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1948 Olympic Games

2016 Olympics Athletics
Donegal’s Olympians, part 2: Paul Dolan, Eire-Ireland row and two Olympic Games

by Chris McNulty August 5, 2016

THE OLYMPIC GAMES returned in 1948 after a 12-year absence following the outbreak of World War II, but their resumption wasn’t exactly a straightforward one in Ireland. Donegal’s Olympians, part…
2016 Olympics Other Soccer
Donegal’s Olympians, part 1: McGonagle, McLaughlin to London ‘after one week’s serious training’

by Chris McNulty August 4, 2016

A PICTURE proudly hangs inside Patsy McGonagle’s home in Ballybofey, depicting the 1948 Irish Olympic soccer team in London for the Olympic Games of that year. Donegal’s Olympians, part 1:…