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14 Jan 2026

Seven things we’ve learned from Donegal's season-opener win over Antrim

An experimental Donegal easily accounted for the Saffrons in the McKenna Cup last Sunday and here are a few takeaways from the side's first competitive outing in 2026

Seven things we’ve learned from Donegal's season-opener win over Antrim

Jim McGuinness gives some final instructions to his side in Cargin

1: Kieran Gallagher looks like he’s rolled off the conveyor belt and already has the conditioning to make an immediate impact for Donegal. It’s hard to believe he was a county minor way back in 2016. But with Ciaran Thompson out of action for the foreseeable future, his Naomh Conaill teammate has the potential to help fill that void. He might have unnecessarily carried ball into contact at times against Antrim but the exciting thing was how he was winning primary possession in the first place.

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