By Ryan Ferry CIARÁN Moore says the Dr McKenna Cup was ‘a great benefit’ to him when finding his feet at senior inter-county level and it will present an opportunity to a cohort of promising young stars once again this January, starting with a meeting against Derry in O’Donnell Park on Sunday afternoon. Moore made […]
By Ryan Ferry AFTER three years out of the inter-county scene, Eoin McHugh thoroughly enjoyed the 2025 campaign with Donegal and the promise of big summer days are helping him through the challenging pre-season work. McHugh was coaxed back into the group by Jim McGuinness last year and while he didn’t get the minutes he […]
Second fiddle to Kerry THE second season of Donegal under the return of Jim McGuinness went according to plan until the final Sunday. From the moment Kerry won the All-Ireland final throw-in and Gavin White surged forward to make a point for Dylan Geaney after 11 seconds, Donegal were in trouble. Kerry were on it. […]
Burt are Donegal’s oldest club and on the All-Ireland trail for the first time in their history this weekend. Marty McGrath tells how a core of the team came through the club’s underage system together. Michael McMullan writes… FOUR years of Féile hurling form the foundation of Burt’s All-Ireland challenge in Ballyshannon on Saturday. Of […]
By Michael McMullan CIARÁN Thompson said Patrick McBrearty will be a “major loss” to Donegal after his decision to retire from inter-county action. The Donegal skipper made the decision to call time on his county career on medical advice with this year’s All-Ireland final defeat to Kerry the last of 157 senior appearances for the […]
DONEGAL captain Patrick McBrearty has retired from inter-county football. The 2012 All-Ireland winner reached the decision on “medical advice” after a 15-year career. McBrearty made his debut in 2011 on the same day he played for the county at minor level. He skippered the county last season on their run to the All-Ireland final, his […]
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 […]
