# Donal Monaghan

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Irish Gaelic footballer

Donal Monaghan Personal information Native name Dónall Ó Muineacháin (Irish) Born 1950 (age 75–76) County Donegal, Ireland Occupation Businessman Sport Sport Gaelic football Position Right corner-back Club Years Club 1965–1984 Four Masters Club titles Donegal titles 1 Inter-county Years County 1968–1978 Donegal Inter-county titles Ulster titles 2 All-Irelands 0 NFL 0 All Stars 1

**Donal Monaghan** (1950 – 3 January 2016) was an Irish [Gaelic footballer](/source/Gaelic_football) who played as a right corner-back for the [Donegal county team](/source/Donegal_county_football_team).[1]

Born in [County Donegal](/source/County_Donegal), Monaghan first played competitive Gaelic football at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Donegal minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the [1968-69 National Football League](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)). Monaghan went on to play a key part for Donegal in a team that made a provincial breakthrough, and won two [Ulster](/source/Ulster_Senior_Football_Championship) medals and one [All Stars Award](/source/List_of_All_Stars_Awards_winners_(football)). His uncle, [Johnny Monaghan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Monaghan&action=edit&redlink=1), played Gaelic football with [Fermanagh](/source/Fermanagh_GAA) in the 1930s.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Monaghan represented the [Ulster](/source/Ulster_GAA) inter-provincial team on a number of occasions and was a [Railway Cup](/source/Railway_Cup) runner-up in 1975. At club level he won one [championship](/source/Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship) medal with [Four Masters](/source/Four_Masters_GAA).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Monaghan retired from inter-county football after the [1978 championship](/source/1978_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), while a knee ligament injury brought his club football career to an end in 1984.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

He assisted [Tom Conaghan](/source/Tom_Conaghan) with the team that won the [1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship](/source/1982_All-Ireland_Under-21_Football_Championship).[2]

Donegal's second All Star winner, his son [Barry](/source/Barry_Monaghan) also played for Donegal, 117 games in total at senior level.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Donal Monaghan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160203213719/http://www.fourmastersgaa.com/donal-monaghan/). Four Masters GAA website. Archived from [the original](http://www.fourmastersgaa.com/donal-monaghan/) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Campbell, Peter (31 January 2018). ["1982: Donegal win first ever All-Ireland title at U-21 level"](https://www.donegallive.ie/news/sporting-moments/294586/1982-donegal-win-first-ever-all-ireland-title-at-u-21-level.html). Retrieved 31 January 2018. Manager Tom Conaghan was assisted by Michael Lafferty, Donal Monaghan and John Cassidy.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Foley, Alan; Campbell, Peter (30 July 2021). ["When Donegal minors lit up the summer of 1996. Their story and 'where are they now?'"](https://www.donegallive.ie/news/sport/653345/when-donegal-minors-lit-up-the-summer-of-1996-their-story-and-where-are-they-now.html). Retrieved 30 July 2021.

v t e 1974 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 P. Cullen 2 D. Monaghan 3 S. Doherty 4 R. Kelleher 5 P. Reilly 6 B. Murphy 7 J. Hughes 8 D. Earley 9 P. Lynch 10 T. Naughton 11 D. Barron 12 D. Hickey 13 J. Barry-Murphy 14 J. Keaveney 15 J. Tobin

v t e Donegal – 1982 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (1st title) 1 M. Kelly 2 M. McBrearty 3 S. Bonner 3 M. Gallagher 5 E. McIntyre 6 T. McDermott 7 B. Tuohy (c) 8 A. Molloy 9 D. Reid 10 M. McHugh 11 C. Mulgrew 12 J. McMullin 13 S. Meehan 14 P. Carr 15 P. McGroarty Substitutes used P. Gallagher for S. Bonner S. Maguire for P. McGroarty Substitutes not used M. Shovlin J. O'Donnell M. Carlin M. Carr J. McGowan D. McCole Manager T. Conaghan Selectors M. Lafferty D. Monaghan J. Cassidy Team versus Roscommon in the All-Ireland final

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