Donegal county hurling team

{{Short description|Hurling team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2020}} The '''Donegal county hurling team''' represents [[County Donegal|Donegal]] in [[hurling]] and is governed by [[Donegal GAA]], the [[County board (Gaelic games)|county board]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]]. The team competes in the [[Christy Ring Cup]] and the [[National Hurling League]] (currently Division 2B, often also in Division 3A).

Donegal's home ground is [[MacCumhaill Park]], [[Ballybofey]]. The team's manager is [[Mickey McCann]].

The team last won the [[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|Ulster Senior Championship]] in 1932, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League.

==History== Donegal has three senior and four junior [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] hurling titles, the last senior win coming in 1932.

Donegal has a residue of pre-GAA hurling. The Burt Hibernians brought Donegal the 1906 [[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]], defeating [[Antrim county hurling team|Antrim]] by 25 points to one. Burt later played in [[Derry GAA|Derry]]. In 1923 Donegal fielded a team of three natives augmented with [[Garda Síochána|Gardaí]] and customs officers from hurling counties to win its second Ulster SHC. When they lined out for the semi-final, wearing blue jerseys against [[Limerick county hurling team|Limerick]] on a cold, miserable day in [[Croke Park]], numbers were worn by the players for the first time to help the spectators to distinguish them. The team trailed 5–4 to nil at half-time and lost 7–4 to 0–1.

Donegal was [[National Hurling League]] Division Three champion in 2001.<ref name=RTE_07072001>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2001/0707/157205-donegal/|title=Donegal crowned Division Three champions|publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]]|date=7 July 2001}}</ref>

Led by Eamon Campbell, Donegal reached the final of the [[2006 Nicky Rackard Cup]], the first time the team had achieved this,<ref name=dd_07062022/> only to be defeated by [[Derry county hurling team|Derry]].

The county reached the final of the [[2009 Lory Meagher Cup]], only to be defeated by [[Tyrone county hurling team|Tyrone]].

Donegal won the [[2011 Lory Meagher Cup]].<ref name=inishnews_09062011>{{cite news|url=http://inishowennews.com/011Sports040.htm|title=Donegal thriller at Croke Park|work=Inishowen News|date=9 June 2011|access-date=9 June 2011}}</ref>

[[Ray Durack]] was manager of the county team from January 2012 until May 2015.<ref name=dn_28052015>{{cite news|url=https://donegalnews.com/2015/05/gaa-donegal-on-the-look-out-for-a-new-hurling-manager/|title=GAA: Donegal on the look out for a new hurling manager|date=28 May 2015|access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/county/donegal/article/index/186165|title=Durack ready for action|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=22 February 2013|access-date=22 February 2013|quote=According to manager Ray Durack, the squad has put in a huge effort so far this year in a bid to make up for last year's shortcomings.}}</ref> He led Donegal to the [[2013 Nicky Rackard Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2013/0608/455400-donegal-v-roscommon/|title=Donegal 3–20 Roscommon 3–16|publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]]|date=8 June 2013|access-date=8 June 2013|quote=Sean McVeigh edged Donegal in front with a 29th-minute goal, but Fallon netted a free to give the Rossies a 2-10 to 1-10 interval lead.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412230618/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/2013/0608/455400-donegal-v-roscommon/|archive-date=12 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=ie_08062013>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/donegal-win-nicky-rackard-cup-despite-sending-off-596954.html|title=Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=8 June 2013|access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup|title=Donegal hurlers win the Nicky Rackard cup|publisher=Donegal Now|date=8 June 2013|access-date=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504204708/http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/donegal_hurlers_win_the_nicky_rackard_cup|archive-date=4 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=193985|title=Nicky Rackard Cup final: to Donegal the spoils|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=8 June 2013|access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/gaa/donegal-win-nicky-rackard-cup-despite-sending-off-596954.html|title=Donegal win Nicky Rackard Cup despite sending-off|publisher=BreakingNews.ie|date=8 June 2013|access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> As Nicky Rackard winners, Donegal would have expected to compete in the [[2014 Christy Ring Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Donegal/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=194433|title=Durack ready for Ring assault|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=14 June 2013|access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> However, due to restructure of the competitions, Donegal were not promoted to the 2014 Christy Ring Cup.<ref name=dn_22122013>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2013/12/durack-aiming-for-more-success-as-hurlers-honoured/|title=Durack aiming for more success as hurlers honoured|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=22 December 2013|access-date=22 December 2013}}</ref> Durack then brought the county to Division 2B of the [[National Hurling League]] in 2014 (their highest league ranking in team history).<ref name=dn_28052015/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/county/donegal/article/index/214396|title=High praise for Durack|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=18 April 2014|access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> [[Ardal McDermott]] succeeded Durack as manager, serving between 2015 and 2017 and leading the county back to Division 2B of the [[National Hurling League]] in 2017 (as Division 3A champions), after the team were relegated the previous year.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/07/05/ardal-mcdermott-steps-down-as-donegal-hurling-boss/|title=Ardal McDermott steps down as Donegal hurling boss|date=5 July 2017|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=ii_01042017>https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/davin-flynn-hits-2-8-as-donegal-take-division-3a-title-35585198.html [[Irish Independent]]</ref>

On 25 October 2017, the county board announced [[Mickey McCann]]'s appointment as senior manager on a two-year contract, with the possibility of a third year in charge also mentioned.<ref name=donegalgaa_25102017>{{cite news|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/2017/10/25/michael-mickey-mccann-appointed-senior-hurling-manager-for-20182019/|title=Michael (Mickey) McCann appointed Senior Hurling Manager for 2018/2019|date=25 October 2017|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30811380.html|title=Mickey McCann appointed Donegal hurling manager|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=25 October 2017|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref> The county board had specifically identified him after all candidates nominated for the position were rejected as unsuitable.<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/09/23/county-board-to-headhunt-hurling-boss-as-candidates-not-deemed-suitable/|title=County Board to headhunt hurling boss as candidates not deemed suitable|date=23 September 2017|access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref> McCann led Donegal to first competitive victories over Derry and Down in the [[2018 National Hurling League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/donegal-make-their-own-history-36566987.html|title=Donegal make their own history: Donegal 4-17 Derry 2-9|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|date=5 February 2018|access-date=5 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Comack|url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/gaelic-games/299024/donegal-pull-off-a-historic-first-win-over-downj.html|title=Donegal hurlers pull off an historic first win over Down in Letterkenny|date=25 February 2018|access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Devlin|url=https://www.gaa.ie/news-archive/news/the-cullen-family-continues-to-deliver-for-donegal-hurling/|title=The Cullen family continues to deliver for Donegal hurling|date=20 June 2018|access-date=20 June 2018|quote=Down was one of the big games, we've never beat them before.}}</ref> The [[2018 Nicky Rackard Cup]] followed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/donegal-win-the-nicky-rackard-cup-for-the-first-time-since-2013-37041773.html|title=Donegal win the Nicky Rackard Cup for the first time since 2013|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=23 June 2018}}</ref>

Relegation from 2B to 3A followed in 2019, promotion to 2B followed in 2020.

Donegal defeated [[Mayo county hurling team|Mayo]] in the [[2020 Nicky Rackard Cup Final]]; in doing so, the county became the first to win the competition on three occasions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1122/1179724-donegal-goal-burst-enough-to-secure-nicky-rackard-glory/|title=Donegal goal burst enough to secure Nicky Rackard glory|publisher=[[RTÉ Sport]]|date=22 November 2020}}</ref> However, the 2020 win did not secure passage back to the [[2021 Christy Ring Cup]], a condition that was not made clear until shortly before the final.<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|title=McVeigh: Sunday was a special day in Croke Park|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=26 November 2020|page=58|quote=The one disappointment for [captain Sean] McVeigh and his Donegal teammates is that they will not progress back up to Christy Ring Cup level despite their Championship win last Sunday. He admits there was still some confusion on the matter even right up until late last week. That ambiguity was finally clarified, albeit late in the day.}}</ref>

==Panel== {{expand section|date=October 2022}}

* [[Declan Coulter]] * [[Danny Cullen]] * [[Ronan McDermott]] ([[Captain (Gaelic games)|c]]; as of 2022)<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|title=Donegal taking nothing for granted|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=24 February 2022|page=59|quote=The weekend will represent a milestone for Ronan McDermott. The Tir Chonaill skipper hits the 100 appearances mark for the county's senior hurlers.}}</ref> * [[Conor Parke]]

==Management team== :''As announced on 25 October 2017'':<ref name=donegalgaa_25102017/>

* [[Manager (Gaelic games)|Manager]]: [[Mickey McCann]] * Trainer/[[Coach (sport)|coach]]: Gabriel O'Kane * Another [[Selector (sport)|selector]] yet to be confirmed * Backroom team: Martin McGrath, Martin Coyle<ref>{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Ferry|title=Donegal hurlers step into unknown against London|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=3 February 2022|page=64|quote=McCann is now in his fifth season with Donegal, and his trusted trainer Gabriel O'Kane, who hails from Ballinascreen in Derry, is back on board. Sean MacCumhaill's clubman Jamesie Donnelly was involved in the management team last year but has now decided to step away. Donnelly hasn't been replaced… [McCann]: 'But we have got a good backroom team there with the likes of Martin McGrath and Anthony Coyle helping out'.}}</ref>

==Managerial history== * {{c.}} 1906–200?: ? * {{c.}} 2005: Darren McDermott (player-manager)<ref>{{cite news|first=Colin|last=Regan|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/donegal-hurling-in-crisis-after-shock-expulsions-25969593.html|title=Donegal hurling in crisis after shock expulsions|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|date=5 August 2005|access-date=5 August 2005|quote=The team's player-manager, Darren McDermott, who is also a Burt man, last night described the timing of the county board's decision as 'beyond belief'.}}</ref> * 2006–2009: Eamon Campbell<ref>{{cite news|first=Cliona|last=Foley|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/donegal-sit-in-protest-over-campbell-ban-falls-on-deaf-ears-at-croker-26549874.html|title=Donegal 'sit-in' protest over Campbell ban falls on deaf ears at Croker|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|date=10 July 2009|access-date=10 July 2009}}</ref> **Campbell died on 7 June 2022.<ref name=dd_07062022>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/06/07/sadness-at-death-of-gaa-stalwart-eamon-campbell/|title=Sadness at death of GAA stalwart Eamon Campbell|date=7 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022|quote=He devoted his life to the GAA and especially to hurling guiding Donegal to their first Nicky Rackard Cup final in 2006. As well as taking command of the county hurling team, Eamon was a huge driving force behind the Setanta club.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Katie|last=Gillen|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/06/09/he-brought-humour-and-smiles-to-faces-funeral-celebrates-life-of-eamon-campbell/|title='He brought humour and smiles to faces' — funeral celebrates life of Eamon Campbell|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022|quote=The former Donegal senior hurling manager passed away peacefully on Tuesday the 7th of June, surrounded by his family… Eamon held the role of manager of the senior Donegal hurling team from 2006 until 2009, when he guided them to their first Nicky Rackard Final in 2006.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sad passing of former Donegal county hurling manager Eamon Campbell|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=9 June 2022|page=61}}</ref> * 2010–2011: Andrew Wallace<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/149059|title=Lory Meagher Cup final: Donegal reign supreme|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=4 June 2011|access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=dn_14022014>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://donegalnews.com/2014/02/only-way-is-up-for-joe-boyle-and-donegal-hurlers/|title=Only way is up for Joe Boyle and Donegal hurlers|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=14 February 2014|access-date=14 February 2014|quote=Ray Durack hurled in the trenches for Burt in his time. He was appointed as the manager of the Donegal senior hurlers two years ago last month. He hails from Portumna, the hurling country of the Cannings in Galway. Andrew Wallace stepped aside after leading Donegal to the Lory Meagher title in 2011.}}</ref> * 2012–2015: [[Ray Durack]]<ref name=dn_28052015/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/county/donegal/article/index/186165|title=Durack ready for action|publisher=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=22 February 2013|access-date=22 February 2013|quote=According to manager Ray Durack, the squad has put in a huge effort so far this year in a bid to make up for last year's shortcomings.}}</ref> * 2015–2017: [[Ardal McDermott]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/07/05/ardal-mcdermott-steps-down-as-donegal-hurling-boss/|title=Ardal McDermott steps down as Donegal hurling boss|date=5 July 2017|access-date=5 July 2017|quote=The Burt clubman and former Donegal player, who retired in 2012, took over from Ray Durack in late 2015.}}</ref> * 2017–: [[Mickey McCann]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/mickey-mccann-appointed-donegal-hurling-manager-811380.html|title=Mickey McCann appointed Donegal hurling manager|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=25 October 2017|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref>

==Players== ===Notable players=== {{For|individual player details|Category:Donegal inter-county hurlers}}

===Captaincy=== {{Further|Captain (Gaelic games)}} *2013: [[Joe Boyle (hurler)|Joe Boyle]]<ref name=dn_14022014/> *2014: [[Joe Boyle (hurler)|Joe Boyle]]<ref name=dn_14022014/> *2015: *2016: *2017: *2018: *2019: *Until 2020: [[Danny Cullen]] *2020: [[Seán McVeigh]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|url=https://donegalnews.com/2020/01/county-hurlers-open-at-home-to-armagh/|title=County hurlers open at home to Armagh|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=26 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> *2021: *2022: [[Ronan McDermott]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|title=Donegal taking nothing for granted|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=24 February 2022|page=59|quote=The weekend will represent a milestone for Ronan McDermott. The Tir Chonaill skipper hits the 100 appearances mark for the county's senior hurlers.}}</ref> *2023: *2024: *2025: *2026:

===Awards=== *'''[[Champion 15 Awards|Champion 15]]:''' {{color box|FFFFDD}} denotes that a player also won Player of the Year for the year in question. {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} '''2018''': {{color box|FFFFDD|[[Declan Coulter]]}}, [[Stephen Gillespie]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegalsporthub.com/donegal-star-declan-coulter-nicky-rackard-hurler-year/|title=Donegal star Declan Coulter is Nicky Rackard Hurler of the Year|date=3 November 2018|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> '''2020''': [[Seán McVeigh]], {{color box|FFFFDD|[[Danny Cullen]]}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/315638|title=Christy Ring winners Kildare lead Champion 15 selection|date=15 February 2021|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> '''2023''': [[Luke White (hurler)|Luke White]], Danny Cullen2nd '''2024''': Stephen Gillespie,2nd [[Gerard Gilmore]],{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} {{color box|FFFFDD|[[Liam McKinney]]}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/10/11/down-forward-pat-havern-named-tailteann-footballer-of-the-year/|title=Down forward Pat Havern named Tailteann Footballer of the Year: Offaly's Charlie Mitchell wins equivalent hurling award after been[sic] selected as Man of the Match in the McDonagh Cup final|work=The Irish Times|first=Seán|last=Moran|date=11 October 2024}}</ref> {{div col end}}

'''Champion 15 by club''' * 2018 – Coulter (Setanta), Gillespie (?) * 2020 – Cullen (Setanta), McVeigh (St Eunan's)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://donegalnews.com/2021/02/cullen-and-mcveigh-named-on-champion-15-selection/|title=Cullen and McVeigh named on Champion 15 selection|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=15 February 2021|accessdate=15 February 2021}}</ref> * 2023 – White (Carndonagh), Cullen (Setanta)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://donegalnews.com/cullen-and-white-make-champion-15-team-of-the-year/|title=Cullen and White make Champion 15 Team of the Year|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=24 October 2023|access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref> * 2024 – Gillespie (?), Gilmore (?), McKinney (?)

:''Further detail, including clubs and awards from between 2006 and 2018'': '''[[Nicky Rackard Cup]] All Star Awards''' * 2006 – [[Danny Cullen]] (Setanta), Aiden Begley (Aodh Ruadh) * 2007 – Ger O'Dwyer (Setanta) * 2008 – [[Mickey McCann]] (Burt)

'''[[Lory Meagher Cup]] Champion 15 Awards''' * 2009 – [[Jamesie Donnelly]] (Seán MacCumhaills) * 2010 – Mark Patton (Four Masters), [[Ardal McDermott]] (Burt), Paul O'Brien (Burt)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/eyideyqlojsn/|title=Champion 15 teams announced|publisher=Breaking News|date=7 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925024624/https://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/eyideyqlojsn/|archive-date=25 September 2012}}</ref> * 2011 – Enda McDermott (Burt), Joe Boyle (Burt), Niall Campbell (Burt), Colm Breathnach (St Eunan's)

'''Nicky Rackard Cup All Star Awards''' * 2012 – [[Ardal McDermott]] (Burt), [[Lee Henderson (hurler)|Lee Henderson]] (Seán MacCumhaills) * 2013 – Christy McDermott (Burt), [[Danny Cullen]] (Setanta), [[Seán McVeigh]] (St Eunan's), [[Lee Henderson (hurler)|Lee Henderson]] (Seán MacCumhaills) * 2014 – Justin McGee (Sean MacCumhaills), Paul Sheridan * 2015 – [[Ronan McDermott]] (Burt), [[Jamesie Donnelly]] (Seán MacCumhaills) * 2016 – [[Danny Cullen]] (Setanta), Pádraig Doherty (Burt)<ref>{{cite news|first=Harry|last=Walsh|url=https://donegalnews.com/2016/11/mchugh-library-heard-won-star/|title=McHugh was in library when heard he had won an All Star|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=5 November 2016|access-date=5 November 2016|quote=Danny Cullen (Setanta) and Pádraig Doherty (Burt) make up two-thirds of the half-forward line in the 'Champions 15' selection.|archive-date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106155008/http://donegalnews.com/2016/11/mchugh-library-heard-won-star/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Player of the Year=== {{incomplete list|date=November 2020}} 1989 Eugene Sherry * 2013 [[Danny Cullen]]<ref name=dn_22122013/> * 2015 [[Ronan McDermott]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Foley|url=https://www.donegalsporthub.com/10764-2/|title=The Donegal GAA name players of the year and various award winners for 2015|date=1 December 2015|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.highlandradio.com/2015/12/01/2015-donegal-gaa-award-winners-announced/|title=2015 Donegal GAA Award Winners Announced|publisher=[[Highland Radio]]|date=1 December 2015|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref> * 2017 Davin Flynn<ref>{{cite news|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/2017/11/07/donegal-gaa-annual-award-winners-details-of-the-awards-banquet/|title=Donegal GAA Annual Award Winners & Details of the Awards Banquet|date=7 November 2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> * 2018 Padraic Doherty (Burt)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/2018/11/20/clg-dhun-na-ngall-county-banquet-awards-night/|title=CLG Dhún na nGall County Banquet & Awards Night|date=20 November 2018|accessdate=20 November 2018|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211013251/https://donegalgaa.ie/2018/11/20/clg-dhun-na-ngall-county-banquet-awards-night/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2019 Jack O'Loughlin (Buncrana)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/2019/11/14/21695/|title=County Awards Night — Saturday November 23rd|date=14 November 2019|accessdate=14 November 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514031626/https://donegalgaa.ie/2019/11/14/21695/|archivedate=14 May 2021}}</ref>

==Honours== :''Official honours, with additions noted.''<ref name=Ulster_GAA>{{cite web|url=https://ulster.gaa.ie/county/donegal/|title=Donegal — Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh|publisher=[[Ulster GAA]]|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>

===National=== *'''[[Nicky Rackard Cup]]''' **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (3):''' [[2013 Nicky Rackard Cup|2013]],<ref name=ie_08062013/> [[2018 Nicky Rackard Cup|2018]], [[2020 Nicky Rackard Cup|2020]] **{{Silver2}} '''Runners-up (3):''' 2001, 2003, [[2006 Nicky Rackard Cup|2006]] *'''[[Lory Meagher Cup]]''' **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' [[2011 Lory Meagher Cup|2011]]<ref name=inishnews_09062011/> **{{Silver2}} '''Runners-up (2):''' [[2009 Lory Meagher Cup|2009]], [[2010 Lory Meagher Cup|2010]] *'''[[National Hurling League]]''' {{incomplete list|date=November 2020}} **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' Division 3: [[2001 National Hurling League|2001]]<ref name=RTE_07072001/> **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' Division 3A: [[2017 National Hurling League|2017]]<ref name=ii_01042017/>

===Provincial=== *'''[[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]''' **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (3):''' 1906,<ref name=Ulster_GAA/> 1923,<ref name=Ulster_GAA/> 1932<ref name=Ulster_GAA/> **{{Silver2}} '''Runners-up (10):''' 1903, 1910, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1945 *'''[[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|Ulster Senior Hurling Shield]]''' **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' [[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] *'''[[Ulster Junior Hurling Championship]]''' **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (6):''' 1947,<ref name=Ulster_GAA/> 1948,<ref name=Ulster_GAA/> 1972,<ref name=Ulster_GAA/> 1989,<ref name=Ulster_GAA/> 2001, 2003 *'''[[Conor McGurk Cup]]''' **{{Gold1}} '''Winners (2):''' 2023, 2024 **{{Silver2}} '''Runners-up (1):''' 2022

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website}} * [[Matchday programme]]s released online for games played during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: ** [https://donegalgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Nicky-Rackard-2020-Donegal-v-Longford-final.pdf 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup v Longford]  ** [https://donegalgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Nicky-Rackard-2020-Donegal-v-Armagh-FInal.pdf 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup v Armagh]  ** [https://wordpress-729669-2492004.cloudwaysapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nicky-Rackard-2020-Donegal-v-Tyrone-Programme.pdf 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup semi-final]  ** [https://donegalgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Allianz-2B-2021-Donegal-v-Roscommon-May-v3.pdf 2021 NHL Round 1 v Roscommon]  ** [https://donegalgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Allianz-2B-2021-Donegal-v-Mayo-May-V4.pdf 2021 NHL Round 3 v Mayo]  ** [https://donegalgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Nicky-Rackard-2021-Donegal-v-Mayo-June-26.pdf 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup v Mayo]

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