A SPECIAL evening of live music in memory of a beloved Donegal man will open this year’s Letterkenny Blues and Roots Festival next Wednesday, raising funds for two charities close to the hearts of all who knew him.
A Night for DD takes place on Wednesday, July 1, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny, with doors opening at 8pm. The Delta Boys & Friends will perform on the night, which is organised by the band alongside Dermot Donohue’s family and friends in loving memory of the man known to those closest to him simply as DD.
Dermot spent time in the care of the Donegal Hospice, and funds raised on the night will be shared between the hospice, which provides palliative care to patients and families across the county, and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, which supports those living with MND throughout Ireland.
The organisers have described the evening as a chance for family, friends and the wider community “to gather, have a bit of craic and give something back” to the organisations that cared for DD, and the night’s own tagline captures the spirit of the occasion well ‘Live Music. Great Friends. Stronger Together.’
Taking place on the opening night of the Blues and Roots Festival, the event promises to set a fitting tone for the weekend ahead, warm, joyful, and full of the good company Dermot Donohue was known for.
Every euro raised goes directly to the Donegal Hospice and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Entry is by donation on the door, with online donations also accepted at www.idonate.iefundraiserdd2026