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Listen: Eamonn Doherty keeps the faith after positive start for Donegal

written by Chris McNulty February 14, 2018
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Eamonn Doherty says Donegal need to swap plaudits for points – but for now the Tir Chonaill men are targeting success in Saturday’s McKenna Cup final.

Donegal and Tyrone cross swords in Saturday’s decider at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh (6pm) with Declan Bonner’s Donegal looking to end Tyrone’s bid for a seventh successive McKenna Cup win.

Donegal have won plenty of praise for their displays in the Allianz League, but narrow losses against Kerry, Galway and Dublin mean they have yet to chalk up a point in the competition.

“Plaudits are nice, but they don’t put points on the board,” St Eunan’s man Doherty said.

“We’re working on things and it has been positive. I think it is going to come for us. We know what we’re trying to do. There is faith and trust there.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: Eamonn Doherty keeps the faith after positive start for Donegal was last modified: February 14th, 2018 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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