By Shaun Casey DONEGAL u-20 coach Eamon McGee insists the recent chaos with the Donegal Academy, which saw Karl Lacey resign from his post as the Head of the Academy along with a host of coaches, has had no impact on the u-20 squad. Donegal begin their u-20 Ulster campaign next Wednesday evening as they […]
Devenney unsure where Donegal go from here
By Shaun Casey FORMER Donegal forward Brendan Devenney says he doesn’t know where his county goes next in search of a new manager, following the shock resignation of Paddy Carr. After a long-drawn-out process at the end of last season, Carr eventually replaced Declan Bonner, who stepped down following their qualifier defeat to Armagh after […]
Bradley and O’Rourke step in
DONEGAL GAA confirmed Aidan O’Rourke and Paddy Bradley will take charge of Donegal for Sunday’s final league game, the trip to Roscommon. It comes after Paddy Carr’s decision to step down as manager on Wednesday afternoon, with further discussions on Wednesday night to find the next step forward. “CLG Dhún na nGall thank Paddy Carr […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Donegal must stick together
WITH the news of Paddy Carr’s resignation as Donegal manager, we need to pull together even more. There has been a lot of stuff thrown about recently and I don’t think that’s it helped the management or players so it’s now time to draw a line under this and move on for the good of […]
WATCH: Club of the Year – Four Masters
ONE of the most prestigious awards handed out at the Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Stars is the Club of the Year gong. Recognising clubs for efforts across the board, it has resided all over the province since its inception. For the next 12 months however, it’ll be up in Donegal town as Four Masters defeated […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Two sides to Donegal Academy saga
TO be honest, this is a subject that I had no intention of voicing my opinion on for a number of reasons. The whole coaching fallout continues to ramble on here in Donegal and at the stage we’re just embarrassing ourselves more and more by the day. I had no intention of commenting on this […]
Crunch time for Donegal ahead of Mayo visit
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have spent just two years in the last decade outside the top flight and Sunday’s visit of Mayo poses an acid test of their survival chances this season. Paddy Carr’s side have been a mixed bag. After a hot and cold opening to the league, the grit demonstrated when nothing was […]
Lifetime friendship from a lifesaving day
IT was Michael Murphy’s final game for Donegal and Declan Bonner’s as manager, but June 12, 2022 will be a day Dave Gallagher will never forget. Donegal had knocked Armagh out of the Ulster Championships and the Qualifiers draw dragged them back to Clones for an all or nothing rematch. For Donegal followers they were […]
‘We started at wrong tempo’ says Paddy Carr
By Ryan Ferry DONEGAL manager Paddy Carr said his team let the handbrake off in the second half against Armagh on Saturday evening, but they still went home ‘gutted’ with a defeat. Carr’s men struggled in the first half and only managed one point from play, while Armagh seemed to get their scores much more […]
Carr happy to see Donegal’s fight
HEART and character are traits Donegal manager Paddy Carr feels his side must take into Saturday’s “humdinger” with Armagh as the heat rises at the bottom of Division One. After missing a host of chances in the opening 32 minutes of the second half, Donegal hung on to kick three late points that could’ve sent […]