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Our story this week is an example of a typical night rally in Donegal and a typical team that took…
It’s that time of year when resolutions are high on lists, when leisure centre carparks are full to the hilt…
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 4 weeks 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 1 month agoDD Motoring correspondent Brian McDaid talks about the silent killer on our roads – tiredness. The phone in our house…
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DD Motoring: Remembering the role of Donegal’s ambulance drivers
by Brian McDaid 2 months agoDD Motoring correspondent Brian McDaid looks at the historical and very important role of ambulance drivers in Donegal. A small…
DD Motoring Columnist Brian McDaid counted Manus Kelly as a friend. He was at the Mount Errigal Hotel last weekend…
Donegal Daily Motoring Columnist Brian McDaid reminisces on just how good F1 once was. Just when you are about to…
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DD Motoring: Brian McDaid recalls the Owencarrow viaduct disaster
by Brian McDaid 2 months agoThe year 2020 is nearly upon us and yet if you ask anyone to name the biggest land transport disaster…
Last week rallying ace Russell Brookes passed away after a long illness, he was just 74. In the year 1974,…
Fifty-one years later plus one hour, my print finally arrives. That was no fault of our local photo lab, Magee’s…
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DD Motoring: Happier times in Wolfe Tone Place – by Brian McDaid
by Brian McDaid 3 months agoEvery time I hear someone with a posh accent pronouncing your everyday “scone” I smile as I say into myself…
Toby Burke is the sweetest hitter of a sliotar. He was Keady’s keeper on the Armagh side that robbed Setanta’s…
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DD Motoring: How to check if your tyres are safe to drive on with a euro coin!
by Brian McDaid 4 months agoA patient awakens in their hospital bed. They have been involved in a crash. Their injuries were lite considering that…
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DD Motoring: New Volkswagen Polo R5 to debut in Harvest Rally
by Brian McDaid 4 months agoFrosses man Donagh Kelly is patiently awaiting the arrival of a VW Polo R5 this week so he can put…
The word is finally out, after a long wait of over a decade since Land Rover and Jaguar Group were…
Nearly a year ago Donegal Daily’s motoring column featured a Donegal man who planned to take to the road for…
In the middle of the flit from one dwelling to another, Mollie climbed into the back of the van with…
DD Motoring Correspondent Brian McDaid was at the Deja Vu Donegal Rally and had a very nostalgic time. I’m borrowing…
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