THE heartbreak of a final loss hits hard. Once the final whistle goes, the dressing room is a sombre place. Players find their own little spot to mull over what could or should have been. Very little talking is done as players slowly drift towards the showers. The management will address the players on the season, […]
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 […]
THE big day has nearly arrived. This Sunday in Letterkenny’s O’Donnell Park, Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh Conaill will lock horns in this year’s Donegal senior final. There has been an air of excitement about home as the club enters into another championship final. Our history and heritage is deep in this competition but of late […]
WE are down to the semi-finals here in Donegal with four more teams falling by the wayside last weekend. We have St Michael’s, Gaoth Dobhair, Naomh Conaill and Four Masters as the last four standing. We had a couple of very interesting clashes last weekend, none more so than the men from Glenties against Termon, […]
By Michael McMullan THIS time last year, Daniel McLaughlin and Martin McElhinney lined out in the St Michael’s attack as they fell short on semi-final day. ‘Squandermania’ was the word as they fell short of Dungloe and a first final since 2011 by a single point. The duo are now joint player-managers and they’re peeking […]
HERE we go. We are at the quarter-final stages here in Donegal but we nearly didn’t make it. Most of you might have seen the footage circulating online of the game between Reigning champions St Eunan’s and Termon. Termon made a substitution, but before the player being taken off had fully left the field of […]
By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais said Kilcar is as tough a draw as they could’ve got in this weekend’s Donegal quarter-finals. Despite winning all four games during the championship’s group phase, Mac Niallais feels they’ll be underdogs, something that will suit his side. “There is nothing like a good tough draw […]
WE head into round three of championship action here in Donegal this weekend and to date there have been a couple of strange results. Before a ball was kicked, many people have fancied the likes of St Eunan’s, Kilcar and Naomh Conaill but some of the so-called weaker teams have been giving all the big […]
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 […]
