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06 Sept 2025

Off the beaten track: A selection of stories from last week's championship

The Donegal SFC got underway last weekend in glorious sunshine with eight matches dotted around the county with the IFC and junior competitions seeing their second rounds of action. Here’s a look at some of the things that might have caught your attention

Doing his bit
The struggles of Pettigo have been well documented for many a year, as recently as the weekend before last when Pettigo chairman Colin McFarland, in the wake of his side’s round one loss to Moville, said “spirit and that is what keeps us going.”

In round two, with Pettigo taking on Na Rossa, the border side had to call on the services of 51 year-old McFarland and Pauric Colton at 53 to complete their panel, with 12 regulars missing. McFarland made a late cameo off the substitutes’ bench in a 5-23 to 1-2 defeat at sunny Madavagh. AF

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