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CRAOBH PEILE ULADH2O2O AN CABHÁN AONTROIMVERSUS QUARTER FINAL SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER KINGSPAN BREFFNI - 1.15 PM FEAR MANACH ANVERSUS DÚN QUARTER FINAL SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER BREWSTER PARK - 1.30PM RÚNAI: ULSTER.GAA.IE 8 Official Banking Partner of the GAA. Backing Club and County. 371 Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is regulatedCRAOBH by PEILEthe ULADHCentral2O2O Bank of Ireland. 04617RO AIB GAA 165x237 Prog Ad.indd 1 07/09/2016 14:37 THIS WEEKEND’S Official Banking Partner of the GAA. (ALL GAMESGA ARE SUBJECTMES TO WINNER ON THE DAY) Backing Club and County. @ VERSUSKINGSPAN BREFFNI, CAVAN SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER WATCH LIVE ON Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter Final (1:15pm) Réiteoir: Paul Faloon (An Dún) Réiteoir ar fuaireachas: Sean Hurson (Tír Eoghain) Maor Líne: Niall McKenna (Muineachán) Oifigeach Taobhlíne: Kevin Faloon (Ard Mhacha) Maoir: Noel Tumilty, Greg McGrath, Colin Rodgers & Mickey Cranney @ BREWSTERVERSUS PARK, ENNISKILLEN SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER WATCH LIVE ON Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter Final (1:30pm) Réiteoir: Barry Cassidy (Doire) Réiteoir ar fuaireachas: Fergal Kelly (Longfort) Maor Líne: Padraig Hughes (Ard Mhacha) Oifigeach Taobhlíne: Conor Dourneen (An Cabhán) Maoir: Kevin Toner, Alan Nash, Tom O’Kane & Martin Donnelly Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. 832 04617RO AIB GAA 165x237 Prog Ad.indd 1 07/09/2016 14:37 CRAOBH PEILE ULADH2O2O 57 CRAOBH PEILE ULADH2O2O 11422 - UIC Ulster GAA ad.indd 1 10/01/2020 13:53 PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD Fearadh na fáilte romhaibh chuig Craobhchomórtas Sinsir Uladh 2020. Tá ceithre seachtaine ramhra againn agus muid amach i ndeireadh an Fhómhair In 2020, Prostate Cancer has again been chosen gan lucht féachana ag ar gcluichí. Is aisteach an as the charity for Ulster GAA and we look forward bhliain í. D’oscail muid an craobhchomórtas le to supporting this very worthy cause. I acknowledge deireadh seachtaine den scoth, agus dhá chluiche and thank all the Ulster Council and the three ceathrú ceannais againn an deireadh seachtaine host counties’ personnel involved in hosting seo; An Cabhán in aghaidh Aontroma, agus Fear today’s games. Everyone plays their part; stewards, Manach in aghaidh An Dúin. medics, match officials and players, sponsors, local authorities, media, County Boards and Welcome to the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Provincial Council. Championship. We are in the midst of a hectic four week period in late Autumn with no spectators at I also wish all four teams, their County Boards and our games. It really has been a surreal year so far. management every success in their respective After a fantastic opening weekend, we continue this outings this weekend and the match officials whose week with two Quarter Final clashes; An Cabhán V role should never be overlooked. Finally, to the Aontroim and Fear Manach V An Dún respectively. supporters. Your support and attendance has always been highly valued and we hope that the absence of Last weekend we were treated to three enthralling supporters at games is a rare sight. We long for the games in extremely testing conditions. I commend day that we can gather to support our native county all players and management teams for their input in their quest to lift the Anglo Celt but for now, on into what already is another compelling Ulster behalf of Ulster GAA, I encourage all members to Senior Football Championship, albeit at a different continue to follow the guidelines which have been time of year, without supporters and in a straight provided by the relevant health authorities. knockout format. Stay safe! I want to take this opportunity to thank our counties and clubs for the support they have given our local Oilibhear Ó Gealagain, communities during this Covid-19 pandemic. It has Uachtarán Chomhairle Uladh been an extremely difficult time for us all and the absence of our games has made it all the harder. We continue the Ulster Senior Football Championship this weekend in very different circumstances as the absence of supporters at our games will leave a feeling of emptiness on our terraces. Amhrán na bhFiann: Changes have been introduced to the Ulster Senior Sinne Fianna Fáil, Football Championship by the Ulster Competitions Atá faoi gheall ag Eirinn, Control Committee recently. As the two counties Buíonn dár slua, thar toinn do ráinig chugainn, which were drawn to play in the Preliminary Round Faoi mhóid bheith saor, seantír ár sinsear feasta in 2019, Tyrone and Derry did not feature in the Preliminary Round draw for the 2020 nor will they Ní fhágfar faoin tíorán ná faoin tráill; for the 2021 Championships. Seven counties were Anocht a théam sa Bhearna Baoil included in the Preliminary Round draw for the 2020 Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saoil, Championship from which Monaghan and Cavan le gunnaí scréach, trí lámhach na bpiléar, were drawn to meet in the Preliminary Round. They Seo dhíbh canáigh, Amhrán na bhFiann will be precluded from the 2021 and 2022 Preliminary Round draw. Subsequently, in 2021, just five counties Amhran na bhFiann will be sang by Tara Rodgers will be included in the draw for the Preliminary Round from Knockbride at Kingspan Breffni and Eleanor game. Tyrone and Derry would then return to the Farry from Ederney St Joseph’s at Brewster Park. draw for 2022 while Monaghan and Cavan will return for the 2023 draw. 85 11422 - UIC Ulster GAA ad.indd 1 10/01/2020 13:53 MATCH PREVIEW CRAOBH PEILE ULADH2O2O AN CABHÁN VERSUS AONTROIM And just like that, the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Champion is up and running. It began with a cracker. For the second season in a row Cavan defeated their neighbouring rivals Monaghan, knocking the Farneymen out of the competition and ending their season completely in one fell swoop. The distance from which Raymond Galligan kicked the last-gasp winning score will likely be extended as it becomes eulogised in Cavan football folklore for years to come. Was it 55 metres, or 58, or 60, or more? Nevertheless, it was a sensational effort worthy of winning any game, and fittingly an Ulster Championship classic such as this. Cavan exuded desire and belief to battle back from who are still on the scene; McCann brothers Mick seven down at halftime to lead by one in injury time and Tomás, Paddy Cunningham and Kevin O’Boyle. of normal time, only for Galligan’s opposite number The quartet have been coaxed back out of retirement Rory Beggan to come up the field and launch over by Lenny Harbinson to add invaluable experience a free that took the teams into overtime. to Antrim’s Championship tilt. Again Cavan fell behind, then Martin Reilly palmed They experienced a poor return to Division Four home a goal to leave game was up for grabs until action with a crushing defeat to Wicklow, in which the final kick of the game sometime past 90 minutes they shipped seven goals. Harbinson labelled the when Galligan produced his heroics. result as wholly uncharacteristic however of where his team are at, and a defiant win against Waterford Thomas Galligan’s introduction was a big feature of the following weekend brought a bit of confidence Cavan’s second half resurgence, while Gerard Smith, back into the camp. Luke Fortune, Gearoid McKiernan and Oisin Kiernan all put him massive displays. Seeing Cavan dump out one of the competition’s frontrunners in Division One Monaghan last week Mickey Graham’s men might have suffered a second will also put Antrim in the mood for a similar upset. successive league relegation just a fortnight ago, but “There will be shocks,” said team captain Declan how quickly that disappointment was replaced with Lynch this week, “so why not prepare that it joy after that heroic display in St Ternach’s Park. could be us?” Their season has been turned around in one Antrim missed out on promotion from Division result, and Cavan supporters are now imbued Four despite that Waterford win played in Louth. with confidence as they look at the current Permutations didn’t go their way, but plenty of heart competition scenario. Today’s winner will advance was taken from the 2-14 to 0-13 victory where James to the semi-final to play Down or Fermanagh, the McAuley and Odhran Eastwood got the goals. former coming up from Division Three and the later heading down to it. Old stagers Cunningham and the McCann’s contributed 0-10 between them, while Paddy They also have home advantage of Kingspan Breffni, McBride was also among the scorers. At the back, while arguably diminished with the absence of Cavan skipper Lynch has been stationed at number three fans, still a benefit nonetheless to be bringing Antrim from his usual wing back berth, flanked in the down to their home patch. corners by O’Boyle and Patrick Gallagher. Saffron fans will still cherish the memories of their By the end of this weekend one of these teams will 2009 Ulster SFC semi-final victory over Cavan in be in the last four. If this Saturday throws up a Clones. In the Antrim team that day were four players spectacle like the last one, viewers are in for a treat. 67 CRAOBH PEILE ULADH2O2O 87 AN CABHÁN Bainisteoir: Mickey Graham R Ó Gealagáin 1 Raymond Galligan (C) Leacain I Mac Lochlainn C Ó Cléirigh C Ó Brádaigh Jason McLoughlin Killian Clarke Killian Brady 2 Gaeil Na Sionainne 3 Searcóg 4 Mullach Odhrain G Mac Gabhann C Ó Brádaigh L Ó Foirtcheirn Gerard Smith Ciaran Brady Luke Fortune 5 An Leamhaí 6 Ármhach 7 Gaeil an Chabháin P Ó Gréacháin P Ó Fachtna Paul Graham Padraig Faulkner 8 Gaeil an Chabháin 9 Dún a Rí M Ó Raghallaigh G Mac Thiarnáin O Mac Thiarnáin Martin Reilly Gearoid McKiernan Oisin Kiernan 10 Coill an Gharraí 11 Gaeil an Chabháin 12 Caisleán Reathain O Mac Piarais C Ó Conraoi C Ó Raghallaigh 13 Oisin Pierson 14 Chris Conroy 15 Cormac O’Reilly Loch Gamhna An Leamhaí Mullach Odhrain FIR IONAID SUBSTITUTES 16.