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30 Dec 2025

Appeal made for return of 1992 All-Ireland memento taken from Blakes Bar, Letterkenny 

The popular Letterkenny pub is decorated with GAA memorabilia and this one - penned by Donegal Democrat columnist Frank Galligan - previews Donegal’s 1992 All-Ireland semi-final clash with Mayo at Croke Park

Appeal made for return of 1992 All-Ireland memento taken from Blakes Bar, Letterkenny 

Blakes Bar, Letterkenny and, inset, action from Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland semi-final win over Mayo

Blakes Bar has appealed for the return of a cherished 1992 All-Ireland memento removed from their wall over the festive period. 

The popular Letterkenny pub is decorated with GAA memorabilia and this one - penned by Donegal Democrat columnist Frank Galligan - previews Donegal’s 1992 All-Ireland semi-final clash with Mayo at Croke Park. 

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Titled ‘15 Men and a Baby’, a post on the bar’s social media says it was taken without permission from the bar and the post also has CCTV stills attached identifying the alleged culprit. 

Appealing for its return, it adds:  It was titled '15 Men And A Baby' and was a story about the bar during the all-Ireland semi-final of 1992.  

“So it was up for 33 years on our wall, and it means a lot to us.  So if anyone knows him, could you ask him to leave it back to us, in any way possible”.

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