{{Short description|Donegal-based Gaelic games club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox GAA club | club gaa = | Irish = CLG Na Rossa | crest = | founded = 1976 | province = Ulster | county = Donegal | nickname = | colours = White and Black | grounds = | coordinates = {{coord|54|51|15|N|8|18|34|W|display=it|region:IE_type:landmark}} | pattern_la = _blacklower | pattern_b = _3_stripes_neck_white | pattern_ra = _blacklower | pattern_sh = _adidas white | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_white | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = 000000 | socks = 000000 | f3 = |}} '''CLG Na Rossa''' is a [[Gaelic football]] only [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] club based in [[Lettermacaward|Leitir]], [[County Donegal|County Donegal, Ireland]]. The club fields both men's and [[Ladies' Gaelic football|ladies']] teams at underage to [[List of Gaelic games terminology#S|senior]] level.
==History== Na Rossa have won the [[Donegal Junior Football Championship|Donegal Junior A Football Championship]] twice (1982 and 2023) and the [[Donegal Intermediate Football Championship]] twice (1989 and 1999).<ref>''[[Donegal Democrat]]''. [https://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/sport/297469/jock-stein-to-blame-for-pat-boyle-ending-up-in-na-rossa.html]</ref>
[[Declan Bonner]] became [[Player-coach|player-manager]] with Na Rossa at the age of 23, his first managerial appointment.<ref name=glimmer_of_hope>{{cite news|first=Declan|last=Bonner|title=You need that glimmer of hope|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=23 April 2020|page=55}}</ref> He did so having gone to the United States in 1988 and, having returned late, Donegal manager [[Tom Conaghan]] did not include him in the county panel for the following year.<ref name=glimmer_of_hope/><ref name=dsh_22092017/> Bonner led Na Rossa to the 1989 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship, while also playing for them.<ref name=glimmer_of_hope/> Bonner's brothers Sean, Michael and Donal were also part of that Na Rossa team, while his brother Aidan — a [[Glossary of Gaelic games terms#M|minor]] — was a substitute.<ref name=glimmer_of_hope/> [[Brian McEniff]] took over as Donegal manager again at the end of 1989.<ref name=glimmer_of_hope/> McEniff recalled Bonner to the county team.<ref name=glimmer_of_hope/> Bonner would not manage Na Rossa again for some time.<ref name=glimmer_of_hope/>
Bonner went on to play in McEniff's [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]-winning team, scoring four points in [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|the final]]. As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, he is in his second spell as manager of the Donegal county football team, taking over at the beginning of the 2018 season, having previously served as manager from 1997 to 2000.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Kelly|url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/declan-bonner-ratified-donegal-374167 |title=1992 All-Ireland Hero Declan Bonner Handed The Reins With Donegal|publisher=[[Balls.ie]]|date=22 September 2017|accessdate=2 September 2017}}</ref>
==Notable players== <!-- Notable players = [[WP:NGAELIC]], i.e. those who have represented their county. --> <!-- * Martin Bonnar — county player<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/galway-blow-as-fallon-to-switch-codes-26196033.html|title=Galway blow as Fallon to switch codes|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|date=11 February 1998|quote=Donegal also selected their team last night, and they handed league debuts to Martin Bonnar from Na Rossa, home club of new manager Declan Bonner, and John Haran of St Eunan's, Letterkenny.}}</ref> --> * [[Declan Bonner]] — 1992 All-Ireland SFC winning player; 2018 and 2019 Ulster SFC winning manager<ref name=dsh_22092017>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-itll-nothing-donegals-half-mad-new-manager/|title=Declan Bonner: It'll be 'all or nothing' for Donegal's 'half mad' new manager|date=22 September 2017|accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/09/28/declan-bonner-to-the-fore-as-na-rossa-reach-junior-semi-finals/|title=Declan Bonner to the fore as Na Rossa reach Junior semi-finals|date=28 September 2019|accessdate=28 September 2019}}</ref> <!-- * Sean Bonner — brother of Declan; played in the full-back line of the team that won the [[1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/declan-bonner-yearning-repeat-long-term-rewards-golden-age/|title=Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age|date=20 July 2018|accessdate=20 July 2018}}</ref> --> * [[Martin Caulfield]] — county player<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clgchillchartha.com/images/Programmes/2006NFLDiv2ACarlowVsDonegal.pdf|title=National Football League: Division 2A|date=12 February 2006}}</ref> * [[Carl McHugh]] — later a professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=184287|title=McBrearty looking for time off|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=25 January 2013|accessdate=25 January 2013|quote=1992 Donegal All-Ireland winner Declan Bonner coached McHugh in the Na Rossa GAA set-up.}}</ref>
==Managers== {| class="wikitable" |- !Years !Manager |- |1976–1988||{{N/A}} |- |1988–1989||[[Declan Bonner]]<ref name=glimmer_of_hope/> |- |1989/90–??||{{N/A}} |- |{{c.}} 2008||[[Declan Bonner]]<ref name=dn_03102019/> |- |200?–??||{{N/A}} |- |2015||Damian Devaney<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegalsporthub.com/ardara-turn-to-damian-devaney-for-2021/|title=Ardara turn to Damian Devaney for 2021|date=25 January 2021|accessdate=25 January 2021|quote=…Devaney was officially confirmed at the club's AGM, which was held remotely yesterday evening… He managed Na Rossa in 2015…}}</ref> |- |- |?–2018/9||Pat Caulfield<ref>{{cite news|first=Declan|last=Bogue|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/declan-bonners-lifelong-season-in-donegal-3twhdd9nj|title=Declan Bonner's lifelong season in Donegal: The tireless manager is immersed in Gaelic football, from Na Rossa to Croke Park|work=[[The Times]]|date=14 July 2018|access-date=14 July 2018|quote=The name of Pat Caulfield, manager of Na Rossa, flashed up.}}</ref> |- |2018/9–present||Donal Trimble<ref name=dn_03102019>{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Ferry|title=Gaels target historic final berth|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=3 October 2019|page=73|quote=It's 11 years since Na Rossa last contested a county final, but they are hoping to qualify for the Junior 'A' Championship decider this Saturday when they take on Letterkenny Gaels. In 2008, Na Rossa reached the Intermediate final but lost by three points in the final against MacCumhaills.}}</ref> |- |}
==Honours== * '''[[Donegal Intermediate Football Championship]]:''' 1989, 1999 * '''[[Donegal Junior Football Championship]]:''' 1982, 2023
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0924/1077956-donegal-boss-bonner-on-life-as-a-54-year-old-goalkeeper/ Profile] at [[RTÉ Sport]]
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