Armagh have agreed to postpone their Ulster club quarter-final for a week to give Donegal time to complete their championship.

The Armagh County Board have moved swiftly to install their new senior football manager, promoting Paddy O'Rourke's assistant Paul Grimley to the main role.

There are three Championship newcomers in the Armagh team to face Tyrone in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final at the Athletic Grounds (throw-in 4pm).

On his Twitter account yesterday, Aaron Kernan revealed he has never been as motivated for a game as this.

“I’VE not much left to say to ye,” laughed Oisín McConville as he greeted a congregation of journalists at last week’s AIB provincial player awards.

Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney has selected an experienced team for tomorrow's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Armagh at Casement Park (throw-in 2pm).

Tyrone midfielder Colin Holmes has called time on his senior inter county career, having won All-Ireland SFC medals in 2003, 2005 and 2008.

The race to replace Crossmaglen as AIB Ulster Club Senior Football champions heated up this afternoon, with the four rescheduled quarter-finals taking place.

Pearse Og 0-8 Armagh Harps 0-4

Cavan Gaels 1-10 St. Gall’s 1-12 AET

ARMAGH defender Aaron Kernan is hopeful that the long-running search for a new senior football manager will be done and dusted within the next fortnight.

BRENDAN HACKETT was last night surprisingly named new Westmeath football manager.

PAUL GRIMLEY has defended the Leinster football championship against charges, based on Dublin’s dominance, that it has become largely uncompetitive.

POLITICAL legend Pearse Wyse, who died in Cork yesterday, was described as a man of principle who was devoted to public service.

Cushendall were crowned the first provincial club champions of 2008 thanks to a 1-14 to 1-13 victory over Down champions Ballygalget in the Ulster club SHC final at Casement Park, on a day which saw 13 county finals around the country, and also action in the Ulster and Connacht provincial club championships.

Armagh manager Joe Kernan has named league debutant Liam O'Hare in his side for Sunday's Allianz NFL Division 1B opener at home to Kildare (Crossmaglen, 2.30pm).

Eamon McEneaney's appointment as Louth manager yesterday completed the sideline shuffles and reshuffles for next year's Football Championship. Only two hurling posts are yet to be filled. Brendan O'Brien tours the country for an end-of-season report.

THE county championship schedule winds a little closer to conclusion this weekend with a handful of finals and replays to be decided before the provincial campaigns can begin in earnest.

THIS time last year, Andy Mallon was another Armagh supporter lost in the bedlam.

Armagh have made just one change to their starting line-up ahead of Sunday¹s All-Ireland quarter-final tie with Sligo at Croke Park.