By Michael McMullan THE Ulster League has been productive for Gaoth Dobhair who take on Antrim side All Saint’s in this weekend’s semi-final. A new set of rules led to an influx in entries this season but Gaoth Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais points to another benefit. After losing to Naomh Conaill in the 2023 […]
By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais feels the new rule enhancements have been “positive overall” for the game but calls for consistency in their application at club level. Speaking ahead of the Donegal side’s Ulster Senior League semi-final with Antrim intermediate Champions All Saints, Mac Niallais said benefits of entering the competition […]
THE turkey is well gone and people are out walking like tomorrow is never coming however there is one common topic on everyone’s lips. Over the Christmas period I have bumped into people of all ages and the one thing they all want to speak about is how the new rules will look when January […]
By Michael McMullan WITH Naomh Conaill gone from the race, the Dr Maguire Cup will have a new home this winter and we’ll know more after this weekend’s semi-finals. One swing of Eoin McGeehin’s foot saw St Eunan’s over the line after Naomh Conaill’s comeback in the quarter-final. It doesn’t get any handier for Barry Meehan’s […]
TO say that we had a few upsets in Donegal last weekend would be a bit of an understatement to say the least. Going into last week’s fixtures, like most others, I predicted that holders Naomh Conaill would make it through with Kilcar and Glenswilly. All three have now fallen, blowing the title race wide […]
By Michael McMullan THE mood is upbeat in the St Eunan’s camp after their win over champions Naomh Conaill but skipper Kieran Tobin knows full well his side have more work to do. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s semi-final showdown with last year’s beaten finalists Gaoth Dobhair, Tobin hopes it will be third time lucky. Twice […]
By Michael McMullan OISÍN Gallen has a full game under his belt after a comeback from injury for Mac Cumhaills ahead of this weekend’s all or nothing championship showdown with Gaoth Dobhair. Gallen injured his hamstring within the first minute of their opener against Ardara the way to scoring a goal that put his aside […]
OVER the last number of weeks, I have heard a lot about St Eunan’s and how they were performing. So I headed to O’Donnell Park last Saturday evening interested to see what they were like. St Eunan’s were playing against my own club Gaoth Dobhair and with us needing the points, the pressure was all […]
LAST weekend, the first round of the Donegal Senior Football Championship took place. Most of the results went as people would have predicted with my own club Gaoth Dobhair suffering the biggest shock of the round. Four Masters easily disposed of our lads, and they were full value for a win which should set them up […]
By Michael McMullan BEFORE a ball was kicked in the 2005 Dr Maguire Cup race Naomh Conaill had yet to get their hands on the biggest prize in Donegal. So much has changed. They have seven titles to their name. When they make the journey to Falcarragh this weekend they’ll be the fancied horse once […]
