Former Donegal 1992 All-Ireland winning football star James McHugh died in a road traffic collision in Co Cavan yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Cill Chartha native, who was in his early 60s, was in a collision involving a car and a van on the N3 at Drummallaght, between Virginia and Cavan town.<\/p>\n
A woman, also aged in her 60s who was a passenger in the car, was seriously injured and was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
The driver of the van, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries.<\/p>\n
A member of Donegal’s 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team, Mr McHugh played for Donegal from 1990 until 1998.<\/p>\n
He started at left half forward in the 1992 All-Ireland final and scored a point from play when Donegal defeated Dublin by a scoreline of 0-18 to 0-14.<\/p>\n
A brother of football star Martin McHugh, James won an All Star in 1992, two Ulster championships in 1990 and in 1992 and a Railway Cup with Ulster in 1994.<\/p>\n
Mr McHugh won the Donegal County Championship with his club Cill Chartha in 1985, 1989 and 1993.<\/p>\n
He won four national Gaeltacht titles with Cill Chartha.<\/p>\n
Mr McHugh and his son Eoin, a member of the current Donegal panel, shared a unique distinction in that both father and son captained their club to the national Gaeltacht title.<\/p>\n
He was club captain when Cill Chartha won the national competition in 1990 while his Eoin captained Cill Chartha to success in Cill na Martra, Co Cork in 2024.<\/p>\n
Deputy Pearse Doherty said his thoughts are with Mr McHugh’s family and friends, the GAA and wider community, and all those who knew and loved him at this time.<\/p>\n
“James gave so much to Donegal GAA and will be remembered with great pride and affection across the county and beyond. Ar dheis D\u00e9 go raibh a anam.”<\/p>\n
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