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Killybegs is cruising! Record year for cruise ship visits

The number of cruise ships visiting Killybegs this year is at record levels - and the outlook for 2023 is even better. More than 12,000 passengers and crew have arrived on 13 ships so far this year, and another eight are scheduled before the end of ...

27 Jul 2022 at 02:59

Local News

Traditional harbour crane a beautiful addition to historic Donegal pier

A traditional hand-cranked harbour crane has been installed on the old pier in Donegal Town. The old pier, known locally as the small pier, predates the main pier by the Old Abbey Graveyard. It is where steamships would have docked for hundreds of ...

28 Feb 2022 at 10:53

Local News

Defence Forces monitoring Russian spy ship spotted off Donegal coast

The Defence Forces have confirmed they are monitoring a Russian vessel with spy capabilities that has been spotted off the Donegal coast. The Irish Naval Service is currently monitoring the 350ft Russian spy ship that was spotted off the west ...

20 Aug 2021 at 13:16

Pictures & Videos

In photographs: View from the sea as cruise ship sets sail from Killybegs

14 May 2022 at 02:12

Local News

28 cruise ships will visit Killybegs this summer

28 cruise ships will visit Killybegs this summer. The first vessel, the colourful, 294 metre long Norwegian Star, will arrive on May 16. This will be the first of four visits, breaking the previously held record for the longest ship to berth ...

03 May 2023 at 16:43

Pictures & Videos

In Pictures: New luxury cruise liner Explora I stops in Donegal on maiden voyage

Foyle Port welcomed brand new cruise ship Explora I to Lough Foyle on her first ever visit to the island of Ireland. The luxury liner stopped off in Inishowen on Thursday. The Explora I was built and delivered by Fincantieri in the ...

01 Sept 2023 at 00:13

UPDATE: Cancellation of visit of largest cruise ship due to visit Killybegs

Local News

Killybegs to welcome largest cruise ship to date on its maiden visit to the port

UPDATED: Visit of Norwegian Getaway cancelled due to weather ============= Killybegs is all set for the arrival of the towering, 18-deck Norwegian Getaway. The 326m cruise ship is visiting the port for the first time as part of a ...

27 Sept 2023 at 09:51

Local News

Ballyshannon mother and son set sail for Atlantic TU to raise spinal injury awareness

A Ballyshannon mother and son who both study at Atlantic Technological University have sailed from Poole in England to Dublin in aid of Spinal Injuries Ireland. Victoria Matthews, an accessibility activist and ATU Sligo Sport ...

20 Jul 2022 at 14:25

National News

Iarnród Éireann announces significant change to Ireland's longest railway bridge

Iarnród Éireann has announced plans to pin Ireland's longest railway bridge in the open-to-shipping position. The plans for the Barrow Bridge on the Wexford Waterford rail line come after an incident in February 2022 when a ...

05 Dec 2022 at 10:37

Local News

Stunning cruise ship Silver Spirit anchored in Greencastle and Killybegs

The 210.7 metre all-inclusive cruise ship Silver Spirit anchored in Greencastle on Saturday on her inaugural visit to the Donegal as part of a 12-day cruise sailing around Iceland and Ireland. The ship anchored and stayed ...

25 Jul 2024 at 19:25

National News

Eight men named and charged over biggest drugs seizure in Irish history

Eight men charged in relation to the largest seizure of drugs in the history of the State after a Panamanian cargo ship was dramatically stormed by an elite special forces unit off the southeast coast last year have been ...

24 Jun 2024 at 17:27

GAA/LGFA

Karl Lacey blames poor decisions for Kilcoo's Ulster title exit

Kilcoo boss Karl Lacey believes his side's failure to secure a third Ulster title stemmed more from a series of poor decisions — both in possession and out of it — than from Darryl Branagan’s second-half red card. The ...

09 Dec 2024 at 09:52

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