It helps that Donaghadee is reputedly the driest spot ... tirelessly to keep our beaches and streets clear of litter, local people should feel a real sense of pride that their efforts have been ...

The lifeboat’s heroic crew saved the lives of 33 of the 44 people rescued that afternoon, and decades later the date of January 31, 1953, still looms large in the psyche of Donaghadee.