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New farming storytelling night ‘a huge success’

Thursday night’s ‘introductory session’ of a new storytelling project led by genealogist Jennifer McLaughlin-Doherty focusing on the history of farming in Inishowen has been hailed a huge success by organisers from Men’s Shed Carn. Deborah Shiels, ...

30 Sept 2022 at 13:36

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Important Kilcar placenames meeting on Wednesday night

Kilcar Local History Group will meet this Wednesday, September 21 in Áislann Chill Chartha for an evening devoted to the Placenames Project. Placenames are an important aspect of our cultural heritage. They have the ability to communicate the ...

18 Sept 2022 at 17:00

Arts & Entertainment

Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite

Extra-terrestrial water has been found for the first time in a meteorite that has fallen in the UK. The Winchcombe meteorite, which crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town last February, is also thought to hold clues about where ...

19 Sept 2022 at 13:40

National News

More than 30 potential new species discovered living at the bottom of the sea

Robots have discovered 39 potential new species at the bottom of the ocean. Researchers at the Natural History Museum said the undescribed organisms represent a fraction of the undiscovered species from the deep sea, which scientists are ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:36

Local News

New history book launched in Frosses

Frosses Hall was packed to capacity on Friday night for the official launch of a new history book that will add to the life, understanding, and knowledge of everyone living in the Donegal Bay area and beyond. Retired teacher Helen ...

30 Jul 2022 at 23:24

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Could you help piece together a part of Doochary's history?

Residents and interested parties have been invited to explore the local and family history of the village of Doochary and surrounding areas when they gather tonight, Wednesday, March 23 in Teach Gleann Ceo. The information night ...

23 Mar 2022 at 08:45

Local News

Doochary village memory and family history project

Residents and interested parties have been invited to explore the local and family history of the village of Doochary and surrounding areas when they gather next Wednesday, March 23 in Teach Gleann Ceo. The information night ...

18 Mar 2022 at 09:30

National News

100-year mystery solved as Ernest Shackleton's lost ship finally found

Endurance, the ship that once belonged to Kildare explorer Ernest Shackleton, has finally been found. The ship was found 100 years to the day since the Kilkea born pioneer was buried, and 106 years after the historic ship ...

09 Mar 2022 at 14:00

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Gaoth Dobhair actor stars in major new feature docu-drama

TG4 has a major new documentary, The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell, premiering on March 16 with Gaoth Dobhair actor, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde playing the lead role The film reveals on screen for the first time the true story ...

21 Feb 2022 at 11:45

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Controversy over relocation of Inishowen pier crane to Donegal Town

Controversy has erupted in Inishowen regarding Donegal County Council's relocation of the railway crane from Fahan pier, to the quay in Donegal Town, without any community consultation. The West Inishowen History and ...

01 Mar 2022 at 17:00

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Funding to conserve historic Killybegs port related records saved from 1922 fire

Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of Irish history will probably know that many of the country's most important documents were destroyed in a fire at the Four Courts in the early stages of the Irish Civil War in ...

12 May 2022 at 18:00

Arts & Entertainment

'This is Lizzy' - Book by British historian on legendary Irish rock band to be published

A book written by a British music historian on the legendary Irish rock band Thin Lizzy is set to be published this summer. Published by Spenwood Books and compiled by historian Richard Houghton, 'Thin Lizzy - A ...

22 Apr 2022 at 17:14

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