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 […]
BY RYAN FERRY DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness says the challenge in front of his team is huge as they aim to land the Sam Maguire Cup for only the third time in the county’s history. It has been a mammoth campaign to get through to this stage. No team has ever had to play 11 […]
By Diarmaid Doherty Michael O’Connor offers a wry smile when he weighs up the excitement and expectation among Donegal supporters in the lead-up to Sunday’s game. The Kerry native, who has been living in Donegal since moving here in 2002, can understand why so many fans are predicting another All-Ireland win for their team. But […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have named an unchanged team for Sunday’s All-Ireland final clash with Kerry. Captain Patrick McBrearty is again set to start on the bench, with Caolan McGonagle, tipped in many circles to start a first game since the defeat to Tyrone, also missing out. Jack O’Connor has also named the same starting […]
