Spent five days in Donegal last week. Ahead of covering their clash with Tyrone in Ballybofey, it was an opportune time to take in the so-called Forgotten County although it’s Donegal’s understanding of what a kilometre is that’s just as much in need of refreshing.

AUCTIONS step back into the sales fray in early 2015, with Allsops set to auction more than 220 lots later this month, while Iam-Sold is now stepping up to at least 14 auction events this coming year, moving now to Dublin after establishing in Galway and Cork/Munster in 2013/14.

It’s official! Met Éireann figures prove that while the rest of us got drenched all summer, Donegal was bathed in sun, says Paddy Clancy

Triumph and disaster were in evidence at the Allsop/Space property auction, but events began with the imposters.

BREEGE McSHANE is all set to take Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker’s prized handbag to the glitzy surroundings it is used to.