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06 Sept 2025

DONEGAL V KILDARE: Little between them in last seven meetings

We take a look back at the Donegal-Kildare rivalry at National League where they met in Division One and Division Two. In the last seven, both sides have three wins each and the other game was a draw

DONEGAL V KILDARE: Little between them in last seven meetings

Action from Donegal against Kildare in 2019

2018

Donegal 1-15
Kildare 3-7


Donegal scraped a two point win to keep their Division One survival hopes alive in Fr. Tierney Park, Ballyshannon.
Kildare were bizarrely reduced to 14 on 14 minutes when captain Eoin Doyle, who was booked for a late tackle on Ryan McHugh, was then shown a second yellow for not having a gum-shield.


DONEGAL: Shaun Patton; Eoghan Bán Gallagher (0-1), Caolan Ward, Stephen McMenamin; Paul Brennan, Eamonn Doherty, Tony McClenaghan; Hugh McFadden (0-2), Odhran Mac Niallais (0-1); Ryan McHugh (1-2), Leo McLoone, Mark McHugh; Patrick McBrearty (0-4,1f), Michael Murphy (0-3,1f), Jamie Brennan (0-1). Subs., Niall O'Donnell (0-1) for McClenaghan ht; Neil McGee for Ward 51; Stephen McBrearty for Brennan 55; Caolan McGonagle for M McHugh 60; Ciaran Thompson for Mac Niallais 64; Nathan Mullins for O'Donnell 70


KILDARE: Mark Donnellan; Peter Kelly, David Hyland, Mick O'Grady; Cian O'Donoghue, Eoin Doyle, Johnny Byrne (0-1); Kevin Feely (0-3), Tommy Moolick; Fergal Conway, Niall Kelly (1-0), Paul Cribbin; Ben McCormack, Daniel Flynn (1-1), Keith Cribbin. Subs., Paddy Brophy for McCormack (25); Kevin Flynn (0-1) for O'Donoghue (ht); David Slattery (1-0) for P Cribbin 55; Chris Healy for Kelly (60); Fionn Dowling for Conway 64; Mark Sherry for Moolick (69)


REFEREE: David Gough (Meath)

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