Armagh native and GL reporter Shaun Casey selects his All-Star team, but he’s found room for a few non-Armagh men… Blaine Hughes (Armagh) THE Carrickcruppen clubman was exceptional throughout Armagh’s All-Ireland winning campaign, conceding just three goals all year. He also played the entire final with a ruptured MCL after a collision with Joe McElroy […]
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 […]
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BY DÁIRE BONNAR DONEGAL star Oisin Gallen believes the shortened season makes it physically challenging to stay at 100 per cent week-on-week. With the split season now, the Ulster Championship typically starts a month earlier and is usually wrapped up before it would have even started previously. It puts an extra strain on players with games […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL will be hoping to get back to winning ways this weekend as their promotion trail continues. Blaine Hughes saving Oisín Gallen’s penalty prevented Donegal leaving Armagh with both points last weekend. For Jim McGuinness and his side, they welcome Louth to Ballyshannon on Sunday. Advertisement The Wee County have proved a tough […]
By Shaun Casey THE return of Jim McGuinness was hailed as a sliding doors moment in Donegal GAA before a ball was even kicked and while it’s perhaps still too early in the season to be making any bold predictions, he certainly has them moving in the right direction. Donegal looked like lost souls for […]
Shaun Casey looks at the players who had their eye in during January’s pre-season. Shane McGuigan 0-21 When it comes to the big day, that’s when Shane McGuigan grows rather than shrinks. It may only have been the McKenna Cup semi-final and final, but the Sleacht Néill man stepped up to guide the Oak Leaf […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Donegal midfielder John Gildea has backed his former Naomh Conaill teammate Jim McGuiness to again work his magic as the county’s senior boss. Gildea also hopes that ace forward Oisín Gallen can carry his club form into the county scene and be a focal point of the attack. McGuinness, an All-Ireland […]
AFTER all of the huffing and puffing and less meaningful games, we are now down to the final two here in the Donegal Championship next weekend when Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh Conaill will lock horns to see who are crownded the champions of Donegal. As I expected, Gaoth Dobhair made light work of MacCumhaill’s last […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER champions Derry have seven players nominated for football All-Stars including player of the year nominee Brendan Rogers. In all, 13 counties are represented in the list of 45 nominees with Dublin leading the pack with 10 of their All-Ireland winning team nominated. It was a summer that saw Derry push reigning […]
