Donegal man is nipping to the shops in new tank

A man is turning heads in a rural Co Donegal village after buying a tank which he is using to nip down to the shop.

Donegal man is nipping to the shops in new tank
Sun, 12 Feb, 2017 - 00:00
Stephen Maguire

Shane Allen has always had a love of military vehicles since he was a child.

He first fell in love with tanks when his dad brought him to an Air Corps Open Day in Baldonnell when he was aged just 6.

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