# Ulster Championship

April

April 2023

# Exit polls

Mid-season heaves: 'When a side loses, the manager is always to blame, it seems'

Donegal have all the pressure this Sunday after Paddy Carr’s mid-season departure.

3.0k

Apr 21st 2023, 12:30 PM

# Clutch play

Wylie: 'Yous are trying to bury us this last couple of years'

Monaghan seeking to avenge last year’s Ulster semi-final defeat to Derry

8.4k

Apr 18th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Comment

'Ulster may be wretched, but it sure can howl!'

All the entertainment burden was left to Ulster football. It only needed one epic to hold up the bargain.

8.3k

Apr 17th 2023, 5:25 PM

# Manager Reaction

"Once you put the word 'championship' before a game it means something"

Corey delighted with the bravery of his team both young and old

6.0k

Apr 16th 2023, 8:01 PM

# Ulster Championship

Late rally from Monaghan knocks Tyrone out

O’Toole puts Oriel in dreamland

11.5k

Apr 16th 2023, 5:53 PM

# Ulster Championship

Derry cruise to first defence of Ulster

Oak Leafers steam roll Ernesiders

7.5k

Updated

Apr 15th 2023, 6:34 PM

# Ulster Championship

Derry cruise to first defence of Ulster

Oak Leafers steam roll Ernesiders

10.3k

Updated

Apr 15th 2023, 6:30 PM

# long read

The Ballad of Barry Owens

Fifteen years on from when Fermanagh last beat Derry, they are big-game hunting once more.

5.1k

Apr 15th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Ulster Championship

'Maybe there was a little over-excess on the highs. You have got to expect the lows then'

‘Transition can sound like an excuse,’ believes Tyrone boss ahead of Monaghan clash.

4.9k

Apr 12th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Ulster Championship

'I’ve made no secret of the fact that the provincial system just doesn’t make sense'

Saffrons have been hit with an injury crisis.

4.9k

Apr 6th 2023, 6:00 AM

Last year

2022

# Ulster Final

Underdogs Derry beat Donegal in extra-time to win first title in 24 years

Derry outscored Donegal 0-4 to 0-2 in the extra-time period.

29.1k

May 29th 2022, 6:48 PM

# Gallagher's gang

Heron double drives Derry to first Ulster final since 2011

Derry struck three goals in the Athletic Grounds to secure a convincing victory.

24.7k

May 15th 2022, 6:44 PM

All time

# Countdown is on

Holders Cavan face Saturday evening trip to Omagh as Ulster championship fixture details confirmed

The provincial final is slated in for Sunday, 1 August, with Down and Donegal getting the competition underway in the preliminary round.

3.5k

May 5th 2021, 2:58 PM

# BTL

'One of the weapons Cavan did have is their captain and manager would bawl and cry as it would mean that much to them'

Cavan writer Paul Fitzpatrick is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines.

6.0k

Dec 1st 2020, 7:00 AM

# Final bound

Donegal too strong for Monaghan as they cruise to Ulster final

14 points separated the two sides in Omagh.

8.5k

Jun 9th 2018, 9:34 PM

# ernesiders

Last-gasp Donnelly goal sees Fermanagh stun Monaghan to book first Ulster final since 2008

Captain Eoin Donnelly’s precise goal in stoppage time defeated Monaghan in dramatic fashion on Sunday.

8.2k

Jun 3rd 2018, 3:57 PM

# defending champions

Slaughtneil put Kilcar to the sword to make Ulster championship decider

Second half goals from Christopher Bradley and Se McGuigan sealed the win for the defending champions.

6.7k

Nov 11th 2017, 10:57 PM

# On the rise

'It was daunting coming into the panel and training with girls you've looked up to for years'

Since coming into the Cavan senior team last year, Shauna Lynch has been quietly making a name for herself.

4.6k

Jun 18th 2016, 7:00 AM

# FARNEY ARMY

Monaghan make three changes in team to meet Down in Ulster championship defence

Owen Duffy, Shane Carey and Karl O’Connell have been given starter’s jerseys for the Clones clash.

4.6k

Jun 2nd 2016, 10:29 PM

# Team-sheets

Ulster Championship debuts for Faulkner and Buchanan in Cavan team to face Armagh

Terry Hyland has made three changes from the league final meeting with Tyrone.

4.0k

May 26th 2016, 9:53 PM

# Revamp

'If we looked at everything that needs changing with the championship we'd be here all day'

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney feels change is needed but doesn’t expect

6.1k

Apr 26th 2015, 6:30 PM

# open door

'The door is never closed for anyone' - Paul Durcan on potential Mark McHugh comeback

McHugh was one of four players to depart the Donegal panel before their Ulster Championship opener.

2.9k

May 10th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Template

'It's so hard to do back-to-back' - Sean Cavanagh isn't ready to crown Dublin champions just yet

The Tyrone star believes Jim Gavin’s men will be tested.

2.5k

May 10th 2014, 7:30 AM

# GAA

Double joy for Monaghan as Truagh and Emyvale lift Ulster IFC and JFC titles

Tyrone’s Eskra and Killeeshil had no answer for the Monaghan sides.

2.5k

Nov 30th 2013, 7:54 PM

# helping hand

McGuinness keen to pitch in with McGinley's Ryder Cup drive

The Donegal boss has spoken with the European captain about bonding individual competitors into a team.

6.4k

Jun 28th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Ulster SFC

14-man Monaghan find extra gear to power past Antrim

Antrim could not capitalise on a mixed day at the office for the Farney men.

2.5k

Jun 9th 2013, 4:11 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Donegal v Down, Ulster SFC Final

Jimmy McGuinness’s side put in a huge second half to retain their Ulster title and leave the Mourne men out on their feet. We had all the action and analysis right here.

10.3k

Jul 22nd 2012, 1:44 PM

AS IT HAPPENED

Armagh v Tyrone, Ulster SFC Quarter-Final

Giants collided at the Athletic Grounds and we got one almighty thud and one great game of football. But Ewan MacKenna saw that it was old dogs for a very hard road.

3.0k

Jun 10th 2012, 3:51 PM

# Makeover

Rejuvenated: Youthful look to Cavan for Donegal clash

Terry Hyland has made seven changes to the team which ended the league campaign and will award five championship débuts.

365

May 16th 2012, 10:18 AM

# GAA

Down and out: Broken ankle 'robs' Mournemen of Coulter

Teammate, Danny Hughes, is hoping Down can remain in the Championship long enough to keep the window open for a Coulter return.

256

May 2nd 2012, 9:52 AM

# mutiny in the county

Cavan board to discuss grievances with players tonight

While the Breffni county’s under 21 side continued an impressive run, rumour is rife that the senior side is looking to oust manager, Val Andrews.

788

Apr 12th 2012, 11:27 AM

# GAA

Sectarian storm: Armagh complain of 'racist' abuse towards players

‘The chanting of “God Save the Queen” and malign taunting of “British B*****d” has no place either on or off the field of play. This is provocation in the extreme,’ said Armagh statement.

4.8k

Mar 21st 2012, 10:09 AM