Welcome to Inishview

Welcome to inishview.com a brand new website for promoting and showcasing activities, events and businesses in the Inishowen Peninsula and throughout the surrounding area. We will be doing this on our website and on our social media channels, aiming to reach an audience throughout Ireland and the rest of the world.

The website is being launched with a free events listing and activities guide. The activities guide is going to be extended with the addition of activity-based businesses within the region, very shortly.

The Inishview guide currently includes over 100 free activities in and around the Inishowen area, if you know of any that have been missed, please contact us here.

Throughout next year and beyond, there will be lots of additions to the site. At the beginning of 2020, we will be adding an accommodation guide along with an eating out and nightlife listings.

As a lot of the activities in Inishowen are based in or close to water, so it is worth mentioning the fabulous work of the Lough Swilly Lifeboat crew.
You can follow them on Facebook here and on the RNLI webpage here.


Getting Involved

You can become involved yourself by joining the website. To do this, click on the “my account” tab and select the “register” button. If you have already joined just log in with your username and password.

There are some great benefits to joining the site for a start it’s free. You can add your own comments and reviews of activities and events in the area. You can also favourite items so that it is easy for you to find things that you like and want to view later, without having to hunt for it. All your favourites will be listed at the bottom of the homepage and in your profile.

If you are involved in a group or club, or a business owner, being a member of the site allows you to add events to the site for free. Listing an event on here will mean that a lot more people will hear all about the event, with the result that more people will take part in it.

Using The Website


Searching

Inishview has a great variety of ways to search for items on the site. You can select by name, categories, by tags or by location. As well as the items being listed, they can also be seen on the map, so you know exactly where they are.

To find out what activities and events are on in a specific place, click on the change location text and choose the location you would like to search in, i.e. Buncrana. You can see from the image all the categories of activities that are available in that location.


buncrana search
Change Location search result

Then just click on the button you like, to view a list of the activities from that category. You also have the option of increasing the map size to fullscreen, so that you can get a better view.

To view an individual post either, click on the single listing or click on the marker on the map. Then on the popup information bubble, just click on the name of the post. Different types of listings will have various details relevant to it. The following sections will tell you what you may find when viewing a post in each type of listing.

Places Listing

At inishview.com the places listing gives an oversight of the towns, villages and areas in Inishowen. Each post in this listing may have some or all of the following:-

  • A short profile of the location.
  • A Youtube video of the place.
  • Several images of the area.
  • A map with the posts location and a “get directions” button. Click on it to open Google maps and get directions to it.
  • A list of some of the activities that are in the neighbourhood.
  • Buttons to enable the user to share the post on social media.
  • Favourites button, for users to favourite a post.
  • There will also be links to all businesses in the area who have joined this website. (Available in 2020)

If you think there should be any other location, added to this listing, use the contact form below to let us know which place you would like added.

Activities Listing

Currently, inishview has over one hundred free activities in Inishowen. We may have missed some, so if we have, let us know what free activity you would like listed in the future. Use the contact form at the bottom of this post. Each post in the activity listing may have some or all of the following:-

  • A profile of the activity.
  • Details of the activity including, address, email, website and social media links.
  • The activity phone number which can be phoned directly from the website.
  • Opening hours.
  • A Youtube video.
  • A map with the activities location and a “get directions” button. Click on it to open Google maps and get directions to it.
  • Several images of the activity.
  • A “Special Offers” section, where businesses can post any deals that they are offering their customers.
  • Reviews of the activity from users.
  • Favourites button, for users to favourite a post.
  • A list of some of the activities that are near bye.
  • Buttons to enable the user to share the post on social media.

Shortly we will start to add businesses that are involved in the activities and the tourism sectors, like museums, golf courses and surfing etc. These will be free listings.

From early in 2020, businesses will have the opportunity to take control of there listings. If they have not been included, they will be able to add there own listing.

Events Listings

Inishview’s events guide is designed for any person, group or business to advertise events that are taking place in and around Inishowen.
To add an event all you need to do is join the site and click on the add listing link, standard events are free to add. A standard event listing may have some or all of the following:-

  • A profile of the event.
  • Details of the event including, address, email, website and social media links.
  • The phone number for the event organiser, which can be phoned directly from the website.
  • The date and time of the event.
  • A map with the events location and a “get directions” button. Click on it to open Google maps and get directions to it.
  • One image linked to the event. Future paid featured events will be allowed more images.
  • A “Special Offers” section, where businesses can post any deals that they are offering their customers. For paid featured events only.
  • Reviews of the activity from users.
  • Favourites button, for users to favourite a post.
  • Buttons to enable the user to share the event on social media.
  • Add Event registration fees. For paid featured events only.
  • Add Event registration information. For paid featured events only.
  • Youtube video. For paid featured events only.

There is a large number of categories available in the event guide but if you think we are missing any just let us know.

Early in 2020, there will be the ability to create featured events which will have more options and will be more prominent than the standard events. You will be able to add a Youtube Video, more images, special deals, event registration fees and event registration information.


The Future

What we have on inshview.com today is just the start of what we hope will eventually become the most comprehensive guide to Inishowen on the web.

We will be adding new activities to the site as we come across them, especially to the walking, cycling and fishing activities. Early in 2020, we will be adding guides for accommodation, restaurants and bars in the Inishowen area. So if your business is involved in any of these areas and would like to be included in any of our guides, let us know in the contact form below.


neil
Author: neil

administrator and owner of inishview.com