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Cork defeat Donegal in ‘game of two halves’
2012 All Ireland GAA Vocational Schools Semi Final Cork 1-13, Donegal 0-8 Donegal had their chances of a 2nd All Ireland Vocational schools title dashed yesterday afternoon in County Laois against Cork. The Donegal side were much the stronger in the earlier exchanges but a powering second half performance from the Rebel county put paid [...]
Donegal 2012 GAA Championship draw
2012 Donegal GAA Senior Championship draw Preliminary round: Kilcar v Malin Donegal Senior Championship First round: N Conaill v St. Naul’s; St. Eunan’s v Kilcar/Malin; St. Michael’s v MacCumhaills; Bundoran v Glenfin; Ardara v Four Masters; Dungloe v Cloughaneely; Fanad Gaels v Killybegs; Gaoth Dobhair v Glenswilly. Donegal GAA Intermediate Preliminary Round: Urris v [...]
Kernan backs McGuinness over TG4 ‘Cassagte’ ambush
Former Armagh All-Ireland winning manager and current Ulster GAA team boss Joe Kernan has hit out at the way that Jim McGuinness was cornered on TG4 after last Sunday NFL clash between Donegal and Laois in Letterkenny’s O’Donnell Park. “My disgust was replicated on Sunday when I witnessed the insensitive manner in which Donegal manager [...]
Donegal’s McEniff denies he is Louth selector
Former Donegal football manager Brian McEniff will become a Louth selector for 2012 or so we thought. He had a number of spells as Donegal manager the last of which saw him bringing them to the All Ireland semi final of 2003. However, after the news was bandied all over the papers earlier this week, he [...]
McKenna Cup venue change
The Ulster Council of the GAA have copnfirmed that the Dr McKenna Cup fixture this Sunday, between Donegal and UUJ originally scheduled for MacCumhaill Park at Ballybofey, has now been transferred to O’Donnell Park in letterkenny. Throw in time remains at 2pm. See elsewhere on website for full fixture list this weekend. Donegal v UUJ [...]
Can Kevin Cassidy do a Lazurus?
With only days before Donegal’s first competitive match in the Dr McKenna Cup this Sunday, comments made by Kevin Cassidy on TG4 have opened a small ray of light, which could potentially lead to a new marriage bertween himself and the Donegal team. However, while Cassy has said “never say never” about a possible return, the opinion [...]
Donegal GAA results
Donegal Champions Glenswilly went down by a single point in the Ulster Senior Club championship quarter finals to Latton of Monaghan on a score of 1-10 to 0-9 on Sunday afternoon. The club results from the weekend were: Busanna Feda O Donaill Jun BFC: St Eunans 1-7, Naomh Ultan 2-7 Final; McGlynns Resturant Castlefin Division [...]
‘Cassgate’ affair highlights shades of GAA grey
By Michael McHUGH It has been fascinating to note the varying and divergent opinions of former GAA players and managers in recent days over the now infamous ‘Cassgate’ affair, which as a one time Kerry bishop remarked of the great Irish union leader Jim Larkin – ‘arrived with the devastating roar of a volcano, without [...]
Donegal GAA results
Busanna Feda O Donaill Jun BFC: Naomh Padraig Leifear 0-10, Naomh Ultan 2-7 ; St Eunans 1-14, Convoy 1-10 ; Brian McCormack Sports Division One: Four Masters 1-9, Cloughaneely 0-8 ; Naomh Conaill 1-14, Glenswilly 2-7 ;
Donegal GAA results
Donegal Under 21 Football Championship: Bundoran 0-14, Aodh Ruadh 0-5 Championship A; St Michaels 0-0, Sean MacCumhaills 0-0 Championship A; Ardara 1-11, Malin 3-7 Championship A; Naomh Mhuire 3-11, Glenswilly 3-14 Championship A; Naomh Brid 5-19, Termon 0-5 Championship A; Gaoth Dobhair 0-7, Cloughaneely 0-8 Championship A;
McGuinness reflects on Donegal GAA victory
Donegal GAA manager always had faith in his side, up to the final whistle in last evening’s classic All Ireland quarter final against Kildare and he said that he never thought that they were beaten, a feeling he has had since the beginning of the year. “Since the first game when we were eight points [...]
GAA: All Ireland quarter finals announced
The fixtures for the 2011 GAA All Ireland Football quarter finals have just been announced on RTE. All the final eight teams are now known with the exception of the winners of the Tyrone v Roscommon Round 4 game, which will be held next weekend. Along with Donegal, Tyrone are now the only Ulster teams with any [...]
GAA: Donegal’s fate will be known on Sunday
Donegal’s All Ireland Football Quarter-Final opponents will be known tomorrow. The quarter final draw will be broadcast on RTE after the Galway v Waterford match on Sunday, July 24 and posted on gaa.ie thereafter. AIl Football Quarter Finals Two Bowls Bowl 1 – 4 Provincial Winners Dublin Kerry Mayo Donegal Bowl 2 – 4 Round [...]
Donegal claim Ulster Glory after 19-year wait
Michael McHUGH reports from Clones Cluiche Ceannais Peile Uladh Donegal 1-11 (0-5 HT)Derry 0-8 (0-5 HT) Donegal claimed their 6th Ulster senior title in Clones yesterday with a excellent display against Derry, gaining revenge for their defeats to the same county in 1993 and 1998. The sides went in at half time on [...]
20th championship meeting between the sides
By Michael McHUGH Sunday’s Ulster senior final between Donegal and Derry will be the 20th Championship clash between the sides with the Oak Leaf men ahead on victories 11-8, although that should count for nothing come 4pm in Clones. It will be the first time that they have met in the final since 1998 [...]
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