Deirdre Mc Glone, a native of Ballintra, has been named Donegal Person of the Year for 2015. The announcement was held in The Black Door on Harcourt Street on Tuesday 19^th January much to the delight of the large crowd in attendance.

Deirdre Mc Glone is from Ballintra, just outside Donegal Town and is the second youngest of the late Joe and Sally Mc Glone’s six children. Deirdre went to the University of Limerick to study European Studies and later started working as a receptionist in Harvey’s Point. The award winning hotel located on Lough Eske just outside Donegal Town was originally owned by Swiss brothers Jody and Marc Gysling. Deirdre married Marc Gysling in 1996 and the couple bought the hotel and have successfully run it for the past 19 years.

Deirdre has been part of the Harvey’s Point journey from the beginning. The hotel has grown from strength to strength over the past 26 years and what started off as 20 bedrooms and a small restaurant has become a well renowned four star establishment. The hotel has been awarded the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice award for Number One Hotel in Ireland in 2013, 2014 & 2015 and ranks the 6th Best Hotel in Europe and the 18th Best Hotel in The World in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards 2015.

Deirdre firmly believes in promoting Donegal as a tourist destination and with the high quality of service which the team in Harvey’s Point provides to all guests they are constantly promoting and strengthening the tourist industry in Donegal on a national and international level.