By Shaun Casey IN next year’s National Hurling League, London will compete in a higher division than Donegal and if that’s anything to go by, then Burt are bracing themselves for a huge test against Thomas McCurtain’s in their All-Ireland Twinning final, says manager Enda McDermott. Burt were crowned Ulster champions after a bruising encounter […]
By Michael McMullan BACK-to-back Ulster champions Donegal have been drawn to face Down as they bid for a third successive title. The draw was made on Thursday night with the preliminary clash of Armagh and Tyrone catching the eye. New Antrim manager Mark Doran will face 2022 and 2023 champions Derry after having spent three […]
By Michael McMullan EDENERY have appointed Gary Wilson as their new senior football manager. He takes over from Chris Kelly who stepped down after three seasons at the helm. Donegal man Wilson, a Games Development Coordinator with Monaghan GAA, comes into the post having managed his native Seán MacCumhaills. Advertisement Wilson, an Ulster u-21 winner […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S a first-ever Ulster Senior Hurling Championship game for Setanta this weekend, but it’s where they want to be and they’re there to compete. The Donegal kingpins face Antrim kingpins St John’s on Saturday in Owenbeg a full 12 weeks after beating Burt to regain their county title. As intermediate champions of Ulster […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL side Seán Mac Cumhaills have appointed Luke Gavigan Snr and Damian Devaney as their new management for 2026. They take over from Gary Wilson to stepped down after last season, following three years at the helm, the last two of them as manager. Gavigan has previously been involved alongside Wilson with […]
By Michael McMullan FOUR weeks without a competitive game seems like an eternity in the world of Naomh Conaill. Within four days of their extra-time Donegal final win over Gaoth Dobhair, they were back on the pitch and stepping into this weekend’s Ulster Senior Championship quarter-final showdown with Scotstown. Martin Regan’s side had five games […]
BY RYAN FERRY STEPHEN ‘Donna’ McFadden’s first experience of county final day is not one he cherishes but he’s hoping that Gaoth Dobhair will have their moment in the sun this time around. Mayo’s David Brady famously joked that he wasn’t brought on during his county’s 2006 All-Ireland final hammering against Kerry to help force […]
BY RYAN FERRY SHEA Malone was one of the Naomh Conaill ‘ultras’ during the famous trilogy with Gaoth Dobhair but he will play a starring role on the field when they square off this Sunday. Those three finals will go down in folklore with Naomh Conaill as they refused to yield against the reigning Ulster […]
By Michael McMullan SUNDAY is all about performance for Naomh Columba as they lock horns with Malin in the Donegal Intermediate decider. The Glencolmcille lost to Termon in last year’s final and came up short against Dungloe at the final corner in 2022. Speaking at Monday’s launch in Convoy, Naomh Columba defender Paul O’Hare wasn’t dwelling […]
GL’s Shaun Casey has a go at picking his Football Team of the Year 1 Shane Ryan (Kerry) RYAN has been the Kerry number one for a long time now and is one of the top shot-stoppers in the business. He played a major role in the Kingdom getting their hands back on Sam Maguire […]
