GAA LOUTH v DONEGAL

Durnin challenges Louth to show their best

- by MICHAEL SCULLY

TOMMY Durnin says that Louth must go “hell for leather” against Donegal and finally produce a 70 minute performance as they face one of Gaelic Football's toughest challenges.

Ger Brennan's charges made it a summer that will always be remembered in the Wee County when they won a first Leinster SFC final in 68 years.

But having made the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals by beating Clare last weekend, their reward is a trip to Ballybofey to meet Ulster champions Donegal — one of the big favourites to lift the Sam Maguire Cup next month.

For Durnin, the three-point victory over Clare to progress from the group summed up the season so far.

They made a slow start and made some stupid mistakes mixed with some scintillating attacking play spearheaded by Sam Mulroy and Ciaran Downey.

There is an urgent need to now find a complete performance in an attempt to rattle Donegal.

"We have confidence, it's just that we're not playing to our full potential and that's the most frustrating thing,” said the tireless midfielder.

“In that second half against Clare we did stupid things and I don't know why, when we should just kick on.