DONEGAL WILL SPEND five nights this week at the Lough Erne Golf Resort as they fine tune their preparations for the All-Ireland football final on Sunday week.
A fortnight ago, Jim McGuinness’s squad embarked on a lengthy training camp in the Johnstown House, Enfield before they expertly picked apart red hot favourites Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.
A large party of players, doctors, physios and coaching staff will travel, and the trip is estimated to cost in the region of €20,000, according to Declan Bogue in today’s Irish Independent.
The high-end Fermanagh venue, that hosted the G8 summit last year, isn’t accompanied by any GAA pitches but it is anticipated Donegal will train in some club facilities nearby.
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It’s understood Donegal have some significant underwriters supporting their bid to win a second All-Ireland in three years.
In April, Donegal enjoyed a week-long training camp in the Algarve prior to their Division 2 league final against Monaghan.
The fact remains that many employers who actually employ GAA players do so in order to keep those people in the county, and as such are happy to facilitate their football / hurling commitments. The goodwill in the community from having Michael Murphy or Carl Lacey on your staff must be huge.
Great for them. The players in the GAA put in so much and get so little out of it (financially) and each and every one of them deserve whatever little perks they get. It of course makes a complete hypocrite of Jim McG but sure what’s new, it was all about mind games and you can’t argue with the results.
Do you think the Kerry lads will be working double shifts or something? There’s plenty of money behind them aswell, they could do the same if they wanted.
The Kerry group have been great for Kerry football, finding employment for many of their players. Also they’ve dished out a million for a sports centre. Also their annual sponsorship is one of the best in the country. And good luck to them.
Moan moan moan! Good on them. I’d give anything to be involved in a set up like that. Players deserve every bit of it. Look, there is Dublin bias out there which is unfair. However that argument is for another day. It’s about Kerry and Donegal now. Hopefully it lives up to the hurling!!!
Let’s see the training camp in Portugal . The four nights in Carton House . A Republic of Ireland international training their goalkeepers , I am sure their is a boxing coach involved as well after seeing the punch Murphy threw in the semi final. Three of their players flown by helicopter from Dublin to Donegal for a training session . Plus they have a centre of excellence .Not bad at all for a county who’s manager described Dublin as the Chelsea of Gaelic Football .
M Donnelly, Kepak, Glanbia, Tegral etc have been providing all of the above for teams since the early 90s, what’s your point.
What does a lift in a helicopter have to do with anything? Did you never pick up someone in your car on the way to training?
That a helicopter doesn’t pick diarmuid Connolly up in Marino & bring him to Parnell doesn’t mean dublin have less money. It’s because there’s no need for it when none of the Dublin players live an 8 hour round trip from training.
I actually was in Johnstown house last Summer where the Donegal team had done 4/5 weekends consecutively training there in weekend camp Pre-championship. A person connected to the team behind the team told me that this was done to cut down on players driving & was actually slightly cheaper than collective training 3 nights a week with driving expenses etc due to the distances players were travelling. It must be remembered also that Donegal is a massive county of huge inlets and headlands which has would mean huge mileage even for homebased players.
Have you any idea how far it is from Malin, Gaoth Dobhair or Ardara to Castlefinn round trip? Look at a map & see how others live.
Wonder how much the 5 days cost the county board ??? Jim had the cheek to say the dubs have more money ha he’s some man ! Gonna be an epic final can’t wait for it
I hope Johnstown House & Lough Erne are 2 of their loyal sponsors or that they give back to loyal Donegal hotels, sponsors & employers in other ways. I’m sure they do.
Either way I hope they win the final & if they don’t Kerry would be fine champions.
Getting a bit touchy are we . I just made a point that Mcguinness was crying poverty about Dublins finances comparing them with a professional soccer team which itself was a insult to the Dublin players . It turns out then that Donegal are not too bad at splashing the cash themselves
Well at least I answered some of your ‘points’. Not think the whole of your post stinks of touchy an sore? I’m not from Donegal but can relate to it as a rural county. What about your childish whinge re an imaginary boxing coach when you’re the ones with a fulltime in your backroom staff? Or Shay Given at home in his native county on holiday attending one training session? 1 helicopter ride for 3 players 3 weeks before an All-Ireland?
Bar a Ballymun in the Sun training camp and a few hotel camps your points are pi€s poor and very sore and touchy.
Granted I would have agreed with McGuinness’ point if he had made them at a different time but bad form in the run up to a semi-final.
He didn’t cry poverty. He said fair play to Dublin – they have their house in order. Up to other counties to catch up with the likes of Dublin and Kerry. He also has whipped Donegal into shape – the club v county was a big problem for the county team and he appears to have sorted that.
Donegal deserved their win over Dublin no arguments there .So no one been sore or touchy there as for all the other points I made about training camps or helicopter journeys no problem with that either . Why compare a amateur team to a professional team .
Fermanagh helping out Donegal?
Well I suppose it is Tir Chonaill people sticking togather. Most don’t realise that Fermanagh, North Leitrim and parts of Tyrone and Derry were also in this kingdom.
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The fact remains that many employers who actually employ GAA players do so in order to keep those people in the county, and as such are happy to facilitate their football / hurling commitments. The goodwill in the community from having Michael Murphy or Carl Lacey on your staff must be huge.
Three times. It’s like “abrahmovich has entered gaa”
Great for them. The players in the GAA put in so much and get so little out of it (financially) and each and every one of them deserve whatever little perks they get. It of course makes a complete hypocrite of Jim McG but sure what’s new, it was all about mind games and you can’t argue with the results.
They must be seriously looked after if they can afford to take that length of time off work, twice! Is it an unfair advantage? It probably is I’d say.
Do you think the Kerry lads will be working double shifts or something? There’s plenty of money behind them aswell, they could do the same if they wanted.
Split Donegal in two
The Kerry group have been great for Kerry football, finding employment for many of their players. Also they’ve dished out a million for a sports centre. Also their annual sponsorship is one of the best in the country. And good luck to them.
Moan moan moan! Good on them. I’d give anything to be involved in a set up like that. Players deserve every bit of it. Look, there is Dublin bias out there which is unfair. However that argument is for another day. It’s about Kerry and Donegal now. Hopefully it lives up to the hurling!!!
Let’s see the training camp in Portugal . The four nights in Carton House . A Republic of Ireland international training their goalkeepers , I am sure their is a boxing coach involved as well after seeing the punch Murphy threw in the semi final. Three of their players flown by helicopter from Dublin to Donegal for a training session . Plus they have a centre of excellence .Not bad at all for a county who’s manager described Dublin as the Chelsea of Gaelic Football .
M Donnelly, Kepak, Glanbia, Tegral etc have been providing all of the above for teams since the early 90s, what’s your point.
What does a lift in a helicopter have to do with anything? Did you never pick up someone in your car on the way to training?
That a helicopter doesn’t pick diarmuid Connolly up in Marino & bring him to Parnell doesn’t mean dublin have less money. It’s because there’s no need for it when none of the Dublin players live an 8 hour round trip from training.
I actually was in Johnstown house last Summer where the Donegal team had done 4/5 weekends consecutively training there in weekend camp Pre-championship. A person connected to the team behind the team told me that this was done to cut down on players driving & was actually slightly cheaper than collective training 3 nights a week with driving expenses etc due to the distances players were travelling. It must be remembered also that Donegal is a massive county of huge inlets and headlands which has would mean huge mileage even for homebased players.
Have you any idea how far it is from Malin, Gaoth Dobhair or Ardara to Castlefinn round trip? Look at a map & see how others live.
Wonder how much the 5 days cost the county board ??? Jim had the cheek to say the dubs have more money ha he’s some man ! Gonna be an epic final can’t wait for it
20,000 it cost source : the above article
It really only cost them 3 grand. They put that on Donegal at 7-1 last Saturday.
haha Nice one, Peter!
I hope Johnstown House & Lough Erne are 2 of their loyal sponsors or that they give back to loyal Donegal hotels, sponsors & employers in other ways. I’m sure they do.
Either way I hope they win the final & if they don’t Kerry would be fine champions.
well they constantly go on about Tir Chonaill, Fermanagh was in this medieval kingdom as well.
Getting a bit touchy are we . I just made a point that Mcguinness was crying poverty about Dublins finances comparing them with a professional soccer team which itself was a insult to the Dublin players . It turns out then that Donegal are not too bad at splashing the cash themselves
Well at least I answered some of your ‘points’. Not think the whole of your post stinks of touchy an sore? I’m not from Donegal but can relate to it as a rural county. What about your childish whinge re an imaginary boxing coach when you’re the ones with a fulltime in your backroom staff? Or Shay Given at home in his native county on holiday attending one training session? 1 helicopter ride for 3 players 3 weeks before an All-Ireland?
Bar a Ballymun in the Sun training camp and a few hotel camps your points are pi€s poor and very sore and touchy.
Granted I would have agreed with McGuinness’ point if he had made them at a different time but bad form in the run up to a semi-final.
He didn’t cry poverty. He said fair play to Dublin – they have their house in order. Up to other counties to catch up with the likes of Dublin and Kerry. He also has whipped Donegal into shape – the club v county was a big problem for the county team and he appears to have sorted that.
Well Erned.
Donegal deserved their win over Dublin no arguments there .So no one been sore or touchy there as for all the other points I made about training camps or helicopter journeys no problem with that either . Why compare a amateur team to a professional team .
Fermanagh helping out Donegal?
Well I suppose it is Tir Chonaill people sticking togather. Most don’t realise that Fermanagh, North Leitrim and parts of Tyrone and Derry were also in this kingdom.