by Paddy Walsh WHEN they circle the track as part of the 24 hour Relay for Life initiative next month, the Ray Walking Group will be in familiar step but will be without a familiar presence. At Christmas time, they mourned the passing of stalwart member, Julie Casey, who succumbed to the disease that forms the […]
Relay for Life organisers appeal for teams ahead of May event
By Paddy Walsh With just under four months to go to the staging of this year’s Donegal Relay for Life, an urgent appeal has gone out for the registration of teams who form a key role in the fund-raising event. “Basically without the teams we don’t have a Relay,” the organising committee’s new chairperson Seamus […]
Relay for Life hailed a huge success
THE Chairman of Relay for Life Donegal has said €92,000 has so far been raised after the weekend’s hugely successful fundraising event. An emotional Robert O’Connor was speaking to the Donegal News moments after he received a number of presentations on stage to mark the end of an era for him as chairperson of Relay for Life […]
Cancer survivor pens song to raise funds for Relay for Life
A WOMAN living in Letterkenny was inspired to compose her song ‘The War’ following a moving experience at her first Relay for Life last year. Rachel Akkoç, who is a breast cancer survivor, wrote the song as a fundraising effort after she was struck by the amount of people she witnessed wearing the purple survivors […]
Team of Ukrainian women to take part in Relay for Life
A TEAM made up of Ukrainian women will take part in this year’s Relay for Life. Members of the group attended the recent Team Captains’ information evening and decided there and then to participate in the annual event which goes ahead on June 3 to June 4. One of the group, Ada Klochko, said they were very […]
McGinley Motors to host sponsored walk as part of Relay for Life
THE McGinley Motors team will host a sponsored walk in Glenveagh National Park this Sunday, 14th May at 11am. The walk has been organised as part of Relay for Life. Walkers will leave from the car park and walk to the castle, where they’ll stop for light refreshments, before walking back to the car park. […]
Donegal men present cheque after Coast to Coast New Zealand
FIVE Donegal men that took part in Coast to Coast New Zealand, the toughest race in the world back in February, have presented the €6,000 they raised to Relay for Life Donegal. Arthur McMahon (Milford), Managing Director Donegal Oil Company and Founder of Donegal Oil Foundation, Boyd Robinson (Letterkenny), Gerard Callaghan (Letterkenny), Shaun Stewart (Creeslough), […]
Majella urges more support for Relay for Life after drop-off in participation
Global Hero of Hope, Majella O’Donnell, has called on more teams to participate in this year’s Relay for Life after questioning the fall-off in support for last year’s event. Pointing to the gaps that existed at the ATU campus in Letterkenny in 2022, she told the launch of this year’s Relay: “I felt very […]
From Donegal to Coast New Zealand for Relay for Life
Five Donegal lads are set to take part in the take part in the world’s longest running multi-sports event – Coast to Coast New Zealand. Arthur McMahon (Milford), Managing Director Donegal Oil Company and Founder of Donegal Oil Foundation, Boyd Robinson (Letterkenny), Gerard Callaghan (Letterkenny), Shaun Stewart (Creeslough), George Kelly (Downings) along with two well […]
Donegal Relay for Life raises over €70,000
THE date for 2022 Relay for Life has been confirmed as the committee is ‘delighted’ with this years event which raised over €73,000. Relay for Life, in aid of the Irish Cancer Society, was held virtually in Donegal on June 5 and 6 and thousands of people took part throughout the county and raised a […]