Donal Foley
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Donal Foley was a journalist and newspaper editor. He worked as London editor for The Irish Press [1] before employment with The Irish Times. He was born in the Ring Gaeltacht in 1922 and grew up in Ferrybank.[2]
Foley wrote the satirical column "Man Bites Dog" in The Irish Times from 1971 until his death in 1981.[3]
His autobiography is called The Three Villages.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ O'Connor, Ulick (1973). Brendan Behan. Grove Press. p. 154. ISBN 9780394178080. http://books.google.ie/books?id=nd4zAAAAMAAJ&q=%22donal+foley%22&dq=%22donal+foley%22&hl=en&ei=t-EdTYXxJsGyhAfCgu22Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBzge.
- ^ TV documentary about celebrated journalist, Donal Foley, The Munster Express, 31 August 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ a b A taste of man bites dog, The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
