Kevin Cassidy has called on Rory Gallagher to change Donegal’s defensive style to make them more competitive.

Stephen Cronin, Patrick Kelly, and Colm O’Neill come into the Cork side for today’s qualifier clash with Donegal in Croke Park (4pm).

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.

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.

St. Josephs Miltown bridged a 25-year gap to capture the Clare SFC, defeating Cooraclare by four points in the decider at Cusack Park today.

Ireland’s Rugby World Cup odyssey has caused a headache for the GAA with major disruptions to county final club fixtures nationwide next weekend.

Newly-appointed Donegal manager Rory Gallagher last night expressed his gratitude to predecessor Jim McGuinness.

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

Welcome to your Thursday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

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.

Brian Cody has avoided suspension for comments about referee Barry Kelly in the wake of Kilkenny’s All-Ireland hurling final replay win over Tipperary last month.

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

Two days after the 2005 Donegal SFC final, Jim McGuinness gathered Naomh Conaill’s panel together in the shadow of Davy Brennan Memorial Park’s stand in Glenties.

There are just four survivors from last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Dublin in the Kerry side to face IT Tralee in the McGrath Cup tomorrow.

Malin turned the Raidió na Gaeltachta Donegal SFC on its head with a spectacular win over champions St Eunan’s in Buncrana on Saturday night.

There were some big casualties in the Raidió na Gaeltachta Donegal SFC at the weekend in its first season using first round groups.

Donegal received an unexpected ticket boost with Tyrone returning 1,000 unsold tickets for Sunday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final.

This is the face of a young GAA star after he was attacked during a game.

St Eunan’s 1-07 Naomh Conaill 0-09

It was a busy day of action in the provincial Football Championships in both Munster and Ulster, while new SFC champions were crowned in Donegal, Tipperary and Waterford.

The Donegal SFC semi-finals went according to the form book over the weekend and the final will be between arguably the best two sides in the county — St Eunan’s of Letterkenny and Glenties’ Naomh Conaill.

DONEGAL boss Jim McGuinness has refused to rule out Kevin Cassidy returning to his panel.

ON Sunday he will battle to book Donegal’s berth in the All-Ireland senior football final and defender Anthony Thompson will be able to reflect proudly on his own role in shaping the development of some of the county’s young talents.

Dermot 'Brick' Molloy has picked up a knee injury which will rule him out of Donegal's All-Ireland quarter-final tie.

The Donegal Competitions Control Committee are poised to launch a full investigation into an incident in a club match which left Leo McLoone with a double fracture of his eye socket.

Donegal captain Michael Murphy is facing a race against time to be fit for Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 2 final against Laois.

“I’VE not much left to say to ye,” laughed Oisín McConville as he greeted a congregation of journalists at last week’s AIB provincial player awards.

CROSSMAGLEN veteran Oisín McConville has made a thinly-veiled swipe at the club’s management last season, insisting current bosses Tony McEntee and Gareth O’Neill have brought back a more professional ethic into the senior panel.

“TYPICAL Crossmaglen” was the refrain that carried on the chilly Cavan air yesterday afternoon.

Crossmaglen 2-9 Naomh Conaill 0-10

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 1-11 Burren (Down) 2-7

THE fact that Naomh Conaill’s base in Glenties is over two hours from Coalisland’s complex adjacent to Lough Neagh means their Tyrone opponents are a largely unknown force to the men from the west coast of Donegal.

ARMAGH champions Crossmaglen Rangers dumped the reigning Ulster and All-Ireland champions, St. Gall’s, out of the running for successive titles with a brilliant 1-12 to 0-9 point win at Oliver Plunkett Park.

Defending All-Ireland Club champions St. Gall's crashed out of the 2010/11 title race this afternoon, as Crossmaglen Rangers, Coalisland and Naomh Conaill came through the Ulster Club SFC quarter-finals.

There was county football final action in Donegal, Derry, Fermanagh, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow and London today, while Kilmallock claimed the lone Senior Hurling championship title on offer.

Jim McGuinness was last night ratified as Donegal's new senior football manager, after he had been nominated unopposed for the position.

ROSCOMMON manager Jimmy Gacquin has made one change for Saturday’s Cadbury All-Ireland U21FC semi-final against Dublin, (Kingspan Breffni Park, 7.30pm).

St. Eunan's 0-13 Naomh Conaill 0-7