Naomh Conaill - champions for the eighth time in Donegal Picture Thomas Gallagher
Search
23 Oct 2025
Search
23 Oct 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Ciarán Kilkenny tries to get past Brendan McCole the last time Donegal and Dublin met in the league in 2022
Jim McGuinness's Donegal side will get their season off and running this weekend when they welcome Dublin to MacCumhaill Park as the boys from the capital try to make it two league wins on the bounce.
Donegal’s trip to Kerry last weekend was postponed due to the effects of Storm Eowyn, so McGuinness's team will be fresh and ready for their upcoming opponents who have suffered a major blow with news coming last weekend that a number of their key players have opted out of the panel for the upcoming year.
On the other hand, this weekend could potentially see the return of Donegal legend Michael Murphy who has made a return to the county squad for the first time in two years.
Last year, Donegal stormed to the Division Two league title, just pipping eventual All-Ireland title winners Armagh to the league title on Easter weekend in Croke Park, while Dublin lost their Division 1 league final to Derry.
Nine-time All-Ireland winner Stephen Cluxton is said to be part of the Dublin squad for 2025, while Dublin manager Dessie Farrell has confirmed that he expects to be without both Jack McCaffrey and Paul Mannion for the new campaign.
Dublin will look to follow on from their two-point win over Mayo last Saturday in Croke Park which saw the sides play under the new rules.
Interestingly, Dublin have been unbeaten against Donegal in the league since the Ulsterman last beat them on a 0-13 to 1-8 scoreline in Ballyshannon back in 2009.
Match Details
Fixture: Donegal v Dublin
Competition: Division 1 National Football League, Round 2
Date and Venue: Saturday, February 1, MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Throw-in: 7.30pm
Live Broadcast: TG4 will show the game live with coverage starting at 7.15pm.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
