Saturday’s GAA results
Saturday, Sept 14th, 2024 All-Ireland Masters Dr Mick Loftus Cup final Tyrone (holders) 4-8 Roscommon 0-9 All-Ireland Plate final Donegal 0-12 London 0-5 CLUB RESULTS – SLIGO Homeland SFC Group 1 Shamrock Gaels 1-15 Easkey 1-14 Group 2 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-6 Tourlestrane 0-7 (Tourlestrane cannot now reach knockout stages)…
Donegal master London to lift All-Ireland Plate title
Donegal masters gaelic footballers were crowned All-Ireland Plate winners on Saturday at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan thanks to a 0-12 to 0-5 win against London. It took Francie Martin’s side 22 minutes to register their first score in this final – but once they got off the mark, the Tir…
Fears expressed over troublesome south Donegal junction
There’s calls for an urgent and thorough investigation over an apparent increase in crashes at a junction in south Donegal. It follows what’s been described as a terrifying incident at the Leghowney junction where a van collided with a car recently. Fianna Fáil Cllr Michael Naughten happened to…
Four north west hotels included in 2024’s Hot100
Four hotels in the north west have been included in the Irish Independent’s Hot100 for 2024. The list which is published every year, ranks the top 100 best hotels in Ireland for the calendar year. Travel Editor Pól Ó Conghaile compiled the list which was included in Saturday’s…
Coláiste na Carraige extension moves to tender stage
Coláiste na Carraige has received permission to proceed to tender with its extension plans. The south west Donegal secondary school was given the go-ahead to construct a four-room extension under the Department of Education’s Additional School Accommodation Scheme. The extension will consist of a multi-media room, a music room, a…
Sligo Rovers thumped 4-0 in Tallaght
10-man Sligo Rovers suffered a 4-0 defeat to Shamrock Rovers in Friday night’s televised SSE Airtricity League Premier Division game at Tallaght Stadium. Two goals from ex-Sligo Rovers player Johnny Kenny in the first half, and a double from defender Sean Hoare in the second, consigned the visitors – who…
Donegal teacher highlights report ranking Ireland last on education spending
A Donegal teacher has criticised the government following a new report that ranked Ireland last out of 34 countries for spending on second-level education. The OECD Education at a Glance report ranks countries based on the proportion of GDP invested in education, and in 2021 Ireland invested 0.9 per cent…