GAA greats expected for Special Mass in Killybegs for the late Donal Gallagher

A special Mass to celebrate the life of the late Donal Gallagher will take place in St Mary’s Church, Killybegs, this Saturday February 25th at 12 noon.

Donal passed away in December in New York and Saturday will see his ashes interred. He was 78 and had been a member of the Donegal New York GAA club for over 40 years and has served as coach and manager over many years. During that time, he helped many players from Donegal and all over Ireland to get work and was always available to offer wise counsel in times of need.

Martin McHugh, Anthony Molloy, Declan Bonner, Niall McCready, Damian Diver, Charlie Mulgrew, Eunan McIntyre, Barry Cunningham, John Cunningham, Martin Coll, Kevin Cassidy, Noel Hegarty, Paddy Hegarty, Eunan MacIntyre, Lanty Molloy, Cathal Campbell, Stephen Cassidy and Leslie McGettigan were just some of the Donegal players who had come under Gallagher's wing over a period of many years.

Apart from managing Donegal players, Gallagher also managed the likes of Kerry greats like Pat Spillane, Jack O'Shea, Tim Kennelly as well as Cork All-Ireland winners Larry Tompkins and Niall Cahalane, Offaly’s Pádraig Dunne and Jim Gavin of Dublin.