Welcome to Ardara.ie, The official website for the beautiful Parish of Ardara in South-West Donegal. We hope that you can find anything you need to know about our area on this site, and if not, do not hesitate to contact us and we will endeavour to put you on the right road. Our area is famous for its spectacular scenery, beautiful unspoilt beaches, and the hospitality of its people.  Ardara is a designated Heritage Town and also a well known centre for the manufacture of Donegal homespun tweeds. The area boasts a thriving tourist trade and social scene, and has been dubbed "The Festival Capital of Donegal" as well as being a designated Heritage Town. If you are hoping to visit the area, we offer you a hearty welcome. If you are from Ardara and are living elsewhere, we hope we can keep you up to date with the goings on from your home parish as often as possible. If you have any complaints or comments on our site, please forward them to us at info@ardara.ie. You can also post them on our guestbook or forums. If you have photograph(s) you would like us to include on the site. Forward them to us at the same address and we will upload them on our photo gallery  If you have a news item or event you want publicised, please forward the details to the above email and we will include it in our local news section. Thank you for logging on to www.ardara.ie and enjoy your visit!

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Michael Maguire and members of the Organising Committee of the Ardara 10k present a cheque of €5,000 to Marian Bennett who accepted on behalf of the Charlie Bennett Memorial Fund Committee. The money is part proceeds from the race which saw over 1000 people take part on Saturday 21st of April. Pictured are: Back L-R: Josephine Sweeney, Karen Mc Connell, John Michael O'Donnell, Neil Martin, Thomas Boyle, Gavin Shovlin and Nicola Maguire. Seated: Canon Austin Laverty, Michael Maguire, Niamh Maguire (kneeling), Marian Bennett, Rev John Deane, Tracy Mc Kenna and Cllr Terence Slowey.  (John Mc Connell/jmac.ie)





All the lads involved in the Boat Building workshop at the Dolmen Centre pictured on Saturday 5th of May at the exhibition of their talents with 7 new boats built from scratch by the men involved.
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A small snippet of Friday nights opening concert in the Nesbitt Arms which showcased some fabulous music from Guest, Martin Tourish and Friends. Photos from the concert now up on www.jmac.ie


View live events from the Church of the Holy Family here

Listen to Donegal Sounds, Ardara's Local Community Radio Station here

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