By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais feels Saturday’s league final date with Naomh Conaill will help the newcomers to the squad. As well as offering a chance for silverware, the game comes at the perfect time ahead of the championship on the second weekend of August. Donegal panellists Daithí Mac Roibeard and […]
Ties drawn for the start of Donegal SFC
July 4, 2024
THE draws for the Donegal SFC were made on Wednesday night. The format will be the same as last season. All 16 teams will play four games – two home and two away – to decide who advances to the knock-out stages. The top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals with play-offs used to […]
St Eunan’s getting set for championship assault
July 3, 2024
By Michael McMullan ST Eunan’s are now focusing on the championship with their league final hopes out of their own hands. With all their games played, they are joint top with Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair who both have one game left. St Eunan’s are currently second on score difference and would have the head-to-head […]
Youth leading the way at Donegal side Gaoth Dobhair
July 1, 2024
By Niall Gartland GAOTH Dobhair have lost a batch of experienced players this season, some of whom are household names, but they haven’t skipped a beat thanks to the impact of talented young players who have already shown what they can do at underage level. They’re managed by Rónán Mac Niallais, who steered the team […]
The heart of Donegal’s hurling future
April 20, 2024
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL’S minor hurlers have been tipping along nicely this season and they’ll be hoping to get back on the horse. Defeat to Mayo in the Celtic Challenge on Saturday was a first blemish this season. A trip to Westmeath offers the opportunity to bite into the winning feast again. It’s been a […]
Future looks bright for Gaoth Dobhair following u-21 success
December 22, 2023
By Shaun Casey THINGS are looking bright around Gaoth Dobhair at the minute as the club picked up its second Donegal U-21 Club Championship title in as many seasons last weekend and they are hoping to build on that in the years to come. Manager Chris McFadden believes keeping the young players involved and blooding them […]
Feature: Provincial past masters
December 18, 2023
GL placement student Oisín Duddy looks back on how Ulster teams have fared in the All-Ireland SFC club series… 2013: Ballinderry Shamrocks THIS was Ballinderry’s first Ulster title since 2001 thanks to their win against Glenswilly (Donegal) on a scoreline of 1-13 to 2-6. They later played the London champions Kingdom Kerry Gaels in the All-Ireland […]
Gaoth Dobhair eye title number eight
December 15, 2023
By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair u-21s have a chance to back up last season’s championship success when they face Glenswilly in Saturday’s decider (O’Donnell Park, 2.30pm). Cathal Mac Giolla Easpaig’s late free was enough to see off Termon, after extra time, as Gaoth Dobhair landed their seventh u-21 title back in January. It’s Glenswilly’s first […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Long live the club
October 27, 2023
IT wasn’t to be for our young guns in Gaoth Dobhair as they went down to a well-oiled Glenties machine in last Sunday’s Donegal county final. Going into the game, we knew Naomh Conaill were hot favourites but we thought we might be able to make a contest out of it. Although Sunday’s result was […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Naomh Conaill should express themselves
October 19, 2023
THE county final takes place in Donegal this coming Sunday, and with my own club Gaoth Dobhair in the decider I’ve decided to take a slightly different approach to this week’s column. Obviously, I’m dying for my own club to win the title, so, therefore, I want to look at this week’s county final as […]