Wile Craic Comedy Festival Returns for 2026 with First Wave of Comedians Announced
Buncrana & Muff, Co. Donegal | 22–24 May 2026 After a sold-out debut year in 2025, Wile Craic Comedy Festival is set to return to Inishowen for 2026, bringing another weekend of top-class stand-up comedy to Buncrana and Muff, Co. Donegal. Taking place from 22nd to 24th May 2026, the festival will once again run in association with The Muff Liquor Company, showcasing some of Ireland’s finest comedians across a range of intimate and much-loved local venues. First Wave of Comedians Announced The festival
The Story of the SS Laurentic: Luxury Liner, Wartime Service, and Lough Swilly’s Sunken Treasure
On 25 January 1917, one of the most dramatic maritime tragedies in history unfolded off the Inishowen coast. The legacy of the SS Laurentic still resonates more than a century later. This is the story of a luxury liner turned warship, and the gold that still lies beneath the waves of Lough Swilly. From Belfast Shipyard to the North Atlantic Harland & Wolff built the SS Laurentic in Belfast and launched her in 1908. Initially, the Dominion Line ordered the ship, but
