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Inishowen's Donegal People of the
Year
25.02.08
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INISHOWEN is well
represented among this year's winners of the
Rehab/Donegal County Council People of the Year
Awards. |
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The ten winners
announced on Thursday include Hugo Boyce from Clonmany, who, despite battling cancer in his teens
and undergoing a kidney transplant 19 years ago,
still went on to win Gold at the World Transplant
Games. Other Donegal People of the Year are Romanian
orphanage project worker Michael Doherty from
Quigley's Point with a joint award going to brave
teenager Alan Doherty, whose father hails from
Clonmany, and Paul McBride who coordinates |
the Alan
Doherty Fund.
Awards also go to veteran Muff community worker
Phyllis McKenna; tireless Buncrana youth worker
Francis Porter; Dungloe GP Dr. Peter Sweeney,
Letterkenny community worker Margaret Toner and
Killybegs-born Noel Cunningham of TV3. |
Other recipients are
Raphoe community worker John McGlinchey and South
Donegal hotelier James White who recently raised
more than €500,000 for cancer services.
A special Hall of Fame award goes to developer and
community worker Joseph McMenamin from the Twin
Towns.
A Rehab spokesperson said the adjudicators' job was
difficult due to the the "sheer amount of quality
nominations". The winners, the spokesperson added,
were "very worthy" |
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recipients. The awards
will be presented at a glittering gala ceremony in
March. |
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