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Swimmers in difficulty at Donegal beach - RNLI warns that storms make beach more dangerous

Lough Swilly RNLI is warning swimmers to be extra cautious when taking to the water following an incident at Ludden Beach. A spokesperson said: "There was an incident yesterday [Saturday] at Ludden Beach when swimmers got into difficulty. "It is ...

20 Feb 2022 at 15:32

Inishowen

Plans for Buncrana Leisure Centre becoming a reality

Positive steps have been made towards the building of a Buncrana Leisure Centre. Donegal County Council lodged a new funding application for the leisure centre in the call for the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund. Planning permission is in ...

02 Jul 2024 at 10:54

Inishowen

In pictures: Swimmers enjoy festive Christmas Day Swim 2023 at Fahan

The O'Neill family Christmas Day Swim 2023, in memory of the late Geraldine O'Neill for the Foyle Hospice, attracted huge numbers to Fahan. Please click on the arrows to go through the gallery .

28 Dec 2023 at 14:03

Pictures & Videos

GALLERY: Making a St Stephen's Day splash in Malin Head

PHOTOS: Tom Heaney, nwpresspics

28 Dec 2021 at 13:34

Local News

Planning approval granted for new Buncrana leisure centre

Planning approval has been granted for a new leisure centre in Buncrana. County councillors approved Part 8 planning for the state-of-the-art leisure centre on Monday. The leisure centre on the town's shorefront closed in 2015 for renovations ...

29 Jan 2024 at 14:58

Local News

Blue Flag for 12 Donegal beaches with four more awarded Green Coast status

Donegal will have 12 Blue Flag beaches for the 2023 season. They are Bundoran Beach; Killahoey Beach, Dunfanaghy; Murvagh Beach, Laghey; Culdaff Beach, Malin; Rossnowlagh Beach, Ballintra; Shroove Beach, Greencastle; Carrickfinn Beach, ...

23 May 2023 at 14:01

Sport

Magic Mona: Bronze for McSharry at World Championships

Mona McSharry surged her way to a bronze medal at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi. A new Irish record - her sixth in the last five days - saw McSharry take third in the 100m breaststroke final. Drawn in lane ...

28 Dec 2021 at 18:13

Inishowen

In pictures: Making a splash at Redcastle to bring in the New Year

There was a brisk start to 2024 for the hardy souls at Redcastle for the Annual New Year's Day swim. Please click on the arrows to go through the gallery

01 Jan 2024 at 16:50

Northern Ireland

‘Everyone is going to want to be a Daniel Wiffen’ – Swim Ulster chief

Olympic swimming gold medallist Daniel Wiffen has been described as an incredible role model for generations to come. Northern Ireland had been without Olympic gold since 1988. But that all changed when Wiffen and Jack McMillan won ...

31 Jul 2024 at 16:29

Inishowen

In pictures: Hundreds turn out for Buncrana leisure centre meeting

Hundreds of people have turned out for a meeting on the future of the proposed new Buncrana leisure centre. The meeting was called amid anger at the failure of the project to be awarded funding after an €11.7m application to the ...

14 Nov 2024 at 18:48

Pictures & Videos

In pictures: Brrrr-ave Culdaff swimmers swim for International Women’s Day

A swim to mark International Women’s Day took place at Culdaff beach on Saturday morning. Pleaseclick on the arrows to go through the gallery USE ARROWS OR NEXT BUTTON TO SEE MORE USE ARROWS OR NEXT BUTTON TO SEE MORE USE ...

11 Mar 2025 at 07:05

National News

Irish woman who swam to Antarctica will share cold water swimming tips at public talk this month

A Guinness World Record-holding Irish woman who once swam from Chile to Antarctica will share her tips for staying safe in cold water at a public talk this month. Nuala Moore - one of the world's most experienced extreme ...

14 Feb 2024 at 12:42

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