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Eamon McGeeThe elder of the three McGee brothers was recalled to the Donegal panel in April 2011 by Jim McGuinness and was shortlisted for man-of-the-match in the All-Ireland final Living in Letterkenny and employed in Optum as an Application Analyst, McGee is a columnist with the Irish Daily Star and does GAA punditry elsewhere. Part of the Buncrana backroom team under manager Gary Duffy.
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Karl LaceyThe 2012 Footballer of the Year and four-time All-Star, Lacey, who has an MSc in Sports Performance from the University of Limerick and is a lecturer in Sport Coaching and Performance at ATU Donegal in Letterkenny. Helped establish the Donegal GAA Academy before resigning at the start of its third season in 2023. However, after two years at Kilcoo and winning two Down SFC crowns, he is back involved with Donegal’s Academy.
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Anthony ThompsonWinner of seven Donegal SFC titles with Naomh Conaill, the wing-back was called into the Donegal seniors on the back of the first of those in 2005 and still lines out at Davy Brennan Memorial Park. A winner of four Ulsters - 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2018 - as well as the 2012 All-Ireland, will be watching his younger brother Ciarán fly the flag on Sunday. Recently joined the fire service in Glenties
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Neil GallagherThe Glenswilly midfielder’s brilliant performance against Cork in the 2012 All-Ireland SFC semi-final was one of the standout memories of the campaign. First brought into the Donegal senior panel under Brian McEniff, Gallagher captained the team under Brian McIver to the Allianz League Division 1 crown in 2007. Won three Donegal SFC titles, the 2012 All-Ireland and three Ulster SFC crowns. Retired from inter-county in 2017. The engineer at Donegal County Council and partner in Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure is involved in Glenswilly’s underage structure.