A MALIN man was given the honour of performing the American national anthem at a major league ice hockey game in Boston, recently. Declan Houton,... Read More
Damian Dowds
Damian studied at NUI Maynooth and worked with Intel Ireland on graduation. Followings stints as a civil servant in Leinster House, and with magazine publisher Ashville Media, he returned to Inishowen to set up the Inishowen Independent in 2007.
A local grandfather killed in a house fire in Iskaheen at the weekend has been described as a “very intelligent man, with a great sense... Read More
Flood victims rage at broken promises
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Six months on from the flood of 22 August 2017, there is a palpable sense of anger and fear among victims who say they have... Read More
Buncrana’s Castle Bridge, which is 300 years old this year, is in danger of falling down. One of its piers sustained structural damage in the... Read More
Council tenants refusing houses for spurious reasons – eggshells in back gardens and no turf fire
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Tenants have refused to move into council houses because of some “crazy stuff” like eggshells in the back garden and the lack of a turf... Read More
The public is invited to give its views on the future of policing in Ireland at an open evening in Letterkenny on Thursday night. Following... Read More
Five beds closed in Buncrana community hospital, exacerbating overcrowding at Letterkenny A&E
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‘Shocking and serious’ staff shortages at Buncrana Nursing Unit have exacerbated the on-going overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny Hospital. The ‘full capacity protocol’ was implemented at Letterkenny... Read More
Garda warning on festive crime
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Gardaí have stepped up border patrols and are working closely with the PSNI following a spate of cross-border crimes. They have warned local businesses and Christmas... Read More
Only one in a hundred speaks Irish
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ONLY ONE in one hundred people in Inishowen speak Irish on a daily basis, according to the latest results released from Census 2016. A... Read More
‘No words to express my pain and anger’
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Louise James said there are no words to express her ‘pain, disbelief and anger’ following the Buncrana Pier drowning tragedy that claimed the lives of... Read More
