Tyrone host Donegal this weekend
Massive losses as supporters stay away from Ballybofey
ULSTER GAA will lose out on more than €250,000 in revenue from this week’s Championship meeting between Donegal and Tyrone. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the eagerly awaited quarter-final game will be played behind closed doors at MacCumhaill Park on Sunday afternoon, throw-in 1.30pm. Between them the two Ulster heavyweights have won nine of the […]
Warhorse McGee excited about Donegal’s prospects
BY FRANK CRAIG Neil McGee says football has and continues to provide him with a positive distraction from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Donegal legend (34) shows no sign of slowing up even if he concedes that the road behind him is much longer now than what’s in front of him at this level. Advertisement He […]
Winner-takes-all Tyrone clash ‘blockbuster’stuff – Ward
By Frank Craig Caolan Ward didn’t believe the stakes could get any higher in a Donegal versus Tyrone Ulster SFC tangle. But with the back door rug now pulled out from under the 2020 All-Ireland Championship’s feet, both sides will put their seasons on the line in what remains one of, if not the most […]
McMahon relished his battles in Tir Chonaill’s backyard
By Frank Craig Joe McMahon’s own recollection of entering the lion’s den with the intent of taking its head gets his heart pumping. It’s an inadvertent flick of a now suppressed head switch. But old habits die hard and like some sort of cerebral muscle memory, it kicks in and he’s right back in one […]
Eoghan Ban: We’re ready to step it up
By Frank Craig Eoghan Ban Gallagher says Donegal aren’t daunted by the task ahead of them this evening in Kingspan Breffni Park. Tyrone – Tir Chonaill’s ultimate foe – stands between Declan Bonner’s men and a place in the Ulster SFC final. Advertisement But to label this contest as just a Championship game of football […]