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Personal experiences of addiction and recovery are to be shared at a special event  in Donegal to mark  recovery month.

Donegal-based Alcohol Forum Ireland is hosting the event on Friday at the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny which it describes as “a diverse and inclusive celebration of recovery”.

Recover Month is aimed at celebrating the gains made by all those in recovery from addiction.

Up to 100 people are booked to attend the event, including members of the Traveller, African, Palestinian and Polish communities in Donegal.

Among those attending the event are Senator Eileen Flynn, the first member of the Traveller community to become a member of the Oireachtas; Gary Rutherford, recovery champion and founder of ARC Fitness in Derry; Tolulope Babatunde…

There are 1521 Ukrainian guests living with 602 hosts in Donegal. This figure represents 20% of the total number of Ukrainians who have arrived in the county since the invasion of Ukraine.

Nationally, 25% of all arrivals from Ukraine are currently living in host homes or are pledged accommodation. 

Donegal host, Kathleen McKiernan, shared these words about her family’s experience: “Being a host has been one of the best things our family has done. When all this started we felt that we needed to do something and we had a spare bedroom so we contacted Helping Irish Hosts and the process was straightforward after that. Sharing our home doesn’t come without challenges but being able to give our guest a sense of security and base from which to start her…

A request has been made not to share footage on social media of a crash that took place on Saturday at a Harvest Rally event in Donegal, which left two people with serious injuries.

An Garda Siochana say investigations are ongoing after two spectators were hospitalised after being struck by a competing car whilst watching the Harvest Rally. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene in Falcarragh, on Saturday at approximately 12:30pm.

“The individuals, both men aged in their 60s and 40s, were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital to be treated for injuries believed to be serious,” An Garda Siochana told DonegalLive. “No other injuries have been reported. Investigations are ongoing.”

Special Stage 5 of the Donegal Harvest Rally was…