Lacey named, but will he start?


KARL Lacey has been named at centre-back in the Donegal team for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Mayo at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

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 […]

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, […]

Maxi and Donegal targeting Under 21 glory


BY CHRIS MCNULTY WHEN the white smoke billowed in Ballybofey on January 19th 2012 to signal the appointment of Maxi Curran as the new Donegal Under 21 manager, time was short. The Downings man had just under nine weeks to prepare for a joust with Tyrone at Healy Park. Advertisement They fell 0-12 to 0-6, […]

Report: Donegal go down by two in Cork


Cork 0-12 Donegal 0-10 From Chris McNulty in Cork DONEGAL fly home to Carrickfinn tonight on the back of a tense two-point defeat after Cork hit seven points in a row in a second half purple patch at Pairc Ui Rinn. Advertisement In a scrappy encounter, it was Cork who made the most headway, despite […]