BY RYAN FERRY IT’S probably a week earlier than anticipated but there is no escaping the sense of jeopardy as Donegal head for the capital this Sunday. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Donegal were expected to defeat Cork at home and sail through to the quarter-finals. They could then relax and watch the […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL manager Jim McGuiness has named his team for Sunday’s showdown with Dublin in Croke Park (1.15pm). Shaun Patton, who started last weekend, has been listed on the bench with Gavin Mulreany in the number on jersey. Donegal are otherwise unchanged but there is a return for Ciarán Thompson on the bench. […]
By Michael McMullan I VISITED my parents a few years ago on a Sunday night after covering a bumper weekend of Derry club championship action. It was the beginning of the second coming of group stages. It was a case of wall-to-wall games with next to no jeopardy. We started to dissect the games; it […]
By Michael McMullan THE race for the Sam Maguire will heat up another level this weekend after Monday morning’s draw for Round 3 of the All-Ireland SFC. Reigning champions Kerry will host Armagh. Donegal were last year’s beaten finalists and they’ll travel to Dublin It follows another dramatic weekend that saw Louth snatch victory with […]
All-Ireland Ladies SFC Dublin 2-13 Donegal 0-5 By Daire Walsh NIAMH Hetherton and Caoimhe O’Connor struck second half goals at Parnell Park on Saturday as defending champions Dublin booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-finals with a commanding group stage triumph over Donegal. TG4 Player of the Match when her county […]
Donegal 1-13 Cork 0-17 Donegal suffered a one-point defeat at home to Cork, with the Rebels heading straight through to the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland series. Jim McGuinness’ men seemed to have the visitors at arm’s length for most of the contest as they had their noses ahead for 63 minutes. Conor O’Donnell nailed the […]
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has named his Donegal squad for Saturday’s visit of Cork to Ballybofey. It’s the first game of the season on the newly laid pitch at MacCumhaill Park. The winner will advance straight to the quarter-final with the loser then going into Monday’s Round three draw. Advertisement DONEGAL Gavin Mulreany Eoghan […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL ladies open their All-Ireland Senior Championship campaign in Dublin on Saturday and captain Róisín Rodgers is well-aware of the task in hand. Dublin had three goals to spare over Mayo in their first game so Rodgers knows Donegal must be ready to put their best foot forward. She points to the level of […]
MY mother was very annoyed when Paudie Clifford chatted his way through the national anthem. She is a religious woman who keeps large bottles of holy water inside the front door to throw over visitors’ cars when they are leaving. As my brother Proinsias says, “you need to wind the windows up quickly.” “I hope […]
All-Ireland U14 Silver championship Derry 3-7 Donegal 1-10 By Deniese O’Flaherty THE old adage goals win games rang through in Emyvale as Derry were crowned All-Ireland U14 Silver championship winners with victory over a spirited Donegal side. Derry were behind by six points in the early exchanges of the second half but two goals from […]
