A Donegal superfan has dusted off her 1992 scrapbook detailing the county’s first All-Ireland success and hopes to create a similar book of memories for 2025. Click on the arrows to view some snapshots of this amazing archive. Deborah Bonner (neé Corley) was 22 years of age when Donegal first won the All-Ireland, and along with her parents and six other siblings, travelled the length and breadth of the country supporting the men from Tír Chonnaill.  Now with Donegal set to play on Sunday, hoping to win their third All-Ireland title, Deborah felt it right to bring out her 1992 scrapbook and reminisce about the first championship success. “This was all done in 1992,” said Deborah. “They are full of papers because we had no other social media at that time. I would have been gathering bits from the first game at the start to the finish. “It was all cut out from the paper. It was not me making it up. Every single story, I have reread them over the last few days.” As well as newspaper cuttings, posters, and private photographs, the scrapbook contains several artefacts, including the grass from Croke Park from the final and two ticket stubs from the final. READ NEXT: An Coimisiún Pleanála rejects apartment plans at old Donegal Town pottery workshop The book is signed by all the players who were part of the title-winning squad, including by the current manager, Jim McGuinness.  “I am telling everybody I have two tickets for the All-Ireland final, but they are in here. People can chance them if they want. “The signatures are cool because I wonder who else on this list is still involved.  “This is the third time it has come out to the public, really. I am not going to expect Jim McGuinness to have time to look at it now.”  Deborah’s scrapbook acts almost as a historical manuscript to the All-Ireland fever in Donegal in 1992. “It is all very nostalgic, bringing everything back. People look for their jersey from 1992 because it brings back great memories. It is lifting the town andplaceholder image
A Donegal superfan has dusted off her 1992 scrapbook detailing the county’s first All-Ireland success and hopes to create a similar book of memories for 2025. Click on the arrows to view some snapshots of this amazing archive. Deborah Bonner (neé Corley) was 22 years of age when Donegal first won the All-Ireland, and along with her parents and six other siblings, travelled the length and breadth of the country supporting the men from Tír Chonnaill.  Now with Donegal set to play on Sunday, hoping to win their third All-Ireland title, Deborah felt it right to bring out her 1992 scrapbook and reminisce about the first championship success. “This was all done in 1992,” said Deborah. “They are full of papers because we had no other social media at that time. I would have been gathering bits from the first game at the start to the finish. “It was all cut out from the paper. It was not me making it up. Every single story, I have reread them over the last few days.” As well as newspaper cuttings, posters, and private photographs, the scrapbook contains several artefacts, including the grass from Croke Park from the final and two ticket stubs from the final. READ NEXT: An Coimisiún Pleanála rejects apartment plans at old Donegal Town pottery workshop The book is signed by all the players who were part of the title-winning squad, including by the current manager, Jim McGuinness.  “I am telling everybody I have two tickets for the All-Ireland final, but they are in here. People can chance them if they want. “The signatures are cool because I wonder who else on this list is still involved.  “This is the third time it has come out to the public, really. I am not going to expect Jim McGuinness to have time to look at it now.”  Deborah’s scrapbook acts almost as a historical manuscript to the All-Ireland fever in Donegal in 1992. “It is all very nostalgic, bringing everything back. People look for their jersey from 1992 because it brings back great memories. It is lifting the town and

In Pictures: Donegal superfan's 1992 scrapbook of All-Ireland memories

By Diarmuid Sherry

DonegalLive multimedia journalist

Published 24th Jul 2025, 19:33 GMT

Deborah Bonner shares her scrapbook from 1992 detailing Donegal's first All-Ireland championship

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