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Inishowen firm supplies shirts
to Ian Paisley
03.04.07
A Donegal shirt maker
has won a contract to make clerical shirts for DUP
leader Dr. Ian Paisley.
The Moville Clothing Company has been asked to make
100% cotton shirts for the North’s incumbent First
Minister after supplying him with a complimentary
garment in November. |
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The company is run by
Doherty brothers, Ray, Hilary and Joe with their
68-year old father, Harry, a master cutter, helping
out when big orders come in.
As Ray Doherty explained, the company sent a
complimentary shirt made by his father, to Dr.
Paisley in December last year. The gift was sent at
the suggestion of the Rev. Jim Rea who has had his
shirts made with the small family-owned firm for
some years.
In a thank you letter, Dr. Paisley remarked: “It is
one of the nicest shirts I have ever seen. |
The material is so soft
and comfortable.”
He has since ordered five more shirts – 16.5” collar
and 44” chest - including three supplied in March
and an order for two more, made in a phone call from
Dr. Paisley yesterday. The shirts retail at €30.
Ray adds: “He said the shirts fitted him in every
way and they were the best shirts he had been given
in a number of years. He has ordered the white and
silver grey and likes the fact they are 100%
two-fold cotton.” |
Harry Doherty, a father
of 19 children, said he was delighted with Dr.
Paisley’s order.
“We’re very proud that Ian Paisley has chosen to
come to the South and get his shirts made with us.
Hopefully, it’s a sign of the good things to come
between the North and South.”
Moville Clothing Company employs 13 machinists at
the Glencrow Industrial Estate, Moville, Inishowen.
It is the last remaining shirt-making company in
Donegal and also enjoys a booming trade making
shirts for |
barristers.
One of the mainstays of the business is the 30,000
traditional flannelette grandfather shirts the firm
makes for Magee's of Donegal every year.
"Business is going great. We're proof you can keep
manufacturing clothes in Donegal without having to
go to low cost countries,” adds Ray. |
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