The dates and venues for the commencement of the Ulster senior football championship have been confirmed. The preliminary round meeting of Down and Donegal will get the action underway in the last weekend in June with the first of the quarter finals a week later on the 3rd/4th of July as Armagh will take on Antrim at the Athletic grounds, that same weekend will see Monaghan facing Fermanagh in ST Tiernachs Park Clones. July 10th/11th will see Tyrone welcoming Cavan to Healy park in Omagh with Derry facing the preliminary round winner also on that weekend. Should it be Down the game will be in Celtic Park with it moving to Ballybofey should Donegal progress.
The semi finals are fixed for the 17th/18 of July with the final down for decision on Sunday the 1st of August.