Declan Bonner joins an exclusive Donegal club of Ulster winners

Twenty years after being denied an Ulster championship when Derry’s Joe Brolly snatched an injury time winning goal, yesterday Declan Bonner finally got his hands on the Anglo-Celt Cup.

Bonner’s team were comfortable 2-18 to 0-12 winners over Fermanagh at St Tiernach’s Park to win the province for the first time in four years. Coming from the preliminary round, Donegal averaged 2-19 a match — the highest total ever in the history of the Ulster SFC.

“Twenty years ago, I was in here as a losing manager after a late goal,” Bonner recalled. “To come back and do it with this bunch of players is terrific.”