IT wasn’t to be for our young guns in Gaoth Dobhair as they went down to a well-oiled Glenties machine in last Sunday’s Donegal county final. Going into the game, we knew Naomh Conaill were hot favourites but we thought we might be able to make a contest out of it. Although Sunday’s result was […]
By Ryan Ferry AJ GALLAGHER hailed Naomh Conaill’s backroom team after they got their hands on the Dr Maguire Cup once again. It was a fantastic display from Naomh Conaill and they played some brilliant football over the course of the hour as they defeated Gaoth Dobhair 1-16 to 1-8. They have received plenty of […]
Naomh Conaill are gunning for a seventh county title on Sunday. John Gildea was man of the match when they made the breakthrough in 2005. Michael McMullan caught up with him to look at what makes the Glenties men a tough nut to crack. IT wasn’t always glory and silver in Naomh Conaill. Sunday is […]
THE county final takes place in Donegal this coming Sunday, and with my own club Gaoth Dobhair in the decider I’ve decided to take a slightly different approach to this week’s column. Obviously, I’m dying for my own club to win the title, so, therefore, I want to look at this week’s county final as […]
By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais feels the format of the Donegal Senior Football championship has received some unfair criticism. Mac Niallais, in his first year as manager, was speaking ahead of their rematch with Dungloe in the preliminary quarter-final after narrowly beating their rivals in the final round robin game. In a […]
By Niall Gartland WILL this year’s Donegal Senior Championship be another two-horse race between St Eunan’s and reigning champions Naomh Conaill? They’ve played in the last two finals – St Eunan’s came out on top in 2021 while Naomh Conaill gained sweet revenge this time last year, so it’s certainly looking that way judging by precedent […]
By Michael McMullan THE new Donegal senior manager looks set to be without two key players when their promotion challenge commences in the new year. Gaelic Life understands that Gaoth Dobhair duo Daire Ó Baoill and Odhrán McFadden Ferry are set to miss the club championship. New manager Rónán Mac Niallais makes his championship bow […]
By Michael McMullan ST Eunan’s and Naomh Conaill will meet in this season’s unscheduled league final after topping the pile in Division One. Rory Kavanagh’s unbeaten Letterkenny side finished in second place with their unplayed clash with Malin having no consequence. Both teams will be firmly in the mix to get their hands on the […]
