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Michael McDaid remembered for love of family and farming
THE late Michael McDaid has been remembered as a popular family man who loved farming. Michael sadly passed away last week at the Donegal Hospice in Letterkenny. He lived in Glenfin for 30 years and travelled every day to work on his sheep farm in Glenswilly. Advertisement Michael was a devoted husband to his wife […]
Sadness at passing of Pat Friel, Newmills
The peaceful death took place recently at his home of Pat Friel, Magheralask, Newmills, Letterkenny. The esteem with which Pat was regarded was evident by the large attendance at his wake and his funeral Mass which was celebrated at St Columba’s Church, Glenswilly by Monsignor Kevin Gillespie. Pat was remembered for his friendliness, his kind […]
From classroom dreams to Croke Park
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By Dionne Meehan MICHAEL Murphy’s primary school teacher Philomena Barron is beaming with pride as she prepares to watch her former pupil, the child she once taught and encouraged, take to the pitch in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship this weekend. The 85-year-old Manorcunningham woman taught the Glenswilly legend on the lead up to his […]
Glenswilly GAA host ‘Up for the Match’ event
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A healthy crowd got more than their fill of entertainment and expert analysis ahead of next week’s All-Ireland Final as Glenswilly GAA hosted their own version of ‘Up for the Match’ at Pairc Naomh Columba on Friday evening. Over a two-hour discussion which was nicely controlled by MC Ciaran O’Donnell, four pundits – former Donegal […]
Charity golf day to celebrate memory of Mary Rose Dullaghan
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By Diarmaid Doherty A SPECIAL charity golf day is being organised to celebrate the memory of Mary Rose Dullaghan, the much-loved Glenswilly woman whose death last August prompted huge sadness among her family and many friends. Some of those friends gathered at Letterkenany’s Station House Hotel recently to outline their plans for a day of […]
Special charity event planned in memory of Mary Rose Dullaghan
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By Diarmaid Doherty A SPECIAL charity golf day is being organised to celebrate the memory of Mary Rose Dullaghan, the much-loved Glenswilly woman whose death last August prompted huge sadness among her family and many friends. This week, some of those friends gathered at Letterkenny’s Station House Hotel to outline their plans for a day […]
Donegal election candidate left out of RTE round-up
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by Louise Doyle GLENSWILLY independent candidate in the forthcoming general election Frank O’Donnell has moved to reassure constituents that he remains in the race, after he was mistakenly excluded on RTE Six One news last night. RTE’s north west correspondent Shane Ó Curraighín reported from Letterkenny Public Service’s Centre, providing a round-up of Donegal candidates contesting the […]
Funeral takes place Mary Rose Dullaghan
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THE funeral took place in Glenswilly this morning of much-loved local resident, Mary Rose Dullaghan, Cashelreagh, Newmills. Mary Rose – or Mosie as she was known to so many – lost her brave battle with illness when she passed away in Donegal Hospice late on Sunday night. A member of the Kelly family, Mary Rose had […]