Finnbarr Roarty

Finnbarr Roarty is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Donegal county team.^[1] He is a former Minor and Under-20 captain of Donegal.^[2] He made his Senior inter-county debut against Armagh a short while before he turned 18. It was reported at the time that he was Donegal's first Senior inter-county player who had yet to make his Senior debut for his club.^[3] His premature debut led to two-week suspension for Roarty and an eight-week suspension for manager Jim McGuinness with the McGuinness suspension later overturned because McGuinness was not involved in picking the team.^[4] Roarty played in his first National League match for Donegal in 2025 at MacCumhaill Park against Dublin as a corner-back.^[5][6] He played in his first SFC match for Donegal on 6 April 2025 against Derry.^[7] He won the Man of the Match award in the All Ireland semi-final victory over Meath.^[8][9] His impact on the team was praised by Conor McManus and Michael Murphy.^[10][11][12]

Roarty played for his club in the 2025 Donegal SFC, when his club won the final, with Roarty scoring 0–3 in that game.^[13] It was his first time to win it.^[14][15]