By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has named his Donegal squad for Saturday’s visit of Cork to Ballybofey. It’s the first game of the season on the newly laid pitch at MacCumhaill Park. The winner will advance straight to the quarter-final with the loser then going into Monday’s Round three draw. Advertisement DONEGAL Gavin Mulreany Eoghan […]
FORMER Donegal senior footballer Daniel McLaughlin believes the midfield battle could be decisive when Donegal face Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on Saturday. Donegal will meet Cork this weekend at MacCumhaill Park in Round 2A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The two teams enjoyed superb victories in the opening round of the […]
MY mother was very annoyed when Paudie Clifford chatted his way through the national anthem. She is a religious woman who keeps large bottles of holy water inside the front door to throw over visitors’ cars when they are leaving. As my brother Proinsias says, “you need to wind the windows up quickly.” “I hope […]
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has named his Donegal squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC Round 1 game against reigning champions Kerry in Killarney. There was injury speculation surrounding Michael Murphy, Jason McGee and Michael Langan. Langan missed the Ulster Championship defeat to Down. Advertisement He is listed on the bench alongside McGee with Murphy listed […]
By Michael McMullan ALL-IRELAND champions Kerry will host Donegal in a repeat of last summer’s final later this month. They were draw together in Monday’s draw in what is also a repeat of the recent league final. There is another heavyweight clash with Ulster sides Armagh and Derry locking horns. Advertisement Louth and Dublin will […]
DONEGAL senior football manager, Jim McGuinness, gave an update on Michael Langan’s absence for Sunday’s Ulster Championship defeat to Down at O’Donnell Park. The Donegal joint-captain was listed to start for the meeting with the Mourne County, but a late change to the team saw Ciarán Moore take his place in the side. It was […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness pointed to his side’s lack of energy after Sunday’s exit at the hands of Down in the Ulster Championship. The champions were eying a third successive title but were cut down by Conor Laverty’s side and their three second-half goals. “The overall performance, our energy levels, our intensity […]
BY RYAN FERRY DONEGAL senior football manager Jim McGuinness says their recent training camp in Portugal has left the team in good stead ahead of the Ulster Championship. McGuinness’s charges have enjoyed a super season so far after winning both the Dr McKenna Cup and the National Football League. Now it’s time for the next […]
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has named his Donegal squad for Sunday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final with Down. The game will take place at Letterkenny’s O’Donnell Park with Donegal putting their Ulster title on the line. Shaun Patton has made a return to the panel after injury but, as expected, Gavin Mulreany retains the number one […]
Ulster SFC Quarter-final Donegal v Down Sunday, O’Donnell Park, 3pm By Michael McMullan THE last time Donegal lost an Ulster Championship game it was Down who knocked them out. In a difficult season, Paddy Clarke had been pushed out as manager with Aidan O’Rourke and Paddy Bradley left to pick up the pieces. Advertisement Daniel […]
