The sad passing has been announced of Sr. Magdalene Moore, co-founder of the Solace Cancer Support Centre in Donegal Town.
Sister Magdalene, who arrived in Donegal during the 1990s, leaves behind a legacy of care, compassion, and faithful service to the community.
A trained nurse and advocate for hospice care, Sr Magdalene and Helen McMahon were instrumental in establishing Hospice Cancer Home Care under the auspices of the then North Western Health Board. Their vision continued to grow, leading to the establishment of the Solace Cancer Support Centre in Donegal Town in 2007.
Since then, the centre has provided invaluable emotional support and practical help to people battling cancer and their families.
Originally from Ballinasloe in Galway, Sister Magdalene will be profoundly missed by the Sisters of Mercy Community in Donegal Town and Ballyshannon, as well as the wider Mercy Community of the Northern Branch.
She is survived by her brother, Mikey, her sisters-in-law, Mary Frances and Nora, her nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and her many friends and colleagues.
Funeral Details:
Reposing at St. Catherine’s Convent of Mercy, College Street, Ballyshannon, F94 D309, on Wednesday, 2nd July 2025, from 2pm until 5pm.
Leaving Ballyshannon at 6pm to be received at St. Patrick’s Church, Main Street, Donegal Town, F94 R5RK, 7pm for service.
The coffin will remain open so that the Community at large can pay their respects to Sr Magdalene from 7pm-9pm.
Mass of the Resurrection on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, at 12 noon, in St. Patrick’s Church, Donegal Town, with internment afterwards in Clar Cemetery, F94 VXT6.
Sr. Magdalene’s funeral mass can be viewed on https://mcn.live/Camera/donegal-town-tawnawilly-parish-donegal-town
Family flowers only, donations in lieu if desired to the Solace Centre, Donegal Town c/o Patrick McKenna, Funeral Director, Ballyshannon.
