Kathy Donaghy

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Kathy Donaghy

‘You get to see places in ways very few people ever have’ – The Irish-American kayaker ‘doing a lap’ of Ireland for Michael J Fox Parkinson’s charitySunlight dapples on a calm Atlantic cove in north Donegal as Charlie Daly pushes his kayak into the ocean. The Cork-based writer is kayaking around Ireland to raise money for the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research after his mother Christine Sullivan Daly was diagnosed with the disease four years ago.

4 weeks ago | independent.ie | Kathy Donaghy

About two-thirds of the Doagh Famine Village, which tells the story of Ireland as well as the famine, on the Isle of Doagh in north Donegal, was gutted in a fire last Saturday afternoon. As well as outpourings of shock and grief at the loss, local businesses have been making significant donations to help the brother and sister team who run it, Pat and Majella Doherty, to rebuild the unique tourist amenity.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Kathy Donaghy

The educational initiative, developed by charity Liquid Therapy, plans to transform Donegal’s coastline into a dynamic classroom where primary school children develop academic skills through experiential learning combined with surf therapy. Tom Losey, CEO of Liquid Therapy, which has its base in the popular Donegal surf town of Bundoran, said the beach school programme is ready to roll out and just hours into launching, it is already oversubscribed.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Kathy Donaghy

A feeling that her body was ‘broken’ led Galway-based GP, Dr Laura Lenihan, down the route of abdominoplasty. Here, she shares her story about why she opted for surgeryDr Laura Lenihan, a mother of three girls, is well known to her followers on Instagram for her no-nonsense commentary on everything from haemorrhoids to using retinol products on the skin. But after three pregnancies in a short space of time, her body didn’t feel like her own anymore.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Kathy Donaghy

A new generation is breathing life into the traditional craft of tweed making, bringing their own style to a practice deeply rooted in the hills of Donegal. Kathy Donaghy meets some of them... Only a few years ago, hand-weaving in Donegal was at death’s door. There was only a handful of master weavers left — all men in their 70s and 80s. It seemed that the skill might leave this world with them.