McEniff may have enough as Donegal bow out

Donegal manager Brian McEniff, the man who led the Tir Chonaill men to the holy grail of a first All-Ireland title back in 1992, is on the verge of quitting the inter-county scene.

McEniff saw his 2005 crop bow out of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers at the second hurdle yesterday as Cavan desperately clung on for a 1-11 to 1-10 win at Breffni Park.

It would have been a different story had Donegal corner forward Brendan Devenney, who top-scored with 1-5, not seen his late penalty saved by Cavan keeper James Reilly.

The Breffni number one also reacted well to parry a Colm McFadden goal chance, and with that, Donegal were out of the championship in early July for the first time since 2001.

Bundoran hotelier McEniff said of his immediate future yesterday: "I'll be talking to the county chairman before I say anything public."

This is McEniff's sixth time in charge of Donegal, whom he led to the All-Ireland semi-finals in 2003.