Tag: Donegal GAA
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Meath bidding to seal home comforts
Jenny Rispin has named the same Meath team as was programmed to take on Waterford on Sunday last ahead of the weekend’s Round Robin encounter with Donegal on Saturday evening at Pairc Tailteann. Victory in which will guarantee the defending All Ireland Champions home comforts at the third last hurdle in that defence. The old…
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Regan finds his range as Meath Shine in taking title
Meath…0-20 Donegal…0-14 Having just seen the Roscommon football team with which he is a mentor defeat his native Donegal and in so doing relegate them, Mark McHugh stated that, having attained promotion last season under Anthony Cunningham, their main objective was to maintain their top flight status. Having become something of a yoyo team in…
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Mc switches to the back for Donegal date
The re-location of Ratoath’s Niall McLarnon to wing back is the point of most note on the Meath team announced for Sunday’s NHL Div. 2B Final against Donegal in Avant Money Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-On-Shannon. McLarnon has featured as a half forward in most of Meath’s matches to date this year, but his transfer…
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Donegal chaos continues as Carr faces for the road
Exactly what caused the turmoil currently engulfing Donegal football will surely emerge with the fullness of time but the chaos has reached something of a nadir given the news which has emanated from Tir Chonaill this evening. Highland Radio began reporting the following around lunchtime – “It seems Paddy Carr has resigned as Donegal Senior…
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One change for Meath hurlers
The Meath hurling team to take on Donegal this afternoon (Saturday) shows one change from that which overcame a stern test in Sligo last weekend. As was the case that day also, the alteration is enforced, due to the unavailability of Kyle Donnelly. The versatile Damien Healy slots into the effected berth on the half…
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Dublin’s Cooper calls time on county career
Possibly the final major GAA news story of 2022 was, to this writer at least, a surprising one. It being the announcement by Dublin’s Jonny Cooper that he has taken his leave of the inter county stage. The Na Fianna clubman has been very nearly ever present since the blue wave which transformed Gaelic football…