Eamonn Fitzmaurice has blamed pundits for attempting to paint Kerry as a cynical team.

Former Donegal selector Damien Diver claims Kerry’s cynicism in last year’s All-Ireland final was a key component in them annexing the Sam Maguire Cup. 

The Donegal County Board aim to have a replacement for outgoing manager Jim McGuinness by the end of October.

Donegal selector Damien Diver is using regrets about his own career to warn the current squad not to ever get blasé about playing in Ulster finals.

Down the years there was a natural trepidation ingrained in Donegal supporters looking ahead to the next championship fixture.

Donegal was plunged into crisis last night with coach Damien Diver confirming four players have left the panel, the most high-profile being former All Star Mark McHugh.

Seeing as they’re the self-proclaimed forgotten county in Ireland, some might accuse Donegal folk of being paranoid.

A new backroom with familiar faces was the method of hiring used by Donegal manager Jim McGuinness.

Jim McGuinness expects to have his new Donegal backroom team in place in the coming days.

Former county defender Damien Diver has secured a place in new Donegal manager Jim McGuinness' backroom team.

Long-serving Ulster football manager Brian McEniff is hoping luck will be on his side tomorrow when county championship finals take place in Derry, Down and Tyrone.

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).

Donegal manager Brian McEniff has named Eamonn McGee in his side for Sunday's SFC qualifier against Cavan, after the Sligo IT defender's leg responded well to intensive physiotherapy.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has handed Philip Jordan his first appearance of the National League campaign as the Red Hands travel to Mullingar to face Leinster champions Westmeath in Division 1A today.

The 2003 and 2004 All Star football squads - managed by Tyrone's Mickey Harte and John Maughan of Mayo - leave Dublin this morning for Hong Kong ahead of next Saturday's exhibition match between the sides.

Next Saturday's exhibition match between the 2003 and 2004 All Star football squads in Hong Kong will not be played under the new experimental rules.

THERE will be no sin bins or experimental rules in the exhibition game between the 2003 and 2004 Vodafone GAA Allstar football squads in Hong Kong next Saturday.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte will use today's game against Antrim in Dungannon as a chance to experiment.

Today's qualifier clash between Fermanagh and Donegal pits the northern sides against each other at Clones.

Fermanagh 1-10 Donegal 0-12 AET

GLUM expressions in Donegal this week. Talk of the summer in ruins, that sort of thing. Psychic wounds re-opened as two players, Eamon Magee and Brian McLoughlin, were kicked off the panel for turning up ‘unfit to train’.

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.

Donegal 1-11 Tyrone 0-9

ON a day when so much went wrong for their regular marksmen, it was fitting to talk afterwards to three of the Armagh forwards for whom things eventually came good.

THE anger over choice of venue has dissipated, a little, in Donegal. Most minds are just now focusing on the task in hand. And those supporters who will join the slow motorcade through all the bottle-necks between the county and Castlebar will travel with a fair dollop of hope in their hearts.

Donegal boss Brian McEniff has recalled experienced defender Damien Diver to the county fold ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final replay clash with Galway in Castlebar.

Galway football boss John O'Mahony is keeping his fingers crossed that U-21 star Kevin Brady can shake off a niggling knee injury in time for Sunday's replay clash with Donegal.

Donegal boss Brian McEniff has recalled Mark Crossan and Christy Toye to his starting lineup for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier with Down in Clones.

DONEGAL will be without Damien Diver for their All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Down at Clones on Sunday.

CORK footballers Anthony Lynch and Mícheál Ó Croinín have been prevented from playing in Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta which is being hosted by their club Naomh Abán this weekend.

Experienced defender Damien Diver has been drafted back into the Donegal starting lineup ahead of their All-Ireland quarter-final replay against Dublin on Sunday.

Donegal will name their side to face Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final replay on Wednesday night.

Donegal are expected to name a full-strength starting-15 for their All-Ireland quarter-final replay against Dublin in Croke Park on Saturday.

Donegal look set to declare a clean bill of health for Saturday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final replay against Dublin.

Dublin 2-8 Donegal 0-14

Donegal staged a rousing comeback to earn a draw in a gripping All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park.

Dublin lead Donegal by the tightest of margins at half-time in their All-Ireland quarter-final clash at Croke Park.

Donegal's rising young stars made light of playing two games in 24 hours to put Cork in serious trouble.