Go Visit Inishowen celebrates a great year.
Go Visit Inishowen is proud to announce as we come to the end of 2025, a successful year of exceptional achievements, marked by strong community engagement, innovative tourism initiatives, vibrant events, and significant digital growth that has amplified the Inishowen Peninsula’s profile as a must-visit destination on the Wild Atlantic Way. At the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025, a new Board and management team were appointed, and are delighted to report that GVI has made great progress over the
Inishowen Walking Festival 2025
2025 Inishowen Walking Festival Launched The 2025 Inishowen Walking Festival will take place this year from Friday 12th - Saturday 20th September across the beautiful Inishowen, organised by Go Visit Inishowen and Inishowen Development Partnership. This exciting event invites walkers of all levels to explore the stunning landscapes of the Inishowen Peninsula through a series of guided walks. Niall McCaughan, Manager at Go Visit Inishowen stated: “We are really excited to launch this year’s Inishowen Walking Festival which takes place over the
“Meet the Maker” Week launched to celebrate Inishowen’s Arts & Crafts
As part of the development of the tourist sector in Inishowen, Go Visit Inishowen this year is launching for the first time a “Meet The Maker” week to celebrate and raise awareness of our unique local Arts & Crafts across Inishowen. The event will run from Monday 14th – Friday 18th July and will include Open Days, a small exhibition at the Tourist Centre as well as ongoing profiling of our Arts & Crafts across the region. Niall McCaughan, Manager at
New Bus Service to Wild Ireland
A new connecting bus service is being piloted this summer, July and August, from Buncrana and Muff to Wild Ireland, twice a week. The service will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays, the fare is €2 return for all passengers and under 5 travel free. The service will commence on the 1st of July at 10:15 from Buncrana Killian McLaughlin, Director of Wild Ireland stated: "We’re thrilled to see the launch of this pilot shuttle service connecting communities across Inishowen with Wild
I love Inishowen Day a Great Success!
We’ve been blown away by the support, creativity, and pure grá for Inishowen from every corner of the community. From mini-events and local offers to the amazing posts and photos shared!We’re a small team with big love for this place — and seeing so many people come together to celebrate Inishowen made all the hard work worth it. — and guess what? We’re already planning for next year! Save the date: 13th June 2026 Let’s make it even bigger, better,
Go Visit Inishowen Trade Event a success!
The Go Visit Inishowen team on Wednesday 4th June 2025 hosted at the Ballyliffin Lodge and Spa, a special Inishowen tourism trade Meet & Greet trade event where the trade from across the region came together to hear about their work and also of Failte Ireland and Donegal Tourism (Donegal County Council). This was also a networking event, to give local tourism providers the opportunity to chat to other tourist providers in the region and learn of current and future
2025 Inishowen Visitor Map Guide launched at Doagh Famine Village
Go Visit Inishowen are delighted to announce that their new look Visitor Guide is now available. In a first for the Inishowen tourism organisation, the guide takes the form of an easy to use fold out map, as demanded by the trade, with listing of the majority tourist offer in the region. The guide was appropriately launched with Pat and Majella Doherty at Doagh Famine Village, which although recently devastated by a fire, will thankfully be operational again next Wednesday
Inishowen Rallies for Doagh Famine Village After Devastating Fire
We are really sorry to learn of the fire at one of Inishowen's flagship tourism projects, Doagh Famine Village. We were only up with Pat a few weeks ago as he and the team were preparing for the new tourism season. This is a popular, unique and much-loved attraction celebrating our heritage and cultural life in this part of Ireland. The work in building the heritage collection and the complex over the decades has been colossal and a labour of
We’ve Reached 10,000 Followers – Thank You
We’re incredibly proud to share that Go Visit Inishowen has officially reached 10,000 followers on Facebook — and it means the world to us. This milestone marks not just a number, but the start of something exciting for Inishowen tourism and for us as a brand-new team working behind the scenes to promote this amazing part of the world. Inishowen has always had something special — from the ancient stones of An Grianán of Aileach, to the historic military site of
WE ARE HIRING!
Like working in Digital Marketing? We are looking for a "Digital Marketing & Trade Liaison Officer", one of two new vacancies at Go Visit Inishowen. If you are interested, Click on the Link below! Check out our website separately, for the full list of vacancies. Closing date Monday! Position Title : Digital Marketing & Trade Liaison Officer Reports to: Manager Go Visit Inishowen (Explore Inishowen CLG) is a community based tourism organisation formed for the purpose of promoting the whole of the Inishowen Peninsula