Ulster sides get Connacht opponents in All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals

ULSTER sides face tough tests, all against opponents from Connacht, after the draw for the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals was made.

Derry have been drawn away to Mayo, while Monaghan also head west to take on Galway; Tyrone’s second spot in their group at least earned them home advantage against Roscommon.

Louth against Cork completes the quartet of matches, with three of the ties to be played this Saturday, June 22, and the Wee county’s clash with the Rebels on Sunday. The four winners go through to the quarter-finals the following weekend.

Two Ulster sides, Armagh and Donegal, are already through to the last eight after topping their groups, joined there by Dublin and Kerry, the champions of Leinster and Munster respectively.

“It was tough on my mum and dad. I knew I was self-destructing. And I also knew the next phase of that, if I had carried on, it was not being here. I was in a very dark place...” - the life and times of Caolan Mooney

Dungannon sweep Carrickmore aside to claim Tyrone league title

Galway-Monaghan gets the preliminary quarter-finals under way on Saturday, then Tyrone-Roscommon at 5pm, concluding with Mayo-Derry commencing at 6.30pm.

The Louth-Cork game takes place at Inniskeen in Monaghan with a throw-in time of 3pm.

All four games will be broadcast live on the GAAGO streaming service.

All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals (all games ):

Saturday, June 22

Mayo v Derry (Castlebar, 6.30pm)

Tyrone v Roscommon (Healy Park, 5pm)

Galway v Monaghan (Pearse Stadium, 4pm)

Sunday, June 23

Louth v Cork (Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, 3pm)