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06 Sept 2025

Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde added to Donegal team for McKenna Cup final

Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde from Gaoth Dobhair has been added to the Donegal starting team taking on Derry in the Dr McKenna Cup final in Omagh

Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde added to Donegal team for McKenna Cup final

Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde in action against Down in the 2023 Dr McKenna Cup

Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde has been drafted into the Donegal team to take on Derry in the Dr McKenna Cup final.

The Gaoth Dobhair clubman played at full-back in last weekend's 4-14 to 0-11 semi-final win over Monaghan and will take the place of Brendan McCole.

Beside that, KJ Molloy from Ardara and Naomh Columba's Philip Doherty have been added to the subs' bench, with Michael Langan and McCole going out. 

Derry start as selected, although  Shea Downey and Lachlan Murray have been added as substitutes, in place of Ben McCarron and Patrick McGurk.

Donegal: Gavin Mulreany; Mark Curran, Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde, Kevin McGettigan; Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Peadar Mogan; Oisin Caulfield, Ciaran Thompson; Odhran Doherty, Shane O’Donnell, Ciaran Moore; Patrick McBrearty, Oisin Gallen, Jamie Brennan.

Derry: Odhran Lynch; Diarmuid Baker, Eoin McEvoy, Chrissy McKaigue; Conor McCluskey, Gareth McKinless, Padraig McGrogan; Conor Doherty, Brendan Rogers; Donncha Gilmore, Declan Cassidy, Paul Cassidy; Niall Loughlin, Shane McGuigan, Cormac Murphy.


Referee: Conor Curran (Down).

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