{"id":376267,"date":"2026-03-09T18:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376267\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:25:12","slug":"from-boat-house-to-bike-shop-dunfanaghy-gets-a-new-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376267\/","title":{"rendered":"From boat house to bike shop &#8211; Dunfanaghy gets a new business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It was the question so many locals in Dunfanaghy have been asking \u2013 what will the Old Boathouse become.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now the answer has arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The protected stone structure, which sits proudly on Dunfanaghy Pier, had been tipped to be so many things but is now to be unveiled as a bike shop with a small cafe and apartments upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>Local social media page, Dunfanaghy Life, told of the plans yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Dunfanaghy Pier was built in c1831 by the Stewarts of Ards, before a boathouse was then erected on it in 1880. <\/p>\n<p>In 2010, the pier was given Listed status for its special architectural and historical significance. <\/p>\n<p>Plans to redevelop the iconic boathouse began four years when it was purchase on the open market.<\/p>\n<p>Dunfangahy LIfe reports that the ground floor will remain open plan, with the main entrance facing the quay. <\/p>\n<p>At the front overlooking Dunfanaghy Bay will be the cycling shop, including an adjacent bike repair workshop within the two-storey extension on the far side facing the castle mound. <\/p>\n<p>At the back will be a small caf\u00e9 service area, including an external coffee hatch facing the Market Square. The top floor will be made into a three-bedroom apartment with a front living room overlooking Horn Head.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped the business venture will create three permanent jobs and potentially an additional three temporary roles during the high season.<\/p>\n<p>From boat house to bike shop \u2013 Dunfanaghy gets a new business was last modified:  March 9th, 2026 by Staff Writer<\/p>\n<p>      Tags:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was the question so many locals in Dunfanaghy have been asking \u2013 what will the Old Boathouse&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[73],"tags":[141078,79,6368,22401,18,19,17,28239],"class_list":["post-376267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-boathouse","tag-business","tag-donegal","tag-dunfanaghy","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-plans"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116200625013778487","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}