A talented young Inishowen golfing enthusiast rubbed shoulders with two of the greatest and most successful names in the sport recently. Ten-year-old Jodie Harkin from Ardaravan Heights in Buncrana was delighted to meet Annika Sörenstam and Alison Nicholas prior to last week’s prestigious Solheim Cup. Annika Sörenstam is one of the most successful golfers in [...]

A local community group is taking a hands-on, practical approach to suicide prevention in Inishowen. “Let’s Talk Drink” in Moville have organised a series of talks and workshops over the next few weeks aimed at educating and training people on what to do if they suspect someone may be at risk of suicide. The first [...]

Inishowen’s auxiliary fire services received a huge boost at the weekend with the blessing of their new base in Carndonagh. The town’s old fire station has been reborn as the base for the 14 members of the Civil Defence, who are trained to provide crucial auxiliary or back-up assistance to the peninsula’s main fire service. [...]

Members of the public are being ecouraged to sign a petition against Government proposals to introduce a septic tank charge. The charge has been described as “a tax too far” by Sinn Fein Donegal North East TD Padraig Mac Lochlainn. The petition was launched at a meeting in the Colgan Hall in Carndonagh last week [...]

The ferry linking Greencastle and Magilligan is to be suspended after nine years, it has emerged. On Thursday last, the Lough Foyle Ferry Company announced service, a success with both tourists and commuters, would operating from October 2 next due to “lack of funds.” Speaking to the Inish Times, Cllr Mickey Doherty said it “should [...]

“Madness” – just one of the words that could describe the scene as hundreds of bargain-hunters descended on one Inishowen store last week. Hegarty’s Home Interiors in Buncrana reopened its doors last Wendnesday after being closed for a number of days in preparation for a sale unlike any other seen before in the area. The [...]