By Frank Craig sports editor Donegal’s new kids on the block will be hoping to get their Croke Park bows off to a winning start when they entertain Laois at HQ on Easter Sunday. The NFL Division 2 decider will throw in at 2pm and will act as the curtain raiser to the Division 1 [...]
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By Frank Craig sports editor Donegal ladies’ captain Aoife McDonnell hopes that Sunday’s impressive opening NFL Division 1 victory over Galway is an early sign of things to come for the newly promoted outfit. Donegal got the new campaign off to a flyer inflicting a 10-point hammering on the Tribeswomen, with Geraldine McLaughlin bagging a [...]
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By Frank Craig sports editor Donegal manager Jim McGuinness felt that his side just “didn’t turn up” for the first half of their opening National Football League Division 2 stalemate with Sligo on Saturday night. Donegal put in a very lacklustre opening 35 minutes which saw them trail at the break by 0-8 to 0-6. [...]
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By Frank Craig sports editor Naomh Conaill’s Johnny ‘Butcher’ McLoone hopes that his side will finally get their hands on Crossmaglen Rangers this weekend, with their Ulster club final fixture against the Armagh heavyweights pencilled in for a 1.45pm throw-in, on Sunday. The twice-postponed clash has left the Donegal champions frustratingly kicking their heels, though [...]
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By Frank Craig sports editor Jim McGuinness has recalled Michael Hegarty to the Donegal senior football panel. The Kilcar clubman looked to have played his last game for the county, when Donegal painfully crashed out of the Ulster championship two seasons ago, on a day when Antrim shocked Ballybofey. The move may well raise a [...]
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By Frank Craig sports editor Naomh Conaill’s Leo McLoone admits that the cancellation of last Sunday’s AIB Ulster club championship final has been frustrating. Killing time, and with lingering doubts over whether or not the fixture will go ahead this weekend, hasn’t made things any easier in the Tidy Town since Sunday. “It has been [...]
Click here to read "Patience is key for McLoone"Michael Murphy’s loyalty to the Tir Chonaill cause has been rewarded with the Donegal captain’s armband ahead of the 2011 campaign. Murphy, who had for so long been tipped to venture Down Under with AFL agent Ricky Nixon, recently committed himself to Donegal and his native code.
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By Frank Craig sports editor Armagh attacker Jamie Clarke could very well be let off the leash against Naomh Conaill in Sunday week’s Ulster Club SFC showdown with Crossmaglen Rangers. The talented 21-year-old forward caused Donegal all sorts of bother on a forgettable day at the office in the Qualifiers in the summer; a result [...]
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By Frank Craig Sports editor While many were heralding Naomh Conaill’s efforts just prior to the break and immediately after – Johnny McLoone felt that his side had served notice of their intent a lot earlier than that on Sunday. He argued: “We played well enough in the first half but we gave away some [...]
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Pummeled into submission – Naomh Conaill prevail Naomh Conaill 2-12 Clontibret 0-09 By Frank Craig sports editor Naomh Conaill manager Cathal Corey will pit his wits against a familiar foe when his side battle Tyrone’s Coalisland in the semi-final of the Ulster Club Championship after a famous victory against Clontibret in MacCumhaill Park. Sunday’s humbling [...]
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