Family of the late Jimmy McKenna make a heartfelt donation to Friends of LUH

Michelle and James McKenna, Buncrana, presenting Paddy Rooney, Chairperson of the Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital, with a cheque for €10,000

placeholder image — Michelle and James McKenna, Buncrana, presenting Paddy Rooney, Chairperson of the Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital, with a cheque for €10,000

The donation was made in appreciation of the care and treatment Jimmy received in Letterkenny University Hospital previously, to support the work of the Friends and in the spirit that the money raised in his memory will benefit others

Michelle and James McKenna, Buncrana, presented Paddy Rooney, Chairperson of the Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital, with a cheque for €10,000, the proceeds of fundraising events in memory of their son Jimmy, who was tragically killed in a road traffic incident last year.

The donation, on behalf of the McKenna family, is made in appreciation of the care and treatment Jimmy received in LUH previously, to support the work of the Friends and in the spirit that the money raised in his memory will benefit others. Two other charities also received similar donations in Jimmy's memory, namely Hughie's Corner and the Buncrana Church-building fund.

Jimmy, aged 25 from Buncrana, was killed as he was walking home from a function near Moville in the early hours of June 9, 2024, whilst walking home with a friend after attending the Inishowen Vintage Show when he was struck by a car at Ballynally.