By Michael McMullan GLENSWILLY manager Gary McDaid is hoping for a clean bill of health ahead of their championship opener with Naomh Conaill. Friday’s win over league leaders and previously unbeaten Termon left Glenswilly in fourth place, their highest ever finishing spot in Division One. Currently in a four-week training block, McDaid’s side start at home […]
Glenswilly cobbled enough players together to get off the ground in 1982. Now, they field two teams at every grade. Their intermediate win 20 years ago was the bridge. Gerard McGrenra bagged 1-5 in the final. He spoke with Michael McMullan… MANUS McFadden was bang on the money. Glenswilly needed a team of their own. […]
TO say that we had a few upsets in Donegal last weekend would be a bit of an understatement to say the least. Going into last week’s fixtures, like most others, I predicted that holders Naomh Conaill would make it through with Kilcar and Glenswilly. All three have now fallen, blowing the title race wide […]
By Michael McMullan OISÍN Gallen has a full game under his belt after a comeback from injury for Mac Cumhaills ahead of this weekend’s all or nothing championship showdown with Gaoth Dobhair. Gallen injured his hamstring within the first minute of their opener against Ardara the way to scoring a goal that put his aside […]
By Michael McMullan WE’LL not find out who’ll take home the Dr Maguire Cup for the winter this weekend but we will know four clubs who won’t. The final round of group games will take place with the bottom four teams in the Donegal Senior Championship omitted from the knock-out stages and faced with the […]
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 […]
By Michael McMullan GLENSWILLY are keeping their feet on the ground ahead of the upcoming Donegal Senior Championship insists manager Pauric Bonner. Now in his fourth season at the helm, Bonner – who has Cookstown man Ciaran Sharkey in his management team – is content with the rebuilding phase that saw an influx of youth […]
By Michael McMullan NO decision has been made on Martin Regan’s future as Naomh Conaill manager ahead of the 2023 season. Regan had originally stepped away from the post at the start of 2022 before a u-turn saw him back at the helm. After losing the 2021 final at the hands of St Eunan’s, the […]
Some of the stand-out moments from a glittering career for club, county and country. Star in the making SOME players take years to hit their stride at senior level, but that wasn’t the case for the physically well developed Murphy, who won the Young Footballer of the Year award in his debut season with Donegal […]
MICHAEL Murphy retired from inter-county football recently. Here is a glance at his career… Age: 33 Club: Glenswilly HONOURS Club: u-13 B championship: 2000 u-14 B: 2001 u-14 (Division 3): 2001 u-14 (Division 3 North): 2003 Ulster u-14 Féile: 2003 Donegal SFC: 2011, 2013, 2016 Advertisement County Ulster MFC: 2006 Ulster u-21 FC: 2010 (Captain) Dr McKenna Cup: 2018 NFL […]
