By Niall Gartland WELL, they do say you make your own luck. Former Donegal corner-back John Joe Doherty wouldn’t have started the 1992 All-Ireland final only for an injury to a teammate, the unfortunate Martin Shovlin. A tearful Shovlin ruled himself out on the morning of the match, having sustained a neck injury training on […]
AND just like that, once club championship football comes along, the wind and the rain come to join it. We are getting deep into the rounds of the Donegal Senior Championship here with round three of the group games taking place this weekend. Hopefully after the next round or so then we will see some […]
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 […]
By Michael McMullan BRIAN Howard feels the race to lift Sam is more competitive than many think and isn’t reading into Derry’s dip in form. Speaking at the All-Ireland launch in Glen this week, the Dublin star feels the gap has closed to themselves and Kerry as the perceived main contenders to lift the biggest […]
AFTER a whirlwind Ulster Championship, we were straight back into action last weekend with the first round of the All-Ireland series and four games down for decision. Kerry ran out convincing winners against a disappointing Monaghan team who now find themselves with a real uphill battle to continue their progress in the competition. Vinny Corey […]
By Barry O’Donnell A MONTH on from their painful Ulster exit at the hands of Donegal, Tyrone are primed for a quick rematch with their fierce Tir Conaill rivals, with assistant manager Joe McMahon hopeful that the extended break will work in the side’s favour. The Red Hands looked out on their feet at the […]
WE expected last week’s games would spring the championship into action, but I don’t think any of us expected what was about to unfold at Celtic Park on Saturday evening. I am going to look at this game in two parts and treat them as two separate sections because in my eyes, that’s how the game […]
By Shaun Casey THE return of Jim McGuinness was hailed as a sliding doors moment in Donegal GAA before a ball was even kicked and while it’s perhaps still too early in the season to be making any bold predictions, he certainly has them moving in the right direction. Donegal looked like lost souls for […]
BY RYAN FERRY DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness said he was “delighted” his team came through a tough challenge against Cavan on Sunday. McGuinness’s side made hard work of this victory as they appeared to be cruising before allowing the Breffni men to battle back. However, they still managed to hold on for the victory and they remain […]
I SPENT Christmas Day like everyone does, eating way too much, sipping on wine and beers and spending quality time with the family. On St Stephen’s day, I went for a brisk walk in the fresh air to clear the head after my overindulgence of the previous day. I stopped off at the Gaoth Dobhair […]
