Donegal are set for a testing 2018 Allianz Football League Division 1 campaign after the draft fixture list was compiled.
Declan Bonner’s Donegal are pencilled in for away games at Kerry, Dublin, Tyrone and Monaghan.
Donegal are set to begin with an away trip to Kerry on Sunday, January 28 before hosting Galway on Sunday, February 4.
Donegal also have home ties with Kildare and Mayo.
The home game with Mayo, on March 25, is the last game of the regulation League season.
Bonner, who recently succeeded Rory Gallagher as the Donegal manager, outlined at a press conference that he wants to be competitive on all fronts in 2018.
He said: “Results, to me, are always important. I want to win every game, no matter what 15 players we have out. That’s just in my DNA. If I put out my Na Rossa Under-12s, I want them to be winning. That won’t change.
“I want us to be competitive in the McKenna Cup, in Division 1 and in the Championship. They will be the three stages we’ll be looking at.”
All-Ireland champions Dublin will be at home to Kildare at Croke Park on Saturday, January 27, to get the League underway.
Donegal face the Dubs at Croke Park on Saturday, February 10.
2018 Allianz Football League Division 1 – Draft Fixture List
Round 1
Saturday, January 27th – Dublin v Kildare; Sunday, January 28th – Galway v Tyrone, Kerry v Donegal, Monaghan v Mayo
Round 2
Saturday, February 3rd – Mayo v Kerry, Tyrone v Dublin; Sunday, February 4th – Donegal v Galway, Kildare v Monaghan
Round 3
Saturday February 10th – Dublin v Donegal; Sunday, February 11th – Galway v Mayo, Kildare v Tyrone, Monaghan v Kerry
Round 4
Saturday, February 24th – Mayo v Dublin, Monaghan v Tyrone; Sunday, February 25th – Donegal v Kildare, Kerry v Galway
Round 5
Saturday, March 3rd – Dublin v Kerry, Tyrone v Donegal; Sunday, March 4th – Galway v Monaghan, Kildare v Mayo
Round 6
Saturday, March 17th – Mayo v Tyrone; Sunday, March 18th: Galway v Dublin, Kerry v Kildare, Monaghan v Donegal
Round 7
Sunday, March 25th – Donegal v Mayo, Dublin v Monaghan, Kildare v Galway, Tyrone v Kerry
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