St Columba’s Church, Drung is currently undergoing a considerable overhaul in which it will receive a new roof and floor among other repairs.St. Columba’s was built in 1871 close to the site of an earlier church. The Most Rev. Dr Kelly, Bishop of Derry dedicated the church on Sunday, October 5, 1871 The Parish Priest at […]

Councillor Marian McDonald is backing calls for the  brakes to be put on the sale of vehicles on roadsides.Pointing out the practice of selling vehicles in such a way was illegal, Cllr. McDonald said dangerous traffic situations could arise as a result of passing motorists slowing down or stopping to view what was on sale. In […]

GAA Fooball Div 1B Malin  1-16  St Nauls 1-08 Malin came out the victors in this division 1B clash on saturday evening, and it was a victory that was fully deserved by the Inishowen side.St Nauls found it hard to get into this game and found themselves trailing by 0-7 to 0-1 in the first half before […]

Buncrana 4-20  St Eunans 3-08 Buncrana were never in doubt in this Hurling league clash which saw them grab two points from the Letterkenny visitors.And with a few players unavailable due to county action, St Eunan’s were certainly not at full strength and barely managed to field 15 men, a fact which Buncrana were able to […]

Derry City 0     Buncrana Hearts 1 Despite having the majority of the play the young Derry side found themselves losing by a solitary goal to a strong Buncrana team.The only goal of the game came two minutes into the second half when Gerard McLaughlin intercepted a bad pass back from Steven Wallace to round […]

A Muff cyclist is preparing to represent Ireland in the European cycling championships in Medjugorje, Italy, next month.Ronan McLaughlin, who now lives in Belgium, is one of four Irishmen selected to represent their country in the road race event, but is the only one selected for the timetrial. And as part of the An Post Sean […]

Buncrana Mayor Dermot McLaughlin is to seek a meeting with Garda chiefs to discuss the rising problem of underage drinking in the town.Mayor McLaughlin was speaking after being contacted by the Inish Times following a “vox pop” of local people.Residents were asked about their thoughts on improving the town’s Main Street, however, many of those […]

A Culdaff builder has taken the bull by the horns and is preparing to put his life at risk for charity  - in Spain!For many years, fundraisers have taken part in weird and wonderful adventures in aid of good causes - but none are as hair-raising as the one to be undertaken by Inishowen’s very […]

District Court Judge Desmond Zaidan received an “overwhelming” farewell on his last day presiding in Inishowen yesterday.Before proceedings began at Buncrana District Court a number of representatives of charities and local groups surprised the judge – who is transferring to Kildare –  with thank you speeches and presentations.The groups and charities all  benefited from Judge […]

Lough Swilly lifeboat crews have teamed up with members of Inishowen Sub Aqua Club in an effort to improve diver safety in the waters around Donegal. The move comes in the wake of a diving fatality and the rescue of four divers along county’s coastline.A SAC spokesman said the training session was an outstanding success and […]

The Greencastle Community Resource Centre Committee is launching a major fund raising drive over the summer months to enable them to complete the new sports hall facility before the end of the year. The fund raising will take the form of a ‘Time Capsule’ into which families and organisations from the surrounding townlands will be able […]