DOWN forward Danny Hughes has acknowledged that revenge will be uppermost in Tyrone’s minds when the teams meet in their provincial football championship semi-final in three weeks’ time.

HIS 1-4 from play will make the headlines but the huge purple bruise that swelled his right eyelid spoke volumes for Benny Coulter’s overall contribution yesterday.

THE last time Down rolled into Ballybofey for championship Sunday, Donegal manager Brian McIver went against the grain of his predecessors.

TOMÁS Ó SÉ and Paul Galvin both return to the Kerry lineup for tomorrow’s NFL Division One relegation clash against Monaghan in Fitzgerald Stadium.

A DECISION on whether the winners of Sunday week’s dead-rubber NHL Division One tie between Galway and Cork will be awarded home advantage for the league decider between the counties on May 1 is unlikely to be made until next week.

CHAMPIONSHIP games between Cork and Donegal are rare commodities, and when it came to their last meeting in 2006, John Joe Doherty was far from Croke Park when battle commenced.

Donegal will run out unchanged for Sunday afternoon's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final encounter with Munster champions Cork at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-13

Donegal 0-13 Clare 1-7

THE RECESSION is clearly beginning to bite, with Donegal senior football manager John Joe Doherty pleading with local employers to give his players jobs.

TEAK-TOUGH Bishopstown back Noel O’Donovan and stylish Ballincollig winger Patrick Kelly have been drafted into the Cork team to play Meath in the opening round of the Allianz National Football League at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

Donegal manager Brian McIver has given a vote of confidence to the team that dismissed Roscommon for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Monaghan in Ballybofey (throw-in 5pm).

Stephen Griffin is the surprise inclusion in the Donegal side for tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier encounter with Roscommon at Ballybofey, throw-in 5pm.

Barry Dunnion will make his first start of the season for Donegal in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final clash with Derry (Ballybofey, throw-in 4pm).

Mayo manager John O'Mahony has made two alterations to his side for Sunday's NFL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Castlebar (throw-in 2.30pm).

UNLIKE 12 months ago, the Croke Park floodlights will go unused for the opening weekend of the National Football League but the meeting of the league and All-Ireland champions in Ballybofey should still be an illuminating spectacle.

Donegal football manager Brian McIver is planning for the 2008 season without Paddy Campbell in mind after the full-back revealed to him that he has played his last inter-county game.

Colm McFadden has earned a recall to the Donegal team for tomorrow night's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Monaghan (Healy Park, throw-in 7pm).

Aodh Ruadh defender Niall McCready has been named in the Donegal team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier clash with Westmeath (Mullingar, throw-in 7pm).

Donegal manager Brian McIver has made five changes to his team - most of them enforced - for tomorrow night's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Leitrim (Carrick-on-Shannon, throw-in 7pm).

Defender Barry Dunnion will miss Donegal's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Leitrim after undergoing a hernia operation in Germany.

Limerick 2-12 Donegal 4-6

ULSTER sides may have taken football to new heights in recent years, but the rest of the country has finally caught up with the northern province, according to Donegal defender Barry Dunnion.

The Vodafone GAA AllStars awards for the month of February have been presented today to Donegal footballer Barry Dunnion and Waterford hurler Eoin Kelly.

Donegal manger, Brian McIver has wielded the axe for Sunday's league encounter against Dublin making six changes from the side thumped by Tyrone in the McKenna Cup Final.

Tyrone 2-9 Donegal 0-5

Cork 1-11 Donegal 1-10

Glenswilly clubman Colin Kelly has impressed manager Brian McIver enough to warrant inclusion in the Donegal team for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final with Down in Ballybofey (throw-in 4.00pm).

FERMANAGH manager Charlie Mulgrew doesn’t believe drawing his native Donegal in the qualifiers gives his team any advantage heading into Saturday’s game in Clones.