BY CHRIS MCNULTY DONEGAL haven’t given up hope on Mark McHugh’s availability for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter final against Mayo (Croke Park, 4pm). McHugh sat out Saturday’s qualifier win over Laois in Carrick-On-Shannon because of the combination of concussion, dead leg and calf muscle tear sustained in the Ulster final. Advertisement “It depends on his recovery, […]
Jim hits out at player treatment
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JIM McGuinness says he is ‘fearful’ of one of his Donegal players being left with a ‘serious injury’ if referees do not clamp down on the increasingly robust challenges they’re feeling. As he surveyed a 0-14 to 0-8 qualifier win over Laois that shot his team into an All-Ireland quarter-final, McGuinness gave […]
It’s Mayo again for Donegal
CHRIS MCNULTY IN CARRICK-ON-SHANNON MAYO. It just had to be Mayo, didn’t it? Donegal are back in Croke Park in an All-Ireland quarter-final and will face off with Mayo on Sunday (4pm) in a repeat of the 2012 All-Ireland final. Advertisement Champions Donegal successfully navigated Saturday evening’s All-Ireland qualifier with Laois in Carrick-On-Shannon, pulling away […]
Report: Improved Donegal back on track
DONEGAL 0-14 LAOIS 0-08 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT PAIRC SEAN MACDIADMADA THE murky world of the All-Ireland qualifiers are no place for demanding perfection. What Donegal gave on Saturday evening in claustrophobic Carrick-On-Shannon was a performance that was far from perfect, but at least there were plenty of signs of improvement. Most especially when faced […]
English sets sensational p.b to make World ‘A’ standard
MARK English produced a sensational personal best in London tonight to make the A standard for the World Championships.
Sailor’s amazing luck
A SAILOR from the Azores who had to abandon his yacht in mid-Atlantic just over a month ago, yesterday (Thursday) spoke of his delight at being reunited with the 35 foot boat in Downings, County Donegal last Sunday. Dino Silva was sailing from his home in the Azores to Iceland, intending to come back via […]
Irish Water jobs for Donegal Town
THE new Irish Water Company is to create up to 32 jobs in Donegal Town Minister of State Dinny McGinley announced today.
Woman drowned in Inishowen
A YOUNG woman drowned at Rockstown Bay, Clonmany, near Dunaff yesterday (Monday) after she was caught by an incoming tide.
Donegal Senator claims abortion would be “depriving future Special Olympics athletes of being born”
A LABOUR senator who has a son with an intellectual disability has called on a Donegal Fianna Fail senator to withdraw his “insulting” comments about Special Olympics athletes being prevented from being born.
Families of country’s worst crash attend court
FAMILY members of the seven young men who died in one car in the country’s worst accident three years ago, were in the Circuit Court in Letterkenny today (Tuesday) only to learn the case was to be adjourned.