MICHAEL - O'DONNELL: 'I'LL NEVER LEAVE MY IRISH HOMETOWN'

Irish crooner DANIEL O'DONNELL has vowed to stay in remote Donegal until he dies, crediting his home village for his phenomenal success. The 45-year-old housewives' favourite has sold millions of albums, thanks to huge fan bases in Britain, Ireland and North America. But he has never been tempted to move away from the village of Kincasslagh on Ireland's Donegal shore - despite recently selling his home there. O'Donnell insists he's simply relocating to a smaller home, which he is currently designing. He says, "The village of Kincasslagh where I grew up will always be home and I couldn't turn my back on the old place. "The reason I sold up in the first place is because that dream bungalow, beautiful as it is, was simply too big for the two of us, especially as (my wife) MAJELLA's two children, SIOBHAN and MICHAEL, are both away at university and school. "What we want is a smaller place to come home to which will be easier looked after."

17/03/2007 02:17