Donegal's Eoin McHugh enjoyed his Ulster championship debut against Fermanagh.

Son of James, nephew of Martin and cousin of team-mates Mark and Ryan, McHugh lofted over two points from wing forward as Rory Gallagher's charges sealed a semi-final date with holders Monaghan.

"It was just a nice atmosphere to play in and to make your debut," the Kildare man told The Irish News. "It's a new type of intensity. There was savage intensity. It's a serious step up from the league. It's completely different.

"The crowd, my whole head was busting with the crowd. I'd never experienced the likes of that before.

"I watched a lot of these boys winning Ulsters and All-Irelands and now the likes of Michael Murphy and Frank McGlynn are passing the ball to me in these games."

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