WHO can win the All-Ireland? Not Derry. We just solo run and handpass. The boys are still Rory Gallagher’s team still playing the old rules. Ciarán Meenagh, our third Tyrone manager in a row, was Rory’s assistant and is therefore acceptable to the group in a way that Mickey Harte and Paddy Tally never were. […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL goalkeeper Shaun Patton will be back in contention ahead of Sunday week’s Ulster opener against Down on his home pitch in O’Donnell Park. The St Eunan’s man had a troublesome ankle injury last season and hasn’t played since their championship exit at the hands of Termon. After an operation, he missed […]
AND boom, just like that, the Ulster Championship has begun. Some say it officially started at 4.15pm last Sunday, while others might argue it wasn’t really alive until around 5.15pm. If you had been blindfolded and transported back two years, you could have been forgiven for thinking we were back in the old version of […]
REIGNING champions Tyrone will face Donegal in next Wednesday’s semi-final. It will be a repeat of last year’s final thanks to a stoppage time goal from Conor O’Neill knocked Derry out on Wednesday night in Find Insurance Celtic Park. A Max Maguire goal helped Monaghan come from a slow start against Cavan in Kingspan Breffni […]
Former Donegal hurler Seán McVeigh has been appointed as the county’s Head of Hurling. He spoke to Michael McMullan about the game in the county and his new role… SEÁN McVeigh hurled for Donegal long enough to know where exactly to look under the bonnet. The county’s recently appointed Head of Hurling feels the senior […]
THERE were wins for Derry and Donegal over the weekend in the Christy Ring Cup. Derry were winners over Roscommon at home while Donegal reversed their league final defeat by overcoming Wicklow. There were wins for Tyrone and Cavan. All four counties have played named on the latest Team of the Week Advertisement Receive […]
Donegal 2-7 Cavan 0-8 By Damien Donohoe DONEGAL manager James Daly said they opted to play against the wind in the opening half and the ploy worked to perfection in this Lidl Division 2 final in St Tiernach’s Park, Clones. Donegal might not have scored until the 22nd minute but they contained Cavan to 0-4 […]
Donegal 2-7 Cavan 0-8 By Damien Donohoe DONEGAL were crowned Lidl National Football League Division 2 champions after a powerful second-half display saw them overturn a three-point deficit to defeat Cavan in St Tiernach’s Park, Clones. Playing with the aid of a strong breeze in the opening half, Cavan made an impressive start and looked […]
By Shaun Casey THROUGHOUT the entire history of the GAA, only two seasons have started like this one for Donegal. 2013 and 2020. They both had the same pressures, and same privilege on the line as 2026 does. In those seasons, Donegal started the year aiming to win three Ulster Championship titles in a row. […]
BY MATTHEW WILSON DONEGAL ladies assistant manager Bernard McGeehan is hoping that his side can cap off a superb league campaign with a piece of silverware for their efforts as they face Cavan in this Saturday’s Division Two final against Clones. Following a three-year absence from the Division One, Donegal are back dining at the […]
