Live updates: Donegal take on Antrim in Dr McKenna Cup opener

Following last week's postponement against Derry in Letterkenny, Donegal are in action for the first time in 2026 when they face Antrim at Erins Own GAC Cargin, with a 1:30pm start - follow the action here by refreshing the page.

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FULL-TIME:  Antrim 0-7 Donegal 1-15

60+6 mins -  Antrim 0-7 Donegal 1-15
A two-pointer started it all, and it finished it too, with Seanán Carr putting over a great effort in the conditions to round things off

60+5 mins -  Antrim 0-7 Donegal 1-13
Pat Shivers scores from a free for Antrim 

60+2 mins - Antrim 0-6 Donegal 1-13
Seanán Carr is on the money with a free to push Donegal's lead out to 10 points

60 mins - Antrim 0-6 Donegal 1-12
Five minutes injury time will be added. 

59 mins - Antrim 0-6 Donegal 1-12
Shea Malone continues his fine debut, with a fourth point

56 mins - Antrim 0-6 Donegal 1-11
Sean O'Neill, the local boy from Cargin, curls over for Antrim

51 mins - Antrim 0-5 Donegal 1-11
Nice moment from Eoin McGeehin who nets a goal with his first touch after tucking home a rebound and then Kevin Muldoon pops over a point right away

45 mins - Antrim 0-5 Donegal 0-10

Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan and Eoin McGeehin for Curran, O’Hare and McGee so that's another first appearance, this time for McGeehin from St Eunan's

42 mins - Antrim 0-5 Donegal 0-10
Cormac Gallagher and Seanán Carr for Hugh McFadden and Turlough Carr - that's a first ever senior appearance for Gallagher from Termon, while Seanán Carr did play Dr McKenna Cup in 2024

41 mins - Antrim 0-5 Donegal 0-10
Antrim manage to score a second point of part two, and it's certainly well-taken from Paddy McBride but again, Donegal strike right back with Shea Malone's third point

38 mins - Antrim 0-4 Donegal 0-9
Hugh McFadden puts over two on the bounce, with a finish to a patient move for Donegal

34 mins - Antrim 0-4 Donegal 0-8
Ryan McQuillan scores the first point of the second half, with a free, before Hugh McFadden opens Donegal's account for part two.

Half-time subs: Finnbarr Roarty, Kevin Muldoon and Daire Ó Baoill for McColgan, Moore and Caulfield.  Muldoon, from Four Masters, is another debutant.

HALF-TIME - Antrim 0-3 Donegal 0-7

30+2 mins - Antrim 0-3 Donegal 0-7
Ryan McQuillan gets himself into space to score for Antrim, only for Donegal to score immediately at the other end when Conor McCahill is the one on the mark 

29 mins - Antrim 0-2 Donegal 0-6
Turlough Carr managed to win a free for Donegal after being surrounded by Antrim players and Shea Malone has little issue in tucking over the point

28 mins - Antrim 0-2 Donegal 0-5
Jason McGee tries his luck from distance, just inside in arc, and splits the posts to perfection

27 mins  - Antrim 0-2 Donegal 0-4
Shea Malone gets his first point in the colours of the Donegal seniors when he coolly pops over

24 mins  - Antrim 0-2 Donegal 0-3
Pat Shivers is causing Donegal a lot of bother and having won a free out on the right, goalkeeper John McCabb has a very difficult free that fails bo bother the umpires

21 mins - Antrim 0-2 Donegal 0-3
John McNabb in the Antrim goal makes a good save from Mark Curran, who lashed the ball soccer-style from the ground before Pat Shivers puts over a free from the home side.

18 mins - Antrim 0-1 Donegal 0-3
Antrim, who failed to score in the second half of their 2-16 to 0-7 loss to Derry in Owenbeg, get off the mark with Pat Shivers the scorer

15 mins - Antrim 0-0 Donegal 0-3
Antrim miss another couple of chances with one wide from Pat Shivers and then an effort from Ryan McQuillan falls short and is gathered by Gavin Mulreany

12 mins - Antrim 0-0 Donegal 0-3
Paul Bradley gets on the end of a good Antrim move - their best of the match thus far - but he can't take advantage and puts it wide

10 mins -  Antrim 0-0 Donegal 0-3
Oisin Caulfield cuts inside to take a neatly-taken point on his right foot to move Donegal to a three-point lead

8 mins - Antrim 0-0 Donegal 0-2
All Donegal so far in miserable conditions on a wet pitch. However, Jim McGuinness's team have kicked four successive wides, with Turlough Carr twice, Conor McCahill and Ciaran Moore off target 

Donegal debuts today are Ultan Doherty, Kieran Gallagher, Max Campbell and Shea Malone from Naomh Conaill, Paul O'Hare of Naomh Columba and Four Masters duo Turlough Carr and Conor McCahill

2 mins - Antrim 0-0 Donegal 0-2
Donegal's first score of 2026 is a two-pointed free from Gavin Mulreany after Shea Malone was fouled

Donegal have two changes from the side named on Saturday, with Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhride and Ciaran Moore coming in for Caolan McGonagle and Daire Ó Baoill.

Antrim: John McNabb; Kavan Keenan, Kevin McCann, Eoghan McCabe; Ruairi Hagan, Joseph Finnegan, Marc Jordan; John Carron, Kevin Small; Patrick McBride, Conor Small, Paul Bradley; Pat Shivers, Ryan McQuillan, Oisin Doherty.

Donegal: Gavin Mulreany; Mark Curran, Caolan McColgan, Ultan Doherty; Paul O'Hare, Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhride, Max Campbell; Jason McGee, Hugh McFadden; Ciaran Moore, Turlough Carr, Oisín Caulfield; Conor McCahill, Kieran Gallagher, Shea Malone.