The ''Finn Valley Voice'' is a local newspaper published in the Finn Valley region of central and eastern

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. The paper was founded in 1994 and is independently owned. It also claims to be the only newspaper in Ireland owned and managed entirely by women. The paper is one of two to be based in the town of

Ballybofey Ballybofey ( , ; ) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, the towns form the Twin Towns of Ballybofey-Stranorlar. Ba ...

, competing with the ''

Finn Valley Post The ''Finn Valley Post'' is a local newspaper in County Donegal, Ireland, based in the town of Ballybofey. The paper was first published on 18 July 2007 by the River Media group, which produced other local titles such as the '' Donegal Post'' a ...

'', and covers several other urban areas such as

Stranorlar Stranorlar () is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn) form ''the Twin Towns''. Transport The town is located at the junctio ...

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and Fintown as well. The ''Finn Valley Voice'' is not accessed by the

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. The ''Finn Valley Voice'' provides a forum for local news, views, and advertising for local businesses. The Science and Arts sections are popular, as is the History. Over its lifespan, the paper has amassed what amounts to a social, factual, and community-based history of the Finn and Deele Valleys. The When We Were Young series, the Home From Home series, the First World War series, and hundreds of interviews with people who may since have died now form an irreplaceable archive.

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* 1994 establishments in Ireland Ballybofey Mass media in County Donegal Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Publications established in 1994 {{ireland-newspaper-stub