BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN CLONES DONEGAL fans painted Clones green and gold yesterday as the minor and senior footballers won their Ulster finals. For the first time ever, Donegal is celebrating the ‘dream double’ and last night thousands were set to converge on Donegal town to toast the arrival of the Fr Murray and Anglo-Celt […]
Jim McGuinness hails third Ulster final win as ‘the best victory’
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN CLONES JIM McGuinness hailed Sunday’s Ulster final win over Monaghan as the best victory of his tenure. McGuinness has just led Donegal to their most successful period in history with three Ulster titles now to go alongside an All-Ireland in 2012. Advertisement It’s three Ulsters in four campaigns for McGuinness, who […]
Report: Donegal dethrone Monaghan to regain hold of Anglo-Celt
DONEGAL 0-15 MONAGHAN 1-09 Report by Chris McNulty at St Tiernach’s Park, Clones DONEGAL are Ulster Champions once again and Jim McGuinness’s team once again has the rest of the country nervously craning their heads north-westerly after delivering an emphatic message in their defeat of Monaghan in Sunday’s Ulster final. Advertisement On the same Clones […]
Ulster SFC final preview: Donegal eyes on a third Ulster title in four years
Donegal are bidding to win the Ulster title for a third time in four years on Sunday…
Teamwork and intelligence: Jim McGuinness aims for third Ulster title with Donegal
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN his youth, Jim McGuinness was a keen basketballer. Time was when those striking black locks were as familiar on the court as they were on a pitch. The young McGuinness played a lot with the now-defunct club in Glenties; the trophy cabinet at home contains several schools titles, won while playing […]
Ulster final set for a sell-out crowd
SUNDAY’S Ulster final will be a 31,900 sell-out at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones, the Ulster Council has indicated.
Donegal looking to win a ‘dream double’ in Clones
DONEGAL supporters head to Clones in search of a rare double on Sunday with the county’s minor and senior footballers in Ulster final action, as Declan Bonner’s minors face Armagh and Jim McGuinness’s seniors meet Monaghan.
Full-strength Donegal has McGuinness ‘managing a team’ again
BY CHRIS MCNULTY DONEGAL are on course to report a clean bill of health for Sunday’s Ulster SFC final against Monaghan (St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, 4pm). Jim McGuinness looks set to have quite a selection dilemma on his hands, but you won’t hear the Donegal manager complaining. Advertisement Rory Kavanagh is back in contention for […]
Boost for Donegal with Kavanagh and Gallagher back in full training
DONEGAL’S preparations for Sunday-week’s Ulster final against Monaghan have been given a significant boost with the news that Rory Kavanagh and Neil Gallagher will have taken a full part in training by the weekend.
Donegal expect full participation at training this week
BY CHRIS MCNULTY DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness hopes to have a full compliment of players taking an active part in training by Thursday night as the preparations intensify for an Ulster final rematch with Monaghan in Clones on July 20. By the end of the week, McGuinness expects to have welcomed Rory Kavanagh and Paddy […]