Donegal Railway Museum wins major award

DONEGAL Railway Museum has been crowned the overall county winner in the Heritage Category at The National Lottery Good Causes Awards.

Niall McCaughan, Manager of Donegal Railway Heritage Museum said he is delighted to hear the museum has won this major award.

“Every year the National Lottery run these awards and we are pleased that the transformational work that has taken place here in recent years has been recognised nationally.

“Over the last few years the museum has gone through a much needed upgrade to bring it up to modern standards, and also to make it more engaging and relevant to the communities and visitors that we serve.

“This work has included the restoration and return of the famous steam engine “Drumboe” to the museum, new museum quality signage installed, new audio crank-up signs installed, Ireland/UK’s first Interactive Steam Cab installed, new groundworks completed, ride-on railway installed, upgrade of museum internal spaces, new heritage map and books published and much more,” he said.

Thanking the staff, Niall also gave his thanks to the board members, funders and members.

“It’s amazing the feedback we now get from the local community and from visitors to our attraction, which now continually receives 5 Stars on Google, and is a must-see place for any visitor to the County,” he said.

Having won the Heritage category for the County, the Museum progresses to the next stage of judging, the Grand Final, later in the year.

More information can be found at https://www.lottery.ie/good-causes-awards/county-winners

The museum is open year round, Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm and from April to September, Sunday 12pm to 4pm.

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