This week Shane talks to Cara Bundoran Run race director Eamon Harvey about the final preparations underway for the event which happens next weekend. He also gives a rundown of what's happening for this weekend in Bundoran.

To register for the Cara Bundoran run www.carabundoranrun.com

To register for Darkness Into Light - www.darknessintolight.ie

To register as a volunteer for Bundoran’s Darkness Into Light - www.discoverbundoran.com/dil

To find out more about St Patrick’s Day in Bundoran - www.discoverbundoran.com/stpatricksday

To register to take part in the St Patrick’s Day parade in Bundoran - www.discoverbundoran.com/parade

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

Purchase our theme tune - The Man from Bundoran from the Songs of Erne album - https://songsoferne.com/

This week Shane talks to Bundoran Golf Club vice captain and chair of the organising committee of the ProAm which is taking place on June 7th. He also gives a rundown of what's happening for this weekend in Bundoran.

For more on the ProAm see www.discoverbundoran.com/golf

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

Purchase our theme tune - The Man from Bundoran from the Songs of Erne album - https://songsoferne.com/

This week Shane talks to Aoife NiLochlainn, Public Policy Manager with Siro who have just announced that Bundoran will be one of the 6 towns in Donegal that will be rolled out with gigabit broadband before the end of 2019. This will mean Bundoran will have broadband speeds as fast as they have in Hong Kong!

More details at www.siro.ie

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

This week Shane speaks with Patricia Brennan of the Criterion Bar (now closed) on Bundoran's Main Street. Patricia along with her late sister Nan were honoured by the Donegal branch of the Vintner's Federation of Ireland for their service to the pub trade in Bundoran and the county on Thursday 7th of February at a ceremony at the Great Northern Hotel. They speak about times gone by and the changes in Bundoran since she and Nan started in the bar over 50 years ago.

Read a transcript of the interview here - http://discoverbundoran.com/2019/02/memories-of-bundoran-with-patricia-brennan/

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

This week Shane talks to athlete and former race director with the Cara Bundoran Run Paddy Donoghue who gives his top tips if you're preparing for the event on the 9th of March - even if you haven't started training yet!!

Paddy has also done a blog on the best places to go running in Bundoran which you can read here - http://discoverbundoran.com/2018/11/top-places-for-running-in-bundoran/

We also mentioned that the Ronan Gallagher Band new single has been released - you can watch the video here - https://youtu.be/34RhhH6Dn8M

Purchase our theme tune - The Man from Bundoran from the Songs of Erne album - https://songsoferne.com/

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

This week Shane looks forward to all of the great entertainment happening in Bundoran this weekend and looks ahead to events in February and also St Patrick's Day.

The Annual St Patrick's Day parade will take place on Sunday 17th March at 3:30pm from East End. Community groups, businesses, tourism attractions and bands are all welcome to participate on the day. If you would like to take part, please fill out the form on at www.discoverbundoran.com/parade. For further information email [email protected]

To download a copy of the new Discover Bundoran brochure click here - http://discoverbundoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Discover-Bundoran-Brochure-2019.pdf

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

This week Shane talks about the new season in Bundoran and plays the highlights of the brochure launch event which took place earlier this week in Bundoran Community Centre.

To read more on 2019 in Bundoran, watch the promo video and download the new brochure, see www.discoverbundoran.com/newseason

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

This week Shane talks to actress Caroline Harvey of RTE's Fair City who is currently in Bundoran learning to become a surf instructor and lifeguard with the ETB and TurfNSurf.

Check out https://isaireland.com/conferencesandevents/symposium/ for more details on this weekend's event with the Transatlantic Connections Conference.

Watch the Discover Bundoran Review of the Year - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuxBi1GtSeg

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

This week Shane talks to Dr Niamh Hamill of the Institute of Study Abroad Ireland who will next week welcome students from Drew University to the annual Transatlantic Connections Conference in Bundoran. As part of this a special poetry event will take place.

More details at https://isaireland.com/conferencesandevents/symposium/

Watch the Discover Bundoran Review of the Year - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuxBi1GtSeg

To get in touch with the podcast email [email protected] or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweekly

It's the final podcast before Christmas and of 2018! This week Shane talks to Tiernan Brady, host of the annual Christmas Quiz in the Chasin Bull this Sunday night. He also gives a rundown of what's happening for the Christmas in Bundoran and into the new year.

Opening times over Christmas - http://discoverbundoran.com/2018/12/opening-times-over-christmas/
Public transport arrangements - http://discoverbundoran.com/2018/12/public-transport-over-christmas/
Events over Christmas - http://discoverbundoran.com/christmas/
Download the event guide here - http://discoverbundoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Event-List-20th-December-2018-6th-January-2019-FINAl-with-atlantic-and-live-Unsigned.xls-Compatibility-Mode.pdf