Donegal person of the year

Nominations open for Donegal Person of the Year


Nominations are open to find the next Donegal Person of the year. The awards, organised by the Donegal Association Dublin, recognise those who have promoted the county at a local, national, or international level. Past winners include Moya Brennan, Noel Cunningham, Jason Black, Shay Given, and of course, Daniel O’Donnell. Advertisement The Donegal Association was […]

Jason Black to come up against “strong winds” while rowing the Atlantic


By Dionne Meehan  A LETTERKENNY man who is currently rowing from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the heart of the Caribbean is nervously preparing to tackle strong winds on the high seas. Jason Black, who is two weeks into the challenge in aid of ‘Race against Dementia’, took to social media today […]

Emotional Jason sets out on gruelling Atlantic challenge


By Diarmaid Doherty Letterkenny man Jason Black took to the water yesterday morning to start his latest gruelling challenge which will see him row 5,000kms across the Atlantic Ocean. The 52-year-old endurance athlete is part of a unique fundraiser in which he hopes to row across the ocean from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to […]

‘A step into the unknown’ – Jason Black to row across the Atlantic


By Diarmaid Doherty JASON Black says he is nervously excited as he prepares for his latest grueling challenge which will see him row 5,000kms across the Atlantic Ocean. The Letterkenny man is part of a unique fundraiser in which he plans to row across the ocean from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Antigua in […]

Jason Black Named Donegal Person of the Year


LETTERKENNY man Jason Black has been named Donegal Person of the Year 2018 at an event in Dublin this evening. The announcement was made by the chairperson of the Donegal Association Dublin, Kevin McFadden. Mr Black, an endurance athlete, becomes the 41st recipient of the Donegal Person of the Year, succeeding the 2017 recipient, former […]