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2004
In Ballyshannon, Brendan Devenney tormented Carlow finishing with 2-4 (and he had a goal disallowed) as Donegal returned to Division 1 in style winning by 3-15 to 0-5.
They led 2-5 to 0-4 at the break and the second half was one-way traffic with Michael Hegarty finishing with 1-3 in what was a rout. Donegal went on to lose the league semi-final to Down.
Donegal: Paul Durcan; Eamon Reddin, Raymond Sweeney, Damien Diver; Eamon McGee, Dessie McNamara, Kevin Cassidy (0-1); Brendan Boyle, Paul McGonigle (0-1); Stephen McDermott (0-1), Michael Hegarty (1-3), Brian Roper; Colm McFadden (0-1), Adrian Sweeney (0-2,2f), Brendan Devenney (2-4,2f). Subs: Johnny McCafferty (0-1) for McFadden (41); Rory Kavanagh for McDermott (55); K Lacey for McNamara (57); Stephen Cassidy (0-1) for Sweeney (59)
Brendan Devenney, who had a big game when Donegal defeated Carlow to reach Division 1 in 2004
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