Donegal must harness Buncrana Cup successes


BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com DONEGAL’S first Buncrana Cup success in 2000 and the county has, not including the 2007 final against Cavan, the replay of which wasn’t played, won the competition six times. On Saturday, Sean Paul Barrett’s team scored an impressive 3-6 to 0-3 win over Tyrone. Ethan O’Donnell, Nathan Gavigan and Michael Carroll […]

Reaction: Dented pride drives Donegal to win


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN CARRICK-ON-SHANNON THIS was more like it. Jim McGuinness wore a more contented look on Saturday night in the compact bowels of Pairc Sean MacDiarmada after Donegal side-stepped the banana skin of Laois. Advertisement “It’s good to get through, it was a tough battle,” the Donegal boss said. Six days earlier, McGuinness […]

It’s Mayo again for Donegal


CHRIS MCNULTY IN CARRICK-ON-SHANNON MAYO. It just had to be Mayo, didn’t it? Donegal are back in Croke Park in an All-Ireland quarter-final and will face off with Mayo on Sunday (4pm) in a repeat of the 2012 All-Ireland final. Advertisement Champions Donegal successfully navigated Saturday evening’s All-Ireland qualifier with Laois in Carrick-On-Shannon, pulling away […]

Report: Improved Donegal back on track


DONEGAL 0-14 LAOIS 0-08 BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT PAIRC SEAN MACDIADMADA THE murky world of the All-Ireland qualifiers are no place for demanding perfection. What Donegal gave on Saturday evening in claustrophobic Carrick-On-Shannon was a performance that was far from perfect, but at least there were plenty of signs of improvement. Most especially when faced […]