arguably a major source of local income reflecting the increase in the provision of holiday homes and a general upgrading of the local housing stock and infrastructure both in Fanad and in other areas of Donegal. A notable addition to the local infrastructure was the construction of a major road bridge at the northern end of Mulroy Bay in 2009, allowing for improved access from Fanad westwards to Carrigart, Downings and other towns and villages along the northern coast. Tourism also provided some limited seasonal employment. Some consolidation of local facilities has occurred over the last half century, reflecting the decline in population. There has been a consolidation of the National School network into a small number of larger facilities. Many local shops have closed, partly due to the population decline but also arguably due to the greater mobility of the population who now have the option to shop at the larger centres of population e.g. Letterkenny. Sport The local association football club, Fanad United, play in the Ulster Senior League. They are the league's most successful club, having won fourteen titles. At national level they have won both the FAI Intermediate Cup and the FAI Youth Cup. The local GAA club is Fanad Gaels (Gaeil Fhánada). People Neil Blaney, politician See also Lighthouses in Ireland References Further reading External links Fanad Head Lighthouse Commissioners of Irish Lights Fanad Web Site Gaeltacht places in County Donegal Important Bird Areas of the Republic of Ireland Lighthouses completed in 1818 Lighthouses in the Republic of Ireland Lighthouses on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Peninsulas of County Donegal Towers completed in 1818