THERE are 113 tiles on the kitchen wall at the back of our range, three of which are different. DD…
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It was sifting through a box of old photos while off these last few weeks that I finally found the…
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Our motoring columnist Brian McDaid is on a different highway this week – travelling many miles around the world on…
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Motoring Columnist Brian McDaid looks back on the days when he skipped school to go with his father Fred on…
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A decade ago I had the job of driving my uncle Fr. Mark down to Ards from Letterkenny Hospital. Little did…
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DD Motoring: What a ‘reception’ we got out on the roads of Donegal!
by Brian McDaid 5 years agoDD Motoring comes this weekend from the passengers’ side of the road as a helper out on the road many…
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This week we look at a family car in the small car motoring sector. Now in its fifth generation which…
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DD Motoring: A Local Link is providing hope for Donegal’s public transport system
by Brian McDaid 5 years agoAt the start of next month, Local Link will add even more routes to its service across Donegal. This week…
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On Monday this week in Co. Meath I said goodbye to my brother-in-law Patrick Harkin. He would have turned 53…
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This time a year ago, St Patrick’s weekend to be precise, I travelled from the top of Ireland, Malin Head…
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As the dust settles following the recent announcement by Damien Gallagher of his retirement from tarmac rallying our motoring correspondent,…
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This week, Donegal Daily Motoring Columnist Brian McDaid visits Ireland’s only Tesla showroom: Electric cars are still in the ‘love…
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‘Stranger on the Shore’ was my parents’ song even though they never had a record player in the house and…
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Our story this week is an example of a typical night rally in Donegal and a typical team that took…
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It’s that time of year when resolutions are high on lists, when leisure centre carparks are full to the hilt…
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On this day 60 years ago, the rail transport system across Donegal ran for the very last time. Motoring columnist…
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DD Motoring: A bus man’s journey – in memory of the late Jim McGuinness
by Brian McDaid 5 years agoFollowing the sad passing of Mr James (Jim) McGuinness Snr of Glenties on Christmas Day, columnist Brian McDaid shares his…
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DD Motoring: Dealing with the silent killer of tiredness on our roads
by Brian McDaid 5 years agoDD Motoring correspondent Brian McDaid talks about the silent killer on our roads – tiredness. The phone in our house…
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Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. A new beginning, a new start. We as humans have added…
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DD Motoring: Remembering the role of Donegal’s ambulance drivers
by Brian McDaid 5 years agoDD Motoring correspondent Brian McDaid looks at the historical and very important role of ambulance drivers in Donegal. A small…