KILLYBEGS are embracing the underdogs’ tag as they head into the Donegal Senior Football Championship quarter-final against near neighbours Kilcar. Manager Antoine O’Hara believes that Kilcar are “one of the top two or three teams in Donegal, if not in Ulster” but hopes that his youthful side will have enough to match them on Saturday afternoon. […]
DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS KILCAR V KILLYBEGS Saturday, Tir Conaill Park, 12 noon With the league title already in the bag, 2017 champions Kilcar will bring belief to the championship. Mark Sweeney and Stephen McBrearty kicked 0-4 apiece in their last outing, but Paddy McBrearty will return this weekend. Advertisement Verdict: Kilcar AODH […]
AFTER all of the shadowboxing over the last number of weeks, the real action gets underway here in Donegal this weekend as knockout championship rolls into town. I feel strongly that a new structure must be looked at going forward, but it is what it is at this stage, so hopefully we will get some […]
NOW that the formalities are played out, the Donegal Senior Football Championship hits fever pitch next weekend as the quarter-final pairings were confirmed. Before I move on the possibilities of next weekend, I must touch on the overall structure of the club championship here at home because I think it’s in need of a major shakeup. We […]
DONEGAL SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE ST EUNAN’S V CLOUGHANEELY Saturday, O’Donnell Park, 1.30pm REIGNING champions St Eunan’s have edged closer to a place in the knock-out rounds with a thumping win over Bundoran last weekend. Cloughaneely are coming off the back of a one-sided defeat to Kilcar and it’s hard to see them faring […]
By Shaun Casey FOLLOWING a hard fought two-point win over Naomh Conaill, Kilcar were crowned as Division One league champions. Conor Cunningham, enjoying his first year in charge of his home club, admits that getting their hands on the league title wasn’t the main target at the start of the season, but the extra game […]
By Niall Gartland NEW Kilcar boss Conor Cunningham says he’s keen to wipe the slate clean after the controversy surrounding the delayed 2020 Donegal Senior Championship final. Naomh Conaill were allowed to keep their title even though they were fined for fielding too many substitutes in their penalty shootout win last October, a decision which Kilcar […]
Clubs’ county contingent shouldn’t have been back with Donegal
Despite being favourites to win in some places Barry Doherty said that Kilcar still trail Gaoth Dobhair.
Kevin Cassidy is excited about the penultimate stage of the championship.
