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.