By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have had to park their disappointment quickly and fix their eyes on another crucial game this weekend. After dropping out of Division One last season, their chances of bouncing straight back up were dashed by their defeat to Tyrone. It will be Tyrone and Kildare who make the climb next season […]
Donegal star Niamh McLaughlin played her first game for AFLW team Gold Coast Suns last week as she embarks on her latest challenge. Michael McMullan sat down to see how she has settled into a new sport and lifestyle… IT’S impossible not to be envious of Niamh McLaughlin. It’s early o’clock on Australia’s Gold Coast […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL star Niamh McLaughlin has handed the incoming new senior manager a boost with the news that she’ll be back in the fold when her AFLW season finishes off with Gold Coast Suns. The Ulster champions are on the lookout for a new manager following Maxi Curran’s decision to step down following […]
By Michael McMullan VICTORY over All-Ireland champions Meath has created a buzz in the Donegal camp and brings belief insists captain Niamh McLaughlin. Niamh Hegarty top scored for Maxi Curran’s side who needed a late free from Karen Guthrie to clinch victory in Páirc Tailteann. Like all camogie and ladies football teams, Donegal will see […]
By Shaun Casey ULSTER champions Donegal have been drawn into the “group of death” according to manager Maxi Curran as they begin their All-Ireland charge this weekend. The Tir Chonaill ladies host Waterford before taking on reigning All-Ireland champions Meath in round three. “We couldn’t have got a tougher one really, we’re in the group […]
By Niall Gartland DONEGAL ladies ruled the roost for a number of years in Ulster football, but these things have a tendancy to go in cycles and Maxi Curran is philosophical about how the picture has changed dramatically in a fairly short period of time. While Armagh won the last three Ulster Championships, it’s fair […]
SUSANNE White goes inside the changing room to reveal the characters that she has played with… Name: Susanne White. Age: 21. Teams played for: Advertisement County: Donegal. Club: Killybegs, Donegal and Bredagh, Down. University: Queen’s University, Belfast. Earliest GAA memory? Going to one of my first-ever Gaelic trainings with my two neighbours when I was […]
DONEGAL star Yvonne Bonner is the latest Irish player to a sign a deal as she returns to the AFLW. Having played 11 times for Sydney club GWS Giants, the 35-year-old has signed for the Adelaide Crows with pick No 26 in Tuesday’s Supplementary Draft. It comes after Niamh McLaughlin and Armagh’s Aimee Mackin signed […]
FIVE Ulster players referee Maggie Farrelly are among the travelling party on their way to Texas for the 2023 TG4/LGFA All Star tour. Armagh duo Aimee Mackin and Lauren McConville will be joined by Geraldine, Nicole and Niamh McLaughlin of Donegal. 38 of the game’s leading stars are making the trip to the US, with […]
By Michael McMullan AFTER seven seasons in the top flight, Donegal’s hopes to staying in Division One rest on the visit of Mayo on Sunday. Maxi Curran’s charges have yet to record a win and sit bottom of the table, but victory this weekend would see them level with Mayo and beat the drop by […]
