Feast of football in store as 17 teams seek glory

FALCARRAGH, Co Donegal is bracing itself for up to 15,000 visitors on what promises to be a fine weekend weather-wise, as well as in terms of football where 17 teams from Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Kerry, Cork, Antrim, Waterford, Dublin and London will contest the senior and junior competitions.

Host club Cloughaneely have already been handed a boost in that they have been given a bye into tomorrow evening’s semi-finals, where they will await the challenge of either reigning champions Belmullet from Mayo or Naomh Abân from Cork.

Fears that Naomh Abán and An Ghealtacht from Kerry would not be making the long trek to Falcarragh have been allayed.