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Replying To bloodandbandage: "Sure we might as well stay at home!" I know I won't be taking Cork lightly that's for sure. We lost to Cork two years ago and could have had no complaints. Plenty of good footballers in Cork who can do damage if they're let. I'm sure McGuinness will have that drummed into our lads. It's a great oppontunity to advance to the quarter finals directly. The Championship will really be heating up now over the next couple of weeks. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10353 - 02/06/2026 12:19:35 2677277 Link
Happy with a home draw... Cork are going to test our kick outs. They were very impressive v Meath with a man down and had to come back from several points down at one stage. Its a perfect game for both teams and I would guess Cork will be coming to ballybofey the way we went down to Killarney...to ambush us. But we have to believe in our team now, and Im not going to doubt them. I can see us prevailing after a huge battle. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3858 - 02/06/2026 12:46:48 2677290 Link
Replying To Ulsterchamps72: "So it is Sean mac Cumhaill park, delighted it is ready. Saturday night please at 7pm. The GAA dragged us to Cork and Killarney for Saturday games." It'll be 3 pm same as those reverse games I'd expect. joeteor (Donegal) - Posts: 270 - 02/06/2026 12:55:42 2677292 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Not a bad draw. Cork away wouldn't have been ideal. They have some good players so they definitely cannot be taken for granted. Jarlath Burns seemed to indicate that the game will be in MacCumhaill Park. Hopefully that will be the case. I wouldn't think Cork will take a big support up? Should be plenty of tickets available. On another note - a huge bualadh bos to all in CLG Chill Chartha on a very well run Comórtas Peil na Gaeltachta. There was a great wee buzz around the place and some brilliant football played over the weekend. Well done to all the Donegal teams on their victories. Fanad Gaels produced a brilliant comeback win and Gaoth Dobhair eventually edged a very big and physical Wolfe Tones team." Absolutely spot on about the Gaeltacht championship in Kilcar. Brilliant job by the club organising it all. Great example of what the GAA is really about... not county teams but communities , volunteers and Irish culture. The atmosphere around Kilcar at the weekend was brilliant and some really good games with men and women giving everything they had for the love of their parish greenfan (Donegal) - Posts: 771 - 02/06/2026 13:33:19 2677313 Link
Tyrone v Mayo tie of the round imo. Wonder will ours be televised too? Surely have to show Monaghan v Westmeath and Derry v Meath. They'd probably want to show do or die Cavan v Dublin over Kerry game. Kerry of course get the worst side in All Ireland. With Galway and Armagh getting very winnable games, it means Kerry's worst scenario in round 3 would by Tyrone /Mayo loser as they can't draw Donegal /Cork again shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 462 - 02/06/2026 13:42:24 2677316 Link
Replying To bloodandbandage: "Sure we might as well stay at home!" Cork are a very good team. Big men, strong in midfield. Jim certainly won't take them lightly nor should he. Should be a very good match. Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 991 - 02/06/2026 13:46:51 2677317 Link
Replying To shaggykev: "Tyrone v Mayo tie of the round imo. Wonder will ours be televised too? Surely have to show Monaghan v Westmeath and Derry v Meath. They'd probably want to show do or die Cavan v Dublin over Kerry game. Kerry of course get the worst side in All Ireland. With Galway and Armagh getting very winnable games, it means Kerry's worst scenario in round 3 would by Tyrone /Mayo loser as they can't draw Donegal /Cork again" Most of the games will be shown. The problem is GAA+ seems to have has dibs over RTE. So the main free to air might slot not be the biggest game. Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 360 - 02/06/2026 14:01:21 2677323 Link
I'm assuming the 4 round 2A winners play the winners of 2B and can't draw each other? Like surely the teams that go straight to quarters avoid each other until semi? eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 383 - 02/06/2026 14:24:50 2677337 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "I'm assuming the 4 round 2A winners play the winners of 2B and can't draw each other? Like surely the teams that go straight to quarters avoid each other until semi?" Yes, your assumption is correct. Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 360 - 02/06/2026 15:40:28 2677372 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "I'm assuming the 4 round 2A winners play the winners of 2B and can't draw each other? Like surely the teams that go straight to quarters avoid each other until semi?" Sorry correction The winners of 2B play the losers of 2A next in round 3 The winners of round 3 play the winners of 2A in quarterfinals But the 2A winners won't play each other until at least semi finals. Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 360 - 02/06/2026 15:51:03 2677374 Link
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "I'm assuming the 4 round 2A winners play the winners of 2B and can't draw each other? Like surely the teams that go straight to quarters avoid each other until semi?" The 4 teams that go straight to the quarter finals avoid each other in the quarter final draw. No repeat pairings where possible from provincial finals on. Scenicparish (Donegal) - Posts: 991 - 02/06/2026 16:03:42 2677378 Link
Replying To Donegalman: "Happy with a home draw... Cork are going to test our kick outs. They were very impressive v Meath with a man down and had to come back from several points down at one stage. Its a perfect game for both teams and I would guess Cork will be coming to ballybofey the way we went down to Killarney...to ambush us. But we have to believe in our team now, and Im not going to doubt them. I can see us prevailing after a huge battle." Huge Battle, Cmon, you will trounce them monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 492 - 02/06/2026 16:44:51 2677382 Link
Replying To Scenicparish: "The 4 teams that go straight to the quarter finals avoid each other in the quarter final draw. No repeat pairings where possible from provincial finals on." Savage. Looking forward to this now. eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 383 - 02/06/2026 17:17:32 2677395 Link
Replying To monaghanmad: "Huge Battle, Cmon, you will trounce them" We won't be getting ahead of ourselves, cork upset us 2 years ago down in pairc ui ring hitting us for 3 goals. They have sone very good footballers and are athletic around the middle third. Their full forward line will test anyone with a decent supply of ball. totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1240 - 02/06/2026 18:07:38 2677413 Link
Replying To totalrecall: "We won't be getting ahead of ourselves, cork upset us 2 years ago down in pairc ui ring hitting us for 3 goals. They have sone very good footballers and are athletic around the middle third. Their full forward line will test anyone with a decent supply of ball." Exactly. To win Sam you need to win 5 games. We have won one. One game at a time. shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 462 - 02/06/2026 22:44:41 2677467 Link