Ulster Inter-Provincial manager Joe Kernan has named five Donegal players in his Ulster squad for the clash against Leinster on Sunday in Navan.
Neil McGee has been selected along with brother Eamonn, Mark McHugh, Michael Murphy and Karl Lacey on the Ulster squad for the Inter-Provincial series this weekend.
Mark McHugh, Michael Murphy, Neil McGee, Eamonn McGee and Karl Lacey have all been selected by the former All-Ireland winning Armagh manager.
Only one more county have had more players selected on the Ulster squad than Donegal and that is Tyrone who have seven players selected to take part in the series.
The popularity of the series has dwindled in recent years and the competition unfortunately doesn’t seem to have the same importance as it did years ago.
Crowds have voted with their feet in recent years and crowds have been incredibly sparse at the tournament over recent years.
Many have called for the competition to be axed, citing that the GAA fixture calendar is already conjested enough as it is without the Inter-Provincial tournament and that with a lack of interest it no longer serves any purpose.
However many players over recent years have said they love the series and reiterated that it’s still a great honour to represent your province.
The five Donegal players selected in the squad will be hoping they can force their way into Kernan’s starting line-up when they face off with the best Leinster has to offer at 2pm on Sunday in Navan.
Ulster Inter-Provincial Football Panel 2014:
An Cabhán (4):
David Givney, Eugene Keating, Rory Dunne & Cian Mackey
Doire (3):
Chrissy McKaigue, James Kielt & Sean Leo McGoldrick
Dún na nGall (5):
Neil McGee, Eamonn McGee, Karl Lacey, Mark McHugh & Michael Murphy
An Dún (2):
Mark Poland & Kevin McKernan
Fear Manach (3):
Ryan McCluskey, Eoin Donnelly & Ryan Jones
Muineachán (4):
Rory Beggan, Colin Walshe, Conor McManus & Kieran Hughes
Tír Eoghain (7):
Peter Harte, Sean Cavanagh, Niall Morgan, Conor Clarke, Colm Cavanagh, Matthew Donnelly & Darren McCurry