Search

06 Sept 2025

Dungloe turn in superb second-half at Naomh Padraig, Uisce Chaoin

Naomh Padraig, Uisce Chaoin were three up at the break, but it all changed in the second half as Dungloe took a firm grip to outscore last season’s Ulster JFC winners 2-15 to 0-5

Dungloe turn in superb second-half at Naomh Padraig, Uisce Chaoin

Ryan Connors played his part as Dungloe left Ture with an away win in Division 2

Naomh Padraig, Uisce Chaoin 1-12
Dungloe 2-22

Dungloe produced a power-packed second-half performance to come from behind to overcome Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin on Saturday evening in Ture in Division 2.

Ten points separated the sides at the final whistle after Dungloe came from 1-7 to 0-7 down at the end of an evenly contested opening half.

Johnny Toye scored the Naomh Padraig goal that separated the teams at the halfway stage - a lead the locals were full value for. But it all changed in the second half as Dungloe took a firm grip to outscore the locals and last season’s Ulster JFC winners 2-15 to 0-5.

READ NEXT: Naomh Muire continue their good early form with win away against Gaeil Fhánada

Daire and Oran Gallagher scored the second-half goals for last year’s Donegal SFC finalists, while Oisin Bonner, Ryan Connors and Shaun McGee were in fine form in front of the Naomh Padraig’s post. The trio between them chalked up 18 of Dungloe’s points tally while Barry Curran and Danny Rodgers also raised white flags for the winners.

Former county minor and U21 Toye was Naomh Padraig’s scorer in chief. He ended the game with a personal tally of 1-7.

Naomh Padraig, Uisce Chaoin scorers: Johnny Toye 1-7, Rory Hirrell, Oisin McIntyre, Eunan Mullen 0-1 each.
Dungloe scorers: Oisin Bonner 0-9, 4f, 2 2pt, Ryan Connors 0-6, 2 2pt, Daire Gallagher 1-1, Oran Gallagher 1-0, Danny Rodgerss 0-2, 1 2ptf, Shaun McGee 0-3, Barry Curran 0-1.

Naomh Padraig, Uisce Chaoin: Diarmuid Kane; Darragh McIntyre, Caolan Harkin, Comac Kelly; Oisin McIntyre, Jonny Toye, Jason McCallion; Eunan Mullen, Cormac McColgan; Rory Hirrell, Kevin Doherty, Jamie McCauley; Cillian Doyle, James McColgan, Drew McKinney. Subs: Rian Gallagher, Cathal McColgan, Daniel McMenamin, Andy McCarron.
Dungloe: Danny Rodgers; Darren O’Donnell, Matthew Ward, Conor Diver; Patrick O’Donnell, Conor O’Donnell, Barry Curran; Ryan Connors, Noel McBride; Cianan McDaid, Shaun McGee, Ethan McCaffrey; Daire Gallagher, Oisin Bonner, Oran Gallagher. Subs: Cian McGee for D O’Donnell; Oisin McKelvey for O Gallagher; Darren O’Donnel for Ethan McCaffrey.
Referee: Sean McLaughlin (Malin).

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

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.