A host of volunteers will be on streets of Inishowen this week as part of a drive to raise funds and awarness for one of Ireland’s deadliest diseases. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as part of the campaign there will be collections across the peninsula later this week. One of the volunteers taking [...]
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A man remained in a “serious but stable” condition in Derry’s Altnagelvin Hospital last night after a stabbing incident in Carndonagh on Friday night last. Buncrana Superintendent Kevin English confirmed to the Inish Times the man was injured when a “row” occurred in a private dwelling in a private estate in the town. Gardai were [...]
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The race for the Presidency may be dominating the news nationally, but Inishowen has a bigger and better election underway! Three budding local personalities have declared themselves as candidates in the bid for one of the hottest tickets in town – the Mayor of Greencastle. The gloves are off as driving instructor Pat Gillespie, takeaway [...]
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Efforts are frantically under way to find a solution to the Foyle Ferry crisis after the service was suspended indefinitely at the weekend. The last ferry from Magilligan docked at Greencastle on Sunday evening leaving Inishowen without a ferry service for the winter months. Twelve full-time and six part-time jobs have been lost as a [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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“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 [...]
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