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 […]
THERE are four semi-finals in Donegal this weekend and a key relegation battle. Here are the fixtures. DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS St Michael’s v Gaoth Dobhair Advertisement Saturday, O’Donnell Park, 5pm TWO form teams. St Michael’s have picked up momentum since losing to MacCumhaills in the first game. Gaoth Dobhair have been consistently performing. […]
By Michael McMullan THIS time last year, Daniel McLaughlin and Martin McElhinney lined out in the St Michael’s attack as they fell short on semi-final day. ‘Squandermania’ was the word as they fell short of Dungloe and a first final since 2011 by a single point. The duo are now joint player-managers and they’re peeking […]
THE club championship are now in full flow in all the counties across Ulster. We take a look ahead to another busy weekend of games as the heat begins to rise as final days get closer. St Eunan’s are out of the dace in Donegal. Here is the lie of the land ahead of a […]
By Michael McMullan ST Eunan’s will not be lodging an appeal following their championship exit at the hands of Termon. The reigning champions were knocked out by league champions Termon after extra-time in Saturday’s preliminary quarter final. St Eunan’s trailed at half-time before getting themselves into a winning position only for a late Termon point […]
By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais said Kilcar is as tough a draw as they could’ve got in this weekend’s Donegal quarter-finals. Despite winning all four games during the championship’s group phase, Mac Niallais feels they’ll be underdogs, something that will suit his side. “There is nothing like a good tough draw […]
AFTER a busy weekend of championship action, we have counties heading into the business end of championship action. Donegal champions St Eunan’s were knocked out by Termon after extra-time. Newbridge and Cargin are through in Derry and Antrim. Ulster champions Errigal Ciaran will face Omagh. Here are the draws in Derry, Armagh, Donegal Tyrone and […]
Killybegs ended their 36-year wait by winning the 1988 Donegal title, one of five in a golden nine-year spell. John Cunningham was their winning captain in 1995. He spoke with Michael McMullan… BY the time Barry Cunningham raised the Dr Maguire Cup, it was a bittersweet moment. Killybegs were Donegal champions of 1988. The famine was […]
THERE will be a cull of teams in Donegal this weekend as the knock-out aspect of the championships kicks in at senior and intermediate level. The fixtures are as follows… DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PRELIMINARY QUARTER-FINALS St Eunan’s v Termon Advertisement Saturday, Donegal GAA centre, 5pm DÉJÀ Vu. The sides met last weekend with Eoin […]
