FOOTBALL: Donegal v Carlow- NOTHING IS certain but death, taxes and Donegal players going off the rails. John Joe Doherty has tossed two fine footballers, Ciarán Bonner and Neil Gallagher, off the panel for a breach in discipline. Bonner has also been suspended by his club, Glenswilly, for the rest of the year.

A county that has threatened to make a breakthrough for a few seasons now, they should have no trouble today. That is on the premise they avoid the 18 wides amassed in defeat to Antrim.

Win here, forgive the exiled and draw Kerry in round two – back up in Ballybofey, of course.

DONEGAL:P Durcan; F McGlynn, N McGee, K Lacey; B Dunnion, E McGee, M Maguire; C Toye, K Cassidy; R Kavanagh, L McCloone, D Walsh; C Dunne, M Murphy, S Griffin.

CARLOW:TBA.

Referee:M Duffy (Sligo).