Inishowen counts down to the start of the Irish Open


WITH just over one week to go before thousands of golfing fans descend on Ballyliffin for the first ever Dubai Duty Free Irish Open communities right across the Inishowen Peninsula have been working round the clock to get their own towns and villages looking their very best for this special occasion. Newly elected Cathaoirleach of […]


Retired teacher killed in house fire


A RETIRED teacher was killed in a house fire in Inishowen over the weekend and Gardai say they are not treating the incident as suspicious. Gerry McCabe, a former teacher at Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana, was found at his home in Iskaheen on Saturday. A Garda spokesperson said Gardai in Buncrana launched an investigation after […]

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Plans for Minister ‘Boxer’ Moran to visit Donegal


THERE are plans for Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran to visit Donegal early next week. A spokesperson for Minister Moran’s Department confirmed that a visit is planned to examine the flood relief progress in Inishowen either on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.  They said the Department is […]

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Road repairs from floods to cost €15.3m


DONEGAL County Council have said the cost of repairing the roads infrastructure across the county following the flooding is estimated at €15.3 million. In their latest update the Council gave a breakdown of the repair costs by Municipal District. The Inishowen MD requires the most repairs to the value of €13.45 million while the repairs […]


Packie Bonner rallies for support for flood victims


  REPUBLIC of Ireland and Celtic legend Packie Bonner has made a heartfelt appeal to the people of Donegal, Derry and the Northwest to come out and fill the terraces of Maginn Park for the charity game between Finn Harps and Derry City (kick-off 8.00) on Friday night in aid of the Inishowen flood relief fund. […]


Update on Recovery from Flooding


DONEGAL County Council has issued an update on the repair works to roads affected by the flooding.  Work has continued over the weekend on the installation of the temporary bailey bridge on the R240 at Riverside between Quigleys Point and Carndonagh. It is likely to be Wednesday afternoon as additional work is required.  Level differences […]


 HSE helpline set up for flood victims


  THE HSE has set up a helpline for people affected by the flooding in Inishowen. The helpline was made available on Friday afternoon and will continue over the weekend.  Advertisement An information leaflet ‘Coping with Flooding’ has also been made available in communities affected. This leaflet outlines the common reactions people often experience after […]