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Major boost for Inishowen

October 29th, 2008

Buncrana to get Ireland’s first Energy Design Centre
 
by Laura Glenn   laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
 
Buncrana is set to get Ireland’s first-ever one-stop “Home Shopping Centre,” the “Inish Times” can reveal.
Forward-thinking and long-established local company, Flanagan’s of Buncrana Ltd, is to create a unique Home Design Centre at its 110,000 sq ft premises at Ballymacarry in the town.
The exciting [...]

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Father questions trial delay

October 29th, 2008

Death crash accused remanded on continuing bail
 
The father of one of five young Inishowen people who died in a  horrific crash three years ago has questioned a judge about the delay in bringing the case to trial.
The 49 year old man accused of causing the deaths was  remanded on continuing bail when at Letterkenny Circuit [...]

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Bocan funeral for English crash victim

October 29th, 2008

The remains of the young Culdaff man killed in a road accident in England last week will be flown home today.
Shane McGonagle, a father of one, died as  of result of injuries he sustained when his Honda 125cc motorbike was involved in a collision with a heavy goods vehicle close to his home in Sutherland [...]

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Former Carn PP laid to rest

October 29th, 2008

THE funeral took place yesterday of Fr. Seamus Farrelly, the former parish priest of Carndonagh, who died at the weekend.
Fr. Farrelly, who retired as Carn PP earlier this year due to ill health, died in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on Saturday, aged 72.
Born in  Castlefin, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1960 after studying [...]

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Moville anger at county council

October 29th, 2008

Green Party leader John Gormley has told Inishowen “the party’s over.”
Speaking as he launched the election campaign of local candidate Sheenagh McMahon in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel on Friday last, the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government said the recent Budget cuts were necessary to boost the Irish economy.
Stating the government “didn’t communicate well [...]

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“The party’s over”

October 29th, 2008

Minister tells Inishowen Budget cuts were necessary for economy
 
by Laura Glenn  laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
 

Green Party leader John Gormley has told Inishowen “the party’s over.”
Speaking as he launched the election campaign of local candidate Sheenagh McMahon in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel on Friday last, the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government said the recent Budget cuts were [...]

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McMahon gets the Green light

October 29th, 2008

Green Party leader launches election campaign of local candidate
 
by Laura Glenn   laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
 
Inishowen’s Green Party candidate Sheenagh McMahon has officially launched her election campaign.

Green Party leader and Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley named the “excellent” Ms McMahon as the local election candidate at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel on Friday last.
Ms McMahon [...]

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Olympic honour for Malin man

October 29th, 2008

Stephen’s just not a pretty face
 

A Malin athlete has been chosen as the only Inishowen representative to be a ‘Face of the Special Olympics 2009’.
 
By Ursula Duddy
ursula@inishtimes.com
 
Stephen McCallion, a member of the Inishowen Special Olympics Club in Carndonagh, was thrilled at being chosen as one of the public faces of the games, which will take [...]

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The young ones

October 29th, 2008

Inishowen students elected to Donegal Youth Council
 

By Laura Glenn
laura.glenn@inishtimes.com
 
 
Inishowen secondary school students have elected seven of their peers to represent them on the Donegal Youth Council.
Following weeks of campaigning the seven candidates who were elected to the Council were Matthew Arthur from Crana College, Buncrana; Pádraig Doherty from Carndonagh Community School (both were elected on [...]

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Ulster double for Inishowen

October 29th, 2008

Carn ready of Ulster challenge
 

Carndonagh seniors will face Monaghan champions Drumhowan in the Ulster Club Championship this Sunday in Clones, County Monaghan.
After claiming the Donegal junior championship title recently, the Inishowen side will now have to step up to the challenge of Ulster football, and will face tough opposition when they come up against the [...]

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Moville oh so close to Ulster title win

October 29th, 2008

GAA - VHI Healthcare Ladies Ulster Senior Club Championship Final
 
Moville 0-5  Donaghmoye (Monaghan) 0-5
 
MOVILLE and Donaghmoyne must do it all again after playing out a low scoring draw at a very wintry Pearse Park, Galbally on Sunday afternoon.
Monaghan champions Donaghmoyne started as strong favourites but Moville had not read the script and should have took [...]

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