By Michael McMullan FINNBARR Roarty paid tribute to the Donegal fans after Sunday’s comprehensive victory over Meath booked a spot against Kerry in the All-Ireland final later this month. The Naomh Conaill defender, in his first season in the team, was named as man of the match in front of a full house in Croke […]
By Matthew Wilson FORMER Donegal net-minder Mark Anthony McGinley believes Shaun Patton is undoubtedly one of the best in the business as the St Eunan’s man prepares for his 100th Donegal outing in Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final against Meath. The dynamic of being an intercounty goalkeeper has certainly changed in the last number of […]
THIS weekend’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals are sure to be exciting matches, with four evenly matched teams fighting it out for a spot in the final. We have been treated to some absolute classics so far this season and hopefully that trend continues on Saturday and Sunday. First up on Saturday evening is the […]
DONEGAL forward Shane O’Donnell was happy to get over the line against Monaghan – but insists the work begins straight away as they prepare for a last-four clash with Meath. Donegal recovered from a seven-point half-time deficit to overcome the challenge of Monaghan last Saturday evening at Croke Park to advance to the All-Ireland semi-final […]
I’LL be the first to hold my hands up and admit that I’ve had a mixed summer in terms of predictions with three of my four picks last weekend all falling flat on their face. This season has been a nightmare in terms of trying to work out who may win certain games but I […]
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has announced his squad ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final with Monaghan in Croke Park. The sides met in the Ulster quarter-final with Donegal coming through despite a strong Monaghan fightback. Dáire Ó Baoill, who has come off the bench in recent games, has again been given the number 10 jersey […]
By Ryan Ferry DONEGAL will have to contend with their third game in 13 days when they face Monaghan on Saturday but Jim McGuinness says the team will embrace the challenge. This is only the third year that the preliminary quarter-finals have been in operation so there isn’t a huge amount of data to go […]
THE big weekends just keep on coming. This weekend we step in to the business end of the season and we have some absolute crackers to look forward to. First of all, let’s cast our minds back to last weekend and roughly trawl through the games. Let’s start with Donegal who know in all honesty […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL goalkeeper Shaun Patton insists there are no easy games in the All-Ireland race and is delighted his side are returning to Croke Park The St Eunan’s man said Donegal were just glad to get the “box ticked” with Sunday’s win over Louth. Speaking just minutes after the game, ahead of seeing […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER champions Donegal have named their team for Sunday’s visit of Louth to Ballybofey. It’s an unchanged team with the only change coming in the squad were goalkeeper Gavin Mulreaney returns to the to the bench after missing out last week. As highlighted by his club Naomh Conaill’s social media account, Ciarán […]
