Category: Old Donegal

Donegal Hurling manager Mickey McCann has named his starting 15 for the National Hurling League opener against London on Sunday.

The starting 15 is full of familiar faces alongside St Eunan’s Brian McIntyre who is listed at midfield for his Allianz debut after some very solid performances at corner back.

Among the subs listed are Conor Gartland, Kieran Curran, Dáire O’Maoildeidigh, Ciaran Bradley, Liam McKinney, Dean Harvey and Paul Nelson.

The team will lineup as follows:

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Donagh Kelly who remains 11th in the Galway International Rally.
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Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes in their Hyundai I20 R5 lead the Galway International Rally after Stage Six with Merrion Evans and Jonathan Jackson 10.2 seconds behind.

Cathan McCourt and Liam Moynihan are just a further nine seconds down on that pairing, Declan Boyle and James O’Reilly remain sixth whilst Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan in their Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 remain in eleventh.

Kevin Eves and Chris Melly had led the National section of the rally after Stage Three but have gone out so the leaders are now Jason Black and Karl Egan in the Toyota Starlet RWD.

Gary Jennings continues to lead the Class 24/25 RHD category, with over one minute and 25 seconds the difference between the pair and Tim McNulty and Paul Kiely in their Ford Fiesta.

Gerry Murphy reports for Highland Radio Sport…

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Gerry got the thoughts of new leader Josh Moffett after Stage Six…

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Donegal’s Amber Barrett netted her first Frauen-Bundesliga goal on Friday night in Koln’s 1-1 draw away at Hoffenheim.

Barrett, picked the ball up in her own half before blitzing through and calmly slotting the ball beyond Martina Tufekovic in the Hoffenheim goal.

The goal earned Koln a point and denied the hosts the chance to go top of the table.

You can watch the goal below.

WHAT A RUN AND FINISH BY BARRETT! pic.twitter.com/zK1y4lPnne

— Hedonist (@The_Hedonist_6) February 4, 2022

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The Kildare starting 15 has been announced for their Allianz National League, Division One clash with Donegal.

The Lilywhites are unchanged from their 0-13 to 1-10 draw with Kerry.

Declan Bonner will name the Donegal starting 15 on Sunday.

You can view the Kildare squad below.

 

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Kevin Eves who leads National Category at Galway International Rally.
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Welshman Merrion Evans and Jonathan Jackson in their Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 lead the Galway International Rally after Stage Three ahead of Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes with Callum Devine and Brian Hoy in their Ford Fiesta a further 16.8 seconds behind.

Rounding out the top five after Stage Three is Cathan McCourt and Liam Moynihan with Alastair Fisher and Gordon Noble in their Volkswagen Polo.

Donegal’s Declan Boyle and James O’Reilly sit in sixth with fellow Donegal pairing of Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan sit in eleventh place.

Kevin Eves and Chris Melly lead the National section of the rally after Stage Three with former Donegal International Rally winner Gary Jennings leading the Class 24/25 RHD category, with over one minute and six seconds the difference between the pair and Tim McNulty and Paul Kiely in their Ford Fiesta.

Declan Gallagher and John McCarthy are out of the rally sliding off before the end of Stage One.

Gerry Murphy has the latest…

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Gerry spoke with leader Merrion Evans after he finished Stage Three…

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Gerry also got the thoughts of Alastair Fisher…

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Two men and a woman arrested on suspicion of paramilitary activity earlier this week have been released.

The two men were arrested following searches in Strabane, and the woman was detained by Merseyside Police in England.

Police said they were arrested on suspicion of connections to a 2019 paramilitary-style attack – but no charges have been filed against them and all three were released following questioning.

One 52-year-old man still remains in custody, and Police say their investigations are continuing.

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Sinn Fein’s calling for drivers to be given an extension to get their NCT test for the next six months.

There’s little availability for testing in February and March at many centres due to workers being absent due to Covid.

Extensions were given to motorists earlier in the pandemic which is now causing a backlog.

Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny, is concerned over the delays for drivers in getting their NCT:

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Luke McAteer landed a 109.5/1 double in Dundalk on Friday evening.

The first of the two winners came on board the Ciaran Murphy trained Stardayz which went off at 11/2, winning by three and a half lengths.

McAteer’s second winner was on the 16/1 shot Capla Knight for trainer Patrick McKenna.

The wins are the third of the year for the Donegal jockey, having also won in Dundalk on Wednesday.

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It’s hoped that new safety measures in Carrigart will curtail the speed of motorists coming into the busy village.

A number of speed limit repeaters have been put in place over the last couple of days while a traffic speed survey has also been installed.

Residents and business owners had been raising awareness around road safety concerns in and around Carrigart, and the need to slow traffic down coming into the village.

In a statement, Donegal Deputy Joe McHugh says that once the speed survey is complete, he will be raising it directly with Donegal County Council Officials.

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Just over 25,000 Covid-19 boosters were administered here in the past week.

Latest figures show 2.6 million have so far been administered, covering almost 60 percent of the eligible population – but estimates suggest as many as half a million eligible people are yet to receive their booster shot.

Booster appointments are continuing this weekend, along with walk-in clinics, and at some pharmacies and GP surgeries.

The Letterkenny Vaccination Centre is open to walk-ins today Saturday and tomorrow Sunday, from 1:30pm to 6:30pm, for anyone aged 16 and above.

Head of the HSE’s vaccination programme, Damien McCallion, is encouraging those who haven’t yet had their booster, to come forward:

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