Every year the community of Tory Island fundraise for the Arranmore RNLI. This year fundraiser and Tory Islander Niamh Ní Dhubhgáin went the extra miles by air, road and sea to deliver the donation in person. Flying from Tory to Falcarragh by helicopter, driving to Burtonport by car and catching the ferry from there to […]
Poor box donations raise almost €60,000 for charities
ALMOST €60,000 for charitable causes has been raised from courtrooms across Donegal in the past ten years, an analysis of poor box donations shows. St Vincent de Paul was the biggest beneficiary of funds with the county’s branches receiving €24,255 between 2012 and 2021. Second on the list was Donegal Hospice. Advertisement It received €12,930 from the court poor box, […]
SSE Renewables donate €94,000 to community groups in Donegal
SSE Renewables, Ireland’s leading developer, owner and operator of renewable energy has donated over €94,000 to 64 community groups in Donegal through its Meentycat Community Fund. The company published its Community Investment Review that contains information on the €1.2 million donated to 416 projects across Ireland in 2021/2022. The company provides voluntary community funding from […]
Appeal as foodbank faces ‘overwhelming’ demand
Letterkenny’s foodbank has seen its biggest rise in demand in three years.