WHEN St Eunan’s won the Donegal Intermediate title in 2021, the expectancy was that they would soon be pushing for the senior title.
It hasn’t quite played out that way and there have been ups and downs over the last five years.
They have had ground to make up but the team has been building and Brennan goes into the final off the back of a solid season with the county team.
“It has taken a few years.
“We went down to Intermediate and we really struggled to get back out of it.
“We won the final at the fourth time of asking so it was really difficult to get out of the Intermediate.
“We have been building since. We have been getting to semi-finals but we just couldn’t seem to get over the line.
“The last time we were there was against Moville and the wheels just kind of fell off.
“But it’s great to be back in a final and we are looking forward to Sunday and see if we can put a full performance together.
“We’re chasing the leading back of Glenfin and Termon because they have set the standards for ladies football in Donegal for the past number of years.”
On paper, it looks like St Eunan’s have been under-performing given some of their talent.
They have shown glimpses of their talent, but a big semi-final win over Glenfin will have helped confidence.
“I wouldn’t say frustrated, but yeah we haven’t put the full performance together on the day that it matters.
“Maybe it’s just nerves because of the big stage and more people watching you play a bit of football.
“We know there is so much potential within the group from the youth and the experienced heads.
“We are quite young but there are still a few experienced heads like myself and Kaneshia who are trying to pass our wisdom on to a few younger girls.”