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10 Sept 2025

In Pictures: Introducing the 1984 Donegal Sports Star Award winners 40 years on

The Donegal Sports Star Committee caught up with the winners of 40 years ago on Monday night in Letterkenny. These are the stories of the 1984 winners

Danny McLaughlin - Squash

McLaughlin was a member of the Downtown Bar Squash Club who competed with distinction in the Ulster League and the Northern Ireland Cup in the 1980s.  

One of his most memorable successes was defeating a reigning Ulster champion in a five-setter in Magherafelt. 

Downtown’s big opposition in their hometown was the Letterkenny Squash Club based at Rainey’s on the Port Road and McLaughlin was the Number 1 Ranked Player in the Downtown Club for five years. 

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