Person: Anthony Thompson

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Naomh Conaill advance to Ulster final with win over Clontibret

Naomh Conaill will take on either Kilcoo from Down or Fermanagh’s Derrygonnelly in the Ulster Club SFC final following the Donegal champions’ win over Clontibret tonight at Omagh’s Healy Park.

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Ulster Club SFC: Naomh Conaill show little sign of fatigue

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The biggest stage yet for the game’s truest rivalry

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Kilcar provide the flashes of quality in dour decider

How teenage kicks can launch Donegal

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Mayo and Kerry must realise their No.1 priority

Kerry battle won’t have nasty edge, insists Donegal's Paddy McBrearty

Donegal’s bitter Allianz League clash with Kerry last year was a one-off in terms of their rivalry, according to Paddy McBrearty, who admits he was lucky not to be among those sent off in Tralee.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2017

Michael Murphy believes Donegal can triumph in transition season

Donegal captain Michael Murphy accepts his team are in a building process and player development is their priority in 2017.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2017

Donegal must plan without experienced trio

Yesterday’s confirmation of the inter-county retirements of Rory Kavanagh, Christy Toye, and David Walsh means Donegal will be without another trio of experienced players for the year ahead.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2017

Jim Gavin could face disciplinary action over ‘players let down’ remarks

Jim Gavin may be asked to explain his comments about referee Ciarán Branagan and his team of officials after he claimed they let the “players down” in Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2016

Dublin v Donegal - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Quarter-Final

Jim Gavin reacts to Diarmuid Connolly's sending off: Refs are letting the players down

Connolly was sent off after receiving a second booking in the second half of the 1-15 to 1-10 All-Ireland quarter-final win over Donegal.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2016

The Dubs had Diarmuid Connolly sent off in their win over Donegal

Kerry await on August 28.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2016

Dublin boss Jim Gavin primed for clash of styles against Donegal

From previous experience, speaking to Jim Gavin about the one championship defeat in his reign is a futile exercise.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2016

Donegal are there for the taking

With respect, I don’t think anyone is pondering too much over the Westmeath-Mayo clash. This was exactly the tie Mayo were hoping for; another game to get their confidence back without too much risk attached.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2016

A day where this Tyrone team came of age on the big stage

In Clones before throw-in, it was so easy to get caught up in the atmosphere. Judging the mood of the crowd, you felt it was going to be an absolute belter. Everybody just seemed so eager for the game. 

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Donegal v Tyrone: Three key battles in the Ulster SFC final

Alan Foley looks at the battles that could swing the game.

Fri, 15 Jul, 2016

Donegal v Monaghan - Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi-Final

Football’s beauty and beast in full view as Donegal draw with Monaghan

Donegal 1-11 Monaghan 0-14: To condone or to condemn? That truly is the question.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Monaghan v Donegal - Allianz Football League Division 1 Round 7

Colin Walshe’s late winner saves Monaghan

Monaghan 1-10 Donegal 1-9: The roar from the Monaghan support following Colin Walshe’s 73rd-minute winner against Donegal in Castleblayney yesterday was so loud it could probably be heard at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Donegal leave Mayo pointless

Donegal 1-14 Mayo 1-12: For two counties said to have a lot in common, yesterday’s fare in Ballybofey means Donegal and Mayo’s predicament couldn’t be much different for now.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

14-man Naomh Conaill force Trillick to hang on

Naomh Conaill (Donegal) 1-11 Trillick (Tyrone) 2-9: Tyrone champions Trillick hung on for dear life as they pipped Donegal’s Naomh Conaill in the AIB Ulster Club Championship quarter-final in Ballybofey yesterday.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Gutsy Naomh Conaill edge to glory

Naomh Conaill 0-11 St Eunan’s 0-10: Naomh Conaill of Glenties captured a third Donegal SFC title with victory over St Eunan’s of Letterkenny in a peculiar final in Ballybofey yesterday.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

Rory Gallagher upbeat about injuries

Donegal boss Rory Gallagher admits he is “a lot more optimistic” on the injury front, as his side prepare to face Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final on Saturday.

Tue, 04 Aug, 2015

I am the ref: Derry’s criticism of Lane partly justified

Conor Lane came in for a lot of criticism from Derry manager Brian McIver after Saturday’s qualifier against Galway. Was it with justification?

Mon, 20 Jul, 2015

Another chapter in gripping saga

Two minutes before half-time in the 2011 Ulster semi-final, Tyrone ripped through the blanket and Brian McGuigan fed Stephen O’Neill, who cut inside two Donegal defenders.

Sat, 16 May, 2015

What’s trending in Gaelic football right now?

Blanket defence? Hand-passes a-go-go? Yes, but what styles or attitudes are unique to the protagonists as they shake up for the forthcoming championship? We analyse the top 10.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2015

Rampant Cork Rebels rock Donegal with goal rush

CORK 4-11 DONEGAL 0-19: Tell it not in Gath, as the Bible puts it, but we had a largely enjoyable game of football yesterday in Croke Park. Given recent suggestions of the apocalypse for the sport, a reference to the good book seems appropriate.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2015

Second-half goal-rush sees Cork through to league final

Cork 4-11 Donegal 0-19

Sun, 12 Apr, 2015

Rebel attackers must make Kingdom feel the pressure

If Cork had somebody to rope the wind, they might just have left Ballyshannon with a league point last Sunday.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

Donegal far from spent force

Allianz FL Division 1 (R2): Dublin v Donegal: Those of us who had written Donegal out of the list of championship contenders before a ball was kicked in anger this year might have been premature.

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

The Kieran Shannon Interview: Aaron Kernan, former Armagh footballer

Aaron Kernan’s retirement at 30 years of age disappointed many, including Joe Brolly. But it wasn’t because the Armagh great was some kind of indentured slave. It was just time to re-prioritise his life.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2015

Kavanagh exits Donegal with heavy heart

Rory Kavanagh has admitted that opting to retire from inter-county football after being involved for 14 years was "the hardest decision" he ever had to make.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2015

Thompson blow for Donegal as Derry advance

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Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

The football team of the half decade

They may have lost their All-Ireland crown in 2014 but Dublin still dominate our team of the last five years.

Sat, 03 Jan, 2015

Naomh Conaill now pondering taking their appeal to the Ulster Hearings Committee

Naomh Conaill may appeal their defeat by Glenswilly in the RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Donegal SFC semi-final to the Ulster Hearings Committee.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2014

Donegal final in limbo as CCC discuss Naomh Conaill appeal

The RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Donegal SFC was in a state of limbo last night as an appeal by Naomh Conaill into the result of Sunday’s semi-final was being discussed by the Competitions’ Control Committee.

Thu, 30 Oct, 2014

McGuinness names McBrearty and Toye in side to face Kerry

Jim McGuinness has made two changes to the side that overcame Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final for tomorrow’s decider at Croke Park.

Sat, 20 Sep, 2014

Jimmy delays team amid selection dilemmas

Donegal boss Jim McGuinness has opted against publicly naming his starting side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC against Kerry at Croke Park.

Sat, 20 Sep, 2014

Love bombing begins ahead of ‘dream final’

As football game plans go for underdogs, this was almost utopian.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2014

Advantage anomaly surfaces once more

I was in Croke Park yesterday and it would be stressing the obvious to say James McGrath let the game flow.

Mon, 11 Aug, 2014

Donegal regain Ulster title after battle with Monaghan

Donegal 0-15 Monaghan 1-09

Sun, 20 Jul, 2014

Donegal’s game-plan bears fruit

Derry 0-11 Donegal 1-11

Mon, 26 May, 2014

Donegal dig deep to overcome Ulster rivals

Derry 0-11 Donegal 1-11

Sun, 25 May, 2014

Donegal stars have nothing but praise for former manager McIver

At the time, it was labelled the night of the long knives. Brian McIver’s status as Donegal senior team manager wasn’t even on the agenda at the September 2008 sitting of county committee; he was just in Ballybofey to give his annual report.

Sat, 24 May, 2014

McGuinness needs another masterstroke

Can embattled Donegal manager Jim McGuinness reinvent his side for the Championship or will Derry kick on from their league campaign?

Sat, 24 May, 2014

Donegal and Monaghan still on top of Division 2

Donegal and Monaghan retain their position of strength at the top of Division 2 of the Allianz Football League after their wins over Louth and Laois.

Sun, 30 Mar, 2014

O’Carroll in clear for final despite picture of poke

Rory O’Carroll is unlikely to miss out on Dublin’s All-Ireland final on September 22 despite a photograph showing him making contact with Colm Cooper’s face on Sunday.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2013

In adversity, Tyrone will find more than Mayo

I left Croke Park on the Sunday of August weekend like so many more, stunned by Mayo’s apparent lust to avenge not just last September’s beating but every other defeat and cursed day they’ve had in the great stadium. It was relentless, it was remorseless and it was a thing of beauty.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2013