Derry boss Paddy Tally has named three championship debutants in his side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC preliminary round clash against Donegal in Ballybofey.

Goalkeeper Néill McNicholl, Martin Bradley and Dan Higgins all come in to make their championship bows for the Oak Leafers against the defending championship who denied them a three-in-a-row of provincial titles last summer.

Higgins is set to start alongside Conor Glass at centre-field while Bradley is named in the full-back line with Diarmuid Baker and Brendan Rogers.

Shane McGuigan leads at the attack from full-forward where he’s flanked by Niall Toner and Lachlan Murray.

Throw-in at MacCumhaill Park is at 2pm.

🗞️🇦🇹 Here is our squad for Sunday's Ulster Senior Football Championship preliminary round vs. Donegal #DerryGAA2025 #UlsterSFC pic.twitter.com/v2XqMfGvrA

— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) April 3, 2025

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