By Frank Craig JEAIC Mac Ceallbhuí says the manner in which Naomh Conaill saw out the closing moments of the county final in MacCumhaill Park on Saturday perfectly summed up their efforts as a team. With 14-man St Eunan’s in desperate need of an equaliser, they continuously found their avenue towards that so-called scoring zone […]
KEVIN CASSIDY – It’s crunch time in the race to land Dr Maguire
THIS weekend the semi-finals of the Donegal senior football championship take place as the last four teams in the county do battle in the race for the Dr Maguire Cup. Long before the competition started, all the talk was about the big four and indeed it has been that way for the last 10 years […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: The ‘big four’ to prevail in Donegal
AFTER all of the shadowboxing over the last number of weeks, the real action gets underway here in Donegal this weekend as knockout championship rolls into town. I feel strongly that a new structure must be looked at going forward, but it is what it is at this stage, so hopefully we will get some […]
St Michael’s experiencing a period of transition
By Shaun Casey ST MICHAEL’S are currently going through a period of transition, having lost star players in the shape of Colm McFadden and Christy Toye over the last few years. That means the youth are getting their chance to shine, led by Donegal star Michael Langan. “We’ve gone through a bit of a period […]
Previews: A busy weekend in the Donegal Club Championship
DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE ST EUNAN’S V CLOUGHANEELY Saturday, O’Donnell Park, 1.30pm REIGNING champions St Eunan’s have edged closer to a place in the knock-out rounds with a thumping win over Bundoran last weekend. Cloughaneely are coming off the back of a one-sided defeat to Kilcar and it’s hard to see them faring […]
Injury stricken Gaoth Dobhair turn to youth
By Shaun Casey GAOTH DOBHAIR will be without their main scoring threat in Eamon Collum along with a host of other household names when they travel to Glenfin on Saturday evening. Collum, who scored 2-3 in their win over Ardara last weekend, shipped off to Dubai for a new teaching job this week while a number […]
Sean MacCumhaills aiming to push on in the championship
By Shaun Casey PROMOTION to the top tier was the goal from the start of the year for Sean MacCumhaills according to boss Mark O’Sullivan. They had to do it the hard way, via the playoffs, and captured the Division 2B league title along the way. “We felt we had a squad that was good […]
Naomh Conaill confirm new manager
By Michael McMullan NAOMH Conaill have confirmed Martin Regan’s return to the senior manager post. Regan stepped aside last November, but the club have confirmed to Gaelic Life that he is back in the hot seat. Regan has yet to appoint a management team, but Michael McLaughlin, who was part of his backroom team, won’t […]
Ulster SFC – 2012 experience stands to Glenties’ McGuinness
Charles McGuinness says that his experience of helping his uncle Jim has provided him important insight into how the great players carry themselves.
Donegal SFC – O’Donnell’s pride in Naomh Conaill
Naomh Conaill’s Ethan O’Donnell explains why this weekend’s county final is a special one for his family.