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Listen: “They just keep coming back and they never die” – Martin Regan

written by Chris McNulty October 6, 2018
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Martin Regan hailed the ‘great warriors’ of Naomh Conaill as they overcame Glenswilly to reach the club’s eighth Donegal SFC final.

Dermot Molloy’s 12th minute goal kept Naomh Conaill at arm’s length throughout a semi-final that was in the melting pot right until the end.

Glenswilly got close, but never close enough as Naomh Conaill returned to a third final in four years.

“After losing the final last year, the big one was to see if we could get back and make amends,” Regan said.

“We’re delighted with the result.

“They’re great warriors, those boys. They hung in there. They just keep coming back and they never die.”

Naomh Conaill emerged from a ‘Group of Death’ that included derby rivals Dungloe, plus two heavyweights in St Eunan’s and Gaoth Dobhair. Paired with champions Kilcar in the quarter-finals, they were drawn with Glenswilly for tonight’s semi.

The road to here has certainly been paved with imposing hurdles.

Regan said: “The last few weeks have been tough, really tough, on the bodies and minds. It’s been non-stop.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: “They just keep coming back and they never die” – Martin Regan was last modified: October 6th, 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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