GAA provincial championship draw: Armagh face Tyrone in Ulster first round
Michael Bolton
Armagh and Tyrone will meet in the first round of the Ulster football championship, as the GAA confirmed the draw for the 2026 provincial championship.
The Ulster championship will also see rivals Cavan and Monaghan in the quarter-finals, while Donegal take on Down.
Antrim will host Derry, while Fermanagh awaits the winners of Tyrone v Armagh.
In Munster, Kerry and Cork were kept apart, with Clare facing the All-Ireland winners in the semi-final.
Cork will take on Limerick in the quarter-finals, with the winner facing the winners of Tipperary v Waterford.
In Connacht, Mayo and Galway are kept apart once again, as Mayo travel to London in the quarter-finals, with the winners taking on the winners of New York v Roscommon.
Galway will play the winners of Sligo v Leitrim.
In Leinster, provincial champions Louth will play Wexford in the quarter-finals.
Dublin will face the winners of Carlow v Wexford, while Meath will play the winners of Westmeath v Longford.
Senior Football Provincial Championship draw
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary Round
Armagh v Tyrone
Quarter-finals
Derry v Antrim
Monaghan v Cavan
Donegal v Down
Fermanagh v the winners of Armagh v Tyrone.
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
New York v Roscommon
London v Mayo
Sligo v Leitrim
Connacht semi-finals:
The winners of London/Mayo v the winners of New York v Roscommon
The winners of Sligo v Leitrim v Galway.
Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals
Tipperary v Waterford
Limerick v Cork
Semi-finals
The winners of Tipperary v Waterford v the winners of Limerick v Cork
Clare v Kerry.
Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round
Carlow v Wicklow
Westmeath v Longford
Offaly v Laois
Quarter-finals
Kildare v the winners of Offaly v Laois
Meath v the winners of Westmeath v Longford
Louth v Wexford
Dublin v the winners of Carlow v Wicklow.
