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Ulster SFC final recap: Armagh 0-28 Donegal 2-23 (AET)

Donegal retain their Ulster SFC title after beating Armagh in the final in Clones.

Donegal overcame Down to reach another Ulster final

Donegal keep Down at bay to set up repeat Ulster final

In a repeat of last year's Ulster final, defending champions Donegal set up a meeting with All-Ireland Champions Armagh with their semi-final against Down in Clones going according to the script

Football • 27 Apr

Leinster Football Championship: Meath shock Dublin

Live updates from Sunday's championship action, with Dublin and Meath colliding again in the other Leinster semi-final, with Louth through to the final and Donegal into the Ulster decider.

Football • 27 Apr

Tyrone players react in horror to Armagh's winning free

Armagh beat the buzzer to edge Tyrone in Ulster classic

Rory Grugan's post-hooter winner finally settled an epic in favour of the All-Ireland champions as Armagh squeezed out Tyrone at Clones to reach the Ulster SFC final.

Football • 28 Apr

Ulster SFC recap: Antrim 1-23 Armagh 1-34

Antrim led Armagh at half time but the Orchard County recovered to win comfortably at Corrigan Park.

Football • 12 Apr

Brendan Rogers after scoring a two-pointer in the loss to Donegal

Derry need to lose indiscipline and rediscover spirit

Derry need to rediscover the spirit that propelled them to successive Ulster titles in 2022 and 2023, while ironing out the indiscipline which has plagued them, according to the Sunday Game panel

Football • 07 Apr

Brendan Rogers has been named at full-back in the Derry side to face Donegal but doubts remain over whether he will be fit to start

Depleted Derry set for difficult day in Donegal - Flynn

Derry could struggle in Sunday's Ulster SFC opener in Donegal, due to an injury crisis in the panel, suggests former Dublin star Paul Flynn.

Football • 04 Apr

Antrim have played a number of championship matches at Corrigan Park - including against Kildare in 2019

McManus: Antrim footballers should cede Corrigan threat

Antrim hurling legend Neil McManus has said that the county's footballers should park their threat to not play their Ulster SFC opener against All-Ireland champions Armagh if the game is moved from Corrigan Park.

Football • 10 Feb

Malachy O'Rourke's first championship game as Tyrone boss will be at home to Cavan

Provincial football championships draw recap

Donegal's Ulster preliminary clash with Derry is the pick of the ties following the 2025 provincial football draws.

Football • 12 Oct 24

'I suppose from living in the county and watching the team, seeing the potential coming through, it was something you saw in front of your eyes'

No pre-season and possible new rules a test - O'Rourke

New Tyrone football manager Malachy O'Rourke has acknowledged that the abolition of the pre-season competitions for 2025 could make adjusting to potential rule changes tricky next January.

Football • 12 Sep 24

Donegal came out on top with 34 points scored between the teams

Donegal prevail in enthralling tussle with Tyrone

Donegal edged out Tyrone in a breathtaking extra-time thriller at Celtic Park to go through to an Ulster SFC final meeting with Armagh on 12 May.

Football • 24 May 24

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney had some things to get off his chest at half-time in Clones

'Not for the purists' - McGeeney lauds squad after win

Kieran McGeeney was delighted to see his team "win ugly" as they came out on the right side of a tactical battle with Down in the Ulster championship semi-final.

Football • 27 Apr 24

Armagh hero Jason Duffy is congratulated by supporters

Duffy's late show sees Armagh squeeze into Ulster final

Armagh struck late for a nervy and unconvincing 0-13 to 2-06 win over Down to qualify for their second successive Ulster SFC final.

Football • 28 Apr 24

Clare and Cork on the brink, Ulster foes renew rivalry

Jackie Tyrrell and Ryan McCluskey join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill crunch weekend in the Munster SHC, as well as provincial football semis in the north and in the east.

GAA • 25 Apr 24

The Tyrone side that beat Cavan by a point

Tired Tyrone must raise level for Donegal - Donnelly

Mattie Donnelly admitted Tyrone will have their work cut out against Donegal in next weekend's Ulster SFC semi-final after squeezing past Cavan.

Football • 22 Apr 24

Gareth McKinless of Derry in action against Donegal goalkeeper Shaun Patton

Why did Patton have to return to play at halfway line?

So why did Donegal keeper Shaun Patton have to return to the pitch from the halfway line after being treated for injury in their Ulster SFC quarter-final win over Derry?

Football • 20 Apr 24

Oisin Gallen celebrates after slotting home Donegal's penalty

Donegal goal glut sinks Derry in another Ulster upset

Derry's two-year reign as Ulster Senior Football champions was ended by a Jim McGuinness' ambush as Donegal hit four goals in front of 14, 714 at Celtic Park on Saturday evening.

Football • 21 Apr 24

Saturday's Football Championship results and reports

Donegal's trip to neighbours Derry was the main billing game in a busy evening of championship action.

Football • 21 Apr 24

'His position as a tactical genius in our game, whether you like the style he brought or not, is bang on'

Donegal's sign-posted ambush will lack the ammo

Celtic Park will be sold out this evening, and there's even the hint of the sunshine possibly appearing as Mickey Harte and Jim McGuinness go toe-to-toe. It just feels right.

Football • 20 Apr 24

After a gap of ten years, Jim McGuinness is back to sample the Ulster championship atmosphere again

Derry first big test in second coming of innovator Jim

After making a real impact during his first stint as Donegal manager, Jim McGuinness will no doubt want to his leave his mark as he again enters the championship fray, with high-flyers Derry sure to provide a real test in Saturday's Ulster SFC quarter-final.

Football • 20 Apr 24

Joe McElroy of Armagh in action against Oisin Smyth, left, and Ultán Kelm

McGeeney praises quick Armagh start in Erne triumph

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney praised his side's quick start as they proved much too strong for Fermanagh in their Ulster SFC quarter-final.

Football • 15 Apr 24

Oisin Savage of Down in action against Antrim's Eunan Walsh

Laboured Down keep stubborn Antrim at arm's length

Down laboured to a four-point win over Antrim to set up an Ulster SFC semi-final meeting with either Armagh or Fermanagh, never falling behind in a scrappy Pairc Esler encounter.

Football • 14 Apr 24

Football championship: All You Need to Know

Action across all four provinces this weekend as the 2024 championship gets underway

Football • 06 Apr 24

Rory Beggan has been in the United States trying out for the NFL

GAA teams: Beggan in Monaghan squad for Cavan tie

Rory Beggan has been included in the Monaghan squad for the Ulster SFC first round tie with Cavan in Clones on Sunday.

Football • 05 Apr 24

Clockwise from top left: Raymond Galligan, Rory Beggan, Darren McDonnell and Gary O'Rourke

Changing of goalkeeping guard as Ulster foes collide

A Monaghan v Cavan fixture without Raymond Galligan and Rory Beggan at opposite ends of the pitch may take getting used to, but others are ready to fill the void.

Football • 07 Apr 24