Donegal should have too much for Derry

Rory Gallagher’s side look too settled, too experienced and too in tune to be stopped

Donegal look in better shape since 2013 encounter

Retirement has claimed Tyrone legends Conor Gormley and Stephen O’Neill

Our elite clubs should be a bridge between the professional and amateur game

Clontarf’s Wood and Lansdowne’s Ruddock should be praised for bucking the trend

Mark McHugh eager to respond to Donegal heartbreak

Playmaker missed the 2014 All-Ireland but says the squad are driven by that ‘grief’

Dublin that bit sharper than Donegal at Croke Park

Jack McCaffrey’s late goal sealed win despite Kevin McManamon red card

Donegal return not yet on agenda for Mark McHugh

All Star winner has no regrets about year spent in United States and hopes for future opportunities

Jim McGuinness brought potential to glorious reality

Donegal manager wields his magic again to bring capital to it’s knees

2011 and all that: how Donegal stepped through the looking glass

Was the semi-final football’s dark ages or the dawn of a seminal shift in tactics?

Donegal’s primed for battle, says Brian McEniff

Dublin are a formidale outfit but the former manager thinks they haven’t faced a stiff test all summer

Jim McGuinness still keeping his cards close to his chest

Donegal supremo and his squad have been working on system to counteract Dublin’s strengths

Cassidy says McGuinness comments on Dublin were 'silly'

Donegal’s two-time All Star feels Dublin may have too many big guns on the day for his native county

Jim McGuinness thrilled as Donegal dig deep to conquer

Donegal boss hails hard-earned Ulster triumph over Monaghan as ‘our best victory’

Confident Dublin need to be careful

Meath have the tools but have they the stamina to cause an upset? In Ulster Monaghan’s momentum has outstripped Donegal

Donegal determined to wrestle back their crown

Champions Monaghan facing a stern test in Ulster decider

Mark McHugh question just won’t go away for Donegal

Team captain Michael Murphy says that door remains opens for former All Star

Frank McGlynn and Donegal ready to prove they have a lot left to offer

Last year’s bad times only a bad memory as all eyes are now on Derry

Michael Murphy insists Donegal camp a happy one

Absence of former heroes like Mark McHugh weighs lightly on big full forward’s mind

Jim McGuinness concerned about effect of the black card

Donegal boss says new rule has created a fear factor among defenders

Paul Durcan says Donegal door remains open for Mark McHugh

Derry game now the priority for remaining panel members

Moran expects to see McHugh back in the Donegal fold

Mark McHugh’s departure piles the pressure on Donegal

Departure of former All Star a blow in the run-up to big clash with Derry

Donegal’s McElhinney says no hard feelings over four departures

Door ‘always open’ for Mark McHugh to return

Former All-Star one of four players to quit Donegal panel ahead of football championship

Mark McHugh among four to leave Donegal panel

Thomas McKinley, Gary McFadden and Anton McFadden also reported to have left squad

Jim McGuinness keen to manage Donegal players’ well-being

Manager aiming to build platform to push for Ulster championship

Roscommon leave it late to gain parity

Sligo IT denied victory by injury-time comeback

Mounting evidence suggests acute risk to players from head injuries

Head injuries are a serious concern in both amateur and professional sport

Tyrone’s cuteness to get them over the line against Monaghan

After wins over Meath and Kildare, Harte's side is looking more dangerous with very game

If Mayo get the match-ups right this time they will do it

Phoney war over as James Horan’s men set about dethroning All-Ireland champions Donegal

Conor Counihan opts for settled selection ahead of Cork’s meeting with Dublin

Team boasts notable survivors from victory over Dublin in 2010

Monaghan’s physicality isn’t about playing dirty, it’s just in their football DNA

They threw the kitchen sink at Donegal and they will do the same against Tyrone

Donegal have led way in physicality, says Mayo manager

All-Ireland champions ‘really ratcheted that up last year’, says James Horan

No quarter to be given as Croke Park gets ready to be lit up

Despite Laois’s record, Donegal will restore calm

Jim McGuinness’s men should get their season back on track

Donegal aren’t done and dusted just yet - all they need is to look forward in anger

Jim McGuinness should have no trouble picking his team up for the qualifier against Laois

Michael Murphy reflects on Donegal’s defeat to Monaghan in Ulster final

All-Ireland champions need to set it up for football qualifier against Laois

The one thing you cannot do as a Kerry footballer is lose to Cork in Killarney

Sunday’s game might not have relevance to the year ahead but there is a proud tradition to uphold

Mark McHugh keen to learn lessons of narrow escape against dogged Down

Donegal star not impressed with the blasé attitude of the All-Ireland champions’ supporters

Down unlikely to halt imposing Donegal juggernaut

All-Ireland champions ready to maintain their impressive run of victories in Ulster

Mark McHugh replaces Neil Gallagher in sole change to Donegal side to face Down

Séamus Harnedy to debut for Cork against Clare as Pa Cronin makes the bench

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