By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais feels Saturday’s league final date with Naomh Conaill will help the newcomers to the squad. As well as offering a chance for silverware, the game comes at the perfect time ahead of the championship on the second weekend of August. Donegal panellists Daithí Mac Roibeard and […]
Ties drawn for the start of Donegal SFC
July 4, 2024
THE draws for the Donegal SFC were made on Wednesday night. The format will be the same as last season. All 16 teams will play four games – two home and two away – to decide who advances to the knock-out stages. The top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals with play-offs used to […]
St Eunan’s getting set for championship assault
July 3, 2024
By Michael McMullan ST Eunan’s are now focusing on the championship with their league final hopes out of their own hands. With all their games played, they are joint top with Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair who both have one game left. St Eunan’s are currently second on score difference and would have the head-to-head […]
Donegal drawing on the Ulster final positives
June 8, 2024
By Michael McMullan THEY may have returned from Clones with empty hands but Donegal can take plenty from their recent Ulster final defeat. Despite being underdogs, Donegal took Armagh to extra-time and they step into the All-Ireland arena on Sunday against Kerry in Ballybofey. Amy Boyle Carr may be just 23 but the Naomh Conaill […]
Cool heads in Clones cauldron
May 17, 2024
By Michael McMullan YOU don’t need to be talking to Ciarán Thompson long before you realise where the ice-cool nature of slotting home the first penalty of Sunday’s Ulster shoot out comes from. It’s the way he talks. It’s hard to imagine him getting flustered and when he needs to swing his measured left peg […]
PREVIEW: MEN’S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARD
February 23, 2024
Will it be another Glen footballer that comes up trumps in our coveted Men’s Footballer of the Year award? This award is sponsored by Tyrone Trailers and is in association with Ulster GAA. Last year it was tigerish defender Ryan Dougan who fended off stiff competition to land the prized individual award, and he’s in […]
McGuinness eight-week suspension overturned
January 12, 2024
DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness has had his eight-week suspension overturned following a successful appeal. McGuinness, back in charge of Donegal for a second time, initially picked up a ban that would have saw him miss a huge chunk of his sides Division Two league campaign. The 2012 All-Ireland manager was hit with the sanction for […]
Carville hails Glen spirit after booking final spot
November 27, 2023
By Michael McMullan GLEN skipper Connor Carville praised the togetherness in the group as the key ingredient in coming through their acid test against Naomh Conaill. An penalty gave the Donegal champions a boost in a second half that saw the sides level on four occasions before Emmett Bradley kicked the Watties into next month’s […]
Clean bill of health for Glen
November 24, 2023
By Michael McMullan GLEN can report a clean bill of health ahead of this weekend’s Ulster semi-final showdown with Naomh Conaill. For all the Watties’ underage adventures in Ulster, Saturday’s clash at O’Neill’s Healy Park will be their first-ever meeting with the Glenties side. “Thankfully we came out (from the Cargin game) and there are […]
McGuinness relishing Glen litmus test
November 24, 2023
By Ryan Ferry NAOMH Conaill full-forward Charlie McGuinness says his team will relish the challenge as they aim to dethrone the reigning Ulster champions Glen this Saturday. The Maghera side won the Ulster title last season and went all the way to the All-Ireland Final where they lost in controversial circumstances against Kilmacud Crokes. Glen […]