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06 Sept 2025

All-Donegal MacRory Cup semi-final gets the green light for Fr Tierney Park

Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town, are due to face Donegal Southwest in Ballyshannon in the semi-final with Donegal guaranteed a first MacRory Cup finalist since 1961

All-Donegal MacRory Cup semi-final gets the green light for Fr Tierney Park

A general view of Fr. Tierney Park in Ballyshannon

Reporter:

Alan Foley

20 Jan 2025 9:51 PM

Email:

sport@donegallive.ie

With Donegal now guaranteed to have a MacRory Cup finalist for the first time since 1961, the county will play host to Saturday's semi-final.

Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town, are due to face Donegal Southwest - drawn from Colaiste Na Carraige, St Catherine's VS, Killybegs, St Columba's Comprehensive, Glenties, Pobalscoil Na Rosann, and Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair - at Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon, on Saturday at 2pm.
 
A dramatic late goal from Patrick O’Donnell secured victory for the Southwest side over Omagh CBS on Sunday in Omagh on a 2-7 to 1-7 scoreline, while Abbey, who won the MacLarnon Cup last season were 1-7 to 1-5 winners against St Colman's Newry in their last eight tie in Convoy.
The other semi-final will be between St Patrick’s Maghera, who are managed by Willie McAteer from Fanad, and St Patrick’s Armagh, on Sunday at 2pm at  Athletic Grounds, Armagh. Both semi-finals will be screened live on Ulster GAA TV.

St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, were the only side from Donegal to ever reach the MacRory Cup final, on three occasions, but fell short each time. In 1956 they were pipped by a point, 2-7 to 2-6, against Macartan's from Monaghan in Omagh; they lost 3-7 to 1-3 in 1961 against Abbey CBS from Newry and again two years later, in Irvinestown, on a 3-7 to 1-3 scoreline against St Patrick's College from Cavan.

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