Fr. Dermott Donnelly
Name: Fr. Dermott
Birthday: June 23
Home town: Newcastle
Role: Director of Youth Services – which means I have overall responsibility for YMT and I work with a great team of people.
TV Show: West Wing
Movie: A Few Good Men
Books: John Grisham books
Places visited: Lots
Quotation: “Some people see things as they are and ask ‘Why?’ but I dream of things that have never been and ask ‘Why not?’” – George Bernard Shaw
Birthday: June 23
Home town: Newcastle
Role: Director of Youth Services – which means I have overall responsibility for YMT and I work with a great team of people.
TV Show: West Wing
Movie: A Few Good Men
Books: John Grisham books
Places visited: Lots
Quotation: “Some people see things as they are and ask ‘Why?’ but I dream of things that have never been and ask ‘Why not?’” – George Bernard Shaw

January 30th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
aha! legend through and through
February 19th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Dear Fr. will you accept me be your close friend if not a son adopted in the lord? I am in theology three at Ggaba national seminary in Uganda Africa, I hope to ordained a deacon in August this year. I have passion for children and youth evangelization. and this is very urgent in our country. I have formed a youth team that ministers through music and dance and in our humble way we have touched more than 4000 young people in our country since they love our music and dance. fr will you accept us be your sons and daughters?
May 29th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
keep up the hard (fun) work as it stays wif the kids u work wif n i am proof. I remember the words n actions from my leaving mass in yr 6 inwhich the YMT helped wif n i am now 24. keep it up for the next generation to enjoy all ur hard work
January 18th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Hi Father Donnely, I’m writing to you to enquire as to whether or not your facilities are available to use for respite care for my son who is a wheelchair user and who would need to bring 2 care support staff with him to see to his needs. I was given your contact details by a person who works for Crossroads Young Carers who has used your facilties in the past.
Yours Sincerely Anne Young
January 20th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
@ Ms Young: Thank you for your post. We’ve been trying to send you a reply via the email you gave us but it’s bouncing back to us. If you would please ring our office and ask for our Administrator so she can reply to your enquiry personally.
February 11th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
u rock n so dus ur bro lol
February 11th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
thank you sooooo much for coming to our school all my friends were all crying at the dead man walking video.
February 15th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
you were an amzing persohn for showing us the true meaning of all of jesus stories and some of my friends cried at the dead man walking video
February 16th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Dear Fr. Dermott I want to thank you so much for all the programs you have for the youth and the evangelization through the youth ministries. I really feel challenged and touched by this program and wish that the youths over here also benefit from your program. We have in our parish three secondary schools and wish to have atleast one to benefit from this great ministry. These schools are locted in Gulu Archdiocese, northern Uganda. Please, Fr. let me know the possibility.
Fr. Thomas Okello
April 1st, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Weeeel! i have just been in an assembly with you and you are extremley funny ! you have lots of stories to teeel and the video about Helen Prjean really moved me ! I want to change my life and help others ! you have taught me to look at life in a differetn way ! ThankYou!x<3.
April 7th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
thanks so much for comming and i hope you come back soon. you are funny and you are verry generus. U are amizing
June 27th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
hope you are feeling better cant wait to see you again i had a great time but it would of been better with you there thanks for having us at the youth village
July 6th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Hi Fr, I was wondering if you take retreats outside of your diocese. I am based in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone and am searching for something different. Would be delighted if you could reply with any information.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Thank you Fr Dermott for the mision week you did at our school. It was really good, and brought a fun,interesting and educational slant to RE. Thank you very much. The stories that you told were very inspiring.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:16 pm
hi fr thankyou for coming to the school i realy enjoyed it and found it very usefull and thankyou for leading the mission this week
January 4th, 2012 at 5:58 am
I am always inspired when I read about Youth Ministry. Thank you all so much.