McFadden stresses the mental focus of championship football

April 5, 2025

By Michael McMullan DONEGAL selector Colm McFadden is looking beyond Derry’s injury problems going into this weekend’s Ulster Championship. The former attacking ace is part of the management team under his brother-in-law Jim McGuinness and stresses their side need to be fully zoned in when they hit Ballybofey on Sunday. The reigning champions are favourites […]

Fingers crossed for Langan

February 13, 2025

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 […]

McFadden expecting another battle with Armagh

February 12, 2025

By Michael McMullan DONEGAL put their 100 per cent league record on the line when All-Ireland champions Armagh come to Ballybofey on Sunday. For selector Colm McFadden, an All-Ireland winner in 2012, getting points on the board has been the most satisfying aspect of their winning start. An early defeat brings a glance over the […]

Colm McFadden: The buzz is back in Donegal

May 16, 2024

By Michael McMullan DONEGAL selector Colm McFadden knows a thing or two about Ulster finals. The St Michael’s clubman kicked four points when they ended a famine to land the county’s fifth Ulster title in 2011. His final act of that Clones showpiece was the final nail hammered into Derry. As the clock ticked towards […]

GLIST: Armagh-Donegal top scorers

May 9, 2024

Brendan McCann has crunched the numbers and Niall McCoy looks at the details as the top 20 scorers in Armagh and Donegal Ulster clashes are revealed Oisín McConville 2-24 NOT exactly a surprise to see the Crossmaglen ace at the top of the list given that his Armagh side really held a hex over Donegal […]

JACK MADDEN: Magician or demolition

August 26, 2023

JIM McGuinness. One man’s messiah, another man’s Satan. A tactical genius, and the man who damaged the game beyond repair. Marmite. Take your pick. The origins would slip your mind, the man with the laptop and a Powerpoint presentation in a room with no socket. Maybe it was quite Jim McGuinness of him to get up […]

McGuinness will chase Murphy

August 24, 2023

THE club championship swung into action here last weekend with most games going as we thought they would. The big four, if you want to call them that, of St Eunan’s, Gaoth Dobhair, Glenties and Kilcar all won with Kilcar struggling a little bit early on but they got the job done in the end. […]