By Michael McMullan DONEGAL captain Patrick McBrearty has been listed on the bench ahead of Sunday’s visit of Derry (Ballybofey 4pm) in the All-Ireland SFC. The Kilcar mad has been back in training after a serious injury sustained against Tyrone in the league. The one change to team from their win over Clare is the […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Ciaran Meenagh has named an unchanged line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC game clash with Ulster rivals Donegal (Ballybofey 4pm). There is a second start of the season for Ciaran McFaul, with Shane McGuigan set for his 60th senior game for Derry. Injury has once again ruled out Oisin McWilliams and […]
AFTER last weekend’s games, I’m still a little disappointed with the intensity levels that we are seeing in this year’s All-Ireland series. There is nothing we can do about that now, so we have to simply let it play itself out. I mentioned last week that I think for next season there will have to […]
By John Fallon DONEGAL’S win over Armagh was the “sweetest trophy” of them all insists manager Maxi Curran. Despite going in as underdogs on the back of a disappointing season, it was Donegal’s day at Owenbeg against Armagh. Donegal finished strongly to deny Orchard County a fourth title in a row with a goal from […]
DONEGAL name their team for this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC clash with Clare in Ennis. There is no place for injured duo Michael Langan and Peadar Mogan. Langan went off injured against Down in the Ulster Championship while Mogan is still on the roac back to full fitness after coming off crutches for a foot injury. […]
All-Ireland SFC Round 1 Clare v Donegal Sunday, Ennis, 2pm By Michael McMullan DONEGAL’S season won’t be defined by Saturday, but their trip to Cusack Park presents danger and opportunity in equal measure. A win would come disguised as a springboard of sorts in a county desperately searching for any shoot of light. Advertisement It’s […]
LAST weekend turned out to be a disappointing outing for Donegal in this year‘s championship opener. Going to the game, although everything has been stacked against us over the last number of weeks, I still thought that maybe we had enough in the tank to pull a result of the fire. A result in Newry, […]
Ulster SFC quarter-final Down 2-13 Donegal 1-11 By Michael McMullan AN impressive start to the second half saw Down push into a match-winning position to shake off a wasteful Donegal an book their spot in Sunday’s semi-final with Armagh Advertisement It’s the first time Donegal have lost an opening championship game since their 2010 defeat […]
Donegal goalkeeper Luke White takes on Gaelic Life’s Q&A Name: Luke White. Age: 28. Teams played for: St Martin’s (Wexford), Carndonagh (Donegal) and Donegal. Advertisement Earliest GAA memory? Being put in goal by my brother to practice out in the garden. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Danny Cullen or Rory O’Connor, […]
Ulster SFC quarter-final Down v Donegal Sunday, Páirc Esler, 2pm By Michael McMullan WHAT a difference two years can make. Donegal were facile winners, 2-25 to 1-12, over Down in Páirc Esler in the 2021 championship opener. A lot has changed. Declan Bonner was Donegal’s manager. Paddy Tally was in charge of the Mourne County […]
