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 skipper McBrearty forced to retire
December 15, 2025
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 […]
Ward calls it a day for Donegal
December 3, 2025
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 […]
Champions draw Down in Ulster Championship draw
November 27, 2025
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 […]
JOE BROLLY: The World Cup
November 23, 2025
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 […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Striking a balance
August 7, 2025
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 […]
All-Ireland final preview: Now is the time for Donegal
July 26, 2025
All-Ireland SFC final Donegal v Kerry Sunday, Croke Park, 3.30pm By Michael McMullan Advertisement IT was convincing in 1992 when Donegal bossed Dublin to lift Sam for the first time. In 2012, a well-versed training ground routine morphed into an early Michael Murphy goal Mayo never recovered from. Two finals, two wins. A 100 per […]
‘The challenge is huge’ – Jim McGuinness
July 26, 2025
BY RYAN FERRY DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness says the challenge in front of his team is huge as they aim to land the Sam Maguire Cup for only the third time in the county’s history. It has been a mammoth campaign to get through to this stage. No team has ever had to play 11 […]
McGuinness looks to “absolutely huge” task of curbing Kerry’s attack
July 23, 2025
By Michael McMullan THERE is plenty of football chat in the car as Jim McGuinness and his son Mark Anthony shoot the breeze on the way to Donegal’s press evening. The buildup to Sunday’s decider is fulling column inches and airwaves all week. How Donegal stop David Clifford is number on talking point to most. […]
The demands of the new game
July 18, 2025
By Shaun Casey THE inter-county season is almost over and with club championships just around the corner, now feels like as good a time as any to assess the ‘new rules’ of Gaelic football. Well, they’re just the rules at this stage. From a viewing perspective, the game is better. There won’t be too many […]