Kevin Joyce, from the
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There’s an alert in place for heavy rainfall in parts of the country. The status yellow alert is in effect until tomorrow morning (06.00) for parts of the west and north-west. Forecaster with Met Eireann Pat Clarke explains what’s in store:
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Two people have been injured in a road traffic accident on the N15 three kilometres north of Ballyshannon, near Cavangarden. Two vehicles, including a van were involved in the collision at 8.20 a.m. in wet conditions. Gardai from Donegal town and Ballyshannon at the scene say the casualties suffered minor injuries. They say the road
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Rory McIlroy has been named RTÉ Sport Person of the Year for the second time. It was a great year for the golf world number one, his victories included winning two Majors, the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool and the PGA Championship at Valhalla. He also played a leading role in Europe’s Ryder Cup
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Finn Valley Boxing Club’s Michael Gallagher has been honoured by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s annual awards night. He was presented with an Olympic Achiever Award following his winning of a bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China in August. The Finn Valley heavyweight defeated Korea’s Kim Jin-Nyong in the bronze medal
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Ireland’s economy is set to significantly outperform the rest of Europe this year. Ibec – the group representing Irish business – has published its latest Quarterly Economic Outlook, which finds that growth for 2014 is expected to hit 5.7 per cent. A significant drop in the price of oil is likely to give consumers increased
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The Dr. McKenna Cup campaign begins on January 4th – less than two weeks away – and new Donegal manager Rory Gallagher has named his panel. It includes no fewer than 13 new faces and he is obviously going to use the competition to get a look at as many players as possible. Among the
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There are reports of bad flooding in parts of the Finn Valley this morning. It’s understood the River Finn burst its banks at Navenny St in Ballybofey. The worst affected area is around Finn Park and that road has been closed. Donegal County Council has been notified and motorists are advised to avoid the area.
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Emergency services are currently at the scene of a road traffic accident on the Strand Road in Derry. The two car collision happened just outside Cafe Roc just after 10pm this evening. It is not known if anyone was seriously injured in the crash at this stage. The PSNI are advising to avoid the area and find
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A new group will examine possibilities for development in the post office network. The Post Office Network Business Development Group, which will be offically launched in the New Year, will look at possibilities for new Government and commerial business. There have been numerous reviews examining the future of rural post offices. Speaking to Highland Radio
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A protest organised by Can’t Pat Won’t Pay against water charges took place in Dungloe yesterday. According to organisers, more than 300 people took to the streets wearing santa hats in a bid to send the Government a clear message on argubly the busiest day in the run up to Christmas. Speaking to Highland
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2014 has been a fantastic year for Donegal sport. Oisin Kelly was joined in studio on Saturday Sport by Chris Ashmore of the Letterkenny Post, Diarmaid Doherty from the Donegal Democrat and Chris McNulty of the Donegal News to look back at the highlights from this year. Part 1…. Part 2….
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St Eunan’s beat Kilcar to lifted the Donegal U21 Championship title in Convoy this afternoon. After coming from seven points down in the second half, a late Sean Hume goal gave the Letterkenny club a 3-12 to 1-15 win. St Eunan’s Manager Noel Keavney was impressed with his side’s character..
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Derry’s Daryl Gurney has bowed out of the PDC World Darts Championship. He lost 3-1 to Ronnie Baxter in the first round tie. Earlier, Gurney earned his place in the first round with a preliminary round defeat of Scott MacKenzie.
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St Eunan’s Letterkenny bridged an 11 year gap by beating Kicar to lift the Donegal U21 Championship in Convoy. At half time Kilcar lead by three scores and that increased to a seven point lead in the second half. A goal from Sean Hume and a point from Lee McMonagle squared up the game. Sean
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A dangerous marine flare has been made safe on Tory Island. A member of the public discovered the suspect item on the western coast of the island on Saturday morning. The Army Bomb Disposal Team arrived at 11am by helicopter and carried out a controlled explosion. The scene was declared safe shortly after midday. King
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Buncrana’s Conor O’Donnell has signed for Limerick FC. The goalkeeper, who turns 21 in January, departed Ipswich in 2012 and played for UCD’s Under-19 team while completing his Leaving Certificate. O’Donnell, a former Republic of Ireland underage international, had been at Buncrana Hearts before moving to Ipswich – then managed by Roy Keane – on
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Coming up on the Weekend Edition: Greg is joined in studio by three members of the Donegal Youth Council (Niall, Neabh and Michael) to reflect on the news stories that caught their eyes during the year. 12 year-old Donegal boy Donnach Devenney tells us how he met his footballing idols including Seamus Coleman. The experience
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A 50-year-old woman has been attacked in the Creggan area of Derry. The incident happened as she was walking in a laneway between Creggan Heights and Ballymagowan at around 20.40 yesterday evening. SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has condemed the attack and is asking anyone with information to contact the PSNI:
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Daryl Gurney is through to the first round proper of the PDC World Darts Championship. The Derry man beat Scott MacKenzie 4-3 in their preliminary round tie. Gurney will face two-time world runner-up Ronnie Baxter in the first round later.
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