By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have names their side for Sunday’s league clash against Mayo in Castlebar. Manager Jim McGuinness has 11 changes from the side that lost to Tyrone with only Caolan McColgan, Hugh McFadden, Niall O’Donnell and Finbar Roarty retained. There is a first start of the season for defender Stephen McMenamin while Michael […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have their fingers crossed midfielder Michael Langan can return to action sooner rather than later. The St Michael’s man was forced off with a hamstring injury in the opening minutes of their win over Kerry. Langan played a starring role on their run to the All-Ireland semi-final last season and carried his […]
TO say that we had a few upsets in Donegal last weekend would be a bit of an understatement to say the least. Going into last week’s fixtures, like most others, I predicted that holders Naomh Conaill would make it through with Kilcar and Glenswilly. All three have now fallen, blowing the title race wide […]
All-Ireland SFC semi-final Donegal 0-15 Galway 1-14 By Michael McMullan Two late scores saw Galway into an All-Ireland final meeting with Armagh after a titanic battle with Donegal in Croke Park yesterday. Advertisement The sides were level 10 times before the Connacht champions pushed on for victory. Galway were out of the blocks with points […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness feels Sunday’s opponents Cork are on the way up and will be a tough test for his side in their National League opener (Ballybofey, 1.45pm). The Rebels beat Kerry on penalties in the McGrath Cup final, a game the Donegal camp watched on the bus on the way […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S amazing the difference a week can make and Donegal have found that out on the verge of Galway’s visit to Letterkenny on Sunday (12.30pm). It’s the first of four games as Paddy Carr’s side aim to prise themselves away from the drop zone. The loss of skipper Paddy McBrearty to a […]
By Shaun Casey ST MICHAEL’S are currently going through a period of transition, having lost star players in the shape of Colm McFadden and Christy Toye over the last few years. That means the youth are getting their chance to shine, led by Donegal star Michael Langan. “We’ve gone through a bit of a period […]
