Donegal - once again, the forgotten county

NIMAN

So the Ryan Tubridy 2FM Show is spending the week on the Wild Atlantic Way, a different place each of the 5 mornings.

http://www.failteireland.ie/Utility/Media-Centre/Tubridy-heads-off-on-Wild-Atlantic-Way-adventure.aspx

Its starting in Co. Sligo, then heading south.:rolleyes:

It would have been great if he had actually started closer to the northern end of it, rather than missing out all of Donegal.
But then again, we are probably used to it by now.

opiniated

Its not surprising.
I'm often surprised at popular visitor attractions further South.
Call me biased, but more than a few of them aren't a patch on what Donegal has to offer.

We seem to be Irelands best kept secret.

Pique

Wtf?

That's absolutely inexcusable.

I'm not even from Donegal but I've lived here for nearly 15 years and to ignore it (and Mayo) in favour of Sligo (Strandhill, really? Cos Cian Egan lives nearby?) and Clare (Lahinch too, not even the Cliffs of Moher) is utter madness.

Mayo and Donegal, two of the biggest counties in the country, both on the WAW, and both ignored. Sure Galway and Kerry (both great coastlines, no doubt) need the promotion for tourism, lol.

And yet this is promoted by Failte Ireland?

The mind boggles!

NIMAN

I think a call into the show and ask Ryan the question, put him on the spot!!

salmocab

Some might say Donegal is the winner here, not having to put up with Tubridy.

ShatterProof

salmocab wrote: »

Some might say Donegal is the winner here, not having to put up with Tubridy.

Thanks for saving me some typing.

Redsoxfan

Morning Ireland are also doing a feature on the Wild Atlantic Way - started in Kerry yesterday, were in Clare today I think. They might finish up in Donegal on Friday.

danniemcq

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Morning Ireland are also doing a feature on the Wild Atlantic Way - started in Kerry yesterday, were in Clare today I think. They might finish up in Donegal on Friday.

Would that not piss of the Cork people too?

Doesn't it start there?

Redsoxfan

danniemcq wrote: »

Would that not piss of the Cork people too?

Doesn't it start there?

Maybe he didn't have a visa for Cork? I dunno, maybe he did start in Cork and I missed it.

Anyway, he'll be in Donegal next week. They usually do his spot after after 8am.

323

Not very surprised, OP. Doubt Bord Fáilte or whatever they are called nowadays even know where Donegal is.

I did 6 years living in the US and regularly seen their TV adds on PBS. Seen something about Sligo once, which was the only time I seen them mention anywhere north of Dublin/Galway.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Who honestly cares! We're better off without that whinging bag of bones wasting our time anyway. People know where Donegal is without the likes of him having to tell them about it.

NIMAN

Because it would be nice to get others to come visit and spend some money here?

dregin

Morning Ireland were on Tory this morning. Fairly sure they were in Donegal yesterday too.

dregin

dregin wrote: »

Morning Ireland were on Tory this morning. Fairly sure they were in Donegal yesterday too.

https://www.storehouse.co/stories/t5o4c-ireland-by-bike

He's spending 3 days in Donegal according to this.