Donal Monaghan

Donal Monaghan, who lived from 1950 until 3 January 2016, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Donegal county team. Born in County Donegal, he first played competitive Gaelic football at fifteen with the Donegal minor team, before lining out with the under-21 side, and made his senior debut in the 1968-69 National Football League. He played a key part for Donegal in a team that made a provincial breakthrough, winning two Ulster medals and one All Stars Award. His uncle Johnny Monaghan played Gaelic football with Fermanagh in the 1930s. He represented the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions and was a Railway Cup runner-up in 1975, and at club level he won one championship medal with Four Masters. He retired from inter-county football after the 1978 championship.