Donegal still hope on McHugh


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 […]


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 […]


Report: McHugh nets winner as Harps get back to winning ways


FINN HARPS 1 WEXFORD YOUTHS 0 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT FINN PARK KEVIN McHugh netted the only goal of the game as Finn Harps finally returned to winning ways tonight. Advertisement The Killea man’s goal mightn’t have been the most memorable of strikes he’ll ever get, but it matters not a jot as Harps collected […]