In 1963, "Star of the Sea" joined with Ballyshannon team, Aodh Ruadh to become St Joseph's.

Bundoran won the first even Donegal senior championship title when they defeated Red Hughs of Killygordon in a replayed final in the Brandywell in Derry.

St Josephs broke up in the 1976 and in 1977 Réalt na Mara went on to win the first ever Intermediate title following this up with Senior Championship success in 1979, overcoming Seán MacCumhaill's in a nail-biting one-point victory to win the Senior Championship.

Local man Brian McEniff led Donegal to their first ever Ulster title in 1972 and won managed the County to four more Ulster successes before managing Donegal to their first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1992,[6] in which they defeated Dublin in the final 0–18 to 0–14.

[7] St Naul's — achieving a first win in the 2022 Donegal SFC — defeated Réalt na Mara by 0-13 to 1-6 in the play-off final at Tírconaill Park, thus relegating Réalt na Mara to the 2023 IFC.