Jim McGuinness

Can Donegal win the All-Ireland?

Jim McGuinness’s Donegal have injected some energy into a pretty drab championship but panel depth and playing style could prevent them going all the way to All-Ireland success

Jim becomes Jimmy as Joe Brolly changes his tune on McGuinness

Kevin McStay’s memorable column; close Munster hurling; Mayo still the butt of jokes

Donegal punish the Derry high press to run in four goals in a classic Jim McGuinness ambush

Three goals directly from kick-outs make a fool of Derry goalkeeper Odhran Lynch as the visitors pull off a shock with echoes of their 2014 win over Dublin

Nothing free and easy for Derry or Donegal

Pitfalls of conceding scoreable frees all too evident for Derry boss Mickey Harte and Donegal's Jim McGuinness in advance of Ulster SFC clash

Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Jim McGuinness is looking up

The league final conundrum; Monaghan finally make the drop; Old school attacking; Kilkenny’s auditioning process

Injured Eoghan Bán Gallagher to miss third consecutive Donegal match

Former All Star nominee hasn’t featured since picking up a groin injury during a win over Cavan earlier this month

Tactical Ulster arm-wrestle ends all square between Armagh and Donegal

Kieran McGeeney and Jim McGuinness both agree the game will help their sides as the season goes on

Donegal secure hard-fought win over Cavan after nervy finale

Oisin Gallen outstanding for Jim McGuinness’ men, scoring six points

Second coming of Jim McGuinness starts with Donegal win over Cork

Donegal show plenty of intent to ease to a comfortable 13-point win over outclassed Cork in Ballybofey

First blood to Mickey Harte as Derry make short work of Donegal in McKenna Cup final

A night of pristine free-taking from Shane McGuigan secures the spoils for Derry against Jim McGuinness’s Donegal

Donegal’s Jim McGuinness given eight-week suspension for fielding ineligible player

County expected to challenge ban, which could see new manager miss most of the National League

GAA round-up: Encouraging starts for Mickey Harte and Jim McGuinness

Derry beat Cavan, while Donegal thrash Armagh in the McKenna Cup

Championship 2024 draws: Jim McGuinness to face Mickey Harte as Donegal to play Derry

Mickey Harte’s Derry side on the same side of the draw as Tyrone in Ulster

Jim McGuinness: ‘It makes it very hard to knock teams off their perch if you’re only copying’

Everything aligns for Donegal’s once and future manager, as family, career and the county’s needs dovetail

Ciarán Murphy: Jim McGuinness’s return is exciting news – not just for Donegal

Gaelic football is stuck in a bit of a rut and Donegal’s new boss has shown before he is one of the most innovative coaches in the game’s history

Seán Moran: Managerial merry-go-round obscures complexity and sustainability of demands

Players are raised to have high expectations of team managers whose challenges get steeper and steeper

Malachy Clerkin: Jim McGuinness’ return makes Donegal a serious proposition again

Teams saw Donegal as a soft touch in the league and championship last year, that will not happen again next year

Kevin McStay: Ulster final could serve up a tactical treat

The kick-out is now the critical metric in deciding majority of Gaelic football games

Derry want ‘to be part of something that lives in the moment now’

Rory Gallagher looks ahead to upcoming Ulster final against his former team Donegal

Branagan and most Kilcoo team-mates don’t want to be stars of the county Down

‘I just honestly have no ambition to play for Down and I don’t mind saying that’

Donegal a study of perplexity ahead of daunting Croke Park trip

Declan Bonner was a player last time Donegal beat Dublin in Croke Park league game

Rory Gallagher’s resurgent Derry are a team on the rise

Division Two will hold no fear for Oak Leaf who have emerged from turbulent decade

Conor Laverty turning scarcely imaginable into the inevitable for Kilcoo

‘Humanity, decency, human connection’ - Laverty wants to be trusted by his players

James McCartan will prove a popular appointment for Down

Manager will link up with Aidan O’Rourke as he begins his second spell at the helm

Keith Duggan: Time for Plan C as Proposal B is just plain bonkers

Sideline Cut: Delegates will vote on worst collective idea since governmental tax on children’s shoes

Andy Moran: Kerry have shown Mayo exactly what not to do

Former Footballer of the Year says James Horan's side must not allow Tyrone to do the same

Darragh Ó Sé: I still think Dublin will win the All-Ireland

It’s impossible to see them losing to Kildare and then they just have two more games

Jim McGuinness: Armagh could be on cusp of something special

Kieran McGeeney’s side have something about them but need more solidity in defence

All-Ireland SFC: Our writers and pundits answer the big championship questions

Dublin try and claim a seventh successive title - but is there a surprise in store?

Jim McGuinness still in talks with Dundalk but no agreement yet

Club’s sporting director says Donegal All-Ireland winner ‘could be in the running’

Jim McGuinness in the running for Dundalk job

Jim Magilton confirms he has talked to the former Donegal boss about Oriel Park post

Kevin McStay: Beautiful chaos of All-Ireland to end in a Dublin-Mayo final

The competitive nature of Championship has been a refreshing change from the Super 8s

Kevin McStay: Croke Park still a huge advantage to Dublin

My feeling now is that there will be no more shocks coming from the provinces

TV View: Plenty of swashbuckling football, but where was the vintage rugby?

Feeling carsick as Dublin hit the accelerator and Leinster splutter past Ospreys

Ireland look ‘a little bit French’ but Paris still remains a graveyard

TV View: Simon Zebo was forecasting an Ireland victory ‘by 15’. Bless him

A Sunday of contrasts as silent GAA season hangs in the balance

Mayo fans must be wondering just what their team could achieve after stunning win in Tuam

Jim McGuinness takes Galway training session to work on ‘mental aspect’

Padraic Joyce: ‘Jim’s a personal friend and has been for years. I went to college with him’

Superfan John Murphy keen to keep streak going and make it 80 not out in Donegal

A fire was started at the age of five when he witnessed the Mayo homecoming in 1936

Sporting upsets: When Donegal sent Jim Gavin and Dublin back to the drawing board

McGuinness’s men were long shots to take down the champions in 2014 All-Ireland semis

Game Changers: Stephen Cluxton’s indelible mark on Gaelic football

Goalkeeper has played a huge role in establishing Dublin as dominant force in the game

Jim McGuinness says his Donegal players ‘bought into it 100 per cent’

Former manager admits players were pushed hard in training but they understood ‘trade off’

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