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HomeNoel Hegarty

30 years on: Donegal’s march towards their first Sam

February 5, 2022

It’s 30 years since Sam Maguire made his first journey to Donegal.  Part of that breakthrough team was defender Noel Hegarty who looks back on what made the difference.  Michael McMullan writes… NOEL Hegarty puts Donegal’s 1992 success down to a four-week period of savage training before the Ulster final that tuned a fitness level […]

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