Some have little sympathy…
Donegal GAA have released a statement, following the confirmation of the dates and times for this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals.
Jim McGuinness and his side will face Monaghan in the first game, at 4pm in Croke Park.
Having played Louth on Sunday, in last week’s preliminary quarter-final, this gives Donegal just a six-day turnaround.
It is the latest controversy surrounding the side and their All-Ireland fixtures, after McGuinness slammed the GAA for organising their final group stage game against Mayo to be held in Roscommon.
Some feel sympathy for the county, while others have pointed out that it is there own doing, having to play ‘nine games in 12 weeks’, and are tired at what they feel is consistent complaining from McGuinness.
As a Donegal fan, I had some sympathy for the GAA about the venue for the Mayo game. Fair enough, Sligo was under construction and Roscommon was the best available. But this does feel unfair on us, for example Kerry are getting an 8 day turnaround.
— Sam Devenney🟦⬜️⬛️ (@samdevenney93) June 23, 2025
The statement from Donegal reads: “No other county has played as many matches as Donegal in this year’s championship.
“To compound the physical and mental demands, those eight games have been played within an 11 week window.
“Match number nine comes this Saturday, less than 12 weeks after playing Derry in the Ulster Championship preliminary round on April 6th.
“On that basis, we thought it wholly reasonable and fully justified to seek an extra day recovery time for our players this weekend.
“Coiste Chontae Dhún na nGall concludes that this is most regrettable, and very disappointing, that our request has been turned down.
“We feel the welfare of our players was not adequately considered in the decision making process.”
