Donegal county hurling team
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The Donegal county hurling team represents Donegal in hurling and is governed by Donegal GAA, the County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Nicky Rackard Cup and the National Hurling League.
Donegal's home ground is MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. The team's manager is Mickey McCann.
The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 1932, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League.
History
Donegal has three senior and four junior Ulster hurling titles, the last senior win coming in 1932.
Donegal has a residue of pre-GAA hurling. The Burt Hibernians brought Donegal the 1906 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, defeating Antrim by 25 points to one. Burt later played in Derry. In 1923 Donegal fielded a team of three natives augmented with Gardaí and customs officers from hurling counties to win its second Ulster SHC. When they lined out for the semi-final, wearing blue jerseys against Limerick on a cold, miserable day in Croke Park, numbers were worn by the players for the first time to help the spectators to distinguish them. The team trailed 5–4 to nil at half-time and lost 7–4 to 0–1.
Donegal was National Hurling League Division Three champion in 2001.[1] Donegal reached the final of the 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup, only to be defeated by Derry. The county reached the final of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup, only to be defeated by Tyrone. Donegal won the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup, and then the 2013 Nicky Rackard Cup, its first, defeating Roscommon by four points in the final. These games were all played at Croke Park.[2][3][4][5]
Donegal currently competes in Division 2B of the NHL and in the Christy Ring Cup.[6][needs update]
Current squad
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Recent players include:
- Declan Coulter
- Danny Cullen (captain until 2020)
- Lee Henderson
- Sean McVeigh (2020 captain)[7]
- Conor Parke
Current management team
- Manager: Mickey McCann
Managerial history
- c. 1906–200?: ?
- c. 2009: Eamonn Campbell[8]
- 2010–2011: Andrew Wallace[9]
- 2012–2015: Ray Durack[10]
- 2015–2017: Ardal McDermott[11]
- 2017–present: Mickey McCann[12]
Players
Records
- All Stars
- Nicky Rackard Cup All Star Awards
- 2006 – Danny Cullen (Setanta), Aiden Begley (Aodh Ruadh)
- 2007 – Ger O'Dwyer (Setanta)
- 2008 – Mickey McCann (Burt)
- 2012 – Ardal McDermott (Burt), Lee Henderson (Seán MacCumhaills)
- 2013 – Christy McDermott (Burt), Danny Cullen (Setanta), Sean McVeigh (St Eunan's), Lee Henderson (Seán MacCumhaills)
- 2014 – Justin McGee (Sean MacCumhaills), Paul Sheridan
- 2015 – Ronan McDermott (Burt), Jamsie Donnelly (Seán MacCumhaills)
- 2016– Pádraig Doherty (Burt)
- Lory Meagher Cup All Star Awards
- 2009 – Jamsie Donnelly (Seán MacCumhaills)
- 2010 – Paul O'Brien (Burt), Mark Patton (Four Masters), Ardal McDermott (Burt)
- 2011 – Enda McDermott (Burt), Joe Boyle (Burt), Niall Campbell (Burt), Colm Breathnach (St Eunan's)
Honours
- 3 Ulster Senior Hurling Championships
- 1906, 1923, 1932
- 6 Ulster Junior Hurling Championships
- 1947, 1948, 1972, 1989, 2001, 2003
- 1 Lory Meagher Cup
- 1 Nicky Rackard Cup
References
- ^ "Donegal crowned Division Three champions". RTÉ Sport. 7 July 2001.
- ^ "Donegal thriller at Croke Park". Inishowen News. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup". Donegal Now. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Nicky Rackard Cup final: to Donegal the spoils". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off". BreakingNews.ie. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Durack ready for Ring assault". Hogan Stand. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Craig, Frank (26 January 2020). "County hurlers open at home to Armagh". Donegal News. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Foley, Cliona (10 July 2009). "Donegal 'sit-in' protest over Campbell ban falls on deaf ears at Croker". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ^ "Lory Meagher Cup final: Donegal reign supreme". Hogan Stand. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Durack ready for action". Hogan Stand. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
According to manager Ray Durack, the squad has put in a huge effort so far this year in a bid to make up for last year's shortcomings.
- ^ "Ardal McDermott steps down as Donegal hurling boss". 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
The Burt clubman and former Donegal player, who retired in 2012, took over from Ray Durack in late 2015.
- ^ "Mickey McCann appointed Donegal hurling managerMickey McCann appointed Donegal hurling manager". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.