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Kelly returns home with Gold and U11 All Ireland Cross Country title

Oisin Kelly from Kilmacrennan, running in the Cranford AC vest won the  All-Ireland cross-country U11 title in Santry on Sunday. This young lad has excelled both in track & field athletics both for school & club since he started. He has had a huge number of successes culminating in yesterday’s wonderful achievement. There was a

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Tyrone Secretary calls for new look Ulster Championship

Tyrone county secretary Dominic McCaughey has called on the Ulster Council to streamline the provincial football championship and abandon the long-standing tradition of playing just one game each week. McCaughey wants to see a new-look Anglo Celt Cup series, with more than one championship match staged on weekends during May and June, and the competition

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Donegal Gardai found to be in breach of discipline after heart attack man was ignored

Two Gardai have been reprimanded after they drove away from a man who collapsed with a heart attack in Donegal earlier this year. Seamus Duffy complained of chest pains after being stopped by Gardai at a checkpoint in Ballybofey on the 7th of April Witnesses at the scene rang for an ambulance and Mr Duffy

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Plum Tyndall – “Hidden Glory” the story of the Crosslé Car Company

The story of the Crosslé Car Company has been one of the best-kept secrets in the motor racing world. During the past half century this discrete little company which is hidden away in County Down, has produced over a thousand cars that have won numerous championships in Ireland, the UK, the European Continent and particularly

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Kris Meeke reflects back on his first full season with Citroen and looks ahead to 2015

World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke was back at home this week relaxing after a first full season with the Citroen team. For the first time in his career the Co Tyrone man will spend the festive period content , after the french outfit tied him down for a second season. The 35 year old

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Listen Back to the Weekend Edition with Greg Hughes

On this week’s Weekend Edition: Sile Seoige is on the programme to discuss her new charity Christmas single, an Exorcist warns against Ouija Boards and  we hear from Donegal Entrepreneur Ellevyn Irwin. There is special fundraising day for Damien Flannagan who was seriously injured during this years Donegal International Rally – we get the details

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Donegal Deputy calls for investment in Ambulance service

The Dail has been told that as well as improving coordination between the ambulance service and hospital Emergency Departments, there must also be investment in ambulances and staff. Donegal North East Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue was commenting on the publication this week of HIQA’s review of the ambulance service, which found unacceptable delays in a

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Gardai raid premises in Letterkenny as part of crack down on Prostitution

Gardai have raided premises in Letterkenny as part of a two day nationwide operation targeting organised prostitution. The searches follow a six month long investigation by the Organised Crime Unit into the activities of a criminal group involved in organised prostitution, brothel keeping and other associated criminal activity. The operation was conducted in close co-operation

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Tyrone GAA referee reveals Twitter and Facebook abuse drove him to attempt suicide

A referee who attempted suicide over abuse he suffered online has described it as horrendous. Tyrone-man Patrick Nelis refereed the last year’s Meath Senior Football County Final and received a torrent of abuse in the aftermath. Mr. Nelis says he had been pleased with how he handled the match, but later attempted to take his

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Donegal Childcare Committee says more and more families struggling at Christmas

The Donegal Childcare Committee has said that more and more families are struggling at this time of year. The group says that some families are left without electricity, while some families do not even have beds for their children. The Donegal County Childcare team are currently running the Presents for Percy appeal, and to date it has received

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IRFU to bid for World Cup

The bid details for the 2023 Rugby World Cup were announced in Armagh this morning. The IRFU as well as the governments from both sides of the border have come together for the bid while the GAA have approved the use of certain stadia including Croke Park. Former Ireland international Bernard Jackman would welcome the

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Brothers free to return to Donegal after dissidents say there is no threat against them

Two brothers from County Donegal who left the county four weeks ago after being threatened by a dissident republican organisation have now been told it is safe for them to return. The men were thjreatened on the basis of allegations against them which they and their family rejected as totally untrue. Now, the men’s father

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Derry and Belfast arrests linked with dissident investigations

Two men have been arrested following separate investigations in dissident terrorist activity in the North. This morning, detectives arrested a 21-year-old man in the Creggan area of Derry, while a 37 year-old man was detained by detectives in the north Belfast area. Both men are being questioned at the serious crime suite in Antrim.

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