A Killygordon man is celebrating tonight after his team won the European Senior Gaelic Football Championship.
Former Red Hughs defender, Mick Sweeney, was cornerback on the successful Amsterdam GAC team that lifted their fourth European title this morning in Maastricht, Netherlands.
They beat Spanish champions Madrid Harps 2-07 to 0-8 in the final.
Amsterdam GAC now progress to the Leinster Junior Club Championship.
Mick Sweeney with the European Cup.
Sweeney was the only Donegal player in the field in today’s final.
However three of his former Red Hughs clubmates, Tomás and Cathal Doherty and James Carlin, were part of the Prague Hibernians team that went down to Madrid in the semi-final.
“Red Hughs had a number of former club players playing for various teams over the weekend,” a club spokesperson said.
“We are immensely proud to have so many of our past players to representing us on this stage.”
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