DONEGAL star Yvonne Bonner is the latest Irish player to a sign a deal as she returns to the AFLW. Having played 11 times for Sydney club GWS Giants, the 35-year-old has signed for the Adelaide Crows with pick No 26 in Tuesday’s Supplementary Draft. It comes after Niamh McLaughlin and Armagh’s Aimee Mackin signed […]
Scott goal clinches victory for Donegal minors
Ulster MFL final – Jim McGuigan Cup Donegal 1-9 Derry 0-9 By Michael McMullan A STOPPAGE time goal from Eoghan Scott shot Donegal to the Ulster Minor League title at Derry’s expense in Glen on Saturday afternoon. Advertisement Donegal trailed 0-9 to 0-4 with 10 minutes to play before three Shane Callaghan frees kept them […]
O’Rourke and Bradley to remain at Donegal helm
AIDAN O’Rourke will continue as Donegal interim manager, assisted by Paddy Bradley, for the rest of the season Donegal GAA have confirmed. The duo – who won Sigerson Cup medals together with UUJ in 2001 – were part of outgoing manager Paddy Carr’s management team. Carr stood down last week from his position with O’Rourke […]
GList: Mark of consistency
You’ve often heard the statement about the league table never telling a lie. Michael McMullan looks back at the most consistent counties in the last 10 years of league action. Kerry Div 1 – 10 years IT’S hardly surprising to see the Kingdom top of the tree and having been playing top flight league football […]
Donegal GAA leave door open for Lacey and coaches to return
DONEGAL GAA have released a statement from Thursday’s meeting of clubs after “difficult period” for the county. They have called for Karl Lacey and the coaches involved under him with the county’s academy to make a return. “In what has been a difficult period for CLG Dhún na nGall and the Donegal GAA Academy, and […]
Period of uncertainty after Carr steps down
By Shaun Casey SUNDAY was set to be the day that Donegal’s relegation to Division Two was officially confirmed but it takes added significance after the shock resignation of Paddy Carr on Wednesday afternoon. At the time of going to press, it was unclear who would be in charge of the side for their round […]
Academy chaos “no impact” on Donegal u-20s
By Shaun Casey DONEGAL u-20 coach Eamon McGee insists the recent chaos with the Donegal Academy, which saw Karl Lacey resign from his post as the Head of the Academy along with a host of coaches, has had no impact on the u-20 squad. Donegal begin their u-20 Ulster campaign next Wednesday evening as they […]
Devenney unsure where Donegal go from here
By Shaun Casey FORMER Donegal forward Brendan Devenney says he doesn’t know where his county goes next in search of a new manager, following the shock resignation of Paddy Carr. After a long-drawn-out process at the end of last season, Carr eventually replaced Declan Bonner, who stepped down following their qualifier defeat to Armagh after […]
Bradley and O’Rourke step in
DONEGAL GAA confirmed Aidan O’Rourke and Paddy Bradley will take charge of Donegal for Sunday’s final league game, the trip to Roscommon. It comes after Paddy Carr’s decision to step down as manager on Wednesday afternoon, with further discussions on Wednesday night to find the next step forward. “CLG Dhún na nGall thank Paddy Carr […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Donegal must stick together
WITH the news of Paddy Carr’s resignation as Donegal manager, we need to pull together even more. There has been a lot of stuff thrown about recently and I don’t think that’s it helped the management or players so it’s now time to draw a line under this and move on for the good of […]