Funeral of Greencastle woman killed in weekend crash to place on Wednesday

The funeral of Donna McDermott, who was killed in a road traffic collision in Inishowen at the weekend, will take place on Wednesday.

Ms McDermott, of Ballymacarthur, Greencastle, who was aged in her 30s, lost her life in a two-vehicle road traffic collision at Quigley's Point on Friday night.

The fatal crash occurred at around 11.15pm at Carrowkeel, Quigley's Point. Ms McDermott was a rear-seat passenger in one of the cars involved. 

The female driver, aged in her 70s and male front seat passenger, aged in his 50s, were both removed from the scene to Atnagalvin and Letterkenny University Hospitals with non life threatening injuries.

The male driver, aged in his teens, of the second vehicle was uninjured.

Ms McDermott is the 13th person to lose their life on Donegal's roads so far in 2024. Her death has sent shockwaves through her local community and across the Inishowen peninsula.

Her funeral Mass will take place on Wednesday in St Mary's Church, Ballybrack at 11am followed by interment in Ballybrack Graveyard.

Her remains will leave Eamonn McLaughlin's Funeral Home, Station Road, Carndonagh, at 5pm on Monday going to her home. Her wake will take plac  at her family home on Tuesday from 11am to 9pm.

Predeceased by her father Brendan, she is survived by her mother Mary, brothers and sister, Brendan, Brian, Danielle and Richard, Donna’s Partner Robert, Donna’s sister in law Margaret and brother in law Will, Nikita and Andrea. She is deeply regretted and sadly missed by her Nieces Anna and Megen and her Nephew Charlie, wider family circle, many friends and neighbours.