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Off the Post: The Ageless Colm Shovlin of Naomh Ultan

The tiny south Donegal club of Pettigo had a book written about them with the very relevant title of "Up Against It". Well, down the road the small club of Naomh Ultan have also battled to stay in existence for the past few decades. And it has not ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:54

Sport

'Have boots, will travel' - was always the Martin Shovlin motto

Anyone with a passing interest in sport in Donegal will know the story of Martin Shovlin and the All-Ireland winning team of 1992. The Naomh Ultan man suffered the heartbreak of failing a fitness test before the biggest game of his life and ...

03 Dec 2021 at 20:20

Sport

'Where is the welfare issue when men in their sixties and fifties are playing championship football?'

A leading Donegal clubman has accused the GAA this week of having a bias against small country clubs. Colm Shovlin was speaking after he and his brother Martin - both of whom are in their early sixties - and two other members in their ...

07 Oct 2021 at 22:01

Sport

Donegal legend Martin Shovlin explains why he played championship football at 60

Martin Shovlin, aged 60, returned to action for Naomh Ultan in last Sunday’s clash against Naomh Brid in the Junior B Championship - out of necessity. He explains how it came about in Ballintra: “It was a case of need. I was watching ...

23 Sept 2021 at 14:29

1992 All-Ireland winner Martin Shovlin played Donegal club championship today ... at 60!

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1992 All-Ireland winner Martin Shovlin played club championship today ... at 60!

At the ripe old age of 60, Martin Shovlin was in action for Naomh Ultan this afternoon in the Donegal Intermediate B Championship. Well, not so old! A two-time Ulster SFC winner, Shovlin was part of the Donegal panels that won the ...

19 Sept 2021 at 21:17

GAA/LGFA

Donegal v Armagh holds special memories for Martin Shovlin

Martin Shovlin was 28 years of age in 1990 and in the prime of his football career. Having lost the Ulster final to Tyrone after a replay the previous year, Brian McEniff had replaced Tom Conaghan as manager and by July’s third ...

08 May 2024 at 20:16

GAA/LGFA

'The Meath team of that time were the hardest team we ever faced' - Martin Shovlin

In 1988, Donegal played their first-ever home match in Division 1, their opponents that November afternoon were the reigning All-Ireland champions Meath. It was a very different time but for Martin Shovlin and his Donegal ...

21 Mar 2024 at 07:30

GAA/LGFA

Shovlin on Molloy's book: ‘I’m sure we’ll still be friends after I read it'

"It will be an interesting read. I didn’t see anything yet. I’m sure we’ll still be friends after I read it,” said Martin Shovlin, speaking at the launch of ‘Anthony Molloy, a Memoir on Life, Glory and Demons’ on Friday ...

03 Nov 2022 at 20:34

GAA/LGFA

Donegal's NFL triumphs and trials against previous All-Ireland champions

It was a win that in no way changed the course of the season, but at the time, many thought it had set the tone – perhaps Donegal supporters spoke too soon. On the opening afternoon of the 2023 National League, Donegal ...

12 Feb 2025 at 19:45

GAA/LGFA

In Pictures: Jarlath Burns visits as Naomh Ultan celebrate 50th anniversary

GAA president Jarlath Burns was the special guest in Dunkineely on Saturday as the Naomh Ultan club marked half a century in existence. Toggle arrows to move through gallery

05 Aug 2024 at 09:25

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