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2022 Donegal Senior Football Championship
The 2022 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 100th official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. 16 teams competed, with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. St Eunan's GAA, St Eunan's was defending champion after defeating Naomh Conaill CLCG, Naomh Conaill in the 2021 Donegal Senior Football Championship#Final, 2021 final. Naomh Conaill advanced again, to the 2022 Donegal Senior Football Championship#Final, 2022 final, where the club won this time, but in controversial circumstances, and by one point, after St Eunan's player Shane O'Donnell (Gaelic footballer), Shane O'Donnell was sent off for patting Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí. Team changes The following teams changed division since the 2021 championship season. To S.F.C. Promoted from 2021 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship, Donegal I.F.C. * CLG Chloich Cheann Fhaola, Cloich Cheann Fhaola - (I.F.C. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Donegal Senior Football Championship
The Donegal Senior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal SFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA and contested by the highest-level clubs, to determine the best team in County Donegal. Since 2016, it has been known as Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal SFC after its headline sponsor. Initially a straight knock-out competition, the Donegal SFC added a round-robin group stage in 2013. The final is played at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. The winning club qualifies to represent its county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which go on to compete in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The winning club receives the Dr Maguire Cup. The competition has been won by 17 clubs, 14 of which have won it more than once. Gaoth Dobhair and St Eunan's are the most successful clubs, with 15 titles apiece. The most recent team to win the competition for a first time is Glenswilly: in 2011 (followed by further tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ocean FM (Ireland)
Ocean FM is a local radio station that broadcasts to parts of the northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of south County Donegal, north County Leitrim and most of County Sligo and it broadcasts into parts of south-west County Fermanagh. It started broadcasting on 1 October 2004, replacing North West Radio (NWR). The station broadcasts from Collooney Collooney or Coloony () is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. Toponymy Collooney is thought to derive from . Reverend Terrence O'Rorke has previously also suggested ''Culmaine'', as Collooney is designated this way in such works as the ''Annal ... (County Sligo) Locally owned and locally operated, Ocean FM serves all adults in County Sligo, South Donegal and North Leitrim. Their shareholders include many of the leading businesspeople and sports personalities in the region. They broadcast news, sports, current affairs, special interest programmes across parts of the northwest. Ocean FM covers sports events across the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC BBC Television, television, BBC Radio, radio and BBC Online, online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flagship analysis programmes such as ''Match of the Day'', ''Test Match Special'', ''Ski Sunday'' and ''Today at Wimbledon''. Results, analysis and coverage is also added to the #BBC Sport Online, BBC Sport website and through the BBC Red Button interactive television service. History The BBC has broadcast sport for several decades under individual programme names and coverage titles. ''Grandstand (TV programme), Grandstand'' was one of the more notable sport programmes, broadcasting sport for almost 50 years. The BBC first began to brand sport coverage as 'BBC Sport' in 1988 for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, by introducing the programme with a short animation of a globe circumnavigated by four c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Davy Brennan Memorial Park
Davy Brennan Memorial Park is the home ground of the Naomh Conaill GAA club, which is located in the townland of Carraigbrac, near the town of Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland. It has also been used to host trials for possible county players. A brawl among dozens of people after a 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship game between Naomh Conaill and Glenswilly at Davy Brennan Memorial Park led to Leo McLoone Leo McLoone (born 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Conaill and also, formerly, the Donegal county team. A versatile player, often employed as a forward, he has been an important source of goals for club and county. McL ... breaking several bones in his face (requiring surgery) and an investigation by the Donegal Competition's Controls Committee. References Donegal GAA venues Glenties {{Ireland-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Highland Radio
Highland Radio is the local radio service for the County Donegal (North) franchise, operating under a licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The station began broadcasting on 15 March 1990, and is franchised until 2024. Headquartered at the Mountain Top in Letterkenny, Highland broadcasts throughout large parts of Ulster (especially West Ulster), with it being received in the nearby city of Derry and in much of the rest of County Londonderry, as well as in large parts of County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, and in parts of County Antrim. It has the highest market share of any local station within the Republic of Ireland. History Highland began broadcasting on 15 March 1990. On 31 May 2005, it was announced that the station was to be purchased by Scottish Radio Holdings for €7 million. However, SRH itself was acquired by Emap 21 days later. The deal was cleared by both the BCI and the Irish Competition Authority. Emap's sole changes to the station were in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
St Naul's GAA
St Naul's is a Gaelic football club in the parish of Inver in County Donegal, Ireland. They compete in the Donegal Senior Football Championship. Several of the club's players have been involved with the Donegal county team. Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has served as secretary of the club. Notable players * Stephen Griffin — All-Ireland SFC winner * Brendan McCole — 2020 Sigerson Cup winner * Peadar Mogan — All Star * Daniel Coughlan - Glencoagh (Last minute winner vs kilcar county final) Managers * Eddie Brennan (date unknown). Honours * Donegal Intermediate Football Championship (2): 2011, 2019 * Donegal Junior Football Championship The Donegal Junior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal JFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA. Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin are the title holders (2024) defeating Carndonagh in the Final. History The competitio ... (3): 1962, 1972, 1984 References Gaelic games clubs in County Donegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
CLG Ard An Rátha
CLG Ard an Rátha is a GAA club based in Ardara in County Donegal. The ''Ard an Rátha'' in the club's title is the place name in Irish, while ''CLG'' refers to "GAA". They are one of the strongholds of Gaelic football in Donegal. History The club was founded on 21 October 1921. One of their county's more successful teams, they have won the Donegal Senior Football Championship on 6 occasions. Their most recent success was in 2004. The team is perhaps most famous at national level for being the home club of Anthony Molloy, the first Donegal senior captain to lift the Sam Maguire Cup. Paddy McGrath, a member of the 2012 All-Ireland SFC winning county team, currently plays for them. McGrath, along with Ardara teammates Conor Classon and Peter McNelis, was part of the Donegal under-21 squad which qualified for the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final. In May 2013, the men's team were forbidden from entering the All-Ireland Gaeltacht. As of 2020, the manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Glenfin GAA
CLG Ghleann Fhinne (''Glenfin'') is a Gaelic games club in the Glenfin Parish, County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ..., Ireland. The club's home ground is Páirc Taobhoige. The Club’s chairperson is Paddy Doherty. History Manager Liam Breen led the club to the 2018 Donegal IFC. Notable players * Stephen McDermott — All-Ireland SFC semi-finalist: 2003 * Frank McGlynn — 2012 All-Ireland SFC winner; five times Ulster SFC winner; a Donegal All Star Managers Honours ;Football * Donegal Intermediate Football Championship: 1983, 2001, 2018 * Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2001 * Donegal Under-21 A Football Championship: 2002 * Donegal Under-21 B Football Championship: 2015 Ladies' football * Donegal Senior Ladies Footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
St Michael's GAA (Donegal)
St Michael's (''CLG Naomh Mícheál'') is a GAA club based in Creeslough/Dunfanaghy in County Donegal. Located in the north of the county, the club is affected by rural issues such as low population and emigration; despite this they play at the top level in the Donegal Senior Football Championship and opened a new clubhouse in 2010. The club colours are red and white. The club plays at the Bridge in Dunfanaghy. The club has rivalries with Cloich Cheann Fhaola, CLG Na nDúnaibh and Glenswilly. History The club does not have much of a history. Perhaps the most interesting fact about it is that 2014 European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley used to play for them. The club reached the final of 2004 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. reached the final of the 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship, only to lose to Glenswilly. This was their first final appearance at senior level. They contributed six players to the Donegal county team that won the 2012 All-I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
CLG Chill Chartha
CLG Chill Chartha is a Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA club based in Kilcar, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland. They have won the Donegal Senior Football Championship on six occasions, the last in 2017, they won the Division One title on 14 occasions and are current All Ireland Comórtas Peile champions. The first recorded game was played on the beach in 1921 which was a inter townland match between “Up the Glen” and Muckross. The first official match played in Towney was between Ard na Ratha and “South of the County”. The first club match was played on November 9, 1924 against Ballyshannon in Towney with the visitors winning 1-03 to 0-02. Over the following decades the club have achieved success at all age levels and took part in the senior championships until 1967-69 when the club had to join forces with neighbouring parishes in order to field senior teams, the revival started when the club dropped to junior football in 1968 and three years later they won that champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aodh Ruadh CLG
Aodh Ruadh CLG is a GAA club based in the town of Ballyshannon in County Donegal. Historically one of their county's most successful GAA clubs, it has won 12 Donegal Senior Football Championship titles, and currently competes in Division 2 of the league and the Senior Championship. The club colours are green and white and it plays its home games at Fr Tierney Park. The club has a local rivalry with Réalt na Mara. History Aodh Ruadh was founded in 1909 as a football and hurling club. It is named after nobleman Hugh Roe O'Donnell (). Fr Tierney Park opened officially in 1954. Jim "Natch" Gallagher was mentor to Donegal's 1972 and 1974 Ulster Senior Football Championship-winning teams. With Bundoran, Aodh Ruadh formed one half of the St Joseph's team that won seven Donegal SFC titles and an Ulster Club SFC—the only Donegal team to achieve this feat until Gaoth Dobhair in 2018. Aodh Ruadh also contributed three players to Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland SFC title win: Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Four Masters GAA
Four Masters is a Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA club located in the town of Donegal (town), Donegal in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. They are one of the strongholds of Gaelic football in Donegal. History Based in the parishes of Townawilly and Killymard, Donegal Town, Four Masters is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Donegal having won 3 Donegal Senior Football Championships. The GAA club under Warwickshire County Board in Coventry, England, is named after the Four Masters club in Donegal. That club was unable to register as a Donegal Club but reserved the Four Masters name. Austin O'Kennedy, a top GAA doctor who oversaw all Donegal county teams for 22 years, has also been involved with Four Masters for even longer. Tom Conaghan who managed the Four Masters to two county championships in 1982 and 1984 went on to manage the county team during the late 80s. He managed Donegal to the 1989 Ulster Final which they lost in a replay to Tyrone. The club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
