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06 Sept 2025

Dungloe pull away in second-half to comfortably defeat Cloughaneely 

Just two points split matters at the break in Rosses Park but Dessie Gallagher's men upped the ante after the changeover and, in the end, took a comprehensive victory

Dungloe pull away in second-half to comfortably see off Cloughaneely 

Dungloe on the attack against Cloughaneely

Dungloe 1-19
Cloughaneely 0-6

Dungloe proved a little too strong for Cloughaneely on Saturday evening in this All-County League Division 2 league clash in Rosses Park.

In a cagey and closely contested first period, the hosts led by just two points, 0-7 to 0-5, at half-time. 

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But for the second week in a row, Dessie Gallagher’s men went up another notch after the restart and outscored Cloughaneely 1-12 to 0-1.

Oisin Bonner was in fine form up front for the locals and top-scored with ten points. Aaron Ward, Matthew Ward, Noel McBride, Shaun McGee and Cian McGee were the other Dungloe point scorers. Oisin McKelvey scored the Dungloe goal. 

Shaun Curran, Donnachadh Ó Baoighill and  Blake McGarvey were the Cloughaneely scorers. 

Dungloe scorers: Oisin Bonner 0-10, 5f, 2 2pts; Oisin McKelvey 1-0; Noel McBride 0-2,1 pts; Cianan McDaid 0-2; Aaron Ward, Matthew Ward, Shaun McGee, Oran Gallagher, Cian McGee 0-1 each. 

Cloughaneely scorers: Shaun Curran 0-3; Donnachadh Ó Baoighill 0-2; Blake McGarvey 0-1. 

Dungloe: Danny Rodgers; Conor Diver, Aaron Ward, Darren O’Donnell; Patrick O’Donnell, Conor O’Donnell, Barry Curran; Noel McBride, Matthew Ward; Karl Magee, Shaun McGee, Ethan McCaffrey; Daire Gallagher, Oisin Bonner, Cianan McDaid.

Subs: Oran Gallagher for E McCaffrey; Oisin McKelvey for C McDaid; Cian McGee for P O’Donnell; Jason McBride for N McBride.

Cloughaneely: Shaun McClafferty; Remy Moran, Darren McGeever, Cormac Coyle; Tomas Ó Raghallaigh, Cian McFadden, Seamus Duggan; Michael McHugh, Shaun Curran;  Sean Geaney, Padraig Coyle, Conor Coyle;  Donnachadh Ó BaoIghill, Blake McGarvey, David Geaney. 

Subs: Patrick Doohan for C Coyle; Lorcan McGee for  M McHugh; Stephen Curran for D Ó Baoighill; Donnachadh Ó Baoighill for D Geaney. 

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