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Bridín Ní Ghallchóir with her Donegal teammates Image Name: Bridín Ní Ghallchóir with her Donegal teammates Description: Bridín Ní Ghallchóir with her Donegal teammates
Dónall Mac Ruairí Image Name: Dónall Mac Ruairí Description: Dónall Mac Ruairí

An tseachtain seo, tá Dónall Mac Ruairí beannaithe i measc na mban agus é ar pháirc na himeartha le foireann peile ban Dhún na nGall.  Tá an fhoireann ag ullmhú don chluiche ceannais de Sraith a Dó i bPáirc Pharnell, agus is í Brídín Ní Ghallchóir a bheidh ag inse do Dhónall faoin phaisean atá aici féin, agus leoga na cailíní eile, don pheil.  Labhrann siad faoi dóigh gur léirigh sí suim sa pheil luath ina saol, agus an saothar atá le cur isteach ann ag an leibhéal seo.  Lena chois sin, tarraingítear anuas na míbhuntáistí, an costas, agus an leithcheal a dhéantar ar mhná sa spórt le taobh mar a chaitear le foireann na bhfear.  Ach in ainneoin na ndúshlán seo, is léir gur ola lena croí é ag Brídín na bróga peile a tharraingt uirthi agus clú Ghaoth Dobhair agus Dhún na nGall a sheasamh.

In this series, Dónall Mac Ruairí speaks to people about their passions in life.  This week, he is blessed amongst women, on the football pitch with the Donegal Ladies team.  They are preparing for their Division 2 Final in Parnell Park, and Brídín Ní Ghallchóir will be talking to Dónall all about the passion herself and her teammates share for football.  She talks about how she has loved football from a very young age, and the work needed to succeed at this level.  She also talks about the disadvantages, the cost, and the discrimination faced by women in the sport in comparison with their male counterparts.  Despite these challenges, however, it is clear that Brídín adores pulling on her football boots to play for her club, Gaoth Dobhair, and her county, Donegal.