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...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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
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 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...
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
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 ...
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 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 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 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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
“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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...