Declan Bonner, the Donegal manager, commended the resolve shown by his young side as they came from four points down late on to overcame Meath in a frost-bitten Ballybofey on Saturday night.

Dr McKenna Cup semi-final Armagh 0-14 Donegal 1-10

A Daithi Casey point in the sixth minute of injury-time handed victory to Kerry at the end of which the hosts had 14 players on the field and Donegal one less.

All-Ireland winner Patrick McBrearty showed all his big game experience with a dramatic 73rd minute winning point at Pairc Tailteann to send Donegal through to Round 4A of the qualifiers.

The pendulum has swung decisively in Tyrone’s favour in the battle of Ulster’s giants following a runaway win at Clones.

Donegal's dazzling array of underage talent sparkled under the lights in the Athletic Grounds tonight, easing to the county's first EirGrid Ulster U21 football title since 2010 against 14-man Derry.

Mayo 1-12 Donegal 0-13

Allianz FL Division 1

Derry 0-11 Donegal 0-10: All-Ireland favourites Donegal were sent crashing out of the Ulster minor football championship by Derry in Saturday’s semi-final in Clones.

Donegal 3-20 Roscommon 3-16

Donegal 3-20 Roscommon 3-16

Allianz Hurling League Division 3A final

Donegal booked their place in the Nicky Rackard Cup semi-final with three points in injury-time but they were pushed all the way by a resurgent Monaghan in an entertaining game in Clones on Saturday.

Donegal maintained their NHL Division 3A status with a narrow win over Sligo at Brewster Park yesterday.

Donegal 2-12 Sligo 0-16

Monaghan 1-15 Donegal 1-14

CENTRE Declan Hayes supplied two breakaway tries to send Cistercian College Roscrea to a 19-5 win over Pres Bray and into the Leinster Schools Section B Fr Godfrey Cup final at Naas yesterday.

Eugene Organ has earned a recall to the Donegal starting line-up for Saturday's Nicky Rackard Cup final against their Ulster rivals Derry at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Donegal 1-19 Longford 0-10