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06 Sept 2025

Live Updates: Donegal are in Salthill to take on Galway in Division 1

Donegal are three wins from three in Division 1 of the Allianz League and at 3:45pm they are taking on the only other unbeaten team in the top-flight, Galway - please refresh the page to see the latest update

Live Updates: Donegal are in Salthill to take on Galway in Division 1

Pearse Stadium is playing host to the clash of Galway and Donegal

Donegal are three wins from three in Division 1 of the Allianz League and at 3:45pm they are taking on the only other unbeaten team in the top-flight, Galway - please refresh the page to see the latest update

69 mins - Galway 0-21 Donegal 0-14
Ciaran Thompson drives one over the crossbar and that is the final action. Galway win

67 mins - Galway 0-21 Donegal 0-13
Dáire Ó Baoill's two-pointer effort looks to have been dropping short but it ends up over the 'bar after a touch from Conor Gleeson, so it's a one-pointer

65 mins - Galway 0-21 Donegal 0-12
John Maher powers through and Galway are within touching distance, with Shane O'Donnell replying for the visitors.

61 mins - Galway 0-20 Donegal 0-11
Galway have a free brought forward and Shane Walsh nails it. His teammate Finnian Ó Laoi is black-carded, so Galway are down to 13 again

61 mins - Galway 0-19 Donegal 0-11
Donegal need two-points you'd think at this stage and Peadar Mogan manages one

54 mins - Galway 0-19 Donegal 0-9
Donegal get another two points, this time through Oisin Gallen with Daire Ó Baoill. Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí and Charlie McGuinness are about to come on

54 mins - Galway 0-19 Donegal 0-7
Donegal pull one back through Ciaran Thompson

48 mins - Galway 0-19 Donegal 0-6
Shane Walsh with a close-range free - Galway are handling the second half well

45 mins - Galway 0-18 Donegal 0-6
Daire Ó Baoill loves the two-pointers and he's scored his second of the second half and Galway are down to 13 with Daniel O'Flaherty black-carded. 

45 mins - Galway 0-18 Donegal 0-4
Eoghan Ban Gallagher breaks in from the Donegal left and shoots at goal, only for Conor Gleeson to save

42 mins - Galway 0-18 Donegal 0-4
Conor O'Donnell adds to his first half score with one in the second 

40 mins - Galway 0-18 Donegal 0-3
It's not all one-way traffic though as Shane Walsh pings over a fine point

39 mins - Galway 0-17 Donegal 0-3
Donegal are off and running with the wind, thanks to a two-pointer from Daire Ó Baoill

Half-time subs - Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Niall O'Donnell and Ciaran Thompson for Odhran Doherty, Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde and Eoin McHugh. For Galway Conor Gleeson is in goal now, having come on for Conor Flaherty

35 mins - Galway 0-17 Donegal 0-1
Half-time and Matthew Tierney has been sent off for a high challenge on Hugh McFadden. A 16-point deficit isn't the worst against 14 men

30 mins
Galway 0-17 Donegal 0-1
And Donegal are off the mark! Conor O'Donnell with the free

28 mins
Galway 0-17 Donegal 0-0
Liam Silke, whose point effectively wrapped up Galway's All-Ireland semi-final win over Donegal, gets in to score

25 mins
Galway 0-16 Donegal 0-0
Two more two-pointers - Shane Walsh with both. That's eight points for the corner-forward, Seven two-pointers for Galway

21 mins
Galway 0-12 Donegal 0-0
Rob Finnerty scores again - this time from play- after a Donegal attack breaks down. If ever there was a day to throw an outfielder in goal, today is the day

19 mins
Galway 0-11 Donegal 0-0
Daniel O'Flaherty scored for Galway, the first old school point in the match. Shaun Patton makes a great save from Cian Hernon's blast at goal

17 mins
Galway 0-10 Donegal 0-0
Rob Finnerty is accurate from the free and again, it's a two-pointer, Galway have no scored five with the aid of a massive gale

12 mins
Galway 0-8 Donegal 0-0
Galway's fourth two-pointer and Shane Walsh's second. Over with comfort. At the other end, Shane O'Donnell tries to kick a ball forward to Donegal's inside forwards and the wind was so strong it blew back over the St Eunan's man's head.

10 mins
Galway 0-6 Donegal 0-0
Another Galway two-pointer and it has come from their goalkeeper Conor Flaherty

8 mins
Galway 0-4 Donegal 0-0
Donegal are struggling with the wind so strong to get up the field and Matthew Tierney fires over a two-pointer

2 mins
Galway 0-2 Donegal 0-0
Caolan McGonagle is captaining Donegal today and having won the toss opted to go against the wind in the first half. Shane Walsh opens the scoring for Galway with a two.

After lots of deliberation, these, we think, are the teams

Galway: Conor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath, Sean Fitzgerald, Daniel O’Flaherty; Dylan McHugh, John Daly, Liam Silke; John Maher, Sean Kelly; Cian Hernon, Sam O’Neill, Shane Walsh; Robert Finnerty, Matthew Tierney, Cein Darcy

Donegal: Shaun Patton; Mark Curran, Ciaran Moore, Peadar Mogan; Brendan McCole, Caolan McGonagle, Eoin McHugh; Hugh McFadden, Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhríde; Odhran Doherty, Daire Ó Baoill, Shane O’Donnell; Jamie Brennan, Oisin Gallen, Conor O’Donnell.

 

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