All-Ulster decider can provide demonstration of province’s continued surge

There is no shortage of incident when the sides meet, and the fall-out from an 1973 Ulster clash could have had massive consequences

Peter Harte of Tyrone in action against Ódhran McFadden Ferry during round 1 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Ballybofey, Donegal. File picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

THIS weekend’s All-Ireland SFC semi-finals have left open the very real possibility of a second-ever all-Ulster final with Donegal and Tyrone hoping to make it through to the July 27 showpiece.

The first, famously, came back in 2003 when the Red Hands won Sam Maguire for the first time, snatching it away from bitter rivals Armagh in a game noted for Conor Gormley’s late block to deny Stevie McDonnell what appeared a certain goal late on.