‘Still trying to get Mammy home' – RTE's Des Cahill hops on Donegal bandwagon as wife roars them on at Croke Park
And if there was any doubt as to whether he'd fully embrace hopping on the bandwagon, the below photo from
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Look-alike son Paul is also firmly behind Jim McGuinness' men
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They demolished Meath by 3-26 to 0-15 on Sunday
The former Sunday Game host captioned it: "Still trying to get the Mammy home..!!
"Donegal were excellent, but fair play to Meath - they've given their supporters a summer to remember!"
Twelve months since Jim McGuinness admitted that his side 'ran out of steam' in their bid to reach the All-Ireland SFC final, Donegal delivered the goods as they charged towards a first showpiece since 2014 like a freight train.
In the wake of
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But having seen his team hit 3-13 after the change of ends at a packed
The Royals have already tasted unlikely Championship victories over Dublin, Kerry
But Robbie Brennan's superb first season at the helm was brought to an end in chastening fashion. Even at half-time, things looked ominous for Meath as they trailed by 0-13 to 0-8.
With a Sam Maguire decider
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Murphy made way just moments after kicking his side into an eight-point lead. By then, the Ulster champions had also bagged the first of three second-half goals.
Donegal can now look forward to a first All-Ireland final appearance since the defeat to the Kingdom 11 years ago. McGuinness' side played five games in 99 days to reach that stage then.
'Easiest interview I've ever had' jokes RTE GAA host after pundits go back and forth before Meath vs Donegal
It has taken them twice as many outings in the same number of days to do it again.
Every facet of Donegal's output was impressive here. Singling out just one of their awesome attackers would do a disservice to the others.
At the back, high standards were set by the colossal contributions of Brendan McCole and Finnbarr Roarty.
On a day when Paddy McBrearty came off the bench and kicked 0-3, McGuinness noted that the strength of his panel has been a key factor in taking Donegal a step further than in 2024.
McGUINNESS VIEW
He said: "We didn't know at that stage the rule changes that were coming down the line and the physical demands of the rule changes, but certainly we knew that we needed people to come in and give us more depth and strengthen.
"We knew we had to be stronger and it would build its own energy within the group because it'd be more competitive and people want to play naturally, so I think we did see that today.
"We were able to make those changes the whole way through the game and going in to play Kerry in an All-Ireland final, you're going to need every man that you've got.
"That's a huge challenge and they're so confident about what they do.
"There's a rite of passage there almost in terms of winning All-Irelands, so that's the first thing we're going to have to meet head on.
"But certainly it'll not be 15 players, it'll be every single player that can get onto the pitch that'll be needed."
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