Walking Festival Bookings With one week to go, there’s still time to book a place for the Ardara Walking Festival. Spaces are limited and are allocated to those who book in advance. For more information or to book a walk: Email donegalwalkingguide@gmail.com or Phone/text Kevin on 087-6734875 or Click “Reserve a Space” on the Ardara Walking Festival event page on […]
Oliver Boyle Memorial 25 Card Drive The Oliver Boyle Memorial 25 Card Drive will take place in the Corner House Bar on this coming Sunday 23rd February at 8pm. All proceeds to the Ardara Resource centre. Everyone welcome. St. Patrick’s Parade The Ardara St. Patrick’s Parade takes place on Sunday 15th March at 2.30pm. […]
Bonnyglen-Tullies Bog Road Walk The Dolmen Centre are delighted to be able to announce the impending arrival of a new walk at Bonnyglen, Loughfad, Portnoo. This 4.2km walkway has seen co-operation between our local Dolmen Centre group and 2 state organisations, namely Donegal County Council and Coillte. In 2019, the Council and the Dolmen Centre […]
Owenea FM Fundraising Dance Owenea FM’s annual fundraising dance on Halloween night, Thursday October 31st, will feature music from a five piece band and a large number of singers from the local area and further afield. Special guests will also be at the dance which raises funds for the Ardara based community radio. Held at […]
October 2019 The Narin, Portnoo, Rosbeg Community Co-Operative Society Ltd. (Dolmen Centre) are currently working with Donegal County Council to improve the access on the above road. The initial works have been carried out and DCC hope to have the project completed by mid November to ensure that full drawdown of the €50K funding is […]
Slowey BBQ celebrates 10 years In August 2010, Gerard Slowey decided to run an event to help raise funds for Breast cancer Research, having buried his wife Margaret from the dreaded disease a year earlier. Gerard did as he always did put everything into organising this summer BBQ event to fundraise. The response from the […]
Ardara Community Childcare Ardara Community Childcare are hosting their registration, information and AGM on Wednesday 3rd July 2019 at 8pm. Please note that all parents using the service in September have to register their child, whether the child is currently registered or not you must re register. At this meeting you will receive information on the […]
Cup of Tae Festival a Huge Success One of the most outstanding festivals of all time was experienced in Ardara this weekend, with musicians from all parts of the world descending on Ardara from Thursday onwards for the Cup of Tae Festival. Bríd Harper was special guest this year and was truly outstanding. Canadian musicians […]
Ardara GAA 10 Week Draw The Ardara GAA Club are organising a 10 week club development draw with €25,000 in prize money with tickets being sold for €100. This is for future facilities at the club. There will be 10 draws with weekly prizes of €1000, €500, €400, €300, €200 and €100. There will be […]
Ardara Cleanup Day Saturday 20th April There will be a Parish Cleanup from today Tuesday 16th to Saturday 20th April in Ardara with the Big Cleanup Day on Saturday. Please come out and collect litter in your area. If everyone did a mile around their area, it would be great. Gloves and bags will be available from […]
Wonderful St. Patrick’s Parade Congratulations and thank you to Councillor Terence Slowey for being the Grand Marshall this year. A very deserving choice as Terence represented Ardara with distinction over the past 18 years on Donegal County Council. Thanks to all the wonderful bands and great Floats who entered this year! 1st Place Float It […]
Ardara Walking Festival 2019 Sliabh Liag Now in its 19th year, the Ardara Walking Festival has become an unmissable experience, attracting enthusiasts from all over Ireland and internationally. With a variety of hill walks ranging from moderate to difficult, led by professional local guides, there’s something for everyone. Discover some spectacular scenery and hidden gems […]
Ardara Walking Festival The Ardara Walking Festival, featuring a variety of guided hill walks, takes place St. Patrick’s Weekend Friday 15th March – Monday 18th March 2019. There are excellent walks on offer and there’s great interest in this year’s walking routes. Walks take place Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March, and this year’s highlights include the […]
A Very Successful South of the Border Festival! Congratulations to Claire Ward, Ramelton, winner of the Jimmy Kennedy Song Contest, and the €1000 prize. The Contest saw a huge number of entries and the quality of those who got through to the Final was just excellent. Patsy O’Hagan and friends started off the weekend with […]
South of the Border Festival Television Cameras in Town This weekend the popular “South of the Border” Festival takes place from Friday 15th to Sun 17th February. Friday night has an evening of Storytelling by the popular Patsy O Hagan along with Frank Galligan, Noel Slevin and local storyteller Charlie Boyle. After the stories there […]
Ardara Adventures A small group have been working on a project which aims to provide Guided Activities in the Glenties, Ardara and Portnoo areas. It’s working title is ‘Ardara Adventures’, and much work has been done on assessing costs for both equipment and training. They are seeking funding from DLDC (Donegal Local Development Company), and […]
Wild Atlantic Week 4th – 11th August Main Events Brochures detailing all the events for the week are now available in the Heritage Centre for anyone who wishes to collect them, or visit the festival page for full programme of events. The Wild Atlantic Festival will take place on 4th to 11th August and will include […]
Congratulations Congratulations to the Loughros Point Rowing Club who took home five cups at the Mountcharles Regatta on Sunday last! Great Day at the Garden Fete The Garden Fete took place at the Rectory recently. A great crowd attended and everyone enjoyed the many genius and recreational activities organised for the day. This is […]
A pilgrimage of grace takes place to Inishkeel Island, Narin, this coming Sunday 9th July. We will leave Narin strand at 10.45 am sharp. Everyone is very welcome. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Wed. 5th July @ 7:30pm This Run (or Walk) offers chipped timing and registration is from 6:30 pm at the Methodist Hall. Adults €8 Juniors €4 Proceeds in aid of Church funds.
