The Donegal Hospice is set to benefit to the tune of €15,000 following a highly successful fund-raising dinner organised in the capital recently by the Donegal Dublin Business Network (DDBN). The organisation’s second Christmas gathering took place at the Clayton Hotel in Ballsbridge. Sponsored by the MCR Group and Bannon Commercial Property Consultants, it once…
IRRESPECTIVE OF BREXIT OUTCOMES, DELIVERING ON THE A5 DUAL CARRAIGEWAY CORRIDOR BETWEEN DUBLIN AND DONEGAL MUST REMAIN A GOVERNMENT PRIORITY Regardless of how Brexit eventually turns out for the North West, the Irish government must continue to prioritise the improvement of Donegal’s connectivity with the rest of the country, particularly via the external road network,…
Magee 1866 host Donegal Dublin Business Network (DDBN) with exclusive Donegal theme The DDBN gathered in Magee 1866’s flagship store on South Anne Street (just off Grafton Street) on Thursday last 13th September. This was the second year running of the event. The Temple Family welcomed guests to their store for an evening of networking,…
There was nothing on the agenda, except a good time, last night as over 50 DDBN members and their guests gathered in D2’s Backyard BBQ for the first annual DDBN Summer Barbecue for a night of great food, catching up and networking. Last night was an example of the great and productive events membership of the…
Report by Donegal Daily The challenge of creating innovative housing solutions was on the agenda at the most recent meeting of the Donegal Dublin Business Network (DDBN) as Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, addressed the organisation. A panel discussion on the subject of housing took place at the group’s April…
One of the capital’s newest and most environmentally-friendly buildings was the venue recently as the Donegal Dublin Business Network (DDBN) held our first networking event of 2018. The Iveagh Garden Hotel on Harcourt Street has been opened by Brian and Sally McGill and their family, who have strong County Donegal roots and a portfolio of…
Joe McHugh TD & Gov. Chief Whip acknowledged the DDBN as he announced details of Donegal’s share in ‘Project Ireland 2040’. Improved infrastructure between Donegal and Dublin has always been on our wish list. We’re looking forward to implementation. Full Report from the Donegal Democrat here, excerpts below. Minister Joe McHugh speaking from Sligo today…
Many members have already renewed their memberships for 2018 online. If you haven’t already done so, you can pay the 2018 membership fee of €30.00 via this link or in person at the Iveagh Garden Hotel event on 22 February. Thank you to DDBN member Cornie McGinley, Managing Director of Costa Systems which specialises in Epos…
The Donegal Dublin Business Network marked its first full year of activity in the capital last week with a charity Christmas business lunch which raised more than €8,000 for the north-west branch of Pieta House in Letterkenny. The gathering in the Clayton Hotel in Ballsbridge was addressed by former politician Ivan Yates, now a television…
A big thanks to Kevin Kelly, Head of Construction in McCann FitzGerald for hosting us, to Paul Doyle, Managing Director of Bannon Commercial Property Consultants for an insightful overview of the property market and to Niall McCauley of Google for demonstrating the new DDBN members online portal. For those who were not present, we have sent an email…