Rory Gallagher
BY CHRIS MCNULTY
RORY Gallagher’s opening League game as the new Donegal manager will see the Tir Chonaill men take on Derry at Sean MacCumhaill Park on Saturday, January 31.
Donegal have four home games in next year’s League programme, the fixtures for which were rubber-stamped by the GAA on Wednesday. Donegal are back in Division 1 again after getting promoted out of Division 2 earlier this year.
All eyes are already gazing at the Ballybofey date with Tyrone on March 29, a prelude to the crunch Ulster Championship clash between the counties at the same venue two months later.
After Derry, Donegal’s second League fixture sees them take on Dublin at Croke Park. Donegal will host Cork in Ballyshannon and Monaghan in Letterkenny in back-to-back home games at the beginning of March.
Donegal will have away games against Dublin, Kerry and Mayo in 2015. Ray Durack’s Donegal Hurlers will play in Division 2B next year after they, too, were promoted.
They begin with a Valentine’s Day date with Mayo at O’Donnell Park.
There will have to be a tweak to Donegal’s programme, though, with two games pencilled in on the schedule for the same day, venue and time – March 8, at O’Donnell Park 2pm – with the footballers down to play Monaghan and the hurlers fixed for a game against Meath, a scenario that could perhaps best be remedied by putting on a double-header.
2015 Allianz Football League Division 1
Saturday January 31, 7pm
Donegal v Derry Sean MacCumhaill Park
Saturday February 7, 7pm
Dublin v Donegal Croke Park
Sunday March 1, 2pm
Donegal v Cork Fr Tierney Park
Sunday March 8, 2pm
Donegal v Monaghan O’Donnell Park
Sunday March 15, 2pm
Kerry v Donegal Austin Stack Park
Sunday March 29, 3pm
Donegal v Tyrone Sean MacCumhaill Park
Sunday April 4, 3pm
Mayo v Donegal Elvery’s MacHale Park
2015 Allianz Hurling League Division 2B
Saturday February 14, 2pm
Donegal v Mayo O’Donnell Park
Saturday February 21, 2pm
Armagh v Donegal Athletic Grounds
Sunday March 8, 2pm
Donegal v Meath O’Donnell Park
Sunday March 15, 2pm
Down v Donegal McKenna Park, Ballycran
Sunday March 22, 2pm
Donegal v Kildare O’Donnell Park
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