Donegal put their Ulster title on the line against Derry on Sunday. Shane O’Donnell has developed into one of their key players. He spoke with Michael McMullan… ONE of the regrets lingering in the winter’s inner thoughts of Jim McGuinnes was having to rob Peter to pay Paul. The dynamic Shane O’Donnell was caught in […]
1 The boom is back in Donegal THE return of Jim McGuinness as senior football manager lifted the spirits and expectation of an entire county. The players were there but they needed to all row in behind something. And they did. The wall around their training field in Convoy brought intrigue that there was something […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL and St Eunan’s star Shane O’Donnell has been awarded the Gradam Shéamuis Mhic Géidigh award for the player of the Donegal Championship 2024 as Letterkenny men took the title. St Eunan’s beat Dungloe in the final and O’Donnell was the star man on the pitch as St Eunan’s feel short in […]
By Barry O’Donnell ERRIGAL Ciaran midfielder Joe Oguz believes that the ‘trust’ ingrained within the squad enables them to ride out rocky periods in games and emerge on the other side as winners. Often times during this protracted championship run, the Dunmoyle boys have appeared to be creaking and that was definitely the case in […]
By Ryan Ferry ST EUNAN’S manager Barry Meehan believes that his team is battle-hardened after the Donegal Senior Club Championship, and he’s hoping that will help them make a real imprint in Ulster this season. The Letterkenny club are out on their own at the top of the Donegal SFC roll of honour but they […]
By Niall Gartland ERRIGAL Ciaran are back at the summit of Tyrone Club Football for the second time in three years following last Friday night’s victory over a gallant Trillick side. It was a superb performance from Enda McGinley and Stevie Quinn’s team – and a significant slice of redemption having lost out to Trillick […]
WHEN my Gaoth Dobhair team were fortunate enough to be still in competition at this time of year, we used to love these few months. There is something special about still training this time of year, because that means that you are on the verge of doing something extraordinary. Most county finals are played at this […]
THIS weekend, we face into a massive weekend of football but it’s the action at Croke Park that may change the entire Gaelic football landscape and how it is played for years to come. On Friday evening, the interprovincial series makes a return. While that is nice to see that in itself, the biggest excitement […]
BY GERRY McLAUGHLIN THERE is a very good reason why Donegal boss Jim McGuinness thinks so highly of the highly promising Ciarán Moore, who starred in St Eunan’s Senior Championship final victory over Dungloe last weekend. In full flight he has the cruising power of a Mercedes, always has time on the ball and plays […]
By Ryan Ferry BARRY Meehan has given stellar service to St Eunan’s down through the years and this Sunday, he hopes to manage them to Senior Championship glory for the first time as they face Dungloe. Twenty five years ago, Meehan scored a goal for St Eunan’s as they defeated Naomh Columba in the Junior […]
