GLENSWILLY manager Gary McDaid is well aware of the difficult challenge that awaits his team when they take on St Gall’s in MacCumhaill Park this Sunday (Throw-in 2:30 pm).
Donegal enthusiasts to attempt to break ‘Ferguson’ world record
VINTAGE tractor enthusiasts are aiming to break a world record in Donegal next year. The Ferguson World Record Challenge is to take place in Burt on September 20-21.
Judge renews warrants for arrest of couple who ‘illegally’ occupied former Minister’s house
A CIRCUIT Court judge has renewed warrants for the arrest of a couple who ‘illegally’ occupied a the home of a dead Church Minister in Newtowncunningham.
Trial of Inishowen man charged with killing eight in horror crash “must” go ahead in January
THE trial of an Inishowen man charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of eight people has been adjourned to the New Year.
Jason Quigley: Almaty only the beginning of the journey
BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com THAT the over-riding emotion at the conclusion was a deep and hurtful disappointment said a lot about the man. Jason Quigley was practically inconsolable in the moments after his world middleweight final defeat to Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. Advertisement Against the home fighter, in front of 5,000 boisterous fans in the Baluan Sholak […]
Homecoming for Finn Valley hero Jason Quigley
BY CHRIS MCNULTY BOXING hero Jason Quigley, the world middleweight silver medalist, will meet the acclaim of his people this evening. The 22-year old Ballybofey man came away from the World Championships in Kazakhstan with silver after being beaten by Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in Saturday’s final. Advertisement Quigley created history by becoming the first Irish male […]
Jason Quigley beaten in final, but claims World Silver medal
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley has been beaten to a World Championship gold medal by Kazakhstan Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. In the middleweight final in Almaty, it was the home fighter, Alimkhanuly who took a 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 unanimous decision to win gold. Advertisement It was the first defeat in 33 fights for Finn Valley ABC man […]
Katie Taylor hails ‘phenomenal’ Jason Quigley
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IRISH boxing heroine Katie Taylor has hailed Jason Quigley’s World Championship semi-final win. The Ballybofey man will fight Kazakhstan’s Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in tomorrow’s final after a brilliant semi-final demolition of Russia’s Artem Chebotarev in today’s semi. Advertisement Quigley is the first Irish male boxer to reach a World Championship final. Taylor is […]
Jason Quigley seals silver – but now targets World Gold medal
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley is on a golden mission in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Ballybofey man has become the first ever male Irish boxer to go better than bronze at the World Championships thanks to an outstanding display and a comprehensive win over Russian Artem Chebotarev in today’s semi-final. Advertisement He has become the first […]
Letterkenny General Hospital space costing ‘north of €1.5m’
THE Donegal News understands that that the new Outpatients Department, which has been moved to the McGinley building at Pearse Road, Letterkenny, will be fully operational before Christmas, at a cost “north of €1.5 million” over a two-year period.