Inishowen’s newest priest celebrated his first Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Muff, on Monday night last when he was joined by family, friends and neighbours. Many of those at the Mass were among the 800 who attended the ordination of Fr. Daniel McFaul by the principal celebrant, Bishop of Derry, Most Rev. Dr. Seamus Hegarty, […]

Moville rocked to the sound of Bob Dylan at the weekend as thousands travelled from far and wide for DylanFest, the only music festival in Ireland dedicated to the legendary singer.The town’s population is estimated to have doubled during the four-day event which featured tribute acts from across Europe and Ireland.Organiser, Gerry McLaughlin, said despite […]

“Inish” prompts action on Carn potholes Work to repair country lanes around Carndonagh has got under way, thanks to the “Inish Times.”The peninsula’s favourite paper had received numerous complaints from local people about the amount of potholes in the area.Local motorists said their complaints that the Gort and Carrowmore roads outside Carndonagh were “falling on deaf […]

GAA - Daly Brothers Intermediate Football Championship, first round, first leg Urris 2-06  Na Rossa 0-12 Despite having the majority of possession throughout the game Urris were only able to manage a draw in this Intermediate Championship encounter at Crampsey Park.And this result gives Urris an uphill struggle when they go away to Na Rossa in the […]

GAA - Daly Brothers Intermediate League Championship, first round, first leg Naomh Mhuire 0-11   Moville  0-4 A low-scoring Moville side were sent home from Annagry at the weekend with plenty to think about if they are to make it through to the next round of the intermediate championship.Despite a spirited first half performance which saw them […]

GAA - Under 14 B County Final Aodh Rua 8-7   Carndonagh 5-5 Carndonagh’s under 14 hurlers travelled to McCumhaill park on Saturday to take on Aodh Rua in the under 14 B county final.And despite a hearty display by the Inishowen youths, they eventually lost out in a game that was certainly not shy of goals.Despite […]

Greencastle Ladies 2     Carndonagh Ladies  0 Greencastle dragged themselves back into the league race with a good battling team performance against Carn at chapel lane. They opened the scoring after seven minutes when good work down the left by Annette Mc Laughlin set up Danielle Logue and her pass was picked up by Karen Henry […]

Go Karting Buncranas David Doherty has really excelled himself in recent weeks by winning the prestigious K plate title but on Saturday at Nutts Corner Motorsports Centre he showed that his win was no flash in the pan by going all out to win the finals in the fifth round of the Ulster Cup.Young Doherty has […]

Illies Golden Gloves boxer Tyrone McCullagh has been selected to join the Irish squad competing in the world championships in Mexico in October.And the junior fighter has just ended off a terrific year by competing in the round robin youth tournament in the National Stadium in Dublin at the weekend.Tyrone recorded victories over Germany’s Andre […]

Tony Doherty and all special needs children around the peninsula need you, the people of Inishowen,  to help them in their fight to ensure they receive a full and fair education. If you feel strongly about the cutbacks in special needs education then it’s time to make your feelings known. Write to us here at the […]

Little Tony Doherty is a beautiful, happy-go-lucky boy.  Piercing dark brown eyes and a beaming smile. Just like any five-year-old he loves going to school. But Tony is no ordinary child. He suffers from a number of life-threatening health problems - chronic asthma, under-developed lungs, an enlarged heart, chronic sleep apnea, achondroplasia (a growth disability) and […]