Category: Old Donegal

Waterford missed out on the chance to vacate the relegation playoff spot in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division on Saturday night.

That’s after they played out a 1-1 draw with First Division bound Longford away from home.

The result means, it remains advantage Finn Harps, only on goal difference with one game to play.

In the final series of games in the top flight next Friday,  Harps host Longford Town knowing a win will secure their place in the Premier Division for another season.

Waterford are at home St Pats next week.

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Cloughaneely claimed the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship at their third try with a 1-11 to 0-05 win over Dungloe in the decider at O’Donnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

Blake McGarvey’s goal midway through the second half helped earn the Falcarragh men the title.

Goalscorer Blake McGarvey told Pauric Hilferty he was happy they could put last week’s performance right…

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Pauric also spoke with Ciaran McGeady…

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It was a successful day for Finn Harps underage teams as their under 14’s and 15’s teams won the League of Ireland Cup.

Harps under 14’s were first to get their hands on the cup after they beat Wexford Youths 4-2 on penalties after the game finished 1-1 with Carragher Friel getting the goal for Harps.

The under 15’s had a more straightforward victory after they beat Cork City 2-0.

Shaunie Bradley opened the scoring in the first half before Brendan McLaughlin sealed the victory in the second half.

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Cloughaneely are the Donegal Intermediate Football champions after they beat Dungloe 1-11 to 0-05 in their replay in O’Donnell Park.

At half time Michael Lynch’s side led seven points to two and outscored their opponents 1-04 to two points in the second half to claim the title.

After the game Ciaran O’Donnell spoke with Cloughaneely captain Mark Harley but first he spoke with Man of the Match Jason McGee…

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Pauric Hilferty got the thoughts of defener Lee O’Brien…

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Cloughaneely are Donegal Intermediate Football champions after they beat Dungloe 1-11 to 0-05 at O’Donnell Park.

Blake McGarvey’s goal midway through the second half helped Michael Lynch’s side claim a nine point victory.

Pauric Hilferty and Brendan Devenney have the full time report…

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The Department of Health has reported a further 4,642 cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland today.

Currently, 556 patients are being treated in hospital – up 7 on yesterday.

107 are in ICU – a rise of 11.

HSE CEO Paul Reid today has called on the public to “turn this around” and cut back on high risk activity – his comments come after Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan asked people to cut their social contacts in half in order to help stop the further spread of the virus.

Gardaí say that there has been an accident on the Letterkenny to Stranorlar road this afternoon.

While An Garda Síochána are not making any further information available at this time, but it’s understood from local reports that there are some traffic delays and that emergency services are currently attending the scene.

This story will be updated.

The World Health Organisation is calling for countries to stop giving booster Covid vaccines to healthy people.

Over-60s and healthcare workers in Ireland are continuing to receive third doses this weekend.

But the WHO says boosters should only be given to immunocompromised people, because of a severe lack of vaccines currently available in developing countries.

Director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus says poor countries are lagging behind in their vaccination programmes – because richer countries are stockpiling vaccines:

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The country’s 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time since late January.

The national rate now stands at 1,037 cases per 100,000 people – with Leitrim, Louth and Westmeath the worst affected.

The highest number of cases in over 10 months was reported yesterday, with 5,483 new cases reported.

Trinity College professor Tomás Ryan says that measures such as expanded testing and tracing and even potential further restrictions could be needed…

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Chief medical officer, Tony Holohan, is encouraging people to be very cautious as the situation worsens…

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Luke McAteer was back in the winners enclosure in Dundalk on Friday evening.

The Donegal jockey claimed victory on board the 11/8 shot Meishar for trainer James McAuley.

The win is number 23 of the season for McAteer.