Heavy rain has forced the postponements of three of today's four scheduled Ulster Club Senior Football Championship quarter-finals.

County senior final action in Tyrone, Roscommon, Carlow, Tipperary and Limerick provided the GAA football action around the country today as all five finals produced winners.

It has emerged that Charlie Mulgrew and Declan Bonner, who are set to be ratified as the new Donegal senior football management this Wednesday, may not assume their new roles.

Applications for the vacant position of Donegal senior football manager closed last night and there are a total of six men in the running to succeed Brian McIver.

Barry Dunnion will make his first start of the season for Donegal in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final clash with Derry (Ballybofey, throw-in 4pm).

2002 All-Star Kevin Cassidy has been confirmed as captain of the Donegal senior football team for the new season.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has a number of injury concerns ahead of Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final against Donegal.

BRENDAN O’NEILL (St. Michael’s, Dublin), Mairead Murphy (Mercy, Waterford) and Laura Reynolds (Marian, Mohill) all set new records at the KitKat Tailteann Irish Schools interpros at Tullamore on Saturday when a number of athletes bound for the European Youth Olympic Festival got the perfect send-off.