Donegal Association Dublin

Donegal Association Dublin Summer Gathering

Join us for a fun-filled summer gathering of the Donegal diaspora in Dublin on Thursday, 23 July at Leopardstown Racecourse as part of the Bulmers Live at Leopardstown Festival.

Expect plenty of craic agus ceol as we come together for an evening of socialising, entertainment, and live music.

📍 Meeting Point: Hurricane Bar, Leopardstown Racecourse
🕠 Time: From 5:30pm onwards
🎶 Live Concert: To be confirmed

The refreshed festival site will feature:

• Local food trucks and artisan stalls
• The Bulmers Bar & Garden Area
• Street performers, comedy acts, and buskers
• A dedicated games zone
• Open mic sessions in Hurricane Bar
• Traditional Irish music sessions
• A Gaeilgeoirí Corner celebrating Irish language and culture
• A dedicated stage showcasing emerging Irish talent

🎟️ Tickets
• €25 per person
• €20 for OAPs & students

To secure your ticket, please send payment to Simon before 15 July, including your phone number with the payment reference. Tickets will be issued approximately five days before the event.

Cash payments can also be made on the night.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

We look forward to seeing you there for a great Donegal gathering in Dublin!

Revolut Payment link: https://revolut.me/simon3s52

Aaron Langan, an incredible nine-year-old boy from Laghey, outside Donegal Town, is currently living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and was first diagnosed at 18 months old. While there have been many efforts made over the years to get him the appropriate treatment, Aaron and his family are currently facing a deeply urgent situation, as he now desperately needs access to the drug Givinostat.

While this drug is available in Northern Ireland, it is currently not available in Ireland and Aaron has been unable to access it through cross border and shared island channels to date. At the moment, the HSE are reviewing funding and approval for this medication, but the delays in getting this approval over the line have now become critical for Aaron. Aaron lost his mobility and moved to a wheelchair in March of this year, and every week without access to treatment puts more of his remaining muscle strength at risk. We have been told by his medical team that there is only a very small window left before further decline becomes irreversible.

There has been incredible support for Aaron across Donegal from so many kind people, including Senator Manus Boyle, who has brought this forward in the Seanad, and Aaron’s story was also featured on TG4 last week. The community has really come together behind him, but despite all of these efforts, we are still waiting and desperately hoping for approval of the drug before it is too late.

As a community, we are now doing everything we can to raise awareness and support Aaron in the hope that this treatment can be approved and administered in time, not only for Aaron, but for other children and families living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Any support that can be offered at this critical time, would be so very much appreciated, and we therefore ask anyone who is in the position to support us, to do so, if they can. Thank you.

'Every day is a race against a clock that shouldn't be ticking so fast'

Read story here: https://www.donegallive.ie/news/local-news/2082731/every-day-is-a-race-against-a-clock-that-shouldn-t-be-ticking-so-fast.html

Donegal Teacher looking for a room to rent on northside of Dublin from start of June.

If you have a room available, we can put you in touch with them 📞