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02 Feb 2026

Why they won: The winners at the Donegal Sports Star Awards

The various category winners were presented with their awards at a special reception at the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny on Friday evening. Here's who won what and why they won it

TEAM

The winner of the 2025 Team Award is the CLG Dhún na nGall Senior Men’s Football Team

Jim McGuinness’s men took the Ulster Championship title for the second year in a row after a dramatic extra-time win over Armagh in Clones. Donegal then progressed through the All-Ireland Series to the Sam Maguire decider against Kerry at Croke Park in July. 

While it wasn’t to be at GAA Headquarters, the supporters were immensely proud of the team’s achievements in 2025.  Seven of the team were named on the Ulster All-Stars side in September. In November four players Michael Langan, Michael Murphy, Finnbarr Roarty and Brendan McCole were named on the All-Star team. And Finnbarr Roarty took the Young Player of the Year Award. 2026 started positively with the win over Dublin and we wish Donegal well on Sunday against Kerry.

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