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It’s easy to point to five Ulster titles and an All-Ireland medal when summing up how influential Leo McLoone has been to Donegal football.  However, McLoone’s influence has arguably been felt so much more in the town of Glenties as he leads his club Naomh Conaill into their second-ever Ulster club final appearance this weekend. Known for many years as …

The draw for next year’s Ulster senior football championship has been made.  Reigning champions Donegal will face an incredibly difficult opening match as they take on neighbours Tyrone in the quarter-finals. Last year’s beaten finalists Cavan, who made their first provincial decider in 18 years in 2019, will take on Monaghan in the preliminary quarter-final. The winner of that match …

Mayo’s 1-14 to 1-10 win over Donegal at McHale Park in Castlebar on Saturday evening secured their spot in the All Ireland semi-final next Saturday where either Dublin or Tyrone lies in wait.  In fact, such has been Mayo’s competitiveness over the last decade, this will be their eight All Ireland semi-final in nine seasons. The green and red were …

Mayo 1-14 Donegal 1-10 Mayo are back in an All-Ireland semi-final after defeating Donegal in their Super 8s shootout in Castlebar. Donegal started the brighter of the two sides in Castlebar and opened the scoring through Patrick McBrearty who collected a pass before jinking inside and firing over. Declan Bonner’s men made it two points from two shots moments later …

Come Sunday evening, we will know the four teams set to compete for Sam Maguire following the final round of the Super 8s. Group 2 is already set in stone with Tyrone and Dublin meeting in what is essentially a dead-rubber game while Cork and Roscommon fight it out to avoid the wooden spoon. Meanwhile, it’s fair to say most …

For those who weren’t glued to Shane Lowry’s incredible victory in the 148th Open Championship in Portrush, there was the small matter of a ding-dong shootout in Croke Park between Kerry and Donegal. In the end, it finished honours even as both sides now turn their attentions to Navan and Castlebar, respectively, in two weeks time. Following the game, Donegal …

It was billed as the big game of the weekend, hence the 4 pm Sunday throw-in time, and it proved to be everything we expected and more as Kerry and Donegal played out a cracking contest in Croke Park in phase two of the Super 8s. You’d be forgiven for thinking that we weren’t in for a humdinger at HQ …

Michael Corry reporting live from Croke Park Kerry 1-20 Donegal 1-20 Wow, what a finish. It looked like Kerry’s match, then it looked like Donegal’s. In the end, it finished a draw and it was probably a fair reflection on what was a highly entertaining finish at Croke Park. Michael Murphy and Paul Geaney proved the heroes on both sides …

Donegal have been dealt a huge blow ahead of this weekend’s crunch clash against Kerry with the news that Eoghan Ban Gallagher is set to miss the remainder of the season.  The news was first reported by Highland Radio who claimed that Gallagher suffered a “serious leg injury” with the news filtering through since that the wing-back had suffered a …

The fixture details have been released ahead of the final phase of the All-Ireland Super 8s campaign which is set to take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Depending on the results of this weekend’s Croke Park double-headers on Saturday and Sunday, the final phase of games could prove pivotal in determining who qualifies for this year’s All-Ireland SFC …

Donegal 2-19 Meath 1-13 Donegal got over the line against Meath in their Super 8s opener at Ballybofey but they were made to work for it every step of the way by Andy McEntee’s side. Declan Bonner’s men came into the game as overwhelming favourites having already beaten the Royals twice this year on top of cruising to a fifth …

The Super 8s officially get underway this evening in Dr Hyde Park when Tyrone travel to take on Roscommon. Focus then turns to Croke Park where Dublin welcome a renewed Cork side to HQ. Ballybofey hosts the meeting of Donegal and Meath tomorrow before the opening weekend finishes off a glamour tie in Killarney as Kerry host Mayo. There are …

What a weekend we have in store. The Super 8s are back for a second year as two teams from each province begin their quest over the coming weeks to book a spot in this years All-Ireland semi-finals.  The one slight change to the system in 2019 sees the provincial winners host the opening round of fixtures as opposed to …

Donegal ladies football star Katy Herron has signed a deal with ALFW side the Western Bulldogs for the 2020 season.  Herron, who has signed an international rookie contract, will be playing alongside Tipperary’s Aisling McCarthy. “Sport is a huge part of my life and to get the opportunity to focus solely on that and play in Australia is very exciting,” …

Donegal are Ulster SFC champions for the fifth time this decade after a convincing 1-24 to 2-16 victory over Cavan on Sunday. While five-points doesn’t seem like much, in truth, Conor Madden’s late goal put a bit of a gloss on the scoreline because Donegal never looked in trouble or like they were going to lose. That is not meant …

Cavan 2-16 Donegal 1-24 Donegal are Ulster SFC champions for the fifth time this decade after a five-point win over Cavan in Clones this afternoon.  Cavan battled bravely but Declan Bonner’s men were the superior side throughout the 70+ minutes of action. Jamie Brennan finished the afternoon with 1-4 but such was the performance from Donegal, picking a man of …

Excitement is building ahead of the 2019 Ulster SFC final between Donegal and Cavan. Cavan are in their first decider since 2001 and are searching for their first provincial crown since 1997. If they do get over the line, it’ll be the Breffni County’s 40th Ulster title and reaffirm their status as Ulster’s most successful team. However, in Donegal, they …

Another great weekend in the Gaelic Football Championship as Cavan qualified for a first Ulster final in 18 years where they will meet an on-fire Donegal outfit.  As expected, Dublin strolled into the Leinster final where they will meet Meath who had 11 points to spare over Laois in Croke Park. Here is our team of the week. 1. Shaun …