Search
25 Jan 2026
Search
25 Jan 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
In lieu of gifts, Fr Eddie Deeney has requested contributions to charity
A Donegal missionary priest who is celebrating his 90th birthday has asked for donations to be made to charity in lieu of gifts.
Rathmullan cleric Fr Eddie Deeney, who was ordained in 1961, is marking his birthday with a celebration on Saturday, January 31 in the Rathmullan SVP Centre at 8pm.
He will also be launching his new book entitled The Bits and Pieces of Everyday.
The community is invited to join the special celebration to honour Fr Eddie Deeney, who spent most of his career as a missionary priest in Africa with the Society of African Missions (SMA).
READ NEXT: Arranmore's first woman to reach 100 years celebrates her birthday in style
In lieu of gifts, Fr Eddie has requested that if people wish, they can make a contribution to charity and a collection box will be available on the night.
Donations will be shared between the local Society of St Vincent de Paul, and the Tanga House Project for Albino Children in Tanzania.
Fr Deeney attended St Joseph’s National School in Rathmullan and St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny. He worked mainly in Nigeria and South Africa and in later years in SMA parishes in London.
Following his retirement, he has written on various experiences that were part and parcel of his missionary journey.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
