Former Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has penned an emotional tribute to ’an irreplaceable figure’, Pat Shovelin, who sadly died last month. “He was the glue”: Jim McGuinness on the legacy…
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Pat Shovelin: ‘A Gentleman and a legend’ laid to rest amid tearful scenes
by Chris McNulty October 24, 2017The crunch of falling leaves were all that punctured a tearful refrain of Destination Donegal as the late Pat Shovelin was carried from St Columba’s Church in Doneyloop today. Pat…
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Donegal to say a final, fond and tearful farewell to Pat Shovelin
by Chris McNulty October 24, 2017Hundreds of mourners will turn out in the sleepy Donegal village of Doneyloop today to say a final farewell to Pat Shovelin. Donegal to say a final, fond and tearful…
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Sadness in Donegal following death of popular GAA coach Pat Shovelin, RIP
by Chris McNulty October 21, 2017There is widespread sadness across Donegal following the death of popular former Donegal GAA goalkeeping coach Pat Shovelin. Sadness in Donegal following death of popular GAA coach Pat Shovelin, RIP…
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Pat Shovelin on how football ‘has been an escape’ as he lives now ‘one game at a time’
by Chris McNulty April 22, 2017Pat Shovelin has found refuge in the dressing room lately. Despite battling a debilitating form of cancer, he somehow kept enough energy and strength to stay in his role as…
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“I have too much to fight for”: Pat Shovelin opens up on his battle with rare liver cancer
by Chris McNulty April 20, 2017By right, Pat Shovelin shouldn’t even know that he has cancer yet. By chance, or perhaps even by fate, his liver cancer was detected in February. “I have too much…