By Niall Gartland NEW Kilcar boss Conor Cunningham says he’s keen to wipe the slate clean after the controversy surrounding the delayed 2020 Donegal Senior Championship final. Naomh Conaill were allowed to keep their title even though they were fined for fielding too many substitutes in their penalty shootout win last October, a decision which Kilcar […]
JOE BROLLY: THE BALLYBOFEY TRIANGLE
DESSIE Farrell said last week that Dublin are on a good trajectory. Which was as plausible as the Russian ambassador saying they are mounting a humanitarian operation in Ukraine. Maybe Dessie meant a good downward trajectory. If that is so, then against Kildare on Sunday their trajectory got even better. It’s not that the Dubs […]
Check out our team of the week
HERE is our team of the week, based on performances last weekend. 1 SHAUN PATTON Donegal Had a hard day in Kerry but responded well against Tyrone, landed a free and saved from Michael McKernan. 2 SHANNON O’DOHERTY Derry camogie The Oakleaf captain was excellent as a spare player in the win over Kildare. 3 […]
Donegal maintain unbeaten home record with late scoring burst
ALLIANZ NFL DIVISION 1 Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 0-12 By Michael McMullan GOALS from Man of the Match Conor O’Donnell and Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí helped Donegal maintain their 12-year unbeaten league run at MacCumhaill Park with victory over All-Ireland champions Tyrone on Saturday night. The sides were level on eight occasions before Oisin Gallen put the […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Clash of the titans
THINGS went up a notch or two last weekend with the latest round of National Football League fixtures. The table is starting to take shape with a few teams lingering at the bottom who now seem to be in serious bother. More pressure was heaped on Dessie Farrell‘s Dublin team after suffering their third straight […]
Panel depth will decide outcome says former Donegal star Devenney
By Michael McMullan FORMER Donegal ace Brendan Devenney feels Saturday’s showdown with Tyrone will be a ‘fascinating encounter’ with the result hinging on the availability of players. The St Eunan’s man expects Tyrone’s suspended quartet to be back in the selection mix and feels that Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan have a deeper squad at their […]
Curran hoping Letterkenny will repeat heroics
By Niall McCoy HAVING embarked on a wonderful journey on their maiden Sigerson Cup campaign, Letterkenny IT will be hoping for more of the same when they travel to meet the side that ended their fairytale run in 2020, IT Carlow. Michael Murphy guided his side to the semi-finals in their first year in the […]
Ulster players involved in DCU success
By Michael McMullan THERE was a Donegal link to DCU’s win over NUI Galway the final of the Ryan Cup, the Higher Education League Final. Ross Ó Mearlaigh played at corner back in their 0-16 to 1-7 win on Tuesday afternoon. The win sets the Dublin side up ahead of the forthcoming Sigerson Cup opener […]
Downing’s run to the final has given us all a lift says Boyle
By Frank Craig Downings can write the most significant chapter in their history on Sunday if they manage to down Cavan outfit Denn in the Ulster JFC decider. The Donegal champions overcame highly fancied Monaghan side Sean McDermott’s last time out, 1-9 to 0-8 – and they achieved that feat in dramatic circumstances. Downings were a […]