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Saturday's Football Championship results and reports

There were easy wins for Monaghan and Dublin as Limerick made history in Ennis, beating Clare in the championship's first ever penalty shootout.

GAA • 30 Apr 22

Recap: Fermanagh 2-10 Tyrone 2-17

All-Ireland champions Tyrone start their 2022 campaign with a seven-point win over Fermanagh, but they did lose Conor McKenna to a late red card.

GAA • 16 Apr 22

All-Ireland champions Tyrone start the defence of their title in Enniskillen

Colm O'Rourke's football predictions

Hurling may be taking centre stage this weekend with much-anticipated action in Munster and Leinster, but there are still three football games down for decision across three different countries.

GAA • 15 Apr 22

The majority of Ulster counties have back Cavan's call to move the game from the Belfast venue

Antrim confident of hosting Cavan at Corrigan Park

Antrim remain confident that their Ulster Senior Football Championship clash with Cavan at the end of April will take place at Corrigan Park.

GAA • 14 Mar 22

Galway's Shane Walsh and Mayo's Lee Keegan in action in the 2021 Connacht final at Croke Park

2022 Championship: Mayo and Galway set to meet

Connacht holders Mayo have been handed a difficult quarter-final tie as they were paired with old rivals Galway following Saturday's draws for the 2022 provincial championships.

GAA • 27 Nov 21

Tyrone joint-manager Brian Dooher talks to the Tyrone squad after their Ulster final win over Monaghan

Dooher: Absent co-manager Logan still had a big say

Tyrone joint-manager Brian Dooher has said that Feargal Logan still had a massive input into their Ulster final win over Monaghan despite being unable to attend Croke Park due to a Covid issue.

GAA • 01 Aug 21

Recap: Monaghan 4-17 Armagh 2-21

Armagh produce a super fightback but it's Monaghan who progress to the Ulster final.

GAA • 17 Jul 21

Clones lies silent today as sound of summer must wait

Damian Lawlor celebrates the special place Clones has in the GAA and how Cavan-Monaghan this afternoon would have heralded the start of an Irish summer

GAA • 10 May 20

Tyrone's Peter Harte tackled by Michael Murphy for Donegal

All you need to know: Ulster SFC semi-finals

We should have the identity of this year's two Ulster football finalists following this weekend's pair of semi-finals.

Football • 08 Jun 19

Cavan's Cian Mackey celebrates his equaliser against Armagh

Is Ulster football the new Munster hurling?

"Whisper it quietly; this year the football championship has given us better quality, more entertainment and more intense games than the hurling."

GAA • 04 Jun 19

Cavan's Gearoid McKiernan frustrated at the end of the game

Cavan and Armagh end level after titanic tussle

Armagh and Cavan will replay their Ulster SFC semi-final next Sunday after finishing level on 1-14 to 0-17 in an extra-time thriller at Clones.

GAA • 02 Jun 19

Killian Clarke is about to embark on his seventh Championship campaign for Cavan

Ambitious Clarke hoping tide turns in Cavan's favour

Cavan are looking to land their first Ulster Championship in 22 years, and Killian Clarke expects the Breifne County to be challenging for provincial honours, starting on Saturday against Monaghan.

Football • 17 May 19

Cork meet Kerry in the Munster Final looking to defeat their neighbours in Championship football for the first time in six years

Tomás Ó Sé's football predictions

The Kerry legend casts his eye over a busy weekend of football action and picks his winners.

Football • 22 Jun 18

Struggling Derry at least have comforts for the visit of Donegal

All you need to know about the Ulster SFC q-finals

The first two quarter-finals in Ulster sees Down host Antrim, while Derry welcome Donegal to Celtic Park

GAA • 25 May 18

Sunday Game panel hail Tyrone's brilliance

Tomás Ó Sé and Ciarán Whelan were both impressed by what they saw as Tyrone brushed aside Cavan in the Ulster SFC semi-final replay.

Football • 08 Jul 16

Peter Harte fires home Tyrone's first goal

Tyrone goal glut blows Cavan challenge away

Tyrone made no mistake at the second attempt, routing Cavan in the Ulster SFC semi-final replay by 5-18 to 2-17 to set up a meeting with Donegal in the decider.

GAA • 03 Jul 16

Michael Murphy and Vinny Corey in action during the drawn game

Monaghan may have momentum to edge Donegal

After grabbing late scores to force a replay against Donegal, RTÉ analyst Ray Silke feels the momentum may now be with Monaghan in today's Ulster SFC semi-final replay at Breffni Park

GAA • 02 Jul 16

Neil McGee is currently serving a two-game ban

Martin Carney: Neil McGee loss huge for Donegal

RTÉ analyst Martin Carney believes the absence of Neil McGee in the Donegal full-back line could be an avenue that Monaghan may exploit with interest in Saturday's Ulster SFC semi-final.

GAA • 23 Jun 16

Influential Tyrone forward Tiernan McCann

McMenamin: McCann key to Tyrone's counter-attack

Former Tyrone defender Ryan McMenamin has earmarked Tiernan McCann as a key component of the Red Hand’s attacking strategy ahead of the Ulster SFC with Derry.

GAA • 20 May 16

Fermanagh's Brian Og Maguire with Down's Aidan Carr

Down prove too strong for Fermanagh

Down proved too strong for 14-man Fermanagh at Brewster Park, where they moved into the Ulster SFC last four with a 1-08 to 2-10 win.

Football • 03 Jun 12

Conor McManus of Monaghan battles with Kevin O'Boyle of Antrim

Farney survive Saffron scare

Monaghan survived a scare at Clones to squeeze through to the Ulster SFC semi-finals.

Football • 27 May 12

Ulster Senior Football Championship