Donal Foley Explained

Donal Foley (1922–1981) 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]

Notes and References

1. Book: O'Connor , Ulick . Brendan Behan . 1973. Grove Press. 978-0-394-17808-0. 154.
2. Web site: TV documentary about celebrated journalist, Donal Foley . . 31 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071120053650/http://www.munster-express.ie/local-news/tv-documentary-about-celebrated-journalist-donal-foley/ . 20 November 2007 .
3. Web site: A taste of man bites dog . The Irish Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225091647/http://www.irishtimes.com/150/articles/man-bites-dog.html . 25 February 2011 .