A 71-year-old man has died after being knocked down by a lorry in Omagh.
He was walking along the Loughmacrory Road in the town at around 10.10pm last night when he was struck.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
Donegal’s islanders will have their say on the Lisbon Treaty today as they go to the polls.
Six polling stations will be open today on the county’s five islands.
As is the norm they get to have their say early this is to ensure that boxes can be opened and counted on the
same day and that poor weather can’t hinder that process.
Two polling stations will be open on Aranmore at Aphort and Leabgarrow national schools between 10.30am and 7.30pm.
On Gola polling will be open between 11am and 3pm at the home of James Sweeney, the Inishbofin Community Centre will host voters between 11am and 3pm while for the same period people on Inishfree can vote at the home of Barry Pilcher.
The polls will open on Tory between 11am and 3pm at the local community centre.
A number of organisations in Donegal are travelling to Dublin this morning for a rally opposing cuts in the community and voluntary sector.
The ICTU Congress Centre, Lifford/ Clonleigh Resource Centre , Donegal Travellers Project, and the Community Fora are among the organisations bringing buses to the event.
The Community Workers’ Co-op network in Donegal is also supporting the SIPTU led march to the gates of Leinster House.
Training and Policy worker Annette Patton says the community and voluntary sector does tremendous work in Donegal, and any threat to that would cause serious problems.
Today is the last day for the payment of the second home levy to local authorities across the country, but there are fears that the vast majority of people will not meet the deadline.
Penalties for non-payment come into effect from the end of October.
Donegal Senator Pearse Doherty says he’s been given figures which show that as of last Wednesday, of the projected €4.6 million euro due to Donegal County Council, less than €377,000 had been paid.
He says this does not auger well for the council’s finances and has repeated his call on the council to embark on a major advertisintg campaign, particularly in Northern Ireland.
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Cork 1-13 Tyrone 0-11
Cork overcame the first-half dismissal of Alan O’Connor to dethrone champions Tyrone with a superb performance in an absorbing All Ireland semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday. In the end, Conor Counihan’s impressive charges had five points to spare, but they could easily have won by a far greater margin but for some wayward shooting in the final quarter, such was their complete dominance of the game.
Tyrone Manager Mickey Harte
Donegal’s Philip Deignan finished ninth overall in the Tour of Spain, which came to an end on Sunday with a flat stage to Madrid.
Deignan rolled across the line in 39th place on the final stage.
The Letterkenny rider Deignan exceeded all expectations in the race, taking the first Irish Grand Tour stage victory in seventeen years on Thursday.
In addition to that, he has taken the first top ten overall finish since Stephen Roche finished ninth in the general classification of the 1993 Giro d’Italia.
Philip Deignam speaking with Oisin Kelly
Donegal’s Philip Deignan finished ninth overall in the Tour of Spain, which came to an end on Sunday with a flat stage to Madrid.
Deignan rolled across the line in 39th place on the final stage.
The Letterkenny rider Deignan exceeded all expectations in the race, taking the first Irish Grand Tour stage victory in seventeen years on Thursday.
In addition to that, he has taken the first top ten overall finish since Stephen Roche finished ninth in the general classification of the 1993 Giro d’Italia.
Letterkenny Golf Club has become all Ireland champions through their team of golfers who won the Pierce Purcell trophy at Tullamore Golf Club today Friday 18th September. Yesterday Letterkenny, the Ulster Champions took on Loughrea Golf Club the Connaught champions in the semi finals whom they beat convincingly. It went down to the wire in the Final and Match No.3. Team captain John Russell and his team-mate Kieran Walsh were battling away for Letterkenny, all square after 19, all square after 20 all square after 21 sheer nail biting stuff. On the par 5, 22nd Corrstown started to waver a bit with a wayward drive but still were on the green with a 30ft putt for par and Letterkenny a 5ft putt for par. Corrstown’s putt went 4ft past the hole. Letterkenny slip 18 inches past. Corrstown miss the next putt and Letterkenny sink theirs and the rest is history.Letterkenny Captain Brian O Donnell
Letterkenny Golf Club has become all Ireland champions through their team of golfers who won the Pierce Purcell trophy at Tullamore Golf Club today Friday 18th September. Yesterday Letterkenny, the Ulster Champions took on Loughrea Golf Club the Connaught champions in the semi finals whom they beat convincingly. It went down to the wire in the Final and Match No.3. Team captain John Russell and his team-mate Kieran Walsh were battling away for Letterkenny, all square after 19, all square after 20 all square after 21 sheer nail biting stuff. On the par 5, 22nd Corrstown started to waver a bit with a wayward drive but still were on the green with a 30ft putt for par and Letterkenny a 5ft putt for par. Corrstown’s putt went 4ft past the hole. Letterkenny slip 18 inches past. Corrstown miss the next putt and Letterkenny sink theirs and the rest is history.
