Mark Bradley believes he can strike up a potent attacking partnership with Tyrone’s new scoring sensation Lee Brennan.

It was a second-half cruise for Monaghan as they routed Fermanagh in an Ulster SFC preliminary round tie at Clones to set up a derby meeting with Cavan.

In his first season at the helm, Ephie Fitzgerald has guided holders Cork through to another TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football championship final.

Big day in Tralee. Big day for the town. Big day for the Kerry hurlers. Just as big for the footballers, says Dara Ó Cinnéide.

Scotstown (Monaghan) 2-9 Trillick (Tyrone) 2-7: Darren Hughes fired Scotstown into their first Ulster Club SFC final since 1989 with a two-goal salvo at Brewster Park.

Caitriona McConnell sparkled for Monaghan as they were convincing winners over Cavan in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC qualifiers at Kingspan Breffni Park this afternoon.

Tyrone defender Ronan McNabb has described Monaghan manager Malachy O’Rourke’s tactical strategy as ‘perfect’.

Monaghan 0-16 Cavan 0-15: LOGIC and basic biology tell us that there will come a time when Cavan’s burgeoning youth will overtake Monaghan’s grizzled vets, but that was postponed yesterday thanks to the nous and experience of Malachy O’Rourke’s wily old soldiers.

Monaghan are through to another Ulster football semi-final and, with either Fermanagh or Antrim awaiting them there, a third provincial final in three seasons beckons after this narrowest of wins away to Cavan in their summer opener.

Allianz FL Division 1 

Ladies Football

Monaghan returned to Division One in a blaze of glory, turning over Tyrone at Healy Park to launch their season with two points on the road.

Tyrone began the defence of their Dr McKenna Cup title with a 1-12 to 1-10 win over 12-man Armagh in a feisty encounter today which saw 19 cards flashed at the Athletic Grounds – four of them red.

Galway 0-17 Monaghan 0-14

Another awesome attacking master-class from the Dubs blew Monaghan away at Croke Park.

Monaghan forwards Niamh Kindlon and Catriona McConnell combined to dump Ulster rivals Tyrone out of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship this afternoon.

Dublin’s All-Ireland quarter-final will be shown exclusively on Sky Sports.

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has insisted that the revenge factor played no part in his approach to the Ulster SFC final clash with Monaghan, a repeat of last year’s decider.

Donegal 0-15 Monaghan 1-09

Monaghan boss Malachy O'Rourke praised his players’ composure and workrate after the Ulster champions downed Armagh at the second attempt.

Monaghan 1-18 Armagh 1-13

Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10

Gregory McGonigle’s Monaghan came through a tense battle against Galway on Saturday evening to book their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC final at Croke Park on September 29.

Galway 0-11 Monaghan 0-16

Mayo 3-19 Monaghan 1-12

Tyrone made it through to their first All-Ireland SFC semi-final since 2009 with a narrow win over Ulster neighbours Monaghan in an attritional battle at Croke Park.

Stephen Gollogly has recovered from an eye injury to take his place in the Monaghan team to play Tyrone in Saturday's opening All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

Donegal play-maker Mark McHugh will miss the defending All-Ireland champions' fourth round SFC qualifier against Laois in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday.

Galway held onto their TG4 Connacht ladies senior football championship crown on Sunday afternoon and Monaghan claimed four in a row in Ulster, as the two remaining provincial finals were decided.

Donegal's All-Ireland winning captain Michael Murphy is quite comfortable admitting that Dublin are 'the team to beat' as the race for the Sam Maguire Cup hots up.

Monaghan 1-10 Cavan 0-12

Gregory McGonigle’s Monaghan are firmly on course for a fourth successive TG4 Ulster ladies’ senior football championship title.

Allianz Hurling League Division 3A relegation play-off

Monaghan forward Tommy Freeman will miss the remainder of their Allianz Football League campaign after fracturing his jaw during their latest victory over Wicklow.

Monaghan top Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, while there were wins also for Meath, Roscommon and Fermanagh today.

Monaghan top Division 3 of the Allianz Football League after the weekends games after beating Ulster rivals Fermanagh, while Meath recorded their second win by overcoming Roscommon.

Tom McKittrick’s Laois fell to their first defeat of the season as Dublin scored a narrow victory in Sunday’s Ladies NFL Division 1 tie in Stradbally.

Monaghan 1-10 Tyrone 4-11

Monaghan progressed to the Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup semi-finals as Section A winners after ending Fermanagh's early season unbeaten run.