Fr Seán Ó Gallchóir has had a love for the GAA from his early days in Gaoth Dobhair. Nothing has changed and he’s now the county’s unofficial historian. He spoke with Michael McMullan. THERE’S 43 minutes on the clock. Monaghan still lead by five points. Michael Langan cushions a perfect pass into Michael Murphy. Langan […]
BY RYAN FERRY IT’S been a frustrating summer for Caolan McGonagle but the big Buncrana man is fit and willing ahead of the All-Ireland Final. For so much of Jim McGuinness’s second coming, McGonagle has been the rock at centre half-back. He’s a natural midfielder, but even at times during the league when Donegal were […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is no second-guessing your role when playing under Jim McGuinness, stresses captain Patrick McBrearty. McGuinness handed a teenage McBrearty his championship debut against Antrim in 2011, having played in the minor curtain-raiser. Since lifting the Anglo Celt Cup for a second time earlier in the season, McBrearty has been used in […]
Patrick McBrearty played in Donegal’s 2012 All-Ireland winning team as a teenager. He will lead the county onto the Croke Park sod on Sunday as captain. Michael McMullan writes…. IT’S all about Donegal for Patrick McBrearty. Yeah, he’d love to be a guaranteed starter, but it’s not as easy or as simple as that. McBrearty […]
I DON’T think anyone will argue that we are now left with the two best teams in the country to contest the All-Ireland final later this month. For me, from early doors, including during the league, Kerry and Donegal have been slightly ahead of the rest in terms of the football they play and the […]
BY RYAN FERRY TRYING to stop David Clifford would give many an intercounty manager a headache but Jim McGuinness was certainly in relaxed form at Tuesday’s press evening. Kerry knew they were in the final a day earlier but won’t hold their media briefing until Saturday. Donegal are keen to get any issues outside of […]
All-Ireland u-16 C final Donegal 6-22 Leitrim 4-5 DONEGAL captured the All-Ireland u-16 C title for the first time in history with an emphatic victory over Leitrim at Tempo Maguire GAC in Fermanagh. Donegal, beaten three times in the u-16 A final, secured their first win in this age grade with an accomplished performance throughout. […]
It was a mixed weekend for Ulster. Tyrone were chinned by Clifford brilliance. Donegal bore their ruthless side. Michael McMullan takes a look. FOUR became two over the weekend as the race for Sam heads towards the final fork in the road. Donegal and Kerry are left standing but two into one doesn’t go. Tyrone put […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL footballer Niamh McLaughlin has been named as joint captain of Gold Coast Suns ahead of the 2025/26 season. McLaughlin, from Moville, and Suns Academy graduate Lucy Single will lead the club into the new campaign. In just her third season of Aussie Rules, McLaughlin will also become the first Irishwoman to […]
By Michael McMullan ELEVEN years is a long time but Ryan McHugh is glad to be back preparing for the biggest Sunday of the year. It has been an exciting few weeks with Ryan and his wife Bridget becoming parents to their son Senan, who was born before their quarter-final win over Monaghan. Ryan was […]
