Statement from CLG Gaoth Dobhair
Gweedore GAA Club wishes to state clearly that it has not considered the position of Mr. Brian McIver as manager of the county team nor has the club taken any stance in relation to this matter.
The club member who attended the county board meeting on Monday night was not [...]
The following is the full extract of the statement of Brian McIver, following his resignation as Donegal County Manager at Monday night’s meeting of the Donegal GAA County Board. The statement was issued through the offices of the Donegal GAA PRO on Tuesday evening to the media.
Statement from Brian McIver
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The news that the narrow streets of Donegal Town will host the prestigious showcase final stage of Rally Ireland when the World Rally Championship returns to Ireland next year has been hailed as a massive coup for the historic town.
The 1.5km stage around the town will be the first of its kind since 1990.
Cllr Jonathan [...]
Brian McIver has sensationally stepped down from his position as Donegal senior team manager following a meeting of the GAA County Board on Monday night.
The Ardboe left the meeting, after Chairman Sean Kelly ruled that a proposal of no confidence in the manager made by the St. Eunan’s delegate and seconded by the Gaoth delegate [...]
One of the world’s biggest and most expensive oil-rigs has completed its exploration programme off Donegal – but there is no indication of any major discovery.
Shell E&P Ireland Limited, along with two smaller stakeholders, began the drilling exploration programme in the West Dooish field – nearly 100 miles off the north-west Donegal coast – in [...]
Worshippers caught up in a holy war with their priest over his proposal to sell St Colmcille’s chapel at Laghey Barr are to seek Vatican intervention.
Members of Laghey Barr Association decided at a meeting on Monday to write to Rome.
Meanwhile, their secretary Anne Gallagher pleaded for the power to be switched back on pending a [...]
A Gweedore priest who won a deportation battle against US authorities celebrated his first visit home since then by officiating at his niece’s wedding at the weekend.
Fr Cathal Gallagher shared the altar with two brothers who are also priests at the marriage of TG4’s Belfast-based news reporter Aine Ni Ghallchoir and Patrick Duffy.
Fr Cathal, 58, [...]
The Denny Irish Junior Surfing Championships attracted almost one hundred young surfers from the four corners of Ireland to Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal at the weekend.
Fourteen national junior champions were crowned with events including U10’s Expression Session, U10 Boys & Girls Surf, U12 Boys & Girls Surf, U14 Boys & Girls Surf, U16 Boys & [...]
Finn Harps manager Paul Hegarty was “gutted” by the outcome of Friday’s game. “We had the points in the bag, it was a nothing ball in and they scored,” he commented when asked about the equaliser.
And he wasn’t happy either with the penalty that brought Cobh back into the game. Hegarty felt that Michael Funston, [...]
Sligo Rovers defender Seamie Coleman looks set to retain his position in Ireland’s U21 rearguard ahead of their European Championship double header against Bulgaria and Portugal at the beginning of September.
The Former St Catherine’s star impressed during the full 90 minutes for the Republic of Ireland in last week’s 1-1 friendly draw with Austria in [...]
