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Thousands of Donegal fans head south for GAA final | Thousands of Donegal fans head south for GAA final |
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Thousands of Donegal fans are on their way to Dublin to watch the county take on Mayo in the final of the All-Ireland GAA Football Championship. | Thousands of Donegal fans are on their way to Dublin to watch the county take on Mayo in the final of the All-Ireland GAA Football Championship. |
The Ulster county has won the championship just once in its history - 20 years ago in 1992. | The Ulster county has won the championship just once in its history - 20 years ago in 1992. |
Manager Jim McGuinness has named an unchanged side from the semi-final win over Cork. | Manager Jim McGuinness has named an unchanged side from the semi-final win over Cork. |
He said it would be a hard fought match. | He said it would be a hard fought match. |
He said as long as the team give it their all, the county would be proud of them. | |
"I expect it to be very competitive," he said. | |
"I expect Mayo to be very hungry. I'm hoping that our fellows are going to be very hungry. | |
"It's been 20 years since we've been in a final and if they are very hungry then we'll be competitive in the game and if we're competitive we've always got a chance of winning." | |
There will be live coverage of the match on BBC Radio Ulster from 15:00 BST and on The Championship on BBC 2 from 15:15 BST. |