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06 Sept 2025

How Donegal's Ulster champs fared in the All-Ireland club series down the years

With Naomh Padraig proudly flying the flag for Donegal in the All-Ireland Club JFC this Sunday at Parnell Park, here's a trip down memory lane to see how their predecessors as provincial champions got on when they went national

Naomh Padraig are aiming for a dream appearance in an All-Ireland club final. Please click on the arrows to go through the Donegal teams who won Ulster crowns and how they fared


Daniel McCauley’s side got the better of Tara 4-10 to 0-8 at Ruislip in London on Sunday in their rearranged All-Ireland JFC quarter-final, with the original fixture falling foul of a waterlogged pitch in December. This came after a dramatic Ulster final at Celtic Park, where Naomh Padraig pipped Craigbane from Derry 3-7 to 1-12. Next up, it’s all off to Dublin and Parnell Park for Sunday’s All-Ireland JFC semi-final against Kilmurry of Cork.

The only other Donegal side to reach an All-Ireland club final was St Michael’s in the IFC in 2004, with St Joseph’s, Glenfin, Red Hughs, Naomh Colmcille and Gaoth Dobhair all having won provincial titles down the years.

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