There is a full round of football action this weekend in Donegal Here are the details at the time of going to print. Check the Donegal website for any changes before travelling. DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3 Advertisement Killybegs v Kilcar Saturday, Killybegs, 5pm AFTER beating St Eunan’s, Kilcar were chinned by Downings and […]
By Michael McMullan ST EUNAN’S manager Barry Meehan is happy with this side’s championship preparations but is expecting a different Kilcar this weekend. The sides meet on Sunday evening in O’Donnell Park as the Letterkenny outfit begins the defence of their title. While St Eunan’s missed out on the league final, Kilcar needed three wins to stay […]
By Michael McMullan THE fixture details have been released for the opening round of the Donegal SFC which begins next weekend. For the county players, it’s a case of getting back on the horse again after a long an 18-game season all the way to the All-Ireland final. Reigning champions St Eunan’s are our first […]
LET me begin by saying a very well done to Kerry on their well-deserved win. We cannot have any complaints up here in Donegal as we were well beaten on the day. Kerry showed up from the very first attack and from that moment, for me, the writing was on the wall. Going into the […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL All-Ireland winner Eamon McGee will be part of a new-look Sligo management, headed up by joint managers Eamonn O’Hara and Dessie Sloyane. The duo were ratified at Monday’s county committee meeting on a three-year term. McGee comes in as coach/selector with Con O’Meara – joint manager of Connacht champions coolera/Strandhill – […]
All-Ireland SFC final Kerry 1-26 Donegal 0-19 By Michael McMullan at Croke Park KERRY ended Donegal’s chances of a third All-Ireland title on Sunday to get their hands on Sam once again. Advertisement Joe O’Connor’s late goal put the icing on the cake for the Munster champions who were never behind. Dylan Geaney opened the […]
BY RYAN FERRY PEADAR Mogan was a football-mad 13-year-old when Donegal landed the All-Ireland title in 2012. He can still recall the day vividly and the celebrations that went on afterwards. It was a special time that had a huge influence on the young St Naul’s clubman and he’s hoping that he can help inspire […]
DONEGAL play their 11th championship game on Sunday as they enter the arena on the season’s biggest day. Here is a look back at Donegal’s road to Croker… ULSTER Game 1 Advertisement Ulster SFC Preliminary Round – April 6 Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15 Donegal: Shaun Patton; Finnbarr Roarty (0-1), Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan (0-2); Ryan […]
All-Ireland SFC final Donegal v Kerry Sunday, Croke Park, 3.30pm By Michael McMullan Advertisement IT was convincing in 1992 when Donegal bossed Dublin to lift Sam for the first time. In 2012, a well-versed training ground routine morphed into an early Michael Murphy goal Mayo never recovered from. Two finals, two wins. A 100 per […]
By Michael McMullan MICHAEL Murphy sees Kerry as an “incredible” challenge in Sunday’s All-Ireland final showdown as Donegal take aim on taking Sam Maguire to the hills for the third time. The 2012 winning captain spent the last two seasons pouring over the race for Sam in his role as analyst before answering the call […]
