MACE retailers from all over Donegal are taking part in a fundraiser in aid of Debra Ireland this week. When Emma Fogarty, Debra Patient Ambassador, was born with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) her parents were told she would not live past one week. EB is an incurable and painful genetic skin condition, also known as ‘Butterfly […]
Fundraiser launched for baby with inoperable tumor
By Rebecca Crockett A fundraiser in aid of a Donegal child with an inoperable brain tumour has already raised over €17,000 for vital treatment. One-year-old Danny McLaughlin and his twin brother Charlie were born in June 2023. They live in Churchill, eight miles from Letterkenny, with their mother Annie and grandparents Marcus and Teresa. Advertisement […]
Keadue men walk to paradise…
KEADUE native Paddy Ferry and his son Patrick, a resident in Edinburgh, completed a 46-mile sponsored charity walk last weekend from Edinburgh to Celtic Park in Glasgow. Funds were raised for the Edinburgh Food Project and the Celtic Charitable Foundation. This is in keeping with the founding ethos of Celtic when a Sligo man, Brother […]
James’ jiving brings generations together
By Tara McCormack Across the country, jiving is transforming not just the dance floor but also people’s lives, bringing together communities, sparking new friendships, and improving health and emotional well-being. Social dancing has become much more than a leisure activity; it’s a powerful way to foster connections, regardless of age or background. Advertisement At the […]
Donegal artists feature on new homeless charity album
Two talented artists from Donegal, Moya Brennan and Carol Wilson, are featured on the newly released charity album ‘Kindness on the Streets’. This album, which aims to raise awareness and funds for Belfast’s homeless charity, The People’s Kitchen, includes contributions from both national and international musical stars. Notable artists such as Ralph McTell, Mary Black, […]
Healing Hands CD fundraiser reaches new heights
ONE year after his hugely successful CD album ‘Healing Hands’ raised thousands of euros for Doctors Without Borders, the Rann na Feirste man behind the special fundraiser is planning more special performances. A host of Donegal musicians inlcuding Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Manus Lunny, Ian Smith, and Stephen Campbell were brought together by Rann na Feirste’s […]
Gortahork couple to run first marathon in Chicago for charity
GORTAHORK couple Nora Fitzgerald and Liam Mullan are taking on the challenge of running their first marathon in Chicago for charity on October 13. Raising vital funds for the Ronald McDonald House of Charities along the way, the pair are now accelerating their training and fundraising efforts as the big day draws closer. Liam, who […]
Allen Wylie Memorial Tractor Run raises a whopping €38,370
THE Allen Wylie Memorial Vintage Tractor Run, which took place on May 11, has raised a whopping €38,370 for charity. Money raised was divided between two worthy beneficiaries, St John’s Oncology Ward at Crumlin Children’s Hospital (€8,000) and the Good and News Cancer Bus (€30,370). Allen was known far and wide for his amazing fundraising […]
Fundraisers this weekend for TJ
A NUMBER of community fundraisers will take place this weekend in continued support of a Donegal tot’s wish to walk. TJ McDaid has returned home to Ireland after another period of treatment in Budapest. The three-year-old was born with severe spina bifida meningocele, and has been undergoing gruelling specialist physiotherapy treatment over the last year […]
Donegal woman helps fund Christian Aid
A Donegal women, who in her eighties, has raised more than €1,000 for Christian Aid Ireland’s work helping vulnerable people around the world. Judith Hinchliff, a parishioner at St John’s Church of Ireland in Rossnowlagh, held a coffee morning fundraiser last month at her church hall. Her fellow parishioners got behind her and baked buns […]