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There will be a repeat of the 2024 Dr McKenna Cup final as Tuesday's draw saw holders Derry and Ulster champions Donegal matched in the same group.

The pre-season competition returns in January after a one-season hiatus with the full schedule of fixtures to be confirmed in the coming days.

Derry scored a 0-12 to 0-6 win over Jim McGuinness' men in the final and both sides are joined by Antrim in Group C.

In Group A, Kieran McGeeney's Armagh have been drawn alongside neighbours Tyrone and Down, while in Group B, there is another derby in prospect with Cavan and Monaghan in the same section alongside Fermanagh.

Ulster GAA confirmed the competition's return in September for what will be the 100th anniversary of the Dr McKenna Cup.

Last year, it was estimated the Ulster Council lost upwards of £300,000 in gate receipts with the competition shelved on the basis of player welfare, but the pre-season competitions across the provinces have been given the green light to return.

2026 Dr McKenna Cup draw

Group A:Armagh, Down, Tyrone

Group B:Cavan, Fermanagh, Monaghan

Group C:Antrim, Derry, Donegal

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Fermanagh's Blaithin Bogue is one of five former Gaelic footballers named on the All-Australian AFLW team of 2025.

Bogue made the switch to Australian Rules side North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos in late 2023, but would make her long-awaited debut in August following a 2024 spent battling injury and readjusting to life in Australia.

However, from her debut against Geelong Cats in August, the 25-year-old kicked 21 goals in 12 matches, helping steer North Melbourne into this Saturday's Grand Final against Brisbane Lions.

Of the 21 players honoured, Bogue picked up one of the five interchange players on the team, with former Donegal player Niamh McLoughlin also named in that position.

McLoughlin, co-captain at Gold Coast Suns, is another Australian Rules convert, with the 32-year-old making the switch last year and also earns her first selection on the All-Australian team.

Dublin's Jennifer Dunne - who will face Bogue in Saturday's Grand Final - has been selected as one of the five defenders alongside Mayo's Dayna Finn, while in the forwards, Galway's Áine McDonagh has been selected.

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Kilcoo manager Martin Corey says his side are "happy" to be in the Ulster Club football final after their 4-12 to 1-10 victory over Erne Gaels at the Athletic Grounds.

Paul Devlin and Eugene Branagan found the net in the first period before Shealan Johnston and Ceilum Doherty scored goals after the restart.

The Femanagh side couldn't spark a late comeback after two two-pointed efforts from Ryan Lyons and a late goal from Seamus Ryder and ended up finishing with 14 players after Shane Rooney was sent-off in second-half injury time.

"Happy to be there," Corey replied when asked how it felt for Kilcoo to make their fifth Ulster Club football fine in six years.

"Our objective coming here today was to try and win the game and get back into the last two.

"We didn't plan to play the way we did, particularly in the first half but it is something to work on for the next day."

Corey's side will either face Derry champions Newbridge or Monaghan champions Scotstown in the final with those two sides playing on Sunday, November 23, in Omagh.

Kilcoo were last year's runners up but will be hoping to lift the trophy after this year's final which will take place on the weekend of 6-7 December.

"We will go to the game and watch it [the second semi-final]," Corey continued.

"It is two very good teams and both teams will be chasing silverware, so we need to do the work next week, try to get the bodies recovered and get ready."

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A haul of 1-10 from Roisin McCormick powered Loughgiel to a fourth-straight Ulster Senior Camogie title with a 2-15 to 1-11 win over Clonduff at Armagh's Athletic Grounds on Sunday.

The Antrim champions played over half the game with 14 players as Lucia McNaughton was shown a red card in the 27th minute, but the Shamrocks powered on in the second period to defeat the Down side.

After points from McCormick either side of Clonduff's opener from Paula O'Hagan, a dropping free was turned into the Loughgiel net by Cassie Fitzpatrick.

However, McCormick hit back immediately when racing clear to rattle the net at the other end.

The gap was one when McNaughton saw red as O'Hagan tied the game with the resultant free and then put her side ahead after good work from Sara Louise Graffin.

Loughgiel would edge ahead at the half with two from McCormick with her side leading 1-6 to 1-5.

Despite their numerical disadvantage, Loughgiel took charge early in the second period with scores through Annie Lynn, McCormick (free) and Marie Laverty.

Graffin carried the fight for Clonduff with a brace and after Katie McKillop hit back, two frees from O'Hagan reduced the gap to the minimum entering the final quarter.

However, Loughgiel rose to the challenge with McCormick converting three frees, while McKillop and Anna Connolly also chipped in to put some daylight between the teams.

McKillop would put a final gloss on the board with a late goal as Loughgiel made it four in a row in Ulster.

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Moneyglass beat Errigal Ciaran 3-10 to 0-6 at Brewster Park to win their first ever Ulster ladies senior club title.

Three first half goals from Leah Stewart, Cathy Carey and Maria O'Neill sent the Antrim champions well on their way.

St Ergnat's became the first ever club from Antrim to win the senior ladies crown and they will now represent Ulster in the All-Ireland semi-final later this year.

It was the Tyrone champions who made the brighter start, racing into an early 0-2 to no score lead before they were awarded a penalty, but Maria Canavan sent the effort to the right and wide.

Moneyglass did settle with their first score on 12 minutes through Cathy Carey and that score was quickly followed with their opening goal.

Stewart reacted fastest to a free that dropped short to finish soccer style to the net.

Minutes later, the goalscorer became the provider as Stewart set-up Carey to finish to the net.

O'Neill added a third goal before half-time as the Antrim champions led 3-1 to 0-4 at the break.

Carey continued to lead the charge for Moneyglass as they outscored Errigal 0-9 to 0-2 over the course of the second half.

The Tyrone champions would go 28 second half minutes without a score before they were awarded a second penalty.

Canavan stepped up once again and had her effort palmed over the bar by Bronagh Devlin with the final act of the game to seal a maiden Ulster title for Moneyglass.

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BBC Sport NI contributor

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Erne Gaels Belleek dug deep in extra time to claim a 3-15 to 1-16 victory over Kingscourt Stars in their Ulster Senior Club Football Championship quarter-final at Breffni Park.

The Fermanagh flagbearers rallied in the added period and outscored their hosts seven points to two.

Cian Shekleton inspired a Kingscourt comeback in the second half of normal time after goals from Odhran Johnston, Ultan Kelm and Jack McCann gave Erne Gaels a commanding 3-4 to 0-3 lead at the break.

A goal from Cormac Yore and a mammoth Jordan Morris two-pointer helped force extra time for the Cavan champions, but it was Belleek who ultimately prevailed to book a spot in the final four.

A first-half goal glut gave the back-to-back Fermanagh champions firm control of the contest as they looked to make up for last season's heavy defeat in Ulster to Scotstown.

It took eight minutes for either side to register a score but when Aogan Kelm clipped over to open Belleek's account, the Kingscourt floodgates soon opened.

Johnston stole in to finish to the net after Oisin Kelm's two-point effort came back down from the post.

Ultan Kelm added a point and then burst through the Kingscourt rearguard and powered past Tom Martin.

Cian Shekleton replied for Stars on a rare foray forward in the opening half an hour, practically played in their own half.

Leading by seven, Belleek sought to further assert their dominance against the Cavan kingpins, who were without county man Padraig Faulkner.

With 20 minutes elapsed, a third goal came when Jack McCann arrived in the square to flick on Oisin Kelm's hanging two-point attempt.

But a stellar shooting display from Cian Shekleton who struck 11 points through normal time, kept Kingscourt in the hunt after the interval.

A trio of Shekleton scores followed Yore's goal before Jordan Morris landed a huge two-pointer to bring the sides level.

Erne Gaels had the wind again in the first period of extra-time and produced four points in the final three minutes to open up a 3-13 to 1-15 advantage.

Things could well have been different if Odhran Cunningham's effort hadn't crashed off the bar and away to safety at the other end with the sides locked at 1-15 to 3-9.

Instead, Oisin Kelm lumped over from beyond the arc, followed by white flags from Shane Rooney and Ryan Lyons.

Morris cancelled a Dan McCann effort in the second half to keep Kingscourt's arrears at four.

A vital intervention from Belleek's Brian Mullin then denied what looked like a certain goal and the Fermanagh champions advanced as Rooney slotted over a free to finish the scoring.

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Michael Murphy has told BBC Sport NI that he intends to play for Donegal again in 2026 after helping his county win this year's Ulster title and reach the All-Ireland final on his return to inter-county football after a two-year sabbatical.

Murphy's stellar contribution during the season was reflected in him collecting a fourth All-Star award on Friday night and being one of three players nominated for the Footballer of the Year accolade.

"That's the plan [to continue playing]," the 36-year-old told Thomas Niblock shortly after receiving his award.

"We'll go back to the drawing board, starting with the National League again, and just try and see where I can go.

"We'll be in Division One in the league and we'll all be mad to compete in the Ulster Championship again, mad to play in it."

Murphy, who announced his unexpected retirement in November 2022 before reversing his decision in 2024 following the announcement of Jim McGuinness' return as manager, said Donegal were disappointed with how they played in their All-Ireland defeat by Kerry in July.

"We didn't perform in the final the way we wanted to perform," he added.

"Do you ever park it? Even the ones you win, you always wonder could you have done something better.

"With time you reflect though that it's been a decent year and you have to get back at it, put the head down.

"I was happy to give what I could give to the team but it still wasn't enough at the end of the day.

"From a personal point of view I was lucky. The expectations I had were fairly low, could I do two, three, five minutes for the team, but it gradually built and built throughout the year."