Donegal bainisteoir Jim McGuinness says he doesn’t listen to ‘outside influences’ and his management team will decide what is best for the county team in 2026. McGuinness led his team to a 1-20 to 0-20 win over Dublin on Saturday in the NFL. It was Donegal’s first time at Croke Park since they lost the […]
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has named the Donegal team for Saturday’s NFL opener against Dublin in Croke Park (5pm) Nine of the team have been retained from the starting lineup from the quarter final. Donegal still await the return of Shaun Patton, Michael Murphy and Oisín Gallen, while Ciarán Thompson is a long-term absentee […]
By Michael McMullan DAVID Clifford’s two-point score on the mouth of half-time in last summer’s All-Ireland final hit Donegal like 100 sledgehammers. Seconds later, as he jogged towards the Hogan Stand tunnel, every kilowatt of Kingdom energy in the stadium followed him. Gavin White’s early run to make Dylan Geaney’s point after 11 seconds told […]
By Ryan Ferry AFTER three years out of the inter-county scene, Eoin McHugh thoroughly enjoyed the 2025 campaign with Donegal and the promise of big summer days are helping him through the challenging pre-season work. McHugh was coaxed back into the group by Jim McGuinness last year and while he didn’t get the minutes he […]
By Michael McMullan CIARÁN Thompson admits Kerry were the better team on All-Ireland final day, something Donegal have to make peace with and attempt to right the wrongs in 2026. Losing the season’s biggest game was a double disappointment for the Naomh Conaill man who was forced off before half-time with a cruciate ligament injury. […]
DONEGAL captain Patrick McBrearty has retired from inter-county football. The 2012 All-Ireland winner reached the decision on “medical advice” after a 15-year career. McBrearty made his debut in 2011 on the same day he played for the county at minor level. He skippered the county last season on their run to the All-Ireland final, his […]
CAOLAN Ward has brought the curtain down on his time with the Donegal senior football team and will not be involved in 2026. The Letterkenny man played minor and u-21 county football and made his senior debut in 2013 in the McKenna Cup against Fermanagh. He had to bide his time for an opportunity in […]
By Michael McMullan BACK-to-back Ulster champions Donegal have been drawn to face Down as they bid for a third successive title. The draw was made on Thursday night with the preliminary clash of Armagh and Tyrone catching the eye. New Antrim manager Mark Doran will face 2022 and 2023 champions Derry after having spent three […]
I DON’T watch soccer. It reminds me of a sporting Love Island, all meticulous hairstyles, ultrabrite teeth, tattoos and superficial sportsmanship. Give respect, get respect, except when you are diving to feign injury to get an opponent sent off. The end of it for me was when I heard that Cristiano Ronaldo had a clause […]
BEFORE I get stuck into the club championship scene which gets underway in Donegal this weekend, I just want to revert back to last week’s column. I have been in this game long enough to understand how it works. Once you put pen to paper, anyone can pull quotes from here there and everywhere and […]
