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A proposed by-pass for Dungiven, following a route to the south west of the town, has been marked-out since the 1973 Limavady Area Plan, and opened to traffic in 2022. [5] Dungiven was the terminus of the Limavady railway, which closed in 1950. Dungiven railway station opened on 4 July 1883, closed for passenger traffic on 1 January 1933 and ...
In March 2001 Dungiven Castle was re-opened to provide budget accommodation. Following on from the Northern Ireland peace process, there was a demand for more upmarket accommodation and so Glenshane Community Development Limited sought proposals to meet this demand. In 2009 Dungiven Castle Boutique Hotel emerged after the Castle underwent ...
In 1939 Dungiven won the North Derry Championship, beating Limavady at Drumsurn 1–04 to 0–02. On this occasion Leo Leonard in goals was the star of the game, pulling off several spectacular saves. Dungiven had reached their first ever County Final, the opposition being provided by Magherafelt. Ballinascreen won by 3–07 to 1–02.
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Dungiven has two Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. The Gaelic football club called Dungiven GAC was founded in 1943 and originally included a hurling section. In 1981 the hurling section of Dungiven GAC was renamed in honour of Kevin Lynch from Dungiven who died on the 1981 Irish hunger strike, whilst the football team retained the existing name.
The college was established in 2015. It is the second Irish medium post-primary school to be established in Northern Ireland. [2] In 2012, before planning and purchasing of land for the school in Dungiven, Diarmaid Ua Bruadair (Principal of Gaelcholáiste Dhoire) and his colleagues reportedly tried to purchase land from the then-recently deestablished Maghera High School, which had closed in ...
The largest road investment in the north west's history took place during 2010, with the building of the 'A2 Broadbridge Maydown to City of Derry Airport dualling' project [168] and announcement of the 'A6 Londonderry to Dungiven Dualling Scheme' [169] with the intention to reduce the travel time to Belfast. [170]
Feeny has a health centre, community centre and Gaelic Athletic Association club. However, it only has a small number of shops. [3] There are two pubs in the village, commonly referred to as the top bar and bottom bar due to their location on the hill of main street.