Paddy Doherty

Strong support for new Dublin Derry air link 2 min read

Strong support for new Dublin Derry air link

Paddy Doherty 1 month ago

A new survey has indicated there’s a demand for a new Derry to Dublin air service. A new service would provide a considerable boost for... Read More

Bring out your black tie this February 2 min read

Bring out your black tie this February

Paddy Doherty 2 months ago

The Carndonagh Scouts group has planned a Black Tie Ball in the Ballyliffin Lodge next month that will give everyone a chance to glam up... Read More

Private Seán Rooney buried at Newtowncunningham 3 min read

Private Seán Rooney buried at Newtowncunningham

Paddy Doherty 3 months ago

Private Seán Rooney of the 121st Infantry Battalion has been buried with full military honours at Newtowncunningham. His funeral mass took place in Dundalk, his... Read More

Bravery wins award for lifeboat crew 1 min read

Bravery wins award for lifeboat crew

Paddy Doherty 4 months ago

Action which saved five fishermen has earned an RNLI bravery award for the crew of the Lough Swilly lifeboat based in Buncrana. On 14th December... Read More

Smart Villages win for Inishowen 2 min read

Smart Villages win for Inishowen

Paddy Doherty 5 months ago

This week two new free ‘Smart Village’ training courses start in Malin Head and Newtowncunningham. So what is a ‘Smart Village’? Why should the concept... Read More

Tragedy at Creeslough 2 min read

Tragedy at Creeslough

Paddy Doherty 5 months ago

The shock of the Creeslough tragedy is with us forever. Those of us on a bus, in a car driving home to Inishowen on the... Read More

Two unique places make one amazing – short – holiday 1 min read

Two unique places make one amazing – short – holiday

Paddy Doherty 6 months ago

Tourism Ireland is spending €580,000 on a nine-week campaign across Britain promoting Donegal and Derry together as an autumn short-break destination. The marketing mix stirs... Read More

Inishowen’s musical tradition gets anthemic tune 2 min read

Inishowen’s musical tradition gets anthemic tune

Paddy Doherty 6 months ago

A rousing piece of music, part of Martin Tourish’s and the Inishowen Traditional Music Project’s Inishowen suite could become a new anthem for Inishowen. Adapted... Read More

Bernie Murphy’s textiles a hit at Ploughing 2022 1 min read

Bernie Murphy’s textiles a hit at Ploughing 2022

Paddy Doherty 6 months ago

It’s a busy few days for Buncrana’s Bernie Murphy. World-class textile designer Bernie, who works from her studio in Buncrana, has pride of place representing... Read More

All-Ireland to meet Six Nations on Pollan Green 1 min read

All-Ireland to meet Six Nations on Pollan Green

Paddy Doherty 6 months ago

Up to 20,000 visitors are expected to pack Clonmany and Pollan Green over two days in August next year. And it’s all in the quest... Read More