Patience a virtue for Kavanagh


BY CHRIS MCNULTY RORY Kavanagh reckons patience proved to be a virtue for Donegal on Sunday in Cavan. The St Eunan’s man was one of Donegal’s most influential performers yesterday and was exhausted as he came off the field. “It wasn’t pretty,” he said. Advertisement There were a lot of mistakes and a lot of […]

McGuinness hails his deadly duo


CHRIS MCNULTY IN CAVAN JIM McGuinness hailed the influences of Michael Murphy and Colm McFadden, who gave Donegal the kiss of life in Cavan yesterday. Donegal led by start to finish, but they only looked comfortable in the opening 14 minutes. Advertisement By then, they led by four and the game was going along the […]

Report: Donegal prevail to reach Ulster final


DONEGAL 0-12 DOWN 0-09 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT KINGSPAN BREFFNI PARK THE moment James McCartan knew the game was up was perhaps the picture that summed this one up. Advertisement His team trailed by three points and Peter Turley headed off on a surge into Tir Chonaill’s myriad of bodies. The clock was ticking and, […]

Preview: Direct Donegal to shoot ‘Down’ Mournes


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN THE immediate aftermath of Down’s impressive second-half comeback against Derry three weeks ago, a BBC reporter wondered what James McCartan felt about meeting Donegal in the semi-final. “Yipee!” came the response from ‘Wee James’. Advertisement In last year’s Ulster final, Donegal trampled over Down once they got them knocked off balance. […]