Darach O’Connor leads Donegal’s new generation – on and off the field


BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com DARACH O’Connor was only born in November 1995. By that stage, the star dust had left Donegal football. The boys of ‘92 had begun to drift into the sunset and summers became hopeful more than expectant. Advertisement County training had ceased by the time the leaves began to float, PJ McGowan […]


Darach O’Connor: Down from the hill and a new Donegal hero


BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT THE last three Ulster finals, Darach O’Connor has watched from The Hill at St Tiernach’s Park. This year, the 18-year-old Buncrana lad is set to be the man they’re looking at from The Hill. Having just finished his Leaving Certificate on Thursday, O’Connor starred yesterday, scoring 1-2, as Donegal defeated Antrim […]


‘No ban on minor players’ says Declan Bonner as clubs hit out


DONEGAL chairman, Sean Dunnion, and treasurer, Cieran Kelly, are to meet the county minor manager, Declan Bonner, after Tuesday night’s county committee meeting heard clubs allege that the county boss had instructed certain players not to play with their club sides in recent weeks.