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22 Oct 2025

Dramatic free-kick win for Donegal U-16s against Down in Ulster LGFA Silver final 

The Mourne girls led 2-2 to 0-5 at the changeover but Donegal battled back to force the game to that dramatic ending with Dungloe’s Toni Boyle awarded Player of the Match. 

Dramatic free-kick win for Donegal U-16s against Down in Ulster LGFA Silver final 

The Donegal U-16 ladies that lifted the Ulster Silver crown

Donegal squeezed out Down in the U-16s in Ulster LGFA Silver final with free-kicks needed to separate the teams after matters ended all square at 2-7 apiece. 

The Mourne girls led 2-2 to 0-5 at the changeover but Donegal battled back to force the game to that dramatic ending. 

Dungloe’s Toni Boyle was awarded Player of the Match. 

The Donegal squad was: Aine Walsh (An Clochán Liath); Aoibheann McCann (An Clochán Liath), Aoibhínn Wallace (Burt), Sarah Black (Milford); Kate McCafferty (Termon), Laura Quinn (Four Masters), Sofie Campbell (Naomh Conaill); Toni Boyle (An Clochán Liath), Laura Boyle (Naomh Columba) (Captain); Iona McHugh (Ardara), Cayla McFadden (Termon), Kirstie Boyle (An Clochán Liath); Nicole Bonnar Gillespie (An Clochán Liath), Eva McNamara (Realt na Mara), Mia O’Donnell (An Clochán Liath).

Subs: Elianne McFadden (Cloich Cheann Fhaola), Orla Ward (Malin), Ciara Daly (St. Eunan’s), Rachel Gillespie (Aodh Ruadh), Evangeline McDermott (Moville), Cadhla Gillespie (Aodh Ruadh), Katie O’Neill (Killybegs), Sarah Hegarty (Naomh Ultan), Sophie McGee (Sean MacCumhaills), Andrea Reid (Sean MacCumhaills), Cora Cassidy (Four Masters), Clara Kelly (Carndonagh), Aoife Meehan (Cloich Cheann Fhaola), Cliona McColgan (Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin), Heidi McHugh (Killybegs).

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