“Good policing” has led to an 80 per cent reduction in the crime rate in Inishowen, according to Cllr Mickey Doherty.
Cllr Doherty was speaking after welcoming the arrival of Garda Sergeant Ambrose...
The Garda presence in the border area of Muff is to be increased, it has been revealed.
According to Cllr Mickey Doherty he was assured by Superintendent William Johnston the area is to get one ex...
After the recent successful TradFest in February, Moville is now gearing up for Ireland’s only festivals dedicated to music legends Bob Dylan and the Beatles music.
Titled “Stuck Inside of Moville...
Illies Golden Gloves boxers William McLaughlin and Tyrone McCullagh will bid to complete a memorable double for Inishowen boxing when they compete in the televised finals of the Irish Senior Champions...
The people of Inishowen have been furiously texting and Emailing in recent days to ensure their favourite community group tops the poll in the AIB Better Ireland Awards.
The annual funding sees the...
Work on the vital new breakwater at Greencastle Harbour as part of a Ä36 million project could now be back on track, the “Inish Times” can reveal.
Last month, it emerged that the project could be h...
The killing of Derry man Kieran Doherty by the Real IRA has led to increased security along the Inishowen-Derry border.
Speaking to the “Inish Times” last night, Garda Superintendent William Johnst...
Inishowen group The Henry Girls are still on cloud nine after they were special guests at the country’s most glamorous and prestigious film and television awards on Saturday last.
The three sisters...
It’s a case of so far so good for the Illies Golden Gloves boxers at the National Senior Championships in Dublin as both William McLaughlin and Tyrone McCullagh advanced to the semi-finals of the comp...
A top estate agent has described the plans for the major new development at the old Swilly Hotel in Buncrana as “unlike anything” he has “ever come across.”
Fintan Connolly of KMCG was speaking af...
The Fahan skipper of the Irish entry in the Clipper Around the World Yacht Race has returned to Inishowen after his boat was forced to quit the race last month.
Richie Fearon skippered the Irish cr...
The biggest ever gathering of scouts in Inishowen will take place this weekend when over 600 scouts will gather in Buncrana to celebrate Founder’s Day.
The 11th Donegal (Buncrana) scouts will be jo...
A devastated Buncrana mother, whose “beautiful” daughter took her own life in 2008, has spoken of the support she received from a local community organisation.
Seventeen-year-old Rachael Doherty (S...
Unfinished and old infrastructural works at private housing estates around the peninsula are causing an array of problems, it has been claimed.
Residents in areas such as Lisfannon and Burnfoot are...
Inishowen is to feature in the country’s most popular television rambling series.
Prior to Christmas, presenter Joe Mahon and the film crew of “Lesser Spotted Ulster” spent a week in the Buncrana ...
A well-known local business man has found a unique way to help the earthquake stricken country of Haiti.
Jim McLaughlin, from Muff is raffling off one of his prize heifers – worth between 2,500 and...
One of Inishowen’s best known heritage sites is located along one of the peninsula’s most scenic walkways.
While “Fr. Hegarty’s Rock,” located on the shores of Lough Swilly outside Buncrana, is wel...
A long-awaited solution to the problems faced by the Lough Swilly RNLI Lifeboat in recent years has finally become available.
At the statutory meeting of Buncrana Town Council on Thursday last, Joh...
Newly crowned Donegal Sports Star of the Year William McLaughlin will hope to add an Ulster Title to his ever growing list of honours when he enters the ring at the Ulster Elite Finals in Belfast this...
Inishowen’s most senior Garda has appealed for information in the fight against drugs.
Speaking at the first ever public meeting of the Buncrana Joint Policing Committee in the Inishowen Gateway Ho...
Buncrana goalkeeper Rory Kelly has signed amateur terms with Derry City FC.
The 18 year-old, formerly of Buncrana Hearts, will serve as understudy to first choice netminder Gerard Doherty.
Kel...
Inishowen councillors have expressed concern about the impact proposed Council job cuts will have on the peninsula.
The number of people employed by Councils in Donegal is set to be reduced by 60 t...
Five people were rescued by the Lough Swilly RNLI in two separate incidents on Saturday last.
In the first, the stationís all weather lifeboat towed a 40 foot yacht, with two adults and a child on ...
The people of Fahan are living in danger of “an accident waiting to happen.”
This was the stark message from the Fahan Community Council when they met with the peninsula’s County Councillors at the...
A recent planning application, which seeks to construct a 12 million euro retail/commercial and housing development in Buncrana, has been described as a “huge boost of confidence in the town.”
Last...
Buncrana Hearts goalkeeper Conor O’Donnell will hope to test himself against the best Under 16 players from Italy, Holland and Portugal when he represents the Republic of Ireland at a prestigious four...
The fall-out from the controversial 2010 Donegal Co. Council budget meeting could threaten the long-term working relationship between councillors and mark an end to partnership arrangements that were ...
llies boxer William McLaughlin received an IABA Senior International Achievement Award at the weekend as the Irish Amateur Boxing Association celebrated another outstanding year at their awards ceremo...
A 24-year-old Donegal man has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving causing the death of Buncrana Garda Gary McLoughlin last month.
Martin McDermott, of Castlegrove, Raphoe was remanded ...
The local soccer fraternity have their collective fingers crossed that play will resume this weekend after over a month of frustrating postponements in the Inishowen League.
Sunday December 13th wa...
The Raphoe man suspected of involvement in the accident which caused the death of a Buncrana-based Garda is due to appear in Letterkenny District Court this Friday.
Martin McDermott from Castle Gro...
As Inishowen remained in the grip of the longest cold snap of recent times and road conditions became even more treacherous, nine people were taken to hospital with injuries sustained in traffic accid...
As Inishowen continues to struggle with the severest cold snap in decades, Donegal North East TD Joe McHugh has called for beach sand to be used to treat the peninsula’s treacherous roads.
Motorist...
As the New Year begins, there’s bad news on the economic front as a number of local businesses are expected to shut up shop in 2010.
One of the first to confirm they will close their doors is a wel...
Inishowen sport came to a complete standstill on Sunday as heavy snow stopped play across the peninsula. In local soccer all 13 games in the Inishowen Football League were cancelled causing further fi...
Motorists have been warned to take care on the roads as the cold snap which has hit Inishowen is expected to continue for the next few days.
Snow and severe frost has resulted in treacherous road c...
Ireland’s top Judo players will flock to The Aileach Youth Centre in Burnfoot this Saturday for the annual All Ireland Judo Championships.
Hundreds of competitors from all over the country will conte...
Ambitious plans to increase tourism in the peninsula have been unveiled by the pressure group Inishowen Inc.
At a public meeting in the Ballyliffin Lodge on Thursday night last, the group’s committee...
A much loved old Christmas tradition has been passed down to a new generation, who are set to wow audiences around the peninsula this December.
For the past two years, a fun and festive group of loca...
Santa’s set to be a busy man this weekend as he flies in to help light up Inishowen for Christmas.
He will delight local children and audiences alike as he switches on the eagerly awaited displays in...
Inishowen boxing star William McLaughlin has been honoured with a civic reception by Buncrana Town Council in recognition of his outstanding success in the sport this year.
McLaughlin became the fi...
Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly will make his second visit of the year to Inishowen when he arrives in the penisula this Saturday for a 2 day training session.
The Tour De France Legend will be jo...
Virtual shut down as public service workers stage one day strike
Schools and public service buildings in Inishowen closed yesterday as local State workers joined in the national one-day strike in p...
The pressure group Inishowen Inc. is to hold a public meeting tomorrow night in the Ballyliffin Lodge to update businesses, community groups and interested individuals of its recent negotiations with ...
German submarine to remain off Malin Head
AmbitioUs plans to raise a sunken World War II German U-boat off Malin Head have been “scuttled” because of the cost involved.
Derry City Council had hope...
Power cuts leave hundreds in the dark
Two separate power cuts on Friday and Sunday last left hundreds of local residents in the dark – in more than one sense of the word.
On Sunday night around 8....
Two Inishowen supporters of an Irish development agency joined in the celebrations of the charity’s 25th anniversary recently, at a reception hosted by President Mary McAleese at Aras an Uachtarain.
...
In an historical meeting, the Mayor of Buncrana has met with the Belfast City Mayor with a view to boosting tourism in the greater Inishowen area.
Mayor, Lee Tedstone said the main aim of the meeting...
FAI CEO John Delaney will visit Maginn Park in Buncrana later this month to help promote an underage cross border coaching scheme.
Delaney will be joined by his northern counterpart, IFA President Ra...
A reminiscing couple, who honeymooned in Buncrana during the Fleadh Ceol in 1980, are to share their trip back to the town in a television programme, to be broadcast tomorrow night on TG4.
The town w...
A much-loved member of the Buncrana community was laid to rest yesterday.
Columba Quigley was a well-known and respected figure in the local community, having participated in the life of the town thr...
The waterways of the Crana River and Lough Swilly will be a hive of activity this weekend as the inaugural Crana Canoe event takes place in Buncrana.
The event which is being joint organised by Jus...
Historic artefacts being held in the National Museum, which are claimed to “belong to the people of Inishowen,” should be returned to their “rightful owners,” according a local councillor.
Calling...
The Northern Ireland premiere of “A Shine of Rainbows,” filmed extensively in Inishowen during the summer last year, will take place in Belfast at the beginning of December.
“A Shine of Rainbows” ...
Inishowen football’s old firm will bid to claim the first silverware of the season at Maginn Park this Sunday in the final of the William Grant West End League Cup (Kick off 6pm).
Holders Clonmany ...
IF ever proof was needed that Inishowen footballers were beginning to make waves on the national scene, then it came this past week with the news that Buncrana Hearts Mark Timlin had received a call u...
Buncrana Town Council is to break with tradition tonight and hold its monthly statutory meeting in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel, instead of the usual Council Chamber.
The aim of the move is to provi...
Buncrana Fire Station is the first in Inishowen to be issued with life-saving thermal imaging equipment.
The heat seeking device is an invaluable aid to fire-fighters by helping to locate people or...
Cockhill Celtic Youths 1 Gleneely Colts 3
Gleneely Colts continued their strong start to the season with an impressive win over Cockhill Celtic Yths at St Maryís Park on Sunday.
After an ...
A local school has marked its annual anti-bullying week by working on a number of events to deliver a positive message.
Rois Deeney, a teacher at Buncrana’s Scoil Mhuire, said the students took par...
The staff and residents of the Nazareth House, Fahan are preparing to bid a fond farewell to two Sisters of Mercy, who have been instrumental in the running of the residential unit over the past few y...
The Lough Swilly Lifeboat Station was among the top five busiest in the Irish Division for this summer.
The value of the Inishowen-based life-saving service is revealed in the preliminary figures f...
Buncrana is one of the latest areas to be surveyed and photographed to be put on the worldwide Google Maps.
Google officials were in the town last weekend taking photographs of every area they trav...
Buncrana Hearts Reserves 1 Quigley’s Point Swifts 0
Buncrana Hearts’ second string bagged their first points of their Premier Division campaign with a narrow victory over the weary wanderers QPS ...
Buncrana’s Town Councillors have hit out at dog owners who let their dogs foul on the road or run loose around the town.
The councillors were speaking following a motion by Fianna Fail Councillor J...
Three Inishowen mountaineers have scaled the dizzy heights Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps and in Western Europe.
On their third attempt, Buncrana brothers, Ashley and Dylan Waldron, j...
Buncrana Town Council will tonight debate a motion which, if passed, could see members of the public have a major say in how the local authority is run.
The motion, to be put forward by Mayor Cllr ...
Inishowen boxing star William McLaughlin has expressed his upset at the death of his former room-mate and Olympic medal winning boxer Darren Sutherland.
The middleweight was found dead at his home ...
Paul Houston, who was beaten to death while holidaying in Portugal on Sunday week last, was a man “once met, never forgotten,” according to his grief-stricken widow Celine.
In a message read out at...
Inishowen shocked by Greencastle man’s killing
A post mortem due to be carried out yesterday on the body of Greencastle man Paul Houston is expected to confirm he was murdered.
Mr. Houston’s bod...
The darker evenings and plummeting temperatures are indicating that we’re hurtling towards that time of year again – Christmas.
So, in preparation for the festive season, Buncrana Christmas Lights ...
Boxing
McLaughlin razor sharp ahead of World Championships debut
Illies Golden Gloves welterweight William McLaughlin believes he is in top form ahead of his AIBA World Championsh...
Inishowen motorists without vehicle registration tax have been issued with over 120 warnings during recently stepped up Customs operations.
The Inishowen warnings were given out from June 1, howeve...
Digitalfone to create 15 new posts
There was good news last night on the employment front when award winning Inishowen based telecommunications company Digitalfone 02 confirmed it was to creat...
The Lough Swilly Lifeboat helmsman has been praised for his quick thinking in the dramatic rescue of man and an eight-year-old child at Portsalon on Saturday afternoon.
The casualties were from a g...
Gardaí have vowed to clamp down on “boy racers” in Clonmany and have also addressed complaints about a lack of policing in the area.
Fianna Fáil Senator Cecilia Keaveney met with Inishowen Superin...
A new tourism initiative which sees visitors tour Inishowen by bus has been welcomed by the Mayor of Buncana, Cllr Lee Tedstone.
Since becoming Mayor in June last, Cllr Tedstone has met with a numb...
A stained glass window in memory of the three Inishowen school boys and two Spanish visitors killed in the Omagh bomb was unveiled in a moving ceremony in Buncrana on Saturday last – exactly 11 years...
Ongoing work at Buncrana Pier has been hailed as life-saving, cutting lifeboat “999” response times in half and more than doubling working hours for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
...
A stained glass window will be unveiled in Buncrana this weekend in memory of the victims of the Omagh bomb.
Three youngsters from the Inishowen town – James Barker (12), Oran Doherty (8) and Sean ...
A unit providing “place of safety” care rooms for abused women and children in one of the most under-privileged areas of South Africa has been set up in honour of a Buncrana woman.
The Patricia Wo...
Security is “being reviewed” at an Inishowen Garda station after a suspect being held in connection with attempted robberies at two filling stations in the peninsula escaped from custody, the “Inish T...
The family of a Latvian woman who was tragically killed in a car accident in Inishowen over three years ago, are to finally receive compensation, the “Inish Times” can reveal.
Marita Kerpe was kill...
It was with deep sadness the local community learned of the death, at the age of 28, of Kevin Downey of Gransha, Buncrana.
Kevin, eldest son of Sadie and Kevin Downey, was very well known throughou...
One of the world’s most successful businessmen has been approached to help Inishowen get through the current economic crisis, the “Inish Times” can reveal.
The award-winning economic consultant is ...
Tyrone McCullagh gave the Irish team selectors more food for thought after he won the Irish Senior Open with an emphatic victory over Drogheda’s Sean Kilroy on Friday night.
The Illies Golden Glove...
Two arrests were made following a number of break-ins in the Buncrana area over the weekend.
A man was arrested and questioned following a break-in at The Drift Inn on Saturday night and the invest...
Carn athlete Helena Crossan and Illies boxer William McLaughlin completed a remarkable European medal double for the peninsula at the weekend.
Ultradistance runner Helena Crossan secured a bronze m...
INISHOWEN Welterweight William McLaughlin is bidding to add a European medal to his national senior title when he travels with the star studded Ireland squad to the EU Championships in Denmark this we...
24 Inishowen Athletics Club athletes participated in the Furey Insurance 5k road race in Buncrana on Wednesday evening last. Helena Crossan set a new club record when running 17.50, just two days afte...
The players from the three local primary schools who reached the finals of the EA Sports FAI Schools 5-a-side finals did the peninsula proud last week with more impressive performances.
Ulster Cham...
The first salmon of the season has been caught on the Crana River.
Buncrana man Pat Kane was delighted when he netted the 6lb fish at 10.00am on Thursday last.
Pat, who is on the committee of th...
In what is now a traditional family route, a Buncrana bride followed in her sister’s footsteps by walking to the aisle right from her front door.
Nyreen Porter stepped out from her aptly titled hom...
A four year delay in releasing 2.8m euro funding to Buncrana Community Leisure Centre is making the running of the facility “intolerable,” the “Inish Times” can reveal.
Preliminary approval of the ...
They say “lightning never strikes twice” but it has to a football crazy Inishowen family.
Earlier this year, John McConnell, from Links View, Lisfannon outside Buncrana, travelled to watch his favo...
Inishowen business owners have threatened to withhold rate payments in an attempt to have the pensinsula designated “special status” during the current economic crisis.
Business owners from across ...
The eyes of the country are on the business people of Inishowen, a meeting in the peninsula has been told.
A substantial majority of the 150 people, who were invited to sign a petition calling for ...
Buncrana based kickboxer Vaidus Natkus is in action at the World Championship Kickboxing show in Letterkenny this Saturday with an Irish title in his sights.
The 24 year old Light-Middleweight has ...
A second major development planned for Buncrana has been knocked by because of objections for local residents.
The Swilly Development was earmarked for the site of the former Lough Swilly Hotel on ...
COVERT surveillance cameras are being used across Inishowen in an effort to combat illegal dumping, the “Inish Times” can reveal.
CCTV cameras have been installed at known illegal dumping areas in ...
A leading Inishowen chemist has described the decision to suspend the hand-shaking peace gesture at Masses throughout the peninsula in an effort to prevent the spread of Swine Flu as “a little prematu...
Businness and the general public in Inishowen have been called upon to form a united front to take the peninsula out of its “economic wasteland” status.
Business owners from throughout the peninsul...
The recent spate of “creeper” burglaries in the peninsula may have abated but the resolve of the local community alert groups to provide neighbourhood watch continues.
As was highlighted in recen...
Buncrana’s town councillors have paid tribute to their outgoing Mayor, Councillor Dermot McLaughlin.
As exclusively revealed in the Inish Times last week, the Fianna Fail Mayor has decided he will ...
Inishowen’s gaelic footballers experienced mixed fortunes in their Donegal Championship ties at the weekend, as the action in the competitions get into full swing.
Buncrana’s footballers travel to ...
Inishowen trio to run New York Marathon for Croi
Three athletic Inishowen men are on a marathon mission to raise funds for charity.
Shane Doherty, a carpenter from Sledrin in Buncrana, Richard McE...
Ulster Senior League - Buncrana Hearts 1 Convoy Arsenal
BUNCRANA Hearts moved up to third spot in the table as a goal from Johnny McCarron gave them a one-nil win over Convoy Arsenal at Castle Par...
A young Burnfoot girl will be aiming to punch and kick her way to a world title when she takes part in the World Karate Championships in Italy next month.Denise Donaghy (17), daughter of Denis and Dor...
Buncrana has been saddened by the sudden death of local man Pat McLaughlin, who passed away last Tuesday.Pat, a former postman and known locally as “Paddy Neighbour,” was well loved and respected thro...
At least seven jobs are to be lost when an Inishowen wholesaler ceases trading in Bridgend this week, the “Inish Times” can reveal.
The decision by Musgrave Food Services to close its doors for the l...
Councillor fears major Inishowen projects could be in jeopardy by Laura Glenn laura.glenn@inishtimes.com A number of proposed capital projects in Inishowen could be under threat due to the downturn...
It may officially be summer but Inishowen has been in the grip of some very unseasonal weather over the past week.Torrential rain, high winds and biting temperatures battered the peninsula and coats a...
Moving tribute to young bomb victims by John Gill john@inishtimes.com
The skies over Buncrana wept on Friday night last as the town remembered its young victims of the Omagh bombing in 1998.
T...
by Laura Glenn laura.glenn@inishtimes.com A talented Buncrana girl is creating quite a name for herself in the world of film and television make-up artistry.
Twenty-year-old Leah Waldron, from Lou...
“I’ve paid taxes all my life and now I have nothing to provide for my family.”These were the angry words expressed to Sinn Féin Councillor Daren Lalor by a former self-employed construction worker in ...
Buncrana Mayor Dermot McLaughlin has warmly welcomed the “first step” in the development of an educational campus which will incorporate three local schools.In a first for Donegal, Crana College in B...
The most notorious stretch of road in Inishowen could soon be a lot safer, the Inish Times can reveal today.
It has emerged that Donegal County Council are in the process of making an application ...
Buncrana councillor Joe Doherty said he will “keep on pursuing answers” until he is satisfied at the final outcome of the review into the auditor’s report on town council’s finances.
Councillor Doh...
Amanda Doherty and her husband Adrian Gill from Buncrana will be among 300 invited guests from all over the world who will attend the Oscars ceremony this year.
The couple flies out tomorrow (Febr...
The son of a man who survived a horrific accident at Cockhill bridge outside Buncrana this time last year has launched a petition for a new crossing to be built.
Clonbeg man Oliver O’Donnell’s fath...
FIVE young Inishowen boxers travel to Dublin’s National Stadium next Friday (February 29) to compete in the national championships after landing Ulster titles in Coalisland at the weekend.
Illies Gol...
THE greens and fairways of North West Golf Club will lie empty tomorrow as a mark of respect to the club’s much-loved pro Seamus McBriarty, who passed away on Monday after a short illness.
Club secre...
Senator Cecilia Keaveney is a calendar girl.
The Moville senator features in the recently launched charity calendar for Bun an Phobail GAA club.
A teenage Ms Keaveney can be seen in the month of...
By Mary-Anne McNulty
maryanne@inishtimes.com
An Inishowen athlete has joined trail running’s elite ranks after producing a world class performance – less than a year since she stepped up to the dist...
By Mary-Anne McNulty
maryanne@inishtimes.com
Inishowen golf star Oliver Doherty ‘putt’ an extra effort into his game last week when top Swedish pro Anders Forsbrand swung by Buncrana Golf Course to ...
By Jonathan Downey
jonathan@inishtimes.com
Illies Celtic travel south this Saturday as their quest for FAI Junior Cup glory continues.
The Inishowen side’s fifth round opponents are Clontarf Ailesb...
by Laura Glenn
laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
CASH-STRAPPED Lough Foyle fishermen are incurring massive debts while waiting for money promised to them under the salmon-hardship scheme.
Deputy Joe McHug...
By Laura Glenn
laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
OUTRAGED Buncrana residents are planning to stage a demonstration outside Buncrana Town Council offices tonight (Wednesday).
The residents will protest at ...
By Louise Doyle
louise@inishtimes.com
BENEFACTORS of the Buncrana to Rathmullan ferry have come under attack for not “coughing up” vital funding.
The car ferry looks certain for the axe if funding ...
Malin 2-14
Carndonagh 2-03
By Mary-Anne McNulty
Maryanne@inishtimes.com
Malin retained their Inishowen crown with ease at the Scarvey on Saturday against a Carndonagh side that, with the ...
By Louise Doyle - louise@inishtimes.com
A major art exhibition and sale will take place in the Plaza, Main Street, Buncrana in aid of the Lough Swilly RNLI lifeboats next week.
Seamus Mallon, fo...
By Laura Glenn - laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
INISHOWEN’S fallen war heroes have been commemorated in a new book.
Inishowen’s Heroes is written by Robert Thompson whose previous works include Bush...
By Laura Glenn - laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
BUNCRANA Councillor Joe Doherty has expressed serious concern that a number of people allocated flats by Buncrana Town Council have now been told they c...
By Laura Glenn - laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
A year and a half after a horrific crash took the lives of five eastern Europeans, the family of one of the victims still hasn’t received the compensatio...
Massive power cut caused by nesting birds
An Inishowen councillor has blasted the ESB after crows nesting at an electricity substation exploded causing a massive power cut.
Over 4,000 customers in...
An young Inishowen singer has hit the jackpot.
Bridgend’s Bryan Mullan supported a country music legend last week.
Before the concert he thought “someone was playing a practical joke” on him when he...
Buncrana fire station is to be the first in Donegal to receive a defibrillator machine.
The machine will make a huge difference to the brigade as it will mean that they can provide crucial on the spo...
An Inishowen councillor has called for more gardaí and better communication between the force and planning authorities.
Speaking at Monday’s Donegal County Council meeting, Councillor Francis Conagha...
As part of our retrospective to celebrate the golden jubilee of Maginn Park, Inish Times employee Gerard Callaghan recounts his personal memories of the famous Buncrana Cup
The opening of Maginn Park...
An Isle of Doagh family’s mission to preserve the traditional style of their ancestral home is ensuring that the art of thatching remains active in the area.
Raymond Doherty has enlisted the help of ...
A sunken German U-boat lying on the seabed off Inishowen has become the subject of worldwide interest.
Salvage plans are being drawn up to assess whether the World War II vessel can be raised and bro...
Six drunken revellers who caused a ruckus on the Swilly Ferry have been fined 1,000 euros each – and told to stay on dry land from now on.
The Buncrana men – all in their early 20s – are “no longer w...
Donegal North East Deputy Joe McHugh yesterday hit out at what he describes as ‘utter contempt’ shown by the government to the members of the RNLI in Inishowen.
This comes in the wake of the controve...
Residents told their area will soon be ‘unrecognisable’
As Buncrana gets ready for the introduction of the new parking charges, those living in one of the town’s busiest streets are demanding to kn...
Cockhill Celtic……4
Convoy Arsenal…..2
Convoy opened the scoring on six minutes with a Mark Sweeney strike.
The visitors then went 2-0 up when a high ball into the box was sent over the line by Sw...
All county league, Division 1B
Buncrana 1-18
Fanad Gaels 0-11
Despite a shaky start, Buncrana eased past Fanad Gaels in a one-sided contest at Scarvey on Sunday afternoon.
The local side we...
An Eastender is exhibiting his artistic impressions of Inishowen.
Art-lovers are invited to view London painter Dennis Colverson’s work at an exhibition entitled A Portrait of Inishowen at the new ex...
A 13-year-old boy nearly lost his lower lip when a stray dog mauled him in Buncrana.
Ryan McDaid spent four days in hospital receiving cosmetic surgery after a mongrel suddenly turned nasty on him la...
A Buncrana man has said he could be forced to close his business because of a new parking clampdown in the town.
The new ‘pay-and-display’ parking system is to be introduced next month.
The scheme, ...
An US tour operator plans to put Inishowen on the map with customised holidays for Americans.
And he’s asking tourism providers in the peninsula to contact him with information on what’s on offer.
D...