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20 Jan 2026

Cockhill Celtic and Buncrana Hearts interest at national amateur squad trials

New boss Conor Coad s holding a series of regional assessment days with a good Inishowen contingent and attending the latest one of those at the AUL Complex on Saturday

Cockhill Celtic and Buncrana Hearts interest at national amateur squad trials

Cockhill's Damian Duffy, Garbhan Friel, Lee McColgan , Harry Doherty , and inset, Caolan Doherty

Damian Duffy, Garbhan Friel, Lee McColgan and Harry Doherty were all part of the FAI’s national amateur squad set-up as they were put through their paces by new boss Conor Coad.

The Waterford native is holding a series of regional assessment days with the Cockhill Celtic contingent attending the latest one of those at the AUL Complex on Saturday. 

Coad and his staff are preparing the squad for their first outing, a friendly fixture against an ETB XI on Wednesday, October 29th, at Home Farm FC, Whitehall. 

Buncrana's Caolan Doherty was also in Dublin as part of that same training group. A full fixture programme and schedule for 2026 are also being finalised and will be confirmed before the end of the calendar year.

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