Personal Life
On 5 October 1978, she married hotelier Damien Scallon at St Eugene's Cathedral in Derry. After a three-week honeymoon in Grenada, the Scallons set up home in Rostrevor, Co. Down. Dana gave birth to four children; daughters Grace (18 January 1981) and Susanna Ruth (18 August 1983) and sons John-James (5 November 1984) and Robert (25 August 1989).
They currently live in Claregalway, County Galway.
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