BY CHRIS MCNULTY SATURDAY could be termed as a watershed night of sorts for this St Michael’s squad. Tony Wilkinson’s team face St Eunan’s at Sean MacCumhaill Park (throw-in 8pm) with the prize on offer a place in their second Donegal SFC final in four years. Advertisement In 2011, St Michael’s lost against Glenswilly on […]
Daniel McLaughlin aiming big with St Michael’s
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN the 2009 Donegal Under-21 Championship, played in February 2010, St Michael’s defeated Donegal’s under-21 kingpins, Naomh Conaill, 0-13 to 0-6. Daniel McLaughlin kicked three points that day and was Man of the Match. Nine of the ’09 Under-21 winners will be in line for places on Saturday night when the Creeslough-Dunfanaghy […]
Four All-Stars for Donegal
BY CHRIS MCNULTY PAUL Durcan, Neil McGee, Neil Gallagher and Michael Murphy have been confirmed as 2014 All-Stars. The Donegal quartet are included on an All-Star team that contains no major surprises. Advertisement Kerry, who defeated Donegal in last month’s All-Ireland final. lead the way with five awards, but Donegal’s superb season is recognised with […]
Four runners in race for Donegal job
The names of four candidates for the Donegal senior football team manager’s job have made it into the public domain. Chris McNulty profiles the quartet…
Jim McGuinness: ‘Time was right to leave Donegal’
BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com ONE of Jim McGuinness’s defining qualities is that single-minded ability to move forward. McGuinness rarely looks back in anger and, during his time as the Donegal manager, often noted how he’d never seen footage of himself playing the game. Advertisement Although he has already begun the process of moving on from […]
Donegal SFC: Glenwilly stroll through, but must wait to learn semi-final opponents
BY CHRIS MCNULTY REIGNING champions Glenswilly coasted into the Donegal SFC semi-finals this afternoon courtesy of a 14-point win over Termon in Letterkenny. Two first-half goals by Darren McGinley and a late third from Leon Kelly helped the ruthless champions to a 3-9 to 0-4 win over their fierce derby rivals, who just couldn’t match […]
Adrian Sweeney: ‘The game is destroyed with blanket defences’
Adrian Sweeney has grown tired of playing against the blanket defences…
Christy Connaghan: Back on track after four-year nightmare
CHRISTY Connaghan could easily put the last four years of his sporting career into the bin and start again on a blank canvas.
An American dream: Ardara’s CJ Molloy aims to make a big impact
CJ MOLLOY came back from the Bronx with high hopes of making an instant impact, but Donegal football has been a shock to the system.
Rory Gallagher and Anthony Harkin now in Donegal frame
BY CHRIS MCNULTY RORY Gallagher has officially entered the running for the Donegal job and has been joined by a surprise candidate in the form of Anthony Harkin. Gallagher’s nomination was forwarded to the county secretary, Aodh Mairtín Ó Fearraigh, ahead of today’s 5pm closing time by the Kilcar club. Advertisement Harkin’s named was entered […]