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.

Blue Christmas for Inishowen’s Ukrainians 3 min read

Blue Christmas for Inishowen’s Ukrainians

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

Ukrainians across Inishowen are preparing to spend their first Christmas away from home, many of them still separated from loved-ones who remain in peril 2,000... Read More

More mice this winter

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

A spike in the local rat and mice population is causing distress across Inishowen. Winter usually brings an increase in rodent activity – but this... Read More

Big freeze to continue through week 3 min read

Big freeze to continue through week

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

The first big freeze of the winter is set to persist across Inishowen until at least Friday afternoon. With night-time temperatures as low as -6... Read More

A special Christmas at Mullan Hope Centre 3 min read

A special Christmas at Mullan Hope Centre

Caoimhinn Barr 6 months ago

Geraldine Mullan is busy preparing for her biggest ever series of family fun days and festive markets, with all of Inishowen invited to celebrate a... Read More

Mary ‘Brick’ leaves Lifeline Inishowen 3 min read

Mary ‘Brick’ leaves Lifeline Inishowen

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

Gleneely’s Mary‘Brick’ Doherty is stepping down from her role with Lifeline Inishowen after 15 years with the domestic violence service. She believes that it is... Read More

Lough Foyle detention for Ocean Glory continues 1 min read

Lough Foyle detention for Ocean Glory continues

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

A large ship, the Ocean Glory, remains anchored in the water off Moville, having been detained by the authorities after failing a routine safety inspection... Read More

A woman’s farming year 3 min read

A woman’s farming year

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

A new TG4 television series on women in farming beginning tomorrow features Hannah Doherty, an enterprising young sheep farmer who farms land near Grianán of... Read More

Patients suffer lack of GP cover 2 min read

Patients suffer lack of GP cover

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

NowDoc, the out-of-hours GP service, was unable to deal with what it described as a high volume of calls in a timely manner over the... Read More

Threat to public health at Moville and Buncrana 3 min read

Threat to public health at Moville and Buncrana

Caoimhinn Barr 7 months ago

Untreated sewage continues to be dumped into Lough Foyle at Moville, while in Buncrana a lack of wastewater treatment threatens Lough Swilly, according to the... Read More

Buncrana students ‘very traumatised’ by events at Creeslough 2 min read

Buncrana students ‘very traumatised’ by events at Creeslough

Caoimhinn Barr 8 months ago

Teenagers at Scoil Mhuire Buncrana have been left “very traumatised” following the disaster in Creeslough last Friday, school principal Rosaleen Grant has said. Transition year... Read More