Paddy Carr

After a last gasp victory over Kerry in his first game as Donegal manager, a very emotional Paddy Carr paid tribute to victims of the Creeslough tragedy.

It was a special start for us. It's a wonderful feeling because spirits have been down in Donegal. [January 29, 2023]

Donegal manager Paddy Carr expressed pride in his team amid the circumstances in which they dispelled question marks on the way to edging out All-Ireland ...

There's an incredibly proud group of lads there and they fought to the end. "We're particularly thinking of the people in Creeslough at the moment, it's been really, really difficult for them and I hope that we put a bit of joy into their hearts today," he said. "There have been a lot of questions about the heart and soul of Donegal football and I don't pay too much attention to it because the joy of actually being with these lads week in, week out and seeing what they can produce, that's a really big positive from today," he said.

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So that will be the initial aim, seeing just how everyone is after that absorbing effort". That was the most pleasing aspect of the performance. “Peadar is coming back in - he’ll be rejoining the panel.

“These lads showed the spirit of Donegal football is very intact,” Carr said after seeing his side defeat the defending League and All-Ireland champions. “They ...

Kerry –S Murphy; G O'Sullivan, J Foley, T O'Sullivan; M Breen, T Morley, P Murphy; J Barry, B O'Sullivan; M Burns, D Moynihan, A Spillane; T Brosnan, D Roche, K Spillane. “That should not be happening at this level in football in Division One. “They just showed a great bit of character there.

A youthful Donegal recover from six points down in the first half to defeat All-Ireland champions Kerry 0-13 to 1-9 in the Football League opener.

The remainder of the contest saw Kerry level on three occasions with the sides going point for point before McBrearty finally escaped the shackles of the Kingdom defence as he stroked over a the wind-assisted winner from 45 metres amid deafening noise from the home fans. But to their immense credit, Donegal responded with three straight points of their own before half-time as Carndonagh man Conor O'Donnell continued the good work by the team's Inishowen contingent by slotting his second point before McColgan's disputed score and a fine McGrotty effort, after a delightful dummy by the Downings forward, left a kick of the ball between the sides at the interval. As energetic full-forward Roche brought up his tally to 0-3 by the 24th minute, Kerry stretched their lead to 1-6 to 0-3 and by that stage, the home side seemed set for a hammering. A third point from man of the match Caolan McColgan appeared to have won it for Donegal only for Kerry substitute Donal O'Sullivan to level in the final minute of normal time. After Kerry's league debutant Darragh Roche notched the opening point, McColgan's first score and a Dara O Baoill effort had Donegal ahead by the ninth minute but the Kingdom responded with an unanswered 1-3 as Moynihan stroked to an empty net after dispossessing McCole, following keeper Patton's short kickout to debutant Curran. A youthful Donegal recovered from six points down in the first half to stun All-Ireland champions Kerry 0-13 to 1-9 in the Football League opener.

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His bounce-dummy that sent Adrian Spillane for his dinner was beautiful, and pivotal too as it cut the half-time gap to three, 1-6 to 0-6. Kerry hardly crossed halfway with any purpose in the third quarter, but still kept getting stripped and caught on the break. A short kickout worked to Brendan McCole’s hands but with Shaun Patton wide looking for the return, Dara Moynihan strips the full-back and rolls it into an empty net. The north-westerners were also able to do as they have been doing for years and hem a team in on their own kickouts. Three times the Kerry defence were completely absent as runners streamed past them, but they contrived to let the chances go. From finding themselves 1-6 to 0-3 behind after 24 minutes, the sense of a Donegal result grew with each passing minute.