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Nathan Carter for Bundoran RNLI
Nathan Carter officially launches annual Bundoran Lifeboat Dinner Dance Ireland’s hottest new name in country music Nathan Carter took time out of his busy schedule on New Year’s Eve to visit Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat station and officially launch the annual Lifeboat Dinner Dance at which he will perform. The dinner dance is the main fundraising [...]
Bundoran’s annual budget meeting
A 3% reduction in the town rates was confirmed at the annual Budgetary meeting of Bundoran Town Council last week by the Town Manager. In presenting his budget Garry Martin, said that the main influencing factor was the current ongoing difficult economic climate. He said, “This budget strongly focuses the need to achieve saving, value [...]
North-West and South-East battle it out for final Irish Surf Team position!
As the crowds gather in Bundoran and the Battle of the Bands takes place at the annual Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival, a different type of battle will be taking place less than 500 metres away – a battle in the water! Donegal’s John “JB” Britton will go head to head or “fin to [...]
Donegal surfers ready to take on Europe in Bundoran!
5 Donegal surfers have been selected for the Irish Surf team to represent the country when the European Surfing Championships “Eurosurf”, supported by Fáilte Ireland, happen in Bundoran, from September 23rd until October 3rd this year. Ronan Oertzen, 20, Shauna Ward, 24, Darragh McCarter, 25 and Richie Fitzgerald, 36 all from Bundoran and Easkey Britton, [...]
History of the ERNE BUS SERVICE Clones-Enniskillen-Bundoran
IrishDigest.com – North West History Special. All copy & photos © Reminiscences by Soinbhe Lally The Erne Bus Service, based in Enniskillen and providing a service from Clones and Cootehill to Bundoran, was founded in 1929 by my father, Maurice Cassidy, who came from Letterbreen Co Fermanagh. The service remained in operation from April 1929 until [...]
Passing of one life’s great gentlemen – the Late Patsy McGrath, Bundoran
The recent passing of the late Patsy McGrath, Dinglei Coush, Bundoran Co Donegal and Bay View Terrace, has evoked a widespread sadness and deep loss within Bundoran and the wider communities of south Donegal and West Fermanagh. Aged 93, many will recall his appearance on RTE’s Nationwide, proving that age was no barrier in him [...]
Bundoran TC reduce commercial rates by 8%
Bundoran Town Council in Co Donegal has reduced its commercial rates by a massive 8 per cent in response to the growing challenges that businesses face in the popular seaside resort. Vice Chairman of the Council, Fianna Fáil’s Cllr Philip McGlynn, who proposed the motion yesterday said afterwards that the council had to deal with [...]
Ulster GAA results
Results: Sunday 17th October AIB Ulster Senior Football Club First Round: Kingscourt (Cavan) 0-11 Naomh Conall (Donegal) 1-12 AIB Ulster Intermediate Football Club First Round: Doohamlet (Monaghan) 1-12 Bundoran (Donegal) 1-10
Bundoran Town Council to extend pay parking areas
Bundoran Town Council have agreed extend pay for parking on the Main Street, up to the West End Quay at this week’s monthly meeting of the council. Councillors say that the extension was required to absorb the VAT loss as a result of the introduction of VAT charges on car parks which came into force on July [...]
Donegal GAA results from Sunday
Bundoran will meet Cloughaneely in the final of the 2010 Donegal GAA Intermediate Champiomship after the seasiders defeated Urris in Letterkenny yesterday afternoon. The two teams last met in a final in 1990, which Cloughaneely won. Bundoran have been defeated in two finals in recent years and will now be hoping for a change of [...]
Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat busy – two callouts on same day
Bundoran RNLI lifeboat was called out twice on Tuesday to two individual callouts in Bundoran, Co. Donegal.The first call out was to three children off the main beach in Bundoran. Two of the children had been taken to shore by local beach lifeguards and the lifeboat brought the third child to shore safety. The three [...]
Bundoran Rosary Chapel Concerts to fill with Cologne
The recently built Rosary Chapel in Bundoran, County Donegal will host two wonderful concerts in the coming days, rekindling the halcyon days when the seaside resort hosted some top class summer entertainment, in St. Patrick’a Hall and even before that, the likes of the old Hamilton Hall. On Thursday July 29th at 8pm. the Three Irish Tenors [...]
Bishop elect Liam McDaid speaks of Clogher challenges
Bundoran, Co Donegal native and Bishop elect of the Clogher Diocese Mgr. Liam McDaid has this week spoken of the challenges and responsibilities ahead of his ordination as Bishop at St. Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan this Sunday. His new diocese takes in parts of Monaghan, Fermanagh. Tyrone and Donegal. Outlining the pastoral path that is [...]
Ryan Tubridy for Bundoran – Bucket & Spade Tour
‘The Tubridy Show Bucket & Spade Tour’ begins on Monday, 12 July in Bundoran, Co Donegal and runs until Friday, 16 July with the final date in Bray, Co Wicklow. Accompanied by the Camembert Quartet, Tubridy the host of Ireland’s most popular TV show, the Late Late Show will also visit Salthill, Co Galway (13 [...]
Taoiseach in Donegal: Jobs need to be created, not invented
Taoiseach Brian Cowen said jobs can only be created by making the economy grow. He was speaking last night in Bundoran, County Donegal as his party celebrated the career of the longest serving public representative in the country, Cllr Sean McEniff, first elected a local councillor in Donegal in 1960. Taoiseach Cowen was responding to the latest [...]
Stephen Bennett – Painter
One of Ireland's finest artists in the North West