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Here Comes the Sun in Moville

March 9th, 2010

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” and “BeatlesFest on the Lough,” 10,000 leaflets have been printed with the DylanFest and BeatlesFest promoting both events with many distributed at the Paul McCartney [...]

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Muff Garda presence to be increased

March 9th, 2010

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 extra Garda.
Welcoming the news, Cllr Doherty said:  “At a meeting held in St.Mary’s Hall in Muff on March 2 to reform [...]

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80% crime reduction due to “good policing”

March 9th, 2010

“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 Bradley to Carndonagh.
Cllr. Doherty said the appointment of a second sergeant to the area was due to the “hard work” of Superintendent William [...]

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First cut on Moville Community Garden

March 9th, 2010

The first sod was cut yesterdaqy afternoon of Moville’s first ever Community Garden.
The project is a joint effort between local people, the Health Service Executive (HSE), Donegal County Cuncil and the Moville and District Family Resource Centre.
Funded by the Donegal Peace 3 Partnership, It is one of three pilot programmes be run in the county [...]

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Increased border security follows Derry killing

March 2nd, 2010

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 Johnston confirmed security had been increased.
He said: “It is a result of increased tension in the North and the shooting of Kieran Doherty last week. His [...]

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Breakthrough for breakwater?

March 2nd, 2010

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 halted with the Department of the Environment highlighting the fact that it was owed money by Donegal Co. Council regarding [...]

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You can make things better

March 2nd, 2010

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 bank give each of its branches 10,000 euro to award to local projects. The community then decide how the funding is divided up [...]

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Illies boxers book final spots

March 2nd, 2010

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 Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin this Friday.
Featherweight McCullagh got one over on his nemesis Ryan Lindberg, who he had lost to in the [...]

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Henry Girls night with the stars

February 23rd, 2010

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, Joleen, Lorna and Karen McLaughlin, rubbed shoulders with Irish, European and Hollywood stars at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) held in the [...]

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Illies boxers advance to last four

February 23rd, 2010

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 competition on Saturday night.
The Illies boxers will bid to reach the National Senior Final in welterweight and featherweight respectively at the [...]

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