Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Uladh
Antrim won their eight Ulster U21 hurling title in a row on Wednesday evening in Loughgiel, beating Derry with a full-time result of 0-16 to 1-09.
As they progress to the All-Ireland series both Donegal and USFC 2016 winners Tyrone will be keen to learn from their performance in this year’s Ulster Senior Football Championship Final.
Tyrone staged an unlikely comeback with three spectacular injury-time points to capture a 14th Ulster SFC title amidst dramatic scenes at Clones.
Antrim hurlers finished off a bad year on a positive note with a 15th Ulster successive senior hurling title after a provincial final that was more competitive than had been expected.
Full coverage of the 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Final between Armagh and Antrim is now available to view on the Ulster GAA Youtube channel.
The media launch of the Ulster Championship Hurling Finals took place on Tuesday morning in Belfast.
Tyrone were convincing winners of Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final replay at Clones and bagged five goals at Clones to progress to a first provincial decider since 2010.
There may only have been a point between them at the end, but Donegal were convincing winners at Kingspan Breffni Park and deservedly advanced to a sixth Ulster SFC final in a row.
Monaghan held marginal advantages across a range of statistics, however, Donegal were the more productive with their possessions, for no other reason than they managed to register a major score in the second half.
After a breathless 76 minutes, Conor McManus nailed a late late free to keep alive Monaghan’s hopes of winning back-to-back Ulster SFC titles.
Former Monaghan player JP Mone gives his thoughts ahead of the Donegal v Monaghan Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final.
Despite Cavan’s inferior statistics across many key areas they managed to draw the match due to their superior productivity – they produced a greater impact on the score board with every possession compared to Tyrone.
The 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals took place on Sunday at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh.
An injury-time goal from David Givney salvaged a draw for Cavan in a thrilling Ulster SFC semi-final against Tyrone at Clones.
The draws for round 2A of the All Ireland football qualifiers took place this morning.
