It may only be late May, but the howls of anguish over the ticket drought in Donegal ahead of Sunday’s Ulster SFC game with Tyrone have decorated the All-Ireland’s earlier stages with a soundtrack that has rarely, if ever, been heard before the kids trudge back to school in September.

The Donegal County Board are making every effort to get their side’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Tyrone on home turf in Ballybofey after announcing a refurbishment plan at Monday’s county committee meeting.

ULSTER GAA scored a windfall victory yesterday with news they will receive £61.4million (€71,458,841) in public funding toward the reconstruction of Casement Park.