Donegal too strong for Cavan in championship opener
Donegal will face Derry in an Ulster quarter-final on Sunday week after successfully defeating Cavan in yesterday’s championship opener. Ryan McHugh and substitute Cian Mulligan netted in each half as Declan Bonner’s side defeated the Breffni men by 2-20 to 1-15 in Ballybofey. In Connacht, Sligo will be away to…
Kilcar, Tourlestrane and Derrygonnelly all preparing for semi-finals weekend
Tourlestrane, Kilcar and Derrygonnelly Harps are all preparing for massive games in the provincial club championships this weekend. Kilcar are out first when they face the reigning Ulster senior champions Slaughtneil in Omagh’s Healy Park at 6.30pm tomorrow. The Derry side are also the reigning Ulster club hurling and camogie…
A number of changes to diocese priests in the region
The Bishop of Kilmore, Leo O Reilly, has announced a number of changes among priests in the diocese, which covers parts of counties Leitrim and Sligo and most of County Cavan. Fr Tom Mannion, curate in Glencar, Co Leitrim, and chaplain to Our Lady’s Hospital in Manorhamilton, is to be…
Sligo and Derry minors to clash in Ballybofey
Sligo’s All-Ireland Minor Football Championship quarter-final will take place in Ballybofey’s Mac Cumhaill Park. The game against Ulster champions Derry will throw-in at 2pm on Saturday, August 5. David Cummins’s Sligo side lost out to Galway in the Connacht final earlier this month, while the Derrymen defeated Cavan in the…
Manorhamilton the hub for Five Glens Wild Atlantic Loop
A new effort is being launched to attract more tourists to the northern areas of counties Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan and Fermanagh. It’s called the Five Glens Wild Atlantic Loop and focuses on about a dozen surrounding attractions, all within about a half hour’s drive of the central hub of Manorhamilton.…
Brexit briefing in Cavan
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will be the keynote speaker at a Brexit briefing on Tuesday, July 11th, in the Hotel Kilmore in Cavan. The event, starting at 7pm, will be hosted by Fianna Fail TD for Cavan Monaghan, Brendan Smith, who is also chairman of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee.…
HSE to prioritise home help hours and carer support in North West
Increasing home help hours and and getting more support for carers are among the areas the HSE wants to priortise in the coming year. Its operational plan for community care shows it has an extra €11m to spend compared to last year. Every year the operational plan for the…