Donal Foley

Donal Foley
Born1922
Died1981 (aged 5859)
NationalityIrish
OccupationJournalist

Donal Foley (1922–1981) 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.