Person: Christy Toye

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There was one loss... but Gavin’s root-and-branch review ensured there wouldn’t be a repeat

The Tuesday night after Donegal scraped through the 2014 All-Ireland quarter-final, Jim McGuinness crammed his players into a makeshift portable building at Donegal’s yet-to-be-built Centre of Excellence in Convoy.

How teenage kicks can launch Donegal

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Marty O'Reilly: Prospect of final with Dublin not an issue for Donegal

Donegal v Monaghan - Allianz Football League Division 1 Round 6

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Late escape for Monaghan as Donegal pay penalty

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Mayo and Kerry must realise their No.1 priority

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Michael Murphy believes Donegal can triumph in transition season

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

When ‘unbeatable’ Dublin were beaten

On the morning of the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final, Jim McGuinness turned to his flip chart.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2016

Donegal v Cork - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 4B

Donegal’s day but Cork go down fighting

Donegal 0-21 Cork 1-15: Death with dignity for Cork but a telling reminder of how the ways things used to be. Six years ago, this was the way they won games: grinding down the opposition, submitting them to their will, drawing them into making pressurised decisions.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2016

Let’s not ignore positive elements of football

For those of you who initially thought last Sunday’s Ulster final was another desecration of what was once known as Gaelic football, a question — name a game in recent memory in which both teams helped serve up a greater number of exceptional long-range points than what Tyrone and Donegal did in Clones?

Tue, 19 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

Sean Cavanagh: 'We became men today'

Tyrone 0-13 Donegal 0-11: “We became men today.” Seán Cavanagh had proven long before now that he is most certainly one of those but you knew what he meant. This Tyrone team hadn’t earned their spurs before yesterday. Now they have.

Mon, 18 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

All-square at the finish between Donegal and Monaghan

Donegal and Monaghan will meet next weekend after a Conor McManus free levelled this Ulster semi-final deep in additional time.

Sat, 25 Jun, 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

Christy Toye set to return for Donegal

Christy Toye is expected to make his first competitive outing of 2016 tomorrow when Donegal welcome Mayo to Ballybofey.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Defender Neil McGee hails Donegal’s squad depth

Neil McGee believes Donegal have more depth than at any other time in the previous five seasons under Jim McGuinness and Rory Gallagher.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016

Dubs again: County-by-county guide to Div 1 of the Allianz NFL

John Fogarty runs the rule over the Division 1 contenders.

Fri, 29 Jan, 2016

Donegal veterans won’t rush to exit door

Mark McHugh insists Donegal’s stable of veteran stars won’t make any snap retirement decisions.

Tue, 11 Aug, 2015

Ray Silke: Improved Mayo building case for glory

My first permanent teaching post was in St Gerald’s College, Castlebar, 20 years ago this September.

Mon, 10 Aug, 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

Donegal patience pays off against Galway

Donegal 3-12 Galway 0-11

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015

Fiery Farney up for battle on ‘D’ Day

Monaghan 0-11

Mon, 20 Jul, 2015

Brian McEniff won’t ever forget pain of 2005 loss to Armagh

The lid was flipped. The usually unruffled Brian McEniff had blown his right off.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2015

New position needed on line-ups

Gaelic football has moved on, but the media and GAA officialdom are clinging to a past that has long since ceased to exist.

Thu, 28 May, 2015

Officials escape spotlight in RTÉ’s new era of coverage

When the GAA signed a broadcasting deal with Sky Sports, it was argued that the competition would force RTÉ to improve the standard of their coverage.

Thu, 21 May, 2015

Injury-time point secures Donegal a semi-final place

Stephen Griffin's injury-time point secured a 1-09 to 0-12 draw to seal Donegal's passage through to the Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-finals.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2015

3 key points to watch for in the GAA this weekend

Peter McNamara looks at this weekend's GAA.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

Gallagher unhappy at missed chances

The absence of a clinical finisher in front of goal cost Donegal a third league win, according to manager Rory Gallagher.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Donegal footballers survive late onslaught by Cork

Donegal 0-12 Cork 1-8

Mon, 02 Mar, 2015

Donegal victory over Cork in Ballyshannon

Donegal 0-12 Cork 1-8

Sun, 01 Mar, 2015

Dubs erase defeat to Cork with five-point win over Donegal

Dublin avenged last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat, with a five-point win over Donegal at Croke Park tonight.

Sat, 07 Feb, 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

Steely Donegal shake off Derry

Donegal 1-15 Derry 0-12: Allianz Football League Division 1: When Rory Gallagher was appointed Donegal manager on Halloween night, the All-Ireland final loss to Kerry was still fresh in his players’ thoughts.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Donegal open their league campaign with victory over Derry

Donegal got their Division 1 campaign and Rory Gallagher's reign off to a winning start with a storming second half that swatted Derry aside at Ballybofey tonight.

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

Sister Act 5: Siblings prepare for All-Ireland final

Five sets of sisters will be hoping to win the senior All-Ireland club title with Mourneabbey on Sunday.

Wed, 26 Nov, 2014

Flanagan favourite to take over as new Offaly manager

Offaly GAA chiefs are closing in on Pat Flanagan to replace Emmet McDonnell as the next county football manager.

Tue, 07 Oct, 2014

Focused Kilcar dig out win over Glenswilly

The Donegal SFC began with a bang this weekend with Kilcar defeating the 2013 champions Glenswilly.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2014

Kerry carve out a heroic triumph

Kerry 2-9 Donegal 0-12

Sun, 21 Sep, 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

Will Donegal be the ones that play — or get played?

It’s been just over two weeks since Donegal turned the bookies odds on their head and delivered their finest display of the Jim McGuinness era, seeing off heavily-favoured Dublin with a pulsating semi-final performance that few outside the set-up saw coming.

Fri, 19 Sep, 2014

Kavanagh needed push to return

Rory Kavanagh had his doubts. He needed his arm twisting. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to; it was whether he was able to.

Thu, 18 Sep, 2014

Aggression and physicality make a welcome and long overdue return

Imagine Brian Mullins without aggression and physicality? He’d be more suited to playing for Cork today than Dublin in the ‘70s.

Mon, 11 Aug, 2014

Role reversal from 2003 final

It was the day Donegal’s ‘likeable losers’ tag stuck.

Sat, 09 Aug, 2014

Donegal gain momentum

Antrim 0-12 Donegal 3-16

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014

Donegal brush Antrim aside

Donegal 3-16 Antrim 0-12

Sun, 22 Jun, 2014

Players flouting the rules and refs not implementing them

The tackle is a skill by which one or more players may dispossess an opponent or frustrate his objective within the rules of fair play. A tackle is aimed at the ball, not the player. A tackler may use his body to confront the opponent but deliberate bodily contact such as punching, slapping, arm holding, pushing, tripping, jersey pulling or a full frontal charge is forbidden.

Thu, 29 May, 2014

Donegal’s game-plan bears fruit

Derry 0-11 Donegal 1-11

Mon, 26 May, 2014