By Dionne Meehan HUNDREDS gathered in Newtowncunningham last Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Church of All Saints. Officially opened on April 11, 1999, the new building replaced an older church on the site which was built in 1810. Advertisement Present at Thursday’s celebration was main celebrant Monsignor Kevin Gillespie, St Eunan’s Cathedral. […]
New life for Columban Hall in Newtowncunningham
PLANS have been lodged by a local community company in Newtowncunningham to rejuvenate and refurbish the Columban Hall in the village. Built in the 1930s for a cost of around £700, the hall has served the parish since then but in more recent years fell into disuse. Today only the scouts use it. However, all […]