Donegal’s minor ladies face Monaghan on Saturday

Two teams still without a victory in the Ulster Minor Ladies Championship meet this coming Saturday in Emyvale as Monaghan play host to Donegal (2pm).

For Monaghan, it’s their final game in Section A and it follows defeats against Antrim, Cavan and most recently Tyrone.

Donegal still have a chance of making the plate final in this competition, but after heavy defeats against Cavan (a) and Tyrone (h), they will need a big performance if they are to get the better of a strong Monaghan team who ran Tyrone very close in their last outing two weeks ago.

Donegal, managed by Francie Martin, haven’t been helped by a string of injuries which have left them without a number of key players for their two championship outings to date.

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Their last game was against Tyrone in Glenfin at the end of February and they hope to have a stronger panel to select from this weekend with the likes of Aoibheann O’Connell and Aobha Posoma (both Downings) and Caoimhe Doherty (Urris) available again after missing the last game.

Aoibheann McGarrigle (Aodh Ruadh) has missed the entire campaign because of injury, but  made a welcome return to training last week.

After Saturday’s game, Donegal play host to Antrim in their final group match on Saturday week, April 2.

Donegal panel: Aoibheann McGarrigle (Aodh Ruadh), Aimee Boyle (Ardara), Chloe McDaid, Bonnie McLaughlin (Buncrana), Caitlin McCann (Burt), Amy Porter (Carndonagh), Codie Walsh (Convoy), Tara Geoghegan (Dungloe), Iseult Ní Mhathúna (Gaeil Fhánada), Ellen Canavan, Holly Roarty (Four Masters), Isla Ní Ghallachóir (Gaoth Dobhair), Brenda Carr, Jamie-Lee McMahon (Glenfin), Leah Cunningham (Killybegs), Clodagh O’Connor (Letterkenny Gaels), Louise Doherty (Letterkenny Gaels), Abigail Temple-Asokuh, Serena McCrossan (Sean MacCumhaill's), Erinn Gallen (Sean MacCumhaill’s) Sophie Murphy (Malin), Aine Docherty (Milford), Shannon Leech (Moville), Tara Breslin (Naomh Columba), Aoife Doohan (St Michael's), Niamh Harkin (Naomh Padraig, Muff), Aoibheann O’Connell, Aobha Pasoma (Downings), Emma Neeson (Red Hughs), Abbie McGranaghan (Robert Emmets), Sophie McFeely, Clodagh Ní Shíoráin, Hannah Hopkins (St Eunan's), Niamh Brown (St Naul's), Jenny McGettigan, Jodie McFadden (Termon), Caoimhe Doherty (Urris).

Manager: Francie Martin. Management team: Simon McDevitt, Lawrence Hegarty, Diarmaid Doherty, Joan Sheerin, Mary Cassidy, Gemma Glackin, Liam O’Meara.