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06 Sept 2025

Listen: Reaction to Jim McGuinness's eight-week ban being lifted ahead of Monaghan

DonegalLive's Conor Breslin and Peter Campbell look ahead to Donegal's Dr McKenna Cup semi-final against Monaghan - a match that will have Donegal manager Jim McGuinness on the sidelines after an alleged infraction into an illegible player was not proven

Listen: Reaction to Jim McGuinness's eight-week ban being lifted ahead of Monaghan

With Donegal taking on Monaghan in the Dr McKenna Cup semi-final in Castleblayney on Sunday, there was good news this morning.

Following a request by Jim McGuinness to the Ulster Hearings committee, Donegal county secretary Declan Martin was informed that the alleged infraction was not proven, so a proposed eight-week ban for the Donegal manager for fielding an ineligible player was quashed. DonegalLive's Conor Breslin and Peter Campbell look ahead and discuss the situation.

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