Donegal can withstand the latest Tyrone rising

There is a sense ahead of tomorrow’s Ulster final between Tyrone and Donegal of a wheel having come full circle, of a new cycle about to begin and of this latest clash between neighbouring counties being a cusp game.

Tyrone would certainly see it that way.

But if they hope to win their first Ulster title since 2010, they are going to have to break the most stubborn and durable opponent Ulster has seen since the Down team of the 60’s, the last team to make six Ulster finals in a row.