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Donegal Person of Year 2018 - Jason Black

Donegal Person of Year 2018 - Jason Black
Donegal Person of Year 2018 - Jason Black - L- R Alfie McCool, Brid McCool, Sharon Black, Jason Black, Billy Black, Una Black

Jason Black has been selected as Donegal Person of the year 2018! Jason was a well known and popular business owner in Letterkenny, before his profile rose as the first Donegal person to complete a successful ascent of Mount Everest. Since that achievement, he has cemented his reputation as a high altitude climber with his successful ascent of K2 among others. Jason was active in sporting circles as a young man and has continued his... Read more.

Project

Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Awards Gala Ceremony 2018

Tip O Neill Irish Diaspora Awards Gala Ceremony 2018

Tip O’Neill 2018 Award recipients honoured

Over 220 guests attended the gala Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award ceremony on Friday night in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel to honour this year’s worthy recipients; Boston based... Read more.

Further and Higher Education Guide to the North West of Ireland

There can be little doubt that one of the reasons the Irish Diaspora is so strong on a global level, is that the people of Ireland have always been able to see and embrace new opportunities. But many may not be aware of the exciting educational... Read more.

From Diaspora Member to Donegal Based Business Owner

Patrick Keeney - Green Golf Travel

From Diaspora Member to Donegal Based Business Owner – The GGT Story

Whats the Craic?

After about 6 months of living in Brighton I had become pretty good friends with the English lad... Read more.

Four notable members of the diaspora to receive the 2019 Tip O’Neill Award

Four notable members of the diaspora to receive the 2019 Tip O’Neill Award

Four notable members of the diaspora to receive the 2019 Tip O’Neill Award

The 2019 Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award recipients were unveiled by Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr. Nicholas Crossan.

The... Read more.

Donegal Person of Year 2018 - Jason Black

Donegal Person of Year 2018 - Jason Black

Jason Black has been selected as Donegal Person of the year 2018! Jason was a well known and popular business owner in Letterkenny, before his profile rose as the first Donegal person to complete a successful ascent of Mount Everest. Since that... Read more.

Brilliant Business in Donegal

Image of windswept woman

Moira Ní Ghallachóir of mng.ie, a bilingual company which is working to develop and promote tourism in Donegal tells us her story.

Name of your business and description of what you do.

mng is a tourism enterprise,... Read more.

Place

Lloyds Signal Tower in Malin Head

Lloyds Signal Tower Malin Head

This is Ireland’s most northerly building on the mainland. It was named ‘Banba’ after the mythological patron goddess of Ireland. It was built by the British in 1805 as a Napoleonic lookout tower to help defend against a possible French invasion... Read more.

Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa Cottage Glenties

Joe Mullholland at The Laurels Cottage

Saving an Important Literary Landmark in Donegal

Late last summer when Brian Friel was seriously ill, I thought about, not only the days and nights I had enjoyed in the playwright's company in Glenties at the MacGill Summer School which... Read more.