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Set Sail for an Epic Adventure in Killybegs on the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal

Set sail for the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal on the west coast of Ireland. The Wild Atlantic Way is an epic journey of discovery along 2,500 km of Ireland’s beautiful coast on the Western seaboard and where better to start your adventure than in Donegal, the most Northerly County on the route with […]

By |January 17th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Set Sail for an Epic Adventure in Killybegs on the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal

70th Anniversary Commemoration of Crash on Crownarad Mountain

The Garry Pentland Summer School established last year is to continue the Gortin man’s legacy next month when it unveils a plaque on Crownarad Mountain in County Donegal in memory of 12 Second World War aircrew. They perished in a crash north-west of Killybegs just two months before Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945 […]

By |February 16th, 2015|News|Comments Off on 70th Anniversary Commemoration of Crash on Crownarad Mountain

Just Launched Pat Conaghan’s New Book on St. Columba’s Industrial School

We are delighed to announce the launch of Pat Conaghan’s new book entitled St. Columba’s Industrial School & Boatyard Killybegs. This is Pat Conaghan’s fourth book on local history and sets out in detail how St. Columba’s Industrial School, Killybegs was founded.

It looks into the background to the establishment of the school, the search […]

By |November 13th, 2014|News|Comments Off on Just Launched Pat Conaghan’s New Book on St. Columba’s Industrial School

MS Prisendam Passengers Enjoy Music and Dance in Killybegs

On 21st July 2014 the cruise ship MS Prisendam visited Killybegs. With 820 passengers and 420 crew, Killybegs Information Center were on hand to welcome the visitors to Killybegs and to ensure that they experienced all the best that the area has to offer. On arrival in Killybegs the visitors were invited to the […]

By |August 11th, 2014|News, Cruise Tourism|Comments Off on MS Prisendam Passengers Enjoy Music and Dance in Killybegs

A Thank You from Passengers of MS Black Watch in Killybegs

Killybegs welcomed the MS Black Watch to Killybegs Harbour on 23rd June 2014 with 804 passengers and 330 crew on board. The MS Black Watch docked in Killybegs on previous occasions and local representatives were delighted to welcome passengers and crew on their return visit to Donegal in glorious sunshine after a hazy start.

This was […]

By |July 16th, 2014|News, Cruise Tourism|Comments Off on A Thank You from Passengers of MS Black Watch in Killybegs