BY CHRIS MCNULTY FRANK McGlynn had a golden Ulster Championship in 2012. The Glenfin man ran Colm McFadden so close for the Ulster Player of the Year award there would hardly have been a Rizla between them. McGlynn was also in the shake-up for the GAA Player of the Year award late last year. Advertisement […]
Simplicity, perfection and efficiency: Donegal advance with precision
Chris McNulty on Donegal’s advancing into a third successive Ulster SFC final…
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. […]
Team news: Bradley to start at midfield
RYAN Bradley will be given a centrefield role on Sunday when Donegal take on Down…
McGuinness upbeat ahead of Down
ASIDE from the injuries that have ruled All-Stars Neil Gallagher and Karl Lacey out of the running, the news from Donegal’s weekend training camp in Downings was all upbeat ahead of Sunday’s Ulster semi-final against Down in Cavan…
“It’s about the summer for us, it’s always about the summer”
Jim McGuinness raise eyebrows when he said that he ‘didn’t really like the League’, but his words should not have come as a surprise, writes Chris McNulty…
Report: Donegal get off and running
Neil Gallagher came in for his 100th Donegal appearance as Donegal defeat Down