Séamus Coleman rumour too good to be true for Donegal GAA fans

“Massive news reaching me this morning that Seamus Coleman is very possibly starting for Killybegs in @officialdonegal SFC against Four Masters today in Donegal Town,” tweeted John Haran, a well-known football figure in Donegal and the holder of eight SFC medals with St Eunan’s.“Has trained with them over the last couple of weeks. Would be brilliant to see.”Massive news reaching me this morning that Seamus Coleman is very possibly starting for Killybegs in @officialdonegal SFC against Four Masters today in Donegal Town. Has trained with them over the last couple of weeks. Would be brilliant to see.— John Haran (@johnjazzharan) August 9, 2026 The tweet caused a stir online and was picked up by at least one media outlet but, alas, Coleman didn’t feature. Donegal journalist Frank Craig later tweeted: “Word reaching me that Sarah Jessica Parker is turning out for Kilcar today in championship clash with Ardara. Get your tickets now and get down there early to avoid disappointment.”To clarify, Parker and husband Matthew Broderick own a holiday home in McHugh Country.READ MOREOrchard yields rich rewards for junior camogie starsArmagh's Eimear Hayes and Fiadhna Loughran celebrate All-Ireland win. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho Armagh camógs’ odyssey had shades of the Mayo footballers quest for Sam and like the men from the west – who won it recently, you may have heard – they got their reward yesterday.The Orchard lost All-Ireland Premier Junior camogie finals at Croke Park in 2016 against Carlow, 2021 (Wexford), 2022 (Antrim) and last year to Laois, but they got the job done yesterday when they saw off Cavan by two points.Winning captain Rachael Trainor was one of five Armagh players who were part of the squad for the final loss 10 years ago. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Armagh did win the competition but the final was played in Breffni Park behind closed doors due to restrictions on travel.Eimear Hayes was the unluckiest of the quintet – she featured in the four losses at Croker over the last 10 years and missed the 2020 success due to work commitments, so for her, the win is doubly sweet.Cavan, who had no team last year and did not field in the National League this season, were aided by the half-time introduction of Christina O’Reilly, originally from the Crosserlough club but now lining out for Crossmaglen Rangers and the Armagh senior ladies football team.Ladies’ game in a great placeJudging by the wave of publicity around yesterday’s triple-header of finals, camogie is in a good place. That is in spite of the fact that, while scoring rates in camogie have risen over the last seven years, they now lag considerably behind hurling.Galway's Niamh McPeake scores a point in final. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho At one time, the sibling sports tracked along similar lines in terms of scoring. There were three seasons in the 1990s – 1992, 1995 and 1996 – when the cumulative scoring total in the All-Ireland senior camogie final bettered that of the corresponding hurling final. In 2003, there was a total score of 32 points in both finals but the trends have diverged since.Five of the last 22 hurling finals (including replays) have produced a total below 49 points; the camogie final only hit 40 on one occasion since 1989.Rebels look to reel in hat-trickOne imagines 2027 and 2028 will be massive seasons for the Cork camógs as they look to seal a third All-Ireland title in succession at the eighth time of asking. The Rebels put together a four-in-a-row from 1970-73 but while they have remained a dominant force at the elite level, they haven’t managed a hat-trick since.Cork supporters at camogie final. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho Amazingly, Cork have won back-to-back titles in every decade since (1982-83, 1992-93, 1997-98, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2014-15, 2017-18 and 2023-24) but have thus far been unable to nail the third one in succession. They previously managed the feat in 1934-36 and 1939-41.In words“Armagh take the Junior title, Antrim are Intermediate champions and for the 31st time, Cork are All-Ireland senior champions.It’s been another day of days in the old stadium. The Bond movie on RTÉ2 is A View to a Kill. Roger Moore on skis. The good ol’ days.” – The final update on RTE.ie’s entertaining live blog for the three finals yesterday.In Numbers: 1-11Róisín McCormick’s haul for Antrim in the Intermediate camogie final yesterday.