2015 Donegal county football team season

June 2021 June 2021 Donegal county football team 2015 MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey NFL D1 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finalist Ulster SFC Finalist 2014 2016 The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2015 season. The 2015 Donegal county football team season was the franchise's 111th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team entered the season, having reached the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2014/0829/640246-live-donegal-v-dublin/ As it happened: Donegal shock Dublin RTÉ Sport 31 August 2014 31 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315215800/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2014/0829/640246-live-donegal-v-dublin/ 15 March 2015 Personnel changes Rory Gallagher was in his first season as the team's manager. He was ratified on 31 October 2014.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/rory-gallagher-confirmed-as-new-donegal-manager-30708787.html Rory Gallagher confirmed as new Donegal manager Irish Independent 31 October 2014 31 October 2014 In December 2014, Gary McDaid officially joined the backroom team as coach–selector.Harry Walsh https://donegalnews.com/2014/12/32538/ Gary McDaid joins Donegal backroom team Donegal News 23 December 2014 23 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20171031133931/http://donegalnews.com/2014/12/32538/ 31 October 2017 Thirteen players were added ahead of the 2015 Dr McKenna Cup, including goalkeeper Mark Anthony McGinley, Eoin McHugh, Ciaran McGinley, Conor Parke, Eunan Doherty (Naomh Conaill) Kevin McBrearty (Four Masters) and Ryan Malley (Ard an Rátha).Harry Walsh https://donegalnews.com/2014/12/thirteen-new-faces-on-gallaghers-first-donegal-panel/ Thirteen new faces on Gallagher's first Donegal panel Donegal News 21 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150808112637/https://donegalnews.com/2014/12/thirteen-new-faces-on-gallaghers-first-donegal-panel/ 8 August 2015 Ahead of the season Rory Kavanagh announced his retirement.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2015/0115/672709-rory-kavanagh-ends-inter-county-involvement/ Rory Kavanagh ends inter-county involvement RTÉ Sport 15 January 2015 15 January 2015 Mark McHugh returned.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/mark-mchugh-rejoins-the-donegal-football-squad-30857555.html Mark McHugh rejoins the Donegal football squad Irish Independent 22 December 2014 22 December 2014 Another veteran of the 2012 All-Ireland SFC winning campaign, Dermot Molloy, also departed, between the McKenna Cup's conclusion and League's beginning.http://www.highlandradio.com/2015/01/28/dermot-molloy-steps-away-from-donegal-panel/ Dermot Molloy steps away from Donegal panel Highland Radio 28 January 2015 28 January 2015https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/northern-ireland/31037162 Forward Dermot Molloy quits Donegal panel BBC Sport 29 January 2015 29 January 2015http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2015/0130/676673-dermot-molloy-quits-the-donegal-panel/ Dermot Molloy quits the Donegal panel RTÉ Sport 30 January 2015 30 January 2015 Michael Boyle left for Boston before the 2015 Ulster SFC semi-final and Mark Anthony McGinley, who had earlier joined the panel, was promoted to his position.Colm Keys https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/durcans-donegal-future-in-doubt-as-he-plans-move-abroad-31441844.html Durcan's Donegal future in doubt as he plans move abroad Irish Independent 11 August 2015 11 August 2015 But Boyle opted to travel to Boston for the summer prior to the Ulster semi-final against Derry and Mark McGinley stepped up to become the reserve goalkeeper. Panel Team as per Donegal v Galway, 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifier, 1 August 2015 1 Goalkeeper Paul Durcan The Four Masters 2 Right Corner Back Paddy McGrath Ard an Rátha 3 Full back Neil McGee Gaoth Dobhair 4 Left Corner Back Eamon McGee Gaoth Dobhair 5 Right half back Ryan McHugh Cill Chartha 6 Centre back Anthony Thompson Naomh Conaill 7 Left half back Frank McGlynn Glenfin 8 Midfield Neil Gallagher Glenswilly 9 Midfield Martin McElhinney St Michael's 10 Right half forward Christy Toye Naomh Mícheál 11 Centre forward Odhrán Mac Niallais Gaoth Dobhair 12 Left half forward Mark McHugh Cill Chartha 13 Right Corner Forward Patrick McBrearty Cill Chartha 14 Full forward Michael Murphy (c) Glenswilly 15 Left Corner Forward Colm McFadden St Michael's 16 Substitute Mark Anthony McGinley St Michael's 17 Substitute Eamonn Doherty St Eunan's 18 Substitute Declan Walsh Malin 19 Substitute Martin O'Reilly Seán MacCumhaills 20 Substitute David Walsh Naomh Bríd 21 Substitute Hugh McFadden Na Cealla Beaga 22 Substitute Leo McLoone Naomh Conaill 23 Substitute Gary McFadden Glenswilly 24 Substitute Eoghan Bán Gallagher Na Cealla Beaga 25 Substitute Ciaran McGinley Cill Chartha 26 Substitute Daniel McLaughlin St Michael's Competitions Dr McKenna Cup 2015 Dr McKenna Cup The draw was made in early November 2014, with Derry, Fermanagh and Queen's Donegal's opponents in Section B of the competition.https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/227169 McKenna Cup 2015: Donegal and Derry pitted in same group Hogan Stand 5 November 2014 5 November 2014 Gallagher's first match in charge of the county was a 2015 Dr McKenna Cup away defeat to Derry.Chris McNulty https://donegalnews.com/2015/01/report-rory-gallaghers-experimental-donegal-well-beaten-by-derry/ Report: Rory Gallagher's experimental Donegal well beaten by Derry Donegal News 4 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150107122334/https://donegalnews.com/2015/01/report-rory-gallaghers-experimental-donegal-well-beaten-by-derry/ 7 January 2015 Queen's was the second game; Dr McKenna Cup Section B up until that point ran as follows: Fermanagh 1–13 0–9 Queen's on Sunday 4 January; Derry 1–16 0–8 Donegal on Sunday 4 January; Donegal 2–16 1–8 Queen's on Sunday 11 January; Fermanagh 1–9 1–7 Derry on Sunday 11 January; Derry vs Queen's at Owenbeg on Wednesday 14 January at 19:30 GMT; Donegal vs Fermanagh at MacCumhaill Park on Wednesday 14 January at 19:30 GMT.https://www.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/30768238 McKenna Cup: Wins for Donegal and Fermanagh BBC Sport 11 January 2015 11 January 2015 So Fermanagh was the third game. National Football League Division 1 2015 National Football League (Ireland) Donegal advanced to the Division 1 semi-finals. 2015 Division 1 table Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostF ForA AgainstD DifferencePts PointsNotes 2 Dublin7 4 1 2 7–93 2–78 30 9 Advanced to NFL semi-finals 3 Monaghan7 4 0 3 4-86 7–84 -7 8 4 Donegal7 3 1 3 6–75 5–70 8 7 5 Mayo7 3 1 3 8–79 7–79 3 7 6 Kerry7 3 1 3 6–88 9-90 -11 7 1Donegal, Mayo and Kerry are ranked by points difference. 31 January 2015 Round 1 Donegal 1-15 - 0-12 Derry MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Marty Duffy (Sligo) Report 7 February 2015 Round 2 Donegal 2-10 - 0-11 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin Maurice Deegan (Laois) Report 1 March 2015 Round 3 Donegal 0-12 - 1-08 Cork Ballyshannon Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Report 8 March 2015 Round 4 Donegal 1-04 - 0-09 Monaghan O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny P. Hughes (Armagh) Report 15 March 2015 Round 5 Kerry 2-13 - 2-11 Donegal Tralee R. Hickey (Clare) Report 6,250 29 March 2015 Round 6 Donegal 1-13 - 0-06 Tyrone MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Report 5 April 2015 Round 7 Mayo 0-12 - 1-09 Donegal David Coldrick (Meath) Report 12,304 12 April 2015 Semi-final Cork 4-11 - 0-19 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin M. Duffy (Sligo) Report Ulster Senior Football Championship 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship Donegal advanced to their fifth consecutive Ulster final. 17 May 2015 16:00 Preliminary round Donegal 1-13 - 1-10 Tyrone M McElhinney (1-2); M Murphy (0-3, 2 frees, 1 45); C Toye, C McFadden, P McBrearty (0-2 each); F McGlynn, K Lacey (0-1 each). S Cavanagh (0-4, 3 frees); D McCurry (1-0); C McAliskey (0-3); Justin McMahon, M Donnelly, R McNamee (0-1 each). MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Report 17,435 14 June 2015 14:00 Quarter-final Armagh 0-08 - 2-11 Donegal T Kernan 0-3 (1f), J Morgan, C McKeever, E Rafferty (f), A Findon, C Rafferty all 0-1 each. M Murphy 0-5 (5fs), P McBrearty 1-1, M O'Reilly 1-0, O MacNiallais 0-2, N Gallagher, M McElhinney, N Gallagher 0-1 each. Athletic Grounds, Armagh David Coldrick (Meath) Report 18,186 27 June 2015 19:00 Semi-final Derry 0-10 - 1-09 Donegal M Lynch 0-02, 1f, E Bradley 0-02, 2f, C O’Boyle 0-02, C McKaigue 0-01, C McFaul 0-01; N Holly 0-01, B Heron 0-01. M O’Reilly 1-00 P McBrearty, 0-02, 1f, M Murphy 0-02, C McFadden 0-02, M McElhinney 0-01; C Toye 0-01, O MacNiallais 0-01. St Tiernach's Park, Clones Rory Hickey (Clare) Report 19,237 19 July 2015 14:00 Final Monaghan 0-11 - 0-10 Donegal C McManus 0-6 (4f), K O'Connell, O Duffy, K Duffy, D Mone, O Lennon 0-1 each. P McBrearty 0-6 (4f), M Murphy 0-2 (2f), K Lacey, F McGlynn 0-1 each St Tiernach's Park, Clones David Coldrick (Meath) Report 31,997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1 August 6:00 PM Round 4B Donegal 3-12 – 0-11 Galway P McBrearty 1-1, C McFadden 0-4 (1f), R McHugh 1-0, C Toye 1-0, O MacNiallais 0-3, M Murphy 0-3 (2f), L McLoone 0-1 G Sice 0-5 (5f), D Cummins 0-1, T Flynn 0-1, A Varley 0-1, P Conroy 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, D Comer 0-1 (1f) Croke Park, Dublin Eddie Kinsella (Laois) Report 8 August 6:00 PM Quarter-final Mayo 2-13 - 0-11 Donegal Lee Keegan 1-2, Aidan O'Shea 1-0, Jason Doherty 0-3, Cillian O'Connor 0-3 (0-2f), Kevin McLoughlin 0-2, Keith Higgins 0-1, A Freeman 0-1, A Moran 0-1. Michael Murphy 0-8 (0-5f), Christy Toye 0-1, Leo McLoone 0-1, Anthony Thompson 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin David Gough (Meath) Report Kit _donegal14 _donegal14 _donegal14 _adidas yellow _color_3_stripes_gold FFF200 FFF200 FFF200 09B441 09B441 Management team Manager: Rory Gallagher Selectors: Gary McDaid, Jack CooneyColm Keys https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/colm-keys-only-six-new-intercounty-gaelic-football-managers-in-2017-35340059.html Only six new inter-county gaelic football managers in 2017 Irish Independent 4 January 2017 14 January 2017 Rory Gallagher extended his term for a further three years with the option of serving a fourth and has a new coach in former Tyrone All-Ireland U-21 winner Richard Thornton, who comes highly regarded. He replaces former Westmeath footballer Jack Cooney after two years with Gallagher. Strength and conditioning coach: Paul FisherAndy Watters https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2020/12/15/news/a-level-playing-field-donegal-coach-paul-fisher-laments-lack-of-resources-in-quest-to-close-gap-on-dublin-2160191/ A level playing field? Donegal coach Paul Fisher laments lack of resources in quest to close gap on Dublin The Irish News 15 December 2020 15 December 2020 But Paul Fisher, the man who has overseen that programme for the last six years has reluctantly decided that it is time to move on. With a gym to run, a family to support and a Masters to complete, the Letterkenny native has stepped down after playing a vital role in the successes of managers Jim McGuinness, Rory Gallagher and Declan Bonner. Awards Footballer of the Year Frank McGlynnAlan Foley https://www.donegalsporthub.com/10764-2/ The Donegal GAA name players of the year and various award winners for 2015 1 December 2015 1 December 2015https://www.highlandradio.com/2015/12/01/2015-donegal-gaa-award-winners-announced/ 2015 Donegal GAA Award Winners Announced Highland Radio 1 December 2015 1 December 2015 GAA.ie Football Team of the Week Included: 4 August: Ryan McHugh, Odhrán Mac Niallais, Colm McFaddenhttps://www.gaa.ie/features/feature/gaa-football-team-the-week-week-110358/ GAA.ie Football Team of the Week — Week 12 4 August 2015 4 August 2015 References Category:Donegal county football team seasons