2016 NFL: Donegal handed tricky away fixtures in League programme

DONEGAL WILL BEGIN THEIR 2016 National Football League campaign against Down in Newry on Saturday, January 30^th.

Rory Gallagher’s side have been handed a trip to the newly-promoted Mourne County – who are still on the look-out for a new manager following Jim McCorry’s departure – for the 2016 League opener, a game that will be shown live on Setanta.

Donegal follow that up with back-to-back home games against Cork and Mayo, but will be away in three of their final four fixtures.

Their only remaining home game will be against the other newly-promoted outfit, Roscommon.

Gallagher (pictured above) will also take his side away to Kerry, Dublin and Monaghan.

Donegal were away to both Kerry and Dublin in the 2015 League, but 2016 is the start of a new two-year fixtures cycle so Donegal have been given something of the short straw.

These fixtures are provisional and have to be ratified.

DONEGAL’S 2016 NFL DIVISION 1 FIXTURES (provisional)

Saturday, January 30^th, 7pm                       Down v Donegal

Sunday, February 7^th, 2pm              Donegal v Cork

Sunday, February 28^th, 2pm                        Donegal v Mayo

Sunday, March 6^th, tbc                      Kerry v Donegal

Sunday, March 13^th, tbc                   Donegal v Roscommon

Saturday, March 26^th, 7pm              Dublin v Donegal

Sunday, April 2^nd, 3pm                     Monaghan v Donegal