League not on McGuinness hit list

Donegal 0-12 Down 0-7

The Donegal manager was never a fan of the early season competition and while others try to hit the ground running, the All-Ireland champions are still looking at the bigger picture, the defence of their Ulster and All-Ireland championships, beginning with neighbours Tyrone on May 26.

On Saturday night, Donegal won their first match since September’s All-Ireland final thanks to a nine-point turnaround that saw a one-point deficit evolve into a comfortable win in the end against last year’s beaten Ulster finalists.