GAA Provincial draw: Donegal and Derry meet in Ulster preliminary quarter-final

Michael Bolton

Donegal and Derry will meet in the preliminary quarter-finals in the Ulster championship in one of the standout games of the draw.

The winner will take on Monaghan in the quarter-finals.

All-Ireland champions Armagh will begin their championship season away to Armagh.

In Connacht, All-Ireland runners-up Galway will face New York in the quarter-finals, with the winners facing London or Roscommon in the semi-finals.

Mayo will take on Sligo, with the winners facing Leitrim.

In Leinster, Dublin will face the winners of Wicklow and Longford in the quarter-finals. They are kept apart from Louth until the final, opening up the possibility of a third straight provincial final between the sides.

In Munster, Kerry will face the winners of Cork and Limerick, who meet in the quarter-finals.

2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Donegal v Derry

Quarter-Finals

Antrim v Armagh

Tyrone v Cavan

Fermanagh v Down

Donegal/Derry v Monaghan

Semi-Finals

Antrim/Armagh v Tyrone/Cavan

Fermanagh/Down v Donegal/Derry/Monaghan

2025 Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

New York v Galway

London v Roscommon

Mayo v Sligo

Semi-Finals

Leitrim v Mayo/Sligo

New York/Galway v London/Roscommon

2025 Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-Finals

Waterford v Tipperary

Limerick v Cork

Semi-Finals

Limerick/Cork v Kerry

Waterford/Tipperary v Clare

2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship

First Round

Wexford v Laois

Carlow v Meath

Wicklow v Longford

Quarter-Finals

Offaly v Carlow/Meath

Dublin v Wicklow/Longford

Kildare v Westmeath

Louth v Wexford/Laois

Semi-Finals

Offaly/Carlow/Meath v Dublin/Wicklow/Longford

Kildare/Westmeath v Louth/Wexford/Laois.