Our motoring column comes from Roscommon this week as we try to track down Mr. Donegal! The mystery tour starts…
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DD Motoring: Rush hour in Letterkenny
by Brian McDaid 8 years agoDr. McGinley was a great doctor, my brother Neilus and I were told at the time as children, while we…
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DD Motoring: .9 is the new ‘perfect 10’ for the Nissan Micra
by Brian McDaid 8 years ago“Yeah it’s pretty clear, I ain’t no size two, But I can shake it, shake it like I’m supposed to…
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Charlie never for one moment questioned his father’s ability as he stood in a full forward position in front of…
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Motoring columnist Brian McDaid looks at the experience of many who make the pilgrimage to Donegal for the holy grail of…
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DD Motoring: The last will be the first
by Brian McDaid 8 years agoOn Friday morning not far from Illistrin National School, near Letterkenny, a proud Donegal man, Manus Kelly will defend his…
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DD Motoring: Forty years of snapping rally cars
by Brian McDaid 8 years agoAs this year’s competitors make their way on to the starting ramp for the Donegal International Rally, I will be…
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VW Golf GTD “Sweet Jesus” are the only two words I could us to describe this latest Golf GTD which…
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DD Motoring: Car insurance is an expensive joke
by Brian McDaid 8 years agoMy mode of transport this week is the Una which is made in Italy. It’s the top of the range,…
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This week a Donegal registered Ford Escort Mk2 has found its way onto my motoring column for the second time…
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Have you ever experienced a sudden feeling of familiarity while in a completely new place? Or the feeling you’ve had…
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DD Motoring: Fans need to become supporters for rallying to continue
by Brian McDaid 8 years agoThe fuel tank on the Donegal International Rally will take it to the finishing ramp for this year anyway. It…
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Taking over as one of the leaders in its sector, the van featured this week is called an LDV V80…
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We drove the S90 Inscription this week which is the top of the range Volvo car courtesy of local dealership…
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Well, we might as well be the worst drivers in Ireland when we finished second to Dublin following a recent…
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DD Motoring: The New Skoda Kodiaq and Shannons’ Corner
by Brian McDaid 8 years agoOne sure sign that you have arrived is when you go “through the Gap” and they shorten your name. It’s…
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I start my journey ‘up stream’ of Letterkenny this week at Newmills near Glenswilly. I am out for a spin…
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DD Motoring: ‘A massive step in safety’ in the new Renault Scenic
by Brian McDaid 8 years agoThis week we were out and about in the latest, a fourth generation Renault Scenic. DD Motoring: ‘A massive step…
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Take it Easy, Witchy Woman, Lyin’ Eyes, Already Gone, and my favourite, Desperado. I must have played that Eagles tape…
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DD Motoring: Fond family memories shared of Catherine Gregory, who worked for Mark Twain
by Brian McDaid 8 years ago“I compromised with this man at the end of an intolerable hour. I bought two double-barreled echoes in good condition,…