RTE’s – The Collectors – Tue 26th Jul 2016

Martin Bolger – Dinky cars

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Martin Bolger lives in Co Cavan and is an avid collector of dinky cars. He has transformed his entire terraced three bed house into a shrine to the cars. Martin is unemployed apart from some sporadic work on a CE scheme so he devotes all of his time to his toys and preparing for vintage shows where he gets to show off his vast collection and socialise with other collectors. He admits that if it wasn’t for the toys he wouldn’t know what to do with himself. He travels to a number of shows each year where he buys and sells new toys. He got his first car in 1987 when one caught his eye at a vintage show and he started from there. Martin’s dream is to one day open a museum in Kingscourt but it’s too expensive so his house will have to suffice for now.