Tyrone 5-18 Cavan 2-17: Five goals and a five-star performance from Tyrone in reaching a first Ulster SFC final since 2010, but such was their dominance at Clones yesterday, nothing could be read into the final scoreline.

Kerry 0-20 Cork 1-12: Let’s park Cork’s relegation momentarily and instead focus on this latest performance from Peadar Healy’s side. 

The “massive costs” associated with HawkEye is the primary deterrent to the installation of the score detection system at Clones, according to Ulster Council chairman Martin McAviney.

GAA Director General Paraic Duffy believes successes like Limerick’s in the Munster Hurling Championship and Monaghan’s in the Ulster Football Championship prove the validity of the current provincial structures.

Monaghan 2-16 Meath 3-08

Mark McHugh says Donegal ‘deserved’ the right to make the first defence of their Ulster and All-Ireland titles on home soil.

Clare senior football manager Micheal McDermott has spoken out against proposals to resume seeding the Munster SFC.

Laois and Kilkenny will contest the Bord Gais Energy Leinster Under-21 Hurling final on July 11 after securing semi-final wins tonnight.

June 12, 1988.

Down brought their shooting boots to Clones as they registered a fine 4-12 to 0-11 victory over Monaghan in the Reigning Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup.

A CLOSURE order was served on part of Cashman’s Bar in Cork city last month.

THE future looks bright for Cavan as their underage revolution gathers pace.

Now preparing for the county's first Ulster SFC final appearance since 2000, it is clear that the Derry players have warmed to John Brennan's ways.

The College sides were most impressive in this afternoon's GAA action as Queen's University beat Monaghan in the McKenna Cup, and there were hurling wins for NUI Galway, Cork IT and Roscommon.

THE mouth-watering Ulster SFC meeting of title hopefuls Derry and Armagh will kick start the 2010 championships on May 16.

GAA chiefs yesterday announced that the country’s lesser lights are set to take centre stage in Croke Park on July 4th, with the fixing of the Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup deciders.

PERHAPS one of the greatest achievements of Armagh football since their reemergence as a force in Ulster football 10 years ago is that they have succeeded in imposing themselves on the public consciousness so effectively that even as they face the All Ireland champions in Clones tomorrow, many are reluctant to write them off.

Kildare 1-14 Monaghan 1-11

MUNSTER senior football champions Cork will begin the 2009 defence of their crown in the Fraher Field, Dungarvan on May 24 with a quarter-final clash against Waterford.

Fermanagh have made one change to their team for Sunday's Ulster final replay against Armagh.

THE draw for the fourth round of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling qualifiers will be televised live on RTÉ on Sunday.

Marts: There was a slight drop in the average price paid for beef by the factories — but the overall change was marginal — for a reduced kill last week.

Marts: The upward trend in beef prices is continuing, adding a further 3c-4c/kg to the average being paid for stock by the factories.

Monaghan 1-11 Armagh 1-10, Clones

Marts: THE upward trend in beef prices has been maintained with gains of 4c-5c/kg (2p/lb) in the average price paid by the factories for stock for last weeks kill.

Marts: An increase of 7c/kg (2p/lb) in the average price being paid by the factories for cattle has maintained the strong upward trend in returns for producers.

Marts: Heifer prices increased by an average of 4c/kg (1.3p/lb) at the factories over the past week.

Marts: The supply of bullocks to the factories increased to more than 20,000 head after the processors increased prices by up to 5c/kg (2p/lb) last week.

Marts: Producers with R grade cattle to sell are strongly resisting factory price cuts and processors are paying significantly more than the quoted prices for their supplies.

With all of the hype surrounding Tyrone football in recent seasons it is hard to believe that the Red Hands are chasing their first Ulster title in four campaigns but this is something which the injury-plagued Stephen O'Neill believes his side can put right in Sunday's final.

THREE-MONTH analysis of the prices paid to farmers for beef animals shows that the margin of difference between factories for R4L bullocks was less than half of that for R4L heifers around the country.

Noel O'Leary and Nicholas Murphy are expected to be fit to play for Cork in Sunday's NFL Division 1A match against Fermanagh (Clones, throw-in 3.30pm), having both been named in the starting side.

Marts: Beef prices have turned the corner in a positive direction for producers over the past week regaining most of the recent decline in returns from the factories for bullocks and heifers and boosting cow prices.

Monaghan's senior footballers had to survive a hectic finish to guarantee two league points in a 1-14 to 3-6 win over Longford in Clones this afternoon.

As prices continued unchanged last week, returns for the first five weeks of 2007 show a narrowing of the price range for beef animals at the factories to less than 6 cents/kg (2p/lb) dividing the highest and the lowest.

There was very little movement in beef prices at most of the factories last week.

The line-up for the semi-finals of the 2007 Dr McKenna Cup has been confirmed today, after the final group games.

Salthill-Knocknacarra star Sean Armstrong knocked in Galway's only goal as they comprehensively beat GMIT 1-19 to 0-7 to qualify for the Connacht FBD League final today.

Laois and Offaly have set up a local derby in the O'Byrne Cup semi-final after their wins today.

Marts: The indications that the factories were anxious to tighten the upward price trend for beef has been confirmed in the farmer pay sheet returns for last week’s kill.

Marts: Beef prices gained 2c/kg at the factories last week, setting an autumn record of rising prices for eight consecutive weeks which brought the average R-grade price to almost 105p/lb.

THE GAA have almost guaranteed themselves two packed houses at Croke Park on the one weekend and gate receipts of well over €3.5 million with the decision to play Dublin and Mayo’s All-Ireland football quarter-final ties on different days next month.

A shock is on the cards at Hyde Park as reigning champions Galway trail Roscommon by 0-01 to 0-06 at half-time in this afternoon's Connacht SFC semi-final.

Wicklow were hopelessly outclassed as three-goal Monaghan eased through to the second round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers at Clones.