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Martin McElhinneyPart of the Donegal minors’ 2006 Ulster winning team, McElhinney was a second-half substitute for Patrick McBrearty in the 2012 All-Ireland final. Won four Ulster SFC titles in all, and lined out for Donegal 104 times before stepping aside in 2019. Currently joint-manager with his brother-in-law Daniel McLaughlin at St Michael’s and is working in the Civil Service in Letterkenny, having previously worked in Buncrana.
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Christy ToyeThe St Michael’s forward had a happy knack of scoring Croke Park goals, having first burst onto the scene in 2002, under Brian McEniff. The Creeslough native would end up playing for Donegal 163 times, until his retirement in 2017. A feature in the team for large spells, Toye fought back from a serious Achilles injury in 2009 to get back into the fold in 2011 against Kildare, with a goal to play a part in 2012. After missing 2013 due to trifacial neuralgia - a disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, the nerve responsible for sensation in the face - played a vital part in 2014 as Donegal reclaimed Ulster and reached the All-Ireland final again. .
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Daniel McLaughlin The St Michael’s forward made cameos in both the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final and semi-final wins over Cork, respectively. McLaughlin was part of the Donegla U-21 panel in 2010 and was three years with the seniors from 2011 to 2013. Has a BSc in Sports and Physiology from Preston’s University of Lancashire and an MSc from the University of Limerick. Currency the joint-manager of St Michael’s, with Martin McElhinney and works in the Civil Service.
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Dermot MolloyThe Naomh Conaill forward still lines out for his club, with whom he has won six Donegal SFC titles and was promoted to the seniors with Donegal after the 2010 run to the U-21 All-Ireland final, marking his debut with a goal against Down. As a 10-year-old, he wrote in a scrapbook of his wish to play for Donegal and win an All-Ireland medal. Came on in both the 2012 and 2014 finals. Works with his father at John Molloy Construction in Glenties.