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Niall O'Donnell of Donegal gets away from Conor O'Neill of Armagh

Donegal charge out of the traps to blow Armagh away

Donegal are back in the Ulster final having powered past Armagh with an impressive first half performance in Kingspan Breffni Park.

GAA • 14 Nov 20

Ulster SFC recap: Donegal cruise past Armagh

Declan Bonner's side were far too strong for the Orchard county at Kingspan Breffni Park.

GAA • 14 Nov 20

Football championship Sunday: All you need to know

The lowdown on today's action from the 2020 Football Championship

GAA • 15 Nov 20

Cavan and Mickey Graham remain on track for back-to-back Ulster final appearances

Graham just glad to survive 'typical Ulster game'

For Cavan manager Mickey Graham, it was a case of the result being more important than the performance as his side got the better of Antrim in the Ulster SFC quarter-final.

GAA • 10 Nov 20

All-Ireland SFC recap: Tipperary and Cavan advance

Tipperary beat Limerick after extra time to reach the Munster Football Final, while Cavan advance past Antrim in Ulster.

GAA • 07 Nov 20

Aidan O'Shea and Tadgh O'Rourke contesting a high back in last year's semi-final

Sunday's Football action: All you need to know

Peter Branigan looks at who might progress in the four provinces in Sunday's Football Championship action.

GAA • 08 Nov 20

'We dug really, really deep there today'

Bonner praises players for 'digging deep' in Tyrone win

Donegal manager Declan Bonner praised his team for digging out a victory over Tyrone in atrocious conditions at Ballybofey on Sunday.

GAA • 01 Nov 20

Donegal and Tyrone clash in the game of the day

Football championship Sunday: All you need to know

There's a busy day of football ahead, with games in all four provinces - the clash of Tyrone versus Donegal is arguably the pick of the lot.

GAA • 01 Nov 20

Donegal and Tyrone clash in the game of the weekend

Football championship weekend: All you need to know

There's a busy weekend of football ahead, with games in all four provinces - the clash of Tyrone versus Donegal is arguably the pick of the lot.

GAA • 30 Oct 20

Donegal and Tyrone renew acquaintances on Sunday

Tomás Ó Sé's football championship predictions

There's no back door this year so some big teams will exit the championship at the first hurdle - find out who the five-time All-Ireland winner is backing to succeed here.

GAA • 30 Oct 20

Mayo manager James Horan will have plenty to ponder for the Connacht championship

Ó Sé: Mayo dropping down but no need to panic

Tomás Ó Sé and Ciaran Whelan both believe that a rare relegation to Division 2 of the Allianz Football League won't dent Mayo's confidence for the upcoming championship campaign.

GAA • 26 Oct 20

St Tiernach's Park could host just one inter-county game this year

No Clones final as Ulster confirm SFC fixtures

Times and venues have been confirmed for the upcoming Ulster Senior Football Championship fixtures but Clones will not be considered as a final venue as there are no floodlights at St Tiernach's Park.

GAA • 17 Sep 20

Monaghan star McCarron ruled out for rest of 2020

Monaghan's prospects for the upcoming Ulster SFC have been dealt a blow with the news that attacker Jack McCarron will miss the rest of the season.

GAA • 02 Sep 20

Kilcoo players huddle together after their win against Derrygonnelly

'In Kilcoo you go to Mass, have sheep & play football'

Aaron Branagan said football is a way of life in Kilcoo after teh Down men made it into the Ulster Club SFC final on Sunday.

GAA • 17 Nov 19

Eoghan Bán Gallagher of Donegal in action during the Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Tyrone last June

Donegal start Ulster SFC title defence against Tyrone

Donegal will begin their Ulster SFC title defence with a quarter-final showdown against Tyrone next summer.

GAA • 09 Oct 19

McGeeney has been in charge for the past five years

McGeeney extends stay with Armagh for further two years

Kieran McGeeney has been ratified to stay on as Armagh manager for a further two years, it has been confirmed.

Football • 05 Aug 19

'Gambling on making it to the grouped quarter-finals without all engines firing is a significant risk for everyone bar the champions.'

Time almost up for pretenders still ironing out flaws

There was an expectation that the fog gathered around the form guide for the last eight might begin to lift after the weekend's action. Instead, things remain unclear for many pretenders to Dublin's throne.

GAA • 26 Jun 19

Patrick McBrearty (13) celebrates with team-mates

McBrearty: Fifth Ulster crown a dream come true

Donegal forward Paddy McBrearty said winning his fifth Ulster title was something he couldn't have imagined when the county ended a 19-year wait in 2011.

GAA • 23 Jun 19

Mickey Graham: Football's Mr Nice Guy

The Cavan manager has impressed people, won trophies, played good football and made friends wherever he has gone.

GAA • 21 Jun 19

Cavan fans celebrating in 1997; how they would love to be doing likewise tomorrow afternoon

Opinion: Local scraps still the holy grail for majority

The provincial championships live a perilous existence these days, surviving on the whims of public opinion. But Conor Neville argues scrapping them would just increase the number of teams at risk of a Dublin tonking.

GAA • 22 Jun 19

Ruairi Deane will be key to Cork's hopes

Tomás Ó Sé's football predictions

There's a massive weekend of football in store with three provincial finals and eight qualifier games. Five-time All-Ireland winner Tomás Ó Sé is here to steer you through them all.

Football • 21 Jun 19

Declan Bonner chats to his team after the Ulster quarter-final win over Fermanagh

'Donegal far from the finished article' - Bonner

Donegal may be favourites to retain their Ulster title, but for manager Declan Bonner his team are still striving to be the best they can be.

GAA • 19 Jun 19

All-Ireland final weekend outside The Boar's Head

Renowned Cavan fan going full Boar for Ulster glory

Ahead of Sunday's Ulster football final, publican and ardent Cavan fan Hugh Hourican singles out "a serious belief and a serious confidence" within the camp as they prepare to face Donegal.

GAA • 22 Jun 19

A shot of the incident involving Tiernan McCann and Stephen McMenamin

Proposed two-match ban for Tiernan McCann

RTÉ News understands that Tyrone's Tiernan McCann has been informed that the GAA has recommended that he receive a two-match ban for the incident in last weekend's Ulster Championship semi-final against Donegal.

GAA • 14 Jun 19

Cavan manager Mickey Graham celebrates at the final whistle

'A special day for everyone associated with Cavan'

Cavan manager Mickey Graham saluted his players after they booked the county's first Ulster final date in 18 years with replay victory over Armagh.

GAA • 09 Jun 19