Caoimhinn Barr

Caoimhinn studied at University College Cork, completing a degree in English and sociology in 1998. He worked at the Derry Journal, Donegal Democrat and Donegal On Sunday newspapers before joining the Inishowen Independent editorial team in 2009.

Moville mum’s marathon achievement 2 min read

Moville mum’s marathon achievement

Caoimhinn Barr 4 days ago

Moville woman Denise Barrett who lost three members of her family in a tragic accident near Quigley’s Point three years ago, has completed a remarkable... Read More

Carn firefighter says “I’ll be back” 2 min read

Carn firefighter says “I’ll be back”

Caoimhinn Barr 2 weeks ago

Carndonagh firefighter Liam Shiels is on his way home to Inishowen after competing in the World’s Strongest Firefighter Contest in Ohio, USA. Liam was proud... Read More

Kathy comes home to find her wild 5 min read

Kathy comes home to find her wild

Caoimhinn Barr 3 weeks ago

“At its heart, I think the book is a story about love and about hope and how immersing yourself in the natural world can heal... Read More

Donegal people have lowest disposable income 2 min read

Donegal people have lowest disposable income

Caoimhinn Barr 4 weeks ago

Workers in Donegal have the lowest disposable income in the Republic of Ireland, new figures from the Central Statistics Office have once again shown. Disposable... Read More

I should go on, I can’t go on 3 min read

I should go on, I can’t go on

Caoimhinn Barr 1 month ago

Carndonagh’s Oisin Moyne, whose play production was controversially cancelled in the Netherlands because he auditioned only men for the all-male cast, has spoken of the... Read More

‘Massive step forward on road to justice’ 3 min read

‘Massive step forward on road to justice’

Caoimhinn Barr 1 month ago

The sister of Omagh bomb victim Oran Doherty says her family is happy that a public inquiry into the atrocity will finally be held, describing... Read More

Fullertons return to Buncrana 2 min read

Fullertons return to Buncrana

Caoimhinn Barr 2 months ago

Fullertons from the US, Australia, Canada, Britain and across Ireland will be at a Fullerton family reunion in Buncrana in March. Generations of the Fullerton... Read More

Inishowen losing out to south Donegal 2 min read

Inishowen losing out to south Donegal

Caoimhinn Barr 2 months ago

Inishowen’s public representatives have slammed Donegal Tourism for not promoting Inishowen to the same degree as other regions of the county. Donegal Tourism is the... Read More

Buncrana Robin goes ‘viral’ 2 min read

Buncrana Robin goes ‘viral’

Caoimhinn Barr 2 months ago

Buncrana man Donal Kearney’s photo of a robin taken in Swan Park last week has been been viewed by more than two million people around... Read More

Concern over NowDoc’s future 2 min read

Concern over NowDoc’s future

Caoimhinn Barr 2 months ago

The long-term future of Inishowen’s NowDoc medical service is in doubt. A review of the out-of-hours service is underway. Possible changes could result in CareDoc,... Read More