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.

Homes, businesses told to boil water 2 min read

Homes, businesses told to boil water

Caoimhinn Barr 4 months ago

Homes and businesses across North Inishowen have been placed under a Boil Water Notice due to concerns over contaminated water supply. Uisce Eireann says “operational... Read More

Moville geared up for Vintage Show 2 min read

Moville geared up for Vintage Show

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

All roads lead to Carrick field in Moville this weekend, for the widely-anticipated 21st annual Inishowen Vintage Show. Thousands of people are expected to attend... Read More

Wow! – that was a Lotto close one 3 min read

Wow! – that was a Lotto close one

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

A dramatic last-minute dash across Lough Foyle has brought €250,000 in Lotto winnings to the staff of Craigtown National School in Carndonagh. But the fantastic... Read More

Inishowen’s tractors do their tour for John 3 min read

Inishowen’s tractors do their tour for John

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

Expect big crowds out on the road this bank holiday Sunday as the Inish Tractor Run makes it colourful way around Inishowen. The family of... Read More

Layla says ‘it’s just so surreal’ 3 min read

Layla says ‘it’s just so surreal’

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

Layla Doherty, who has just been crowned Miss Earth Ireland 2023, says she doesn’t “even have words” to describe the feeling of winning. Layla, from... Read More

Buncrana firefighters hailed as heroes 1 min read

Buncrana firefighters hailed as heroes

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

Firefighters who rescued a Buncrana mother from near-certain death in a house fire are being hailed as heroes. The 51-year-old woman was pulled from the... Read More

Stormont Executive must be restored 2 min read

Stormont Executive must be restored

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

Buncrana TD Padraig MacLochlainn has called on the Irish and British governments to “redouble their efforts” to restore the Stormont Executive following Sinn Fein’s success... Read More

‘Saul’ on-the-run in Donegal 2 min read

‘Saul’ on-the-run in Donegal

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

Moville woman Pauline McCauley was thrilled meeting ‘Better Call Saul’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ star Bob Odenkirk in Donegal last weekend. Pauline ran into Bob at... Read More

Gardai investigate Buncrana arson attack 1 min read

Gardai investigate Buncrana arson attack

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

Gardai are investigating an arson attack on the premises at Ludden, Buncrana, late last Thursday night. Businessmann Peter Casey was developing the premises as a... Read More

Terrifying ordeal in Australia for Drumfries man 1 min read

Terrifying ordeal in Australia for Drumfries man

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

The parents of a young Inishowen man who was almost killed while attempting to prevent his car from being stolen are on their way to... Read More