A special tribute night was held on Saturday 22nd of November in Buncrana, Co. Donegal to remember Darren McDonagh from Buncrana who passed away this year. Darren had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and despite it's challenges, the fantastic video of his life that was played at the tribute night really showed how well he had overcome these challenges at home, in school, and in his communittee supported by his family and many friends who turned up in great numbers on the night.

The Night was a fantastic success with music by the Drifters keeping everyone dancing well in to the small hours of the morning. All Proceeds from the night were kindly donated to Duchenne Ireland for translational research into Duchenne.

Darren's parents spoke about how Darren had wanted to ensure that other young boys with Duchenne would have a chance at a better future by funding research into Duchenne.

John Gorman from Duchenne Ireland praised the people of Buncrana for their fundraising efforts during the year and support at events such as the tribute night. He outlined how Duchenne Ireland was working both nationally and internationally to bring about therapies for this generation of boys with Duchenne and that this work was only made possible through such communitee support.