Hugh McFadden (Gaelic footballer) explained

Hugh McFadden
Irish:Aodh Mac Pháidín[1]
Occupation:Primary school teacher
Birth Place:Letterkenny, Ireland
Height:1.880NaN0
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
County:Donegal
Province:Ulster
Club:Na Cealla Beaga
Clyears:2011–
Clposition:Full-forward
Counties:Donegal
Icyears:2014–
Icposition:Midfield/Full-forward
Icapps(Points):100+
Icprovince:3

Hugh McFadden is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team. He can operate at midfield or full-forward.

McFadden served as Donegal's vice-captain during Michael Murphy's later career, when Murphy was absent.[2] As a youth, McFadden played association football.

Early life

McFadden played association football for St Catherine's. At the age of "16 or 17" he signed for League of Ireland team Finn Harps. He then signed a one-year scholarship with another League of Ireland team, Sligo Rovers, Rovers having won the 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division. According to McFadden, there was interest in him from other League of Ireland clubs too. But interest in Gaelic football was on the rise in his native county following the victorious 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Donegal under-21 manager Maxi Curran called McFadden, who expressed an interest in joining, and senior manager Jim McGuinness called upon him around three months afterwards. "There are no regrets there. The way Gaelic football has taken off in Donegal — I wanted to be involved", McFadden said in 2015.[3]

Playing career

Club

McFadden reached the final of the 2013 Donegal Senior Football Championship with his club. Despite McFadden scoring a goal and pointing three frees, they lost to Glenswilly.[4]

Inter-county

McFadden's performances for his club in that 2013 championship run drew the attention of county manager Jim McGuinness. In September 2013, McGuinness called McFadden into the senior inter-county team for winter training after McFadden scored 2–4 for his club in their 2013 Donegal Senior Football Championship quarter-final defeat of Sean Mac Cumhaills.[5] [6] [7] The 2014 season was his first on the county panel. He appeared as a substitute in the 2014 National Football League.[8] McFadden also played in the under-21 team that lost to Cavan in the 2014 Ulster final.[9] He remained as a panel member for the championship campaign, as Donegal won the 2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship and advanced to the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He did not play in the final.[10]

Following his appearance on the bench for 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, McFadden (still eligible for the competition) played in the 2015 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship final loss to Tyrone, scoring five points (including four frees).[11]

McFadden started Rory Gallagher's first match in charge of the county, a 2015 Dr McKenna Cup away defeat to Derry.[12] He started the opening fixture of the 2015 National Football League (against Derry as well but at home on this occasion).[13] He also started the third fixture against Cork in Ballyshannon.[14] He started the fifth fixture against Kerry at Austin Stack Park and scored a point.[15] He also started the sixth and seventh fixtures against Tyrone and Mayo.[16] [17] Donegal qualified for the NFL semi-final. McFadden also started this game.[18] [19]

McFadden made substitute appearances in the 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Armagh and the semi-final against Derry.[20] [21] He did not feature in the final.[22] McFadden started the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier defeat of Galway at Croke Park and the next game against Mayo at the same venue.[23] [24]

McFadden started the opening fixture of the 2016 National Football League away to Down.[25] He then started the second fixture against Cork, a ten-point win in Ballyshannon.[26] He also started the third, fourth, sixth and seventh fixtures against Mayo, Kerry, Dublin and Monaghan.[27] [28] [29] [30]

McFadden started the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Fermanagh.[31] He did not feature in the semi-final against Monaghan, the semi-final replay against the same opposition, nor in the final against Tyrone.[32] [33] [34] Nor did he feature in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier defeat of Cork at Croke Park.[35] Nor did he feature against reigning All-Ireland SFC champions Dublin in the next game, at the same venue.[36]

McFadden started the opening fixture of the 2017 National Football League against Kerry.[37] He made substitute appearances in the second and third fixtures against Roscommon and Dublin.[38] [39] He started the fourth fixture against Cavan and scored 0–2.[40] He did likewise in the fifth fixture against Tyrone.[41] He then started the sixth and seventh fixtures against Monaghan and Mayo.[42] [43]

McFadden started the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Antrim and scored 0–1.[44] He made a substitute appearance in the semi-final loss to Tyrone and also scored 0–1.[45] He started both the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier defeat of Meath at Páirc Tailteann and the qualifier loss to Galway at Markievicz Park.[46] [47]

Under the management of Declan Bonner, McFadden took on the captaincy during the 2018 Dr McKenna Cup[48] and the 2018 National Football League, in the absence of regular team captain Michael Murphy, including in games against Kerry in Killarney and Dublin at Croke Park.[49] [50] He scored a point against Tyrone in the same competition.[51] McFadden started the final as Donegal secured the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship.[52] He had earlier scored a goal against Derry in the quarter-final.[53] He also started the preliminary round against Cavan and the semi-final against Down.[54] [55]

McFadden again captained Donegal during the 2019 National Football League in the absence of injured regular captain Murphy.[56] He started against Clare in the opening fixture of the competition in Ennis, scoring a point.[57] He also started the second, third, fourth and fifth fixtures against Meath, Tipperary, Fermanagh and Armagh.[58] [59] [60] [61] He started and scored a point in both the sixth and seventh fixtures against Cork and Kildare.[62] [63] Donegal qualified for the National Football League Division 2 final and McFadden started the game as Donegal defeated Meath to win the title.[64]

McFadden started each game of the 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship, as Donegal defeated Fermanagh in the quarter-final, Tyrone in the semi-final and Cavan in the final (McFadden scored one point in the semi-final and one point in the final).[65] [66] [67]

McFadden made a substitute appearance in Donegal's opening fixture of the 2020 National Football League against Mayo.[68] He started the second game against Meath, scoring a point.[69] He did not feature in the third game against Galway, but started the fourth game against Dublin, scoring a goal and a point.[70] [71] He scored a goal in the next league fixture against Monaghan.[72] Then the COVID-19 pandemic brought play to a halt. Play resumed behind closed doors on 18 October with a home game against Tyrone; McFadden started that game.[73] He did not participate in the final league game away to Kerry as he and other senior players (such as Michael Murphy, Ryan McHugh and Eoghan Bán Gallagher) were rested ahead of the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Tyrone the following Sunday.[74] McFadden started that opening victory against Tyrone.[75] He also started the semi-final victory against Armagh, scoring a point from a mark.[76] He also started the final against Cavan, in what proved to be the season's concluding game for his team.[77]

McFadden started each of Donegal's four fixtures of the 2021 National Football League, against Tyrone, Monaghan, Armagh and Dublin respectively.[78] [79] [80] [81] In the 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship, he started each of Donegal's three fixtures.[82] [83] [84]

McFadden started Donegal's third, fourth, fifth and sixth fixtures of the 2022 National Football League, against Kerry, Tyrone, Dublin and Armagh respectively.[85] [86] [87] [88] In the 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship, he started both of Donegal's first two fixtures, the quarter-final against Armagh and the semi-final against Cavan.[89] [90] He made a substitute appearance in the final against Derry during extra-time.[91] He did not feature in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier loss to Armagh.[92]

He made his 101st appearance for Donegal against Monaghan in the 2023 National Football League, when he also captained the team.[93]

Coaching career

In 2022, McFadden became a member of his club's management team, under Shane Molloy and Antoine O'Hara.[94] McFadden has also won two Cumman na mBunscols County Championships with Scoil an Linbh Íosa two years in a row (‘22 & ‘23)

Personal life

Mr McFadden is a teacher at Scoil an Linbh Íosa, a primary school near Donegal Town.[95]

He attended college in Dublin, beginning in his first year playing for the county team.[96]

As of 2021, he was living in a house in Donegal Town with Eoghan Bán Gallagher.[97]

Honours

Donegal
Na Cealla Beaga

Notes and References

  1. News: Two changes for clash with Roscommon. Donegal News. 10 February 2017. 10 February 2017.
  2. News: Chris. McNulty. Declan Bonner pays tribute to Manus Kelly on day of 'mixed emotions'. 24 June 2019. 24 June 2019. Murphy did not attend the homecomin[sic] with vice-captain Hugh McFadden carrying the Anglo-Celt Cup into Donegal Town and addressing the crowd..
  3. News: Alan. Foley. Hugh McFadden takes scenic route to Donegal set-up. Irish Examiner. 25 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182501/https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/hugh-mcfadden-takes-scenic-route-to-donegal-set-up-338878.html. 3 March 2016.
  4. News: Donegal SFC final: Murphy delivers man-of-the-match display. Hogan Stand. 21 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412175756/http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=203164. 12 April 2015.
  5. News: Chris. McNulty. Ciaran Bonner, Leon Thompson and Christy Toye among 'new' faces for Donegal. Donegal News. 29 September 2013. 29 September 2013.
  6. News: McFadden powers Killybegs into last four. Donegal Democrat. 15 September 2013. 15 September 2013. The difference between the sides was full-forward Hugh McFadden, who caused havoc in the MacCumhaill's defence and finished with a tally of 2–4 to put himself in the shop window for Jim McGuinness..
  7. News: Chris. McNulty. SFC: Jason Noctor and Killybegs aiming to make up for 'wasted chance'. Donegal News. 5 October 2013. 5 October 2013. …Hugh McFadden's cracking 2–4 against Sean MacCumhaills in the quarter-final bleeped on Jim McGuinness's radar..
  8. News: Allianz NFL: Donegal v Armagh in Division 2 Final. Donegal Now. 6 April 2014. 6 April 2014. Rory Kavanagh is down after a hit from Jamie Clarke as Hugh McFadden gets ready to come on.. dead. https://archive.today/20141025134716/http://www.donegalnow.com/article/1788. 25 October 2014. dmy-all.
  9. News: Cavan seal a fourth successive Ulster U21 football title as they see off Donegal: The winners finished strongly in tonight's decider at the Athletic Grounds. MSN. 9 April 2014. 9 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140904130727/http://sport.ie.msn.com/gaa/cavan-seal-a-fourth-successive-ulster-u21-football-title-as-they-see-off-donegal. 4 September 2014. dead.
  10. News: Declan. Rooney. Hugh McFadden: Donegal can get back to top. Irish Examiner. 19 May 2020. 19 May 2020.
  11. News: Orla. Bannon. Tyrone footballers crowned Ulster Under-21 champions. RTÉ Sport. 8 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20181205025508/https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2015/0408/692833-ulster-u21-final-tyrone-v-donegal/. 5 December 2018.
  12. News: Chris. McNulty. Report: Rory Gallagher's experimental Donegal well beaten by Derry. Donegal News. 4 January 2015. 4 January 2015.
  13. News: Gallagher delighted with early statement as McBrearty steps up. Irish Independent. 1 February 2015. 1 February 2015.
  14. News: Donegal edge out Cork in Ballyshannon. RTÉ Sport. 1 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302044802/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2015/0301/683666-donegal-v-cork/. 1 March 2015. 2 March 2015.
  15. News: Ian. O'Riordan. Kerry hold nerve and Donegal in Tralee spring classic. The Irish Times. 15 March 2015. 15 March 2015.
  16. News: Orla. Bannon. Donegal make light work of Tyrone. RTÉ Sport. 29 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330075055/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2015/0329/690619-donegal-mayo/. 29 March 2015. 30 March 2015.
  17. News: Donegal draw with Mayo enough for semi-final place. RTÉ Sport. 5 April 2015. 5 April 2015.
  18. News: Football League Div 1 semi-final: Cork 4–11 0–19 Donegal. BBC Sport. 12 April 2015. 12 April 2015.
  19. News: Michael. Moynihan. Rampant Cork Rebels rock Donegal with goal rush. Irish Examiner. 13 April 2015. 13 April 2015.
  20. News: Francis. Mooney. Donegal progress untested by Armagh. RTÉ Sport. 14 June 2015. 14 June 2015.
  21. News: Francis. Mooney. Donegal forced to dig deep for Derry win. RTÉ Sport. 27 June 2015. 27 June 2015.
  22. News: Martin. Breheny. Monaghan beat Donegal at their own game as Ulster champions dethroned. Irish Independent. 19 July 2015. 19 July 2015.
  23. News: Paul. Keane. Round 4B: Brilliant Donegal dismantle Galway. 1 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020911/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0108151953-round-4b-brilliant-donegal-dismantle-galway/. 1 August 2015. 24 September 2015.
  24. News: Paul. Keane. Classy Mayo outgun sluggish Donegal. 8 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040406/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0808151940-classy-mayo-outgun-sluggish-donegal/. 8 August 2015. 24 September 2015.
  25. News: Orla. Bannon. Disastrous return to Division One for Down as Donegal run riot in Newry. Irish Independent. 30 January 2016. 30 January 2016.
  26. News: Cork crash to 10-point defeat as impressive Donegal go top of Division 1: Goals from Odhrán MacNiallais and Martin O'Reilly spurred Donegal to victory. The42.ie. 7 February 2016. 7 February 2016.
  27. News: Peter. Campbell. Donegal march on beating Mayo. RTÉ Sport. 28 February 2016. 28 February 2016.
  28. News: Tony. Leen. Dogged Kerry win arm wrestle. Irish Examiner. 7 March 2016. 7 March 2016.
  29. News: Paul. Keane. Donegal turn blind eye to James McCarthy incident. Irish Examiner. 28 March 2016. 28 March 2016.
  30. News: Colm. Shalvey. Allianz FL D1: Last gasp Monaghan avoid relegation. 3 April 2016. 3 April 2016.
  31. News: Francis. Mooney. Odhran Mac Niallais brace powers Donegal into Ulster semi-finals. RTÉ Sport. 12 June 2016. 12 June 2016.
  32. News: Francis. Mooney. Monaghan and Donegal draw in Ulster thriller. RTÉ Sport. 25 June 2016. 25 June 2016.
  33. News: Ulster SFC semi-final replay: Donegal 0–17 Monaghan 2–10. BBC Sport. 2 July 2016. 2 July 2016.
  34. News: Francis. Mooney. Late scores help Tyrone to Ulster title. RTÉ Sport. 17 July 2016. 17 July 2016.
  35. News: Fintan. O'Toole. McBrearty inspires Donegal to battling win over Cork and sets up clash with Dublin. The42.ie. 30 July 2016. 30 July 2016.
  36. News: Dermot. Crowe. Stuttering Dubs show their fallibility. Sunday Independent. 7 August 2016. 7 August 2016.
  37. News: Alan. Foley. Geaney at the double as Kerry achieve first opening round league win under Fitzmaurice. The42.ie. 5 February 2017. 5 February 2017.
  38. News: Declan. Rooney. Donegal prevail late on against Roscommon. RTÉ Sport. 12 February 2017. 12 February 2017.
  39. News: Alan. Foley. Murphy's injury-time free rescues a draw for Donegal as Dublin extend unbeaten run to 32 games. The42.ie. 26 February 2017. 26 February 2017.
  40. News: Paul. Fitzpatrick. Donegal strike early to see off Cavan. RTÉ Sport. 4 March 2017. 4 March 2017.
  41. News: Kevin. Kelly. Allianz FL D1: Donegal too good for Tyrone. 18 March 2017. 18 March 2017.
  42. News: Alan. Foley. Late escape for Monaghan as Donegal pay penalty. Irish Examiner. 27 March 2017. 27 March 2017.
  43. News: Colm. Gannon. Aidan O'Shea's late introduction proves decisive as Mayo see off Donegal to avoid relegation. The42.ie. 2 April 2017. 2 April 2017.
  44. News: Alan. Foley. Paddy McGrath among the goalscorers as Donegal blitz Antrim to advance in Ulster. The42.ie. 21 May 2017. 21 May 2017.
  45. News: The pendulum has swung decisively in Tyrone's favour in the battle of Ulster's giants following a runaway win at Clones. Irish Examiner. 18 June 2017. 18 June 2017.
  46. News: Paul. Keane. Round 3A Qualifier: Donegal edge thriller. 8 July 2017. 8 July 2017.
  47. News: Daragh. Small. Round 4A Qualifier: Impressive Galway advance. 22 July 2017. 22 July 2017.
  48. News: Gerry. McLaughlin. Michael Langan impresses as Donegal get the better of Queen's. The Irish News. 4 January 2018. 4 January 2018. New captain Hugh McFadden led his Donegal troops to victory over Queen's at a wintry Ballybofey..
  49. News: Fintan. O'Toole. Casey hits winning point, O'Shea fires 0-7 and 3 red cards shown in Kerry Donegal clash. The42.ie. 28 January 2018. 28 January 2018.
  50. News: Kevin. O'Brien. Dublin survive strong Donegal fightback to make it three wins from three. The42.ie. 10 February 2018. 10 February 2018.
  51. News: Declan. Bogue. Two-goal Tyrone move closer to safety with big win over Donegal in Omagh. The42.ie. 10 March 2018. 10 March 2018.
  52. News: Francis. Mooney. Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream. RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2018. 24 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161155/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0624/972816-ruthless-donegal-end-fermanaghs-ulster-title-dream/. 25 June 2018.
  53. News: Francis. Mooney. McBrearty excels to fire Donegal past Derry. RTÉ Sport. 27 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180528134534/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0527/966359-mcbrearty-excels-to-fire-donegal-past-derry/. 28 May 2018.
  54. News: Chris. McNulty. Ulster SFC: Donegal too good for Cavan. 13 May 2018. 13 May 2018.
  55. News: Francis. Mooney. 14-man Donegal cruise past Down into Ulster decider. RTÉ Sport. 10 June 2018. 10 June 2018.
  56. News: Hugh McFadden says improvement is needed for Meath. Highland Radio. 1 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201121132/http://www.highlandradio.com/2019/02/01/hugh-mcfadden-says-improvement-is-needed-for-meath/. 1 February 2019.
  57. News: Derrick. Lynch. Missing a host of regulars, Donegal come away from Clare with victory. The42.ie. 27 January 2019. 27 January 2019.
  58. News: Peter. Campbell. Fortuitous goal sees Donegal come back to beat Meath. RTÉ Sport. 2 February 2019. 2 February 2019.
  59. News: John. Fallon. Casey strikes late goal as Tipp come back to shock Donegal. The42.ie. 10 February 2019. 10 February 2019.
  60. News: Peter. Campbell. Fermanagh rally against 13-man Donegal to stay unbeaten in Division 2. RTÉ Sport. 24 February 2019. 24 February 2019.
  61. News: Alan. Foley. Super sub Murphy makes decisive impact in narrow win for Donegal. The42.ie. 2 March 2019. 2 March 2019.
  62. News: Denis. Hurley. Cork on brink of drop to Division 3 as Donegal power home. RTÉ Sport. 16 March 2019. 16 March 2019.
  63. News: Peter. Branigan. Murphy masterclass fires Donegal back to top flight. RTÉ Sport. 24 March 2019. 24 March 2019.
  64. News: Kevin. O'Brien. Murphy masterclass helps Donegal to Division 2 glory after comeback win over Meath. The42.ie. 30 March 2019. 30 March 2019.
  65. News: Francis. Mooney. Donegal overcome Fermanagh in Ulster arm-wrestle. Irish Examiner. 26 May 2019. 26 May 2019.
  66. News: Francis. Mooney. Donegal power past Tyrone to make Ulster decider. RTÉ Sport. 8 June 2019. 8 June 2019.
  67. News: Peter. Sweeney. Donegal power past Cavan to claim Ulster title. RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2019. 23 June 2019.
  68. News: FL1: Durcan delivers late as Mayo hold Donegal. Hogan Stand. 25 January 2020. 25 January 2020.
  69. News: Paul. Keane. Classy Donegal put Meath to the sword at Navan. RTÉ Sport. 2 February 2020. 2 February 2020.
  70. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1: Galway secure valuable victory. 9 February 2020. 9 February 2020.
  71. News: Mannion goal crucial as Dubs reel in Donegal. RTÉ Sport. 22 February 2020. 22 February 2020.
  72. News: Alan. Foley. McFadden and Ward hit the net as Donegal claim easy victory over Monaghan. The42.ie. 1 March 2020. 1 March 2020.
  73. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1: Donegal defeat Tyrone. 18 October 2020. 18 October 2020.
  74. News: Understrength Donegal well beaten by Kerry. Donegal News. 24 October 2020. 24 October 2020.
  75. News: Colm. Keys. Donegal in pole-position for Ulster three-in-a-row after dumping Tyrone out of Championship. Irish Independent. 1 November 2020. 1 November 2020.
  76. News: Declan. Bogue. Donegal ease past Armagh to reach yet another Ulster final. The42.ie. 14 November 2020. 14 November 2020.
  77. News: Kevin. O'Brien. As it happened: Donegal v Cavan, Ulster senior football final. The42.ie. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020.
  78. News: Declan. Bogue. Allianz FL D1 North: Donegal edge Tyrone. 15 May 2021. 15 May 2021.
  79. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1 North: Spoils shared in Ballybofey. 22 May 2021. 22 May 2021.
  80. News: Declan. Bogue. Allianz FL D1 North: Donegal finish strongly to earn important point. 29 May 2021. 29 May 2021.
  81. News: Peter. Campbell. Dublin share title with Kerry after defeating Donegal. RTÉ Sport. 14 June 2021. 14 June 2021.
  82. News: Declan. Bogue. Donegal signal their intent with Ulster Championship trouncing of Down. The42.ie. 27 June 2021. 27 June 2021.
  83. News: Alan. Foley. McBrearty kicks late winner as Donegal squeeze past Derry. The42.ie. 11 July 2021. 11 July 2021.
  84. News: Declan. Bogue. Murphy sent off as Tyrone edge out 14-man Donegal to book Ulster final spot. The42.ie. 18 July 2021. 18 July 2021.
  85. News: Paul. Brennan. Kerry impress as victory over Donegal sends them top of Division 1. RTÉ Sport. 20 February 2022. 20 February 2022.
  86. News: Peter. Campbell. Goals crucial as gritty Donegal see off Tyrone. RTÉ Sport. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022.
  87. News: Paul. Keane. Allianz FL D1: Dublin finish strongly against Donegal. 20 March 2022. 20 March 2022.
  88. News: Chris. McNulty. Donegal hang on for win as things get hot and heavy with Armagh. The Irish Times. 27 March 2022. 27 March 2022.
  89. News: Andy. Watters. Donegal cruise to victory over mis-firing Armagh in Ulster Championship quarter-final. The Irish News. 25 April 2022. 25 April 2022.
  90. News: John. Haughey. Donegal 2–16 Cavan 0–16: Tir Conaill men survive Breffni onslaught to reach Ulster decider. BBC Sport. 8 May 2022. 8 May 2022.
  91. News: Declan. Bogue. Derry outscored Donegal 0–4 to 0–2 in the extra-time period. The42.ie. 29 May 2022. 29 May 2022.
  92. News: Declan. Bogue. Armagh power past Donegal to book All-Ireland quarter-final. The42.ie. 12 June 2022. 12 June 2022.
  93. News: Alan. Foley. Michael Langan, Oisin Gallen and Eoghan Ban Gallagher back for Donegal. 19 February 2023. 19 February 2023.
  94. News: Tom. Comack. Next up Naomh Conaill for Killybegs' new management team: Shane Molloy and Antoine O'Hara's tenure at their local club got off to a winning start against Glenswilly and this Saturday they welcome the Division 1 champions to Fintra. 6 April 2022. 6 April 2022. In light of the fact the management team are only a few weeks in the job… Hugh McFadden is also a member of the management team. 'We are only three weeks in the job. There was a lot of toing and froing and there was nothing really happening. So myself [Shane Molloy] and Antoine said we would take it on behalf of the players and do the management end of things. I played last season and please God I'll be playing again before the end of the year… It is great to have Hugh on board as well….
  95. News: Siobhan. McNamara. Good luck Mr McFadden — schoolchildren in county colours to support popular teacher. Donegal Now. 23 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203181554/https://www.donegalnow.com/gaa/good-luck-mr-mcfadden-schoolchildren-county-colours-support-popular-teacher/232976. 3 February 2019.
  96. News: Ryan. Ferry. McFadden and Donegal set to re-enter championship arena. Donegal News. 24 June 2021. 68. McFadden has been on the Donegal panel since 2014 and he is well-versed on how a normal season plays out… This is McFadden's eighth season and he is now firmly one of the leaders of the squad, and has captained the team in Michael Murphy's absence… There have been some positive changes over the years, but the big thing is that he is now living and working in Donegal, and that stops a lot of the hassle. 'I have moved back home. My first year in college was my first year on the county team… There was also the situation of travelling up and down to Dublin and organising training in Dublin so for me personally being at home the last two years it had been a lot easier'..
  97. News: Frank. Craig. Eoghan Bán wants a tailored season. Gaelic Life. 29 April 2021. 29 April 2021. 'Luckily, myself and Hugh McFadden were able to batter away together. We share a house in Donegal Town'.. Also published as "Eoghan Bán Gallagher a big fan of tailored inter-county season" in the Donegal News of the same date, 29 April 2021: pp 60–61.

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