Lily Collison on her new book Pure Grit – Up and Running with Claire Ronan
This week Claire speaks with Lily Collison about her new book Pure Grit, Remarkable People with Remarkable Stories. Lily also speaks candidly about her son Tommy’s diagnosis with cerebral Palsy and the book she wrote to help other Parents and sufferers of the condition. All Podcasts can be found on…
Sligo’s Martin Gordon finishes 5th in 1000m Time Trial
Sligo sprint cyclist Martin Gordon and his tandem racing partner Eamonn Byrne finished 5th overall for Team Ireland in Saturday morning’s B 1000m Time Trial at the cycling velodrome in Tokyo. The Irish duo produced an impressed sprint performance against the clock, setting a new personal best for the four…
Finn Harps beat Derry to reach FAI Cup quarter-finals
A Tunde Owalabi penalty proved to be the matchwinner for Finn Harps in Friday night’s FAI Cup second round tie against Derry City at Finn Park. The Belgian striker converted the spot kick after Ryan Rainey was taken down by Ronan Boyce, to give Harps a priceless 1-0 win. It’s…
Gardaí and PSNI appeal for information on missing man
Gardaí and the PSNI are appealing to the public for their help in tracing the whereabouts of missing man, Francis McMenamin. 57 year old Francis McMenamin is missing from the Bogside area of Derry City. The last known sighting of Francis was on August 25th in the Killybegs area of…
Parents and guardians advised not to display child’s name on schoolbag
Donegal Gardaí have issued advice for parents and guardians not to have name tags with their childrens name visible on the outside of their schoolbag. The advice comes ahead of schools starting the new academic year as Gardaí say a child will automatically presume that anyone who knows their name…
Latest 14 Day rate of Covid-19
The 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 has increased in all but two local electoral areas in the region. Information gathered between the 12th and 25th of August shows the national rate is now 532 with 25,337 new cases recorded over in this period. As of Monday last, the rate…
Second BreastCheck unit in Donegal to screen almost 800 women
BreastCheck are supplying a second unit in Donegal for the next three weeks with the aim of screening around 770 women in this time. Members from Donegal Action for Cancer Care recently met with BreastCheck representatives where it was confirmed the unti will operate from the Council Office in Donegal…