Engine on Passanger Crusie fail in Killybegs.

Cruise ship visiting Killybegs has engine problems and the passengers had to be sent home:

"The 487 passengers aboard MV Voyager will today be taken back to Portsmouth, where the cruise started last Saturday. The Celtic Treasures cruise was due to leave Killybegs, in County Donegal, Ireland on Tuesday but remains there." 

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/traffic-travel/travel-latest/500-passengers-stuck-after-ship-breaks-down-1-5146817

A Similar Cruise Ship Berthed at Killybegs

 It sounds like some of the passengers weren't too enthralled about being stuck in Killybegs, or maybe it was because of the length of time they were there:

"She told The News: ‘We’ve been stuck here since Tuesday. Killybegs is a very small town, you can go round it in ten minutes."

I'm surprised the Cruise company didn't try and arrange some site-seeing tours as there's some great sightseeing around there.

Killybegs.ie has a list of all the cruise ships visting the port in 2013:

• http://www.killybegs.ie/?page_id=376

Pigs On The Run in Mullinasole: Sunday June 2nd 2013

Pigs On The Run To Bring Home Bacon for the second year at Mullinasole - "Live Pig Racing" at the Salmon Inn, in Mullinasole Sunday 2nd June at 3.30p.m.

 €10 euro a pig and be in with a chance of winning €100 euro.

Sponsorship cards are now available from any of the following committee members Martin Quinn, Darragh Quinn, Sinéad McGowan, Thomas McGarrigle, Benny McGuinness, Margaret McGuinness, Jackie Carron, Siobhán McGowan, Marion McGarrigle, Martin Cassidy and Pauric Molloy.

€10,000 was raised at last year's event and we hope to do the same this year, with lots of surprises on the day. Proceeds are in aid of Cregg House, Sligo.

 For further details please contact Salmon Inn (074) 97 34040 also see local press in coming weeks. A great day's fun guaranteed for all the family. All donations and sponsorship are also welcome. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

RSVP on Facebook at:

• https://www.facebook.com/events/508386092543700/

2013 Laghey Blast Festival

The 2013 Laghey Blast Festival will take place in Laghey, County Donegal, Ireland, on Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th.

  

See the Laghey Blast Web site for more information:

• http://lagheyblastfestival.com/

Patchwork Veg!

Patchwork Veg is run by Sean Gallagher of Laghey and are based near Dublin. Sean's wee'un's helped Sean make this wee advert! :)

The Gathering Donegal Town.

This great video is by Bebhinn Naughton, a student at the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal (the local secondary school).


If you enjoy the video, please click on the YouTube symbol at the bottom of video to go to the Youtube page click on the thumbs up to vote for the video in the national final of a film competition. Or click on the link below to go to the Youtube page and "like" or vote for the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA1aGgG2xg0&feature=player_embedded&list=PLyJLo7PQ29_N6zas58KzLsQIKGkwM82JB

The Diamond, Donegal Town

Lovely photo of the Diamond and the Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town. Photo by Bernard Ward over on Flickr.

Irish Food Tours

Zack Gallagher, of Donegal Town, is planning to offer tours of Ireland based around experiencing the great food that Ireland has to offer.

For more information see the Irish Food Tours Web site. If your interested in being involved (either as a tour provider, a restaurant or a food-maker, or for providing accommodation) contact Zack (see the Web site for contact information).

Zack talks about his plans on the Colm Hayes Radio show on RTE. You can listen to Zack being interviewed at the following link (which may only be available for a wee while)

• http://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=1%3A20165908%3A4710%3A05-03-2013%3A

The County Donegal Narrow Gauge Railway

The Auld Donegal Railways:

Lounge - Bar - Music

Auld pic of Peter Gillespie's Bar, and auld Mickey O'Donnell out front. I think the bar then became Aid O'Donnell's, then the Schooners.

Thanks to Ian McCauley for the photo.

Moya Brennan Recreates Old Donegal Town Postcard

Moya Brennan on TnG TV show Cártaí Poist, where they try and recreate a auld postcard of Donegal Town:


And here's a view of the original postcard: