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Neil McGee was sent off just before half-time

Gallagher pleased by Donegal response to McGee red

Donegal manager Rory Gallagher said his side had "dug themselves out a difficult position" by beating Fermanagh despite playing the entire second half with 14 men.

GAA • 12 Jun 16

VIDEO: Donegal face improving Fermanagh

We get views from both camps ahead of Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final.

GAA • 10 Jun 16

Pete McGrath: 'We go totally believing in our ability to get the result that we're after.'

McGrath relishing Ballybofey pressure cooker

Fermanagh manager Pete McGrath is prepared for a pressure cooker atmosphere in Ballybofey on Sunday - but insists his team have exactly what it takes to escape with a precious championship victory.

GAA • 09 Jun 16

McManus is hoping to land a third Anglo Celt in four years

VIDEO: McManus comfortable with high expectations

Monaghan get the defence of their Ulster crown underway this weekend against Down and star forward Conor McManus says the biggest pressure they face is from within.

GAA • 03 Jun 16

Ó Sé: Dubs to relish road trip, more Down misery

Tómás Ó Sé doesn’t expect to learn anything new about All-Ireland champions Dublin this weekend and believes Down lack the players and confidence to defeat Monaghan in the Ulster SFC.

GAA • 03 Jun 16

Joe Brolly: Kieran McGeeney hasn't a clue

Joe Brolly has strongly criticised Kieran McGeeney following Armagh's eight-point Ulster SFC defeat to Cavan today, saying "being a great player isn’t necessarily a qualification for being a great manager".

GAA • 30 May 16

Michael Argue and Joe McElroy battle for possession at Breffni Park

Cavan comfortably ease past Armagh challenge

Cavan progressed to an Ulster SFC semi-final against Tyrone, defeating Armagh by 2-16 to 0-14 at Kingspan Breffni Park

GAA • 29 May 16

Armagh's Rory Gugan tackles Cavan's Dara McVeety in the Dr McKenna Cup

Football preview: Cavan have Armagh's measure

Former Galway star Ray Silke runs the rule over the weekend's Championship football fixtures in the company of RTÉ Sport's Eoin Ryan.

GAA • 29 May 16

Cavan and Armagh will renew rivalries again this weekend

Cavan expect ‘fired up’ Armagh for Ulster clash

Cavan’s Killian Clarke believes Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney will have his side chomping at the bit for the Ulster SFC clash at Breffni Park this weekend and that their recent Allianz League meeting will count for little.

GAA • 27 May 16

Tyrone's Cathal McCarron holds off Derry's Gareth McKinless

Tyrone in cruise control to sweep past Derry

Tyrone swept past 13-man Derry to make the Ulster SFC semi-finals, as a first-half goal blitz laid the foundation for a Celtic Park cruise.

GAA • 22 May 16

Neil Flynn (L) is crucial to Kildare's hopes on

Football preview: Kildare facing test of mettle

Five-time All-Ireland SFC winner Tomás Ó Sé believes Cian O'Neill's Kildare will face a serious test of mettle in their Leinster SFC quarter-final showdown with Wexford on Saturday [5.15pm].

GAA • 20 May 16

Corrigan class hauls Fermanagh past tame Antrim

Some quality score-taking by Tomás Corrigan rescued a mediocre Ulster SFC preliminary round tie as Fermanagh cruised past Antrim to set up a first round clash with Donegal next month.

GAA • 16 May 16

Fermanagh's Mickey Jones with Brian Neeson of Antrim tangle for possession

As It Happened: all of today's Championship action

All of the scores and live updates from today's big football games in Leinster and Ulster.

GAA • 15 May 16

Gallagher: Donegal ‘relieved’ to see off Derry

Neil Gallagher said Donegal were “relieved” to have beaten Derry after an Ulster SFC semi-final that was “in the balance the whole way through”.

GAA • 29 Jun 15

Paul McCusker and Ciaran Flaherty of Fermanagh tackle Neil McAdam of Monaghan

Monaghan march on to another Ulster decider

Monaghan qualified for their third successive Ulster SFC final with a 1-20 to 0-13 win over Fermanagh at Breffni Park.

Football • 21 Jun 15

Donegal's Martin O'Reilly scores their second goal past Armagh goalkeeper Mathew McNeice

Donegal progress untested by Armagh

Donegal are through to an Ulster SFC semi-final date with Derry after a facile 2-11 to 0-08 win over Armagh at the Athletic Grounds.

GAA • 14 Jun 15

Down's Kevin McKernan has Derry's Christopher McKaigue and Ciaran McFaul (right) in pursuit at Celtic Park

Derry edge out 14-man Down in tense Ulster battle

Derry survived a superb second-half comeback by 14-man Down as Eoin Bradley tapped over an injury-time free to snatch a precious 0-12 to 0-11 Ulster SFC victory at Celtic Park.

GAA • 07 Jun 15

Galway's Cathal Mannion and Dublin's Peter Kelly will be marking each other at Croke Park

At a glance: Championship weekend

There's a Dublin double-bill at Croke Park as the county's hurlers face Galway and Longford take on the footballers. Elsewhere, Tipperary host Waterford and Antrim battle Fermanagh.

GAA • 31 May 15

Limerick will now face Tipperary in the Munster hurling semi-final

Championship wrap: Limerick edge mid-west battle

Reflections on a weekend where Limerick hurlers edged out Clare by a point in the Munster hurling quarter-final, while Monaghan's winning margin was the same as they accounted for Cavan in the Ulster football quarter-final.

GAA • 26 May 15

Conall Dunne was the star of the show for Eunan's

Eunan's win in Ulster for just second time

St Eunan's won an Ulster Club Championship fixture for only the second time in their history when they waltzed past the challenge of Roslea Shamrocks in Letterkenny in the quarter-finals.

Football • 09 Nov 14

Omagh St Enda's must now prepare for an Ulster semi-final

Omagh's Meyler not surprised by Cross upset

Omagh may have surprised the rest of the football world with their Ulster SFC quarter-final win over Crossmaglen but corner-forward Conor Meyler saw it coming.

Football • 03 Nov 14

Monaghan advance to face Donegal in the Ulster SFC final on 20 July

McManus fires Monaghan to victory

Defending champions Monaghan are through to an Ulster SFC final against Donegal following their 1-18 to 1-13 replay win over Armagh at Clones, with skipper Conor McManus hitting 1-07.

Football • 07 Jul 14

Armagh and Monaghan must meet again to decide who faces Donegal in the Ulster final

McStay: Armagh can prevail in replay

RTÉ pundit Kevin McStay goes with Armagh to see past Monaghan in Sunday's eagerly-awaited Ulster SFC semi-final replay in Clones.

Football • 04 Jul 14

Dick Clerkin of Monaghan tackles Armagh's Ciaran McKeever

Armagh secure replay with last-gasp free

Substitute Rory Grugan converted a stoppage-time free to earn Armagh an Ulster SFC semi-final replay against Monaghan, tying it up at 0-14 each at Clones.

Football • 29 Jun 14

Kildare had a facile win over Louth in their opening Leinster clash

McStay: Dubs and Kildare eye final berths

Kevin McStay has tipped Kildare to edge Meath in Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final and set up a decider with Dublin.

Football • 28 Jun 14