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 […]
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 […]
