DONEGAL WILL OPEN their Dr McKenna Cup campaign with a home fixture against Down on January 3.
The Ulster Council tonight released the scheduling of fixtures, following the draw that was made last Tuesday night in Belfast.
Rory Gallagher’s side welcome the Mourne County to MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey to start, before St Mary’s College come to O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny seven days’ later.
Then, in the final series of group fixtures, Gallagher will take his team to his native Fermanagh on Wednesday, Janaury 13, for a clash at Brewster Park in Enniskillen.
Gallagher has included 12 new faces in his panel for the 2016 curtain-raiser.
Donegal McKenna Cup Fixtures:
Sun 3rd Jan v Down in Ballybofey
Sun 10th v St.Marys in Letterkenny
Wed 13th v Fermanagh in Brewster Park
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Sunday 3rd January: Round 1
Section A
- Derry V Antrim at Owenbeg
- Tyrone V Queens at Healy Park
Section B
- Donegal V Down at Pairc MacCumhaill
- Fermanagh V St Marys at Brewster Park
Section C
- Armagh V Cavan at Crossmaglen
- Monaghan V Ulster University at Clones
Wednesday 7th January: Round 2
Section A
- Antrim V Queens at QUB Arena
Saturday 9th January: Round 2
Section C
- Cavan V Ulster University at Kingspan Breffni Park
Sunday 10th January: Round 2
Section A
- Derry V Tyrone at Owenbeg
Section B
- Donegal V St Marys at Letterkenny
- Down V Fermanagh at Pairc Esler
Section C
- Monaghan V Armagh at Clones
Wednesday 13th January: Round 3
Section A
- Derry V Queens at Owenbeg
- Tyrone v Antrim at Healy Park
Section B
- Down V St Marys at Pairc Esler
- Fermanagh V Donegal at Brewster Park
Section C
- Cavan V Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni Park
- Armagh V Ulster University at Athletic Grounds
Sunday 17th January: Semi Finals
- Section B Winner v Section A Winner
- Best Runner-Up v Section C Winner
