When Donegal last beat Dublin in a league game in Croke Park, Declan Bonner was a player and the county was still basking in the after-glow of its first ever All-Ireland title. It was all of 28 years ago: a different sport in a different world. So the famous venue is no place to travel for a Donegal team seeking crumbs of comfort.
It’s a long trek eastwards this weekend from the football citadels of Donegal and the visiting support will gather in the vastness of Croke Park on Sunday afternoon in the hope of discovering a little bit more about their team. Because right now, Donegal are a study in perplexity.
During the six year period when Dublin were imperious at All-Ireland championship level, Donegal were fancied as a team that could make a breakthrough. When Declan …
- March 20, 2022
