Michael Murphy starts for Donegal against Tyrone with Peadar Mogan captain

Alan Foley
By Alan Foley

Managing Editor, Donegal, Letterkenny

Published 15th Mar 2025, 21:33 GMT
Michael Murphy of Donegal and Dan Higgins of Derry run out for the second half of the Allianz Football League Division 1 match earlier this month in Ballyshannonplaceholder image
Michael Murphy of Donegal and Dan Higgins of Derry run out for the second half of the Allianz Football League Division 1 match earlier this month in Ballyshannon

Michael Murphy will start for Donegal for the first time in 33 months as they take on Tyrone in Division 1 of the Allianz League on Sunday in Letterkenny

Michael Murphy will start for Donegal for the first time in 33 months as they take on Tyrone in Division 1 of the Allianz League on Sunday in Letterkenny.

Murphy last appearance came in the 2022 All-Ireland qualifiers against Armagh in Clones and the Glenswilly forward is a number of changes made by Jim McGuinness for the visit of the 2021 All-Ireland champions. St Naul's Peadar Mogan will captain the side, Donegal's fourth skipper this season with Michael Langan, Patrick McBrearty and Caolan McGonagle also having led out the team.placeholder image
Murphy last appearance came in the 2022 All-Ireland qualifiers against Armagh in Clones and the Glenswilly forward is a number of changes made by Jim McGuinness for the visit of the 2021 All-Ireland champions. St Naul's Peadar Mogan will captain the side, Donegal's fourth skipper this season with Michael Langan, Patrick McBrearty and Caolan McGonagle also having led out the team.

Gavin Mulreany of St Naul's starts in goal for the first time this year and, likewise in front of him, Kevin McGettigan gets the nod at full-back. Odhran McFadden Ferry made his first appearance since 2022 against Derry in Ballyshannon earlier this month and the Gaoth Dobhair man is in from the start, with Coalan McColgan of Naomh Padraig starting for the first time this year after his club made it as far as the All-Ireland JFC final.

Other first-time starters of 2022 are Naomh Conaill's Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí and Charles McGuinness. Jonny Carlin from Red Hughs, Oisin Caulfield of Na Rossa, Dungloe's Aaron Ward, Jack Gallagher of Glenswilly and Downings' Keelan McGroddy are all on the bench and will be eager to make their first ever league appearances at senior level.

Sunday's clash throws in at 3:30pm.

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