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Listen: Naomh Colmcille captain Willie Gillespie looks forward to Junior A final

written by Chris McNulty October 11, 2017
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Willie Gillespie is hoping to make Naomh Colmcille ‘tick’ in Saturday’s Junior A Championship final against Red Hughs.

These have been rich times for Naomh Colmcille who, having won the Junior Championship in 2010, reached the Intermediate decider two years ago, losing heavily to Bundoran.

Picture: Naomh Colmcille captain Willie Gillespie (right) with Red Hughs captain Damian Browne, match referee Connie Doherty and County Chairman Sean Dunnion. Picture by Chris Doherty

Now, they’re back in the Junior final again and aiming to get their paws on the Dr McCloskey Cup once more.

“We had to fight tooth and nail to get this far,” Gillespie says.

Michael Lynch’s recent return from a summer in America has given Naomh Colmcille a massive lift.

Gillespie says they must find consistency.

He says: “We could beat teams by ten or twelve points, but could get beaten by ten or twelve, too. When we tick, we really do tick.

“It’s hard to produce every day, but we know if we put in a performance we’ll never be too far away.”

Listen to the full interview below …

https://soundcloud.com/donegalsportstalk/willie-gillespie-ahead-of-naomh-colmcilles-junior-final-v-red-hughs

Listen: Naomh Colmcille captain Willie Gillespie looks forward to Junior A final was last modified: October 11th, 2017 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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