Signs in Breffni that the provinces are near extinction

MUTED: Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney and Jason Duffy after the Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship quarter-final at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ulster SFC: Cavan 1-14 Armagh 0-12 

The constant tinkering under the hood of the All-Ireland championship has yanked the handbrake on the once powerful provincial competitions and Saturday’s Ulster quarter-final was another insight into the road that lies ahead.