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On Saturday 28h of March, Packie Keeney was awarded Donegal Person of the Year for 2025. The event kicked off shortly after 8pm with a new MC for the night Letterkenny man Aidan Campbell. John was led into the room by President of the Donegal Association Peggy Stringer. John McCarter, Former Donegal Person of the […]

Ardara man, Packie Keeney, has been named Donegal Person of the Year for 2025. The announcement took place at the Lake of Shadows Hotel, Buncrana, on Saturday 7th of February 2026. Throughout his life, Packie Keeney has embodied the spirit, ambition, resilience and generosity that define the people of this county. Born and raised in

The Donegal Association Dublin send our sincere sympathy to the family of Joe Mulholland on his passing. Joe was the 2008 Donegal Person of the Year. He was a well deserving recipient of the award given his huge contribution to the MacGill Summer School in Glenties for over 40 years, bringing the top names from

The Donegal Association Dublin are heartbroken at the loss of our 2016 Donegal Person of the Year Stephen Mc Cahill. We would like to send our sympathy to his wife Marietta, children Gemma and Steven, daughter in law Lauren, granddaughter Mary Kate and his wider family circle and his many friends at this very sad

We, in the Donegal Association, Dublin, are greatly saddened at the news of the death of Mick McGinley, Dunfanaghy and Rathfarnham. Mick was a proud Dunfanaghy man. He was involved with St Michael’s GAA club from its early years in the 1950s. He was also a lifelong member of Dunfanaghy golf club. Mick never forgot

We, in the Donegal Association, Dublin, are saddened to hear of the death of Michael McLoone, Ballyshannon. Michael will be remembered, among many other things, for his successful career, especially his time as Donegal County Manager and as a footballer who was central to the successes of his club, St Joeseph’s, and Donegal county teams

The Donegal Association Dublin held their Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 16th of November in The Bonnington Hotel, Drumcondra. For the year ahead Carndonagh Woman Peggy Stringer takes over as President and Siobhán Shovlin as Chairperson. Both are long standing committee members and we wish them well in the year ahead. The committee extended their

Donegal Association Dublin AGM, Memorial Mass and Donegal Person of the Year 2025 On Sunday, 16th of   November   the   Donegal   Association   will   hold   their   Annual   Mass   of Remembrance in the Bonnington Hotel, Drumcondra at 6:30pm. Deceased members and friends of the association will be remembered on

We are delighted to be doing something a little different this September for members and friends of the Donegal Association. Please see details below: We are sailing on Dublin Bay Cruises from Dún Laoghaire to Howth on Sunday, 14th of September. Sailing departs at 12.30 (arrive at least 15 minutes before this) with the trip

2024 Donegal Person of the Year John McCarter and Vice President of the Donegal Association Peggy Stringer pictured with the proceeds from the Annual Gala Ball Charity Raffle. The cheque €5530 is the funds from our Charity Raffle for Lough Swilly RNLI– a charity chosen by John and one in which has been involved with for