On Wednesday May 5th, at Pier A in Manhattan, Drew University held a launch event for the opening of the Call for Papers of the annual Transatlantic Connections Conference in January 2017. This Conference is held in Bundoran, County Donegal each year, and is preceded by a study trip to Ireland which is open to…
60 members of the Nottingham Irish Golf Society travelled to Bundoran recently to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group. They played rounds at Murvagh, Strandhill and of course Bundoran which was the headquarters for the trip. Credit for the founding of the society back in 1991 goes to Bundoran man Eamonn Gavigan who was…
The Sea Sessions team have announced the two winners for their Unsigned Sessions competition. Chosen from approximately 400 entries, the winners Penrose and Roisin El Cherif will get to perform on the festival stage proper on Saturday and Sunday respectively. “There’s an incredible amount of talent out there and it really was a difficult job…
The eagerly anticipated Bundoran RNLI Soapbox Race makes its return to Bundoran’s Astoria Road on Bank Holiday Sunday 5 June. Following last year’s cancellation of the event due to unfavourable weather conditions, the volunteer lifeboat crew are this year determined to make the fundraising event even better than ever. The current holders of the title of Soapbox…
Adding to an already impressive line-up of music acts, Sea Sessions have just announced details of their Sea Sessions Expression Session with thanks to Hurley. Taking place Friday 24th to Sunday 26st June, music acts such as Tinie Tempah, Primal Scream and Gavin James will be joined by some of the best competitors on the international surf circuit for Ireland’s…
This Friday 22nd of April sees the opening of an exhibition of new works by Donegal artist Kevin Lowery. Entitled Wave|Form, the show continues Kevin’s exploration of Ireland’s west coast with over forty new pieces on display. The collection will include a number of large scale works on canvas as well as ink/mixed media on…
Dublin, 13th April 2016 Bundoran-based travel agency owner, Cormac Meehan, was elected President of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) at the Association’s AGM in Dublin on Thursday, 7th April 2016. Meehan will take the reins of the ITAA’s 100 travel agent members and 70 affiliate partners at a critical time for this important service…
From Baja to Bundoran via Tofino and Thurso, how many of these awesome drives have you done? The headline says it all and once again puts Bundoran, Ireland’s Surf Capital into the big leagues of worldwide surfing destinations. The article, which appeared on international activity website mpora.com cites Bundoran as one of the top ten…
The Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan, has announced the opening of applications for the Global Irish Summer Camp. Speaking at the launch Minister Deenihan said: “I am delighted to be able announce today that the inaugural Global Irish Summer Camp is now open for applications. This initiative will bring a group of 20 young…
The promotion of Bundoran as Ireland’s Premiere Seaside Resort continues into 2016 and at the start of March will head for New York City. As part of the REA Property Show, which takes place on March 3rd at the Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel in New York City, local REA agent Michael McElhinney will be attending…
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