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Donegal IFA content that over 400 sarcocytosis infected lambs did not enter food chain

Over 400 lamb carcasses have been destroyed following an outbreak of sarcocytosis. According to The Irish Times, lambs at meat plants across the country have been destroyed after being found to contain the disease which can be transmitted to humans. Michael Chance, Chairman of the Donegal Executive of the IFA has confirmed that the outbreak …

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Rugby Review 25 June 2017

The British and Irish Lions fell to a 30-15 defeat to New Zealand on Saturday morning. On the same day, Ireland defeated Japan 35-13 in their toughest match-up of this test series. Alec McDonald joined Myles Gallagher on Sunday Sport…

Sam Moffett takes Ravens Rock Stages Rally

The Monaghan pairing of Sam Moffett and Karl Atkinson have won the Ravens Rock Stages Rally. They finished with an 18.1 second gap between them and Roy White and James O’Brien in second place. Craig Breen and Patrick Croke were 2 minutes 55.4 seconds off the leader’s pace back in third place.

Donegal Deputy calls for an increase in the allocation of new Gardai to Donegal

With just 17 new Gardai allocated to Donegal in the past three years there are calls for the county to be prioritised when 600 trainees graduate this year. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue has described this figure of 17 as abysmal. He is now calling on Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to ensure Donegal receives an increased …

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Athletics Review with Patsy McGonagle – European Athletics Team Championships

Mark English has won the Men’s 800m at the European Athletics Team Championships in Vaasa, Finland with a time of 1.49.02. Sommer Leckey came fourth in the Women’s high jump, going 1.80m. Ann Marie McGlynn was 6th in the Women’s 5000m. Ireland finished 8th out of 12 in the overall team standings. Patsy McGonagle had …

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Leaders of Ireland’s main churches urge Northern parties to reach agreement before Friday’s deadline

The leaders of Ireland’s main churches have written a joint letter to the northern parties, urging them to reach agreement on the restoration of power sharing. The religious leaders are calling on the five main parties “to go the extra mile”. They say an agreement will be “for the common good of all in our …

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GAA Preview – Dom Corrigan on Armagh v Fermanagh

Armagh and Fermanagh are looking to bounce back from defeats to Down and Monaghan respectively. They will look to do this in tomorrow evening’s All-Ireland Qualifier clash in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Former Fermanagh player and manager Dom Corrigan spoke to Tom Comack to look ahead to that game…

GAA Preview – ‘Nudie’ Hughes looks ahead to Monaghan v Down

Monaghan and Down face each other in the Semi-Finals of the Ulster SFC in the Athletic Grounds, in Armagh this evening. Down will be looking to avenge a Championship defeat in last year’s Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals which saw Monaghan defeat them 2-22 v 0-09. Former Monaghan All-Star Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes gives his verdict on this evening’s …

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