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Flood victims rage at broken promises 2 min read

Flood victims rage at broken promises

Damian Dowds 2 years ago

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 is falling down – urgent repairs needed for 300 year old structure after storm and flood damage 1 min read

Buncrana’s Castle Bridge is falling down – urgent repairs needed for 300 year old structure after storm and flood damage

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

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

Five beds closed in Buncrana community hospital, exacerbating overcrowding at Letterkenny A&E 1 min read

Five beds closed in Buncrana community hospital, exacerbating overcrowding at Letterkenny A&E

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

‘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 2 min read

Garda warning on festive crime

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

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

‘No words to express my pain and anger’ 1 min read

‘No words to express my pain and anger’

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

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

First Syrian families arrive in Inishowen 1 min read

First Syrian families arrive in Inishowen

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

The first group of Syrian families who are to be resettled in Inishowen arrived in Carndonagh last week. Three families have arrived, with approximately 20... Read More

Buncrana Chamber awards shortlist announced 3 min read

Buncrana Chamber awards shortlist announced

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

It’s now just under a fortnight until the social and business event of the year, the Buncrana Chamber of Commerce Gala Ball. The black tie... Read More

€4.5 million ‘Tinnys’ sculpture planned for Scalp Mountain 2 min read

€4.5 million ‘Tinnys’ sculpture planned for Scalp Mountain

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

An ambitious new €4.5 million project that will see 31 giant metal sculptures erected on the top of Scalp Mountain in Burnfoot has been hailed... Read More

Boston expats donate $40,000 to Inishowen flood relief 1 min read

Boston expats donate $40,000 to Inishowen flood relief

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

A GROUP of Donegal people living in Boston have transferred $40,000 to the Buncrana branch of the Red Cross to help flood victims in Inishowen. The... Read More

Man and woman arrested after Buncrana brawl 1 min read

Man and woman arrested after Buncrana brawl

Damian Dowds 3 years ago

A man and woman were arrested after a major brawl broke out on Buncrana’s Main Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Large groups of... Read More

Flood victims rage at broken promises

Buncrana’s Castle Bridge is falling down – urgent repairs needed for 300 year old structure after storm and flood damage

Five beds closed in Buncrana community hospital, exacerbating overcrowding at Letterkenny A&E

Garda warning on festive crime

‘No words to express my pain and anger’

First Syrian families arrive in Inishowen

Buncrana Chamber awards shortlist announced

€4.5 million ‘Tinnys’ sculpture planned for Scalp Mountain

Boston expats donate $40,000 to Inishowen flood relief

Man and woman arrested after Buncrana brawl

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