HERE we go. We are at the quarter-final stages here in Donegal but we nearly didn’t make it. Most of you might have seen the footage circulating online of the game between Reigning champions St Eunan’s and Termon. Termon made a substitution, but before the player being taken off had fully left the field of […]
Meehan: Sacrifices leaving St Eunan’s in fine fettle
By Matthew Wilson ST EUNAN’S manager Barry Meehan insists that his side will have to be prepared when they travel to the Burn Road to face Termon in Round Four of the Donegal Senior Championship on Saturday. The reigning county champions got their title defence off to a losing start when they were defeated by […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: The heat is yet to come in Donegal
WE head into round three of championship action here in Donegal this weekend and to date there have been a couple of strange results. Before a ball was kicked, many people have fancied the likes of St Eunan’s, Kilcar and Naomh Conaill but some of the so-called weaker teams have been giving all the big […]
St Eunan’s boss expecting a different Kilcar
By Michael McMullan ST EUNAN’S manager Barry Meehan is happy with this side’s championship preparations but is expecting a different Kilcar this weekend. The sides meet on Sunday evening in O’Donnell Park as the Letterkenny outfit begins the defence of their title. While St Eunan’s missed out on the league final, Kilcar needed three wins to stay […]
A quick flick to club action in Donegal
By Michael McMullan THE fixture details have been released for the opening round of the Donegal SFC which begins next weekend. For the county players, it’s a case of getting back on the horse again after a long an 18-game season all the way to the All-Ireland final. Reigning champions St Eunan’s are our first […]
O’Donnell hopeful a full St Eunan’s pack can embrace the new rules
By Michael McMullan ST EUNAN’S are out of contention for the league title ahead of their final game, a visit to Naomh Conaill. The championship draw has yet to be made but captain Conor O’Donnell senior is hopeful they have the squad to suit the new rule enhancements. There is still the question mark with […]
Goal hero Moore hails Donegal’s late, late composure
By Michael McMullan CIARÁN Moore was one part of the St Eunan’s duo to shoot Donegal to their 12th Ulster title but he found it hard to put his crucial extra-time goal into context. Replaced by Eoin McHugh in the second half or normal time, Moore returned for Jason McGee in extra time and kicked […]
Shane O’Donnell: Donegal’s action man
Donegal put their Ulster title on the line against Derry on Sunday. Shane O’Donnell has developed into one of their key players. He spoke with Michael McMullan… ONE of the regrets lingering in the winter’s inner thoughts of Jim McGuinnes was having to rob Peter to pay Paul. The dynamic Shane O’Donnell was caught in […]
DONEGAL’S 2024: Return of the magic
1 The boom is back in Donegal THE return of Jim McGuinness as senior football manager lifted the spirits and expectation of an entire county. The players were there but they needed to all row in behind something. And they did. The wall around their training field in Convoy brought intrigue that there was something […]
O’Donnell selected as player of the Donegal championship
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL and St Eunan’s star Shane O’Donnell has been awarded the Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh award for the player of the Donegal Championship 2024 as Letterkenny men took the title. St Eunan’s beat Dungloe in the final and O’Donnell was the star man on the pitch as St Eunan’s feel short in […]