Winnie sets off on another year-long mammoth walk


A LOUGHANURE woman who undertook a 365 day walking challenge last year to raise money for an ‘Oasis of Peace’ sculpture in Gweedore has embarked on a new challenge. Brid ‘Winnie’ Sweeney, a native of Dore, started her latest mammoth daily walking challenge on Saturday to raise funds for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. Last […]

Volunteers preparing to sleep out in aid of homelessness charity


A group of hardy souls will brave the elements tonight (Friday) to raise money for homelessness charity Focus Ireland. The sleepout is being organised by Nuala Malone and Shaun McGlynn of Profitness in Ballybofey. “I remember when I was young homelessness was something really rare that you’d only encounter occasionally when you made a trip […]

‘Mad Dogs’ let loose for epic cycle


A GROUP of 21 Letterkenny-based cyclists will take on the Mizen to Malin cycle next weekend to raise money for Crumlin Children’s Hospital. The ‘Mad Dogs’ are all Errigal Cycling Club members who are funding their own expenses and all monies raised will go directly to the charity. The idea was formulated – as all […]

Recognition for Falcarragh teacher’s charity work


A teacher at PCC Falcarragh is among a group of volunteers around the country who’ve received awards for their commitment to the Irish humanitarian organisation, Concern Worldwide.  Packie Doohan, who teaches maths and religion, has been collecting for Concern since 1994 after he was asked to help with the annual Christmas Eve collection by his then former colleague, Brian Cannon.   “Years ago I spent a year teaching […]

Donegal doing its bit for Abi’s Butterfly Breeze


A Portaferry family is embarking on a virtual ‘butterfly walk’ to Letterkenny in memory of the daughter they lost two years ago. Abi Rogers was just 15 when she lost her battle with mental health issues. To keep her memory alive and to raise awareness of the struggles Abi went through, mum Cathy and step-dad […]

Marathon man Desmond is walking 100 miles for charity


DONEGAL pensioner Desmond Campbell is a marathon man who has travelled miles and miles – many of them by foot, some of them by bike and quite a few of them while virtually standing still. During the course of his travels, he has helped people in extraordinary ways. Campbell, 76, grew up in Ardara but […]

Donegal GAA to host charity cycle this Sunday


The Donegal GAA team and management will host a charity cycle this Sunday, 19th July to raise funds for ten-month old baby Olivia ‘Livie’ Mulhern. Livie was recently diagnosed with a rare and serious genetic neuromuscular condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and needs urgent surgery in the US, costing over $2,100,000. Eoghan Bán Gallagher […]