Donal Foley
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Donal Foley was a journalist and newspaper editor. He worked as London editor for The Irish Press
before employment with The Irish Times
. He was born in the Ring
Gaeltacht
in 1922 and grew up in Ferrybank.
Foley wrote the satirical column "Man Bites Dog" in The Irish Times from 1971 until his death in 1981.
His autobiography is called The Three Villages.
The Irish Press
The Irish Press was an Irish national daily newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 5 September 1931 and 25 May 1995.-Foundation:...
before employment with The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
. He was born in the Ring
Ring, County Waterford
Ring is a Gaeltacht region on a peninsula in the western half of County Waterford, Ireland, approximately seven miles south of Dungarvan town.Ring has many town lands but the main village is situated in Baile na nGall...
Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht
is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...
in 1922 and grew up in Ferrybank.
Foley wrote the satirical column "Man Bites Dog" in The Irish Times from 1971 until his death in 1981.
His autobiography is called The Three Villages.