Tasty sideline battles await as Provincial Championships draw is made

2024 is looking good already.

The provincial championship draw has been made and we can look forward to some very tasty sideline battles as a few legendary managers are set to face each other. Ulster is always the place to be when it comes to the provincial championship, and before a ball has even been kicked, it already looks so promising. The key draw is the quarter final between Donegal and Derry which will see Jim McGuinness face off against Mickey Harte who is now in charge of the Oakland county. Never mind the fact that these are two powerhouses in the competition, but the curiosity and fascination around the managers is nearly enough to get the juices flowing already. Munster and Leinster never really gets the heart racing but Meath could be looking at their avenue to a potential game with Dublin, and be filled with some confidence following their Tailteann Cup success last season. Ulster preliminary round Monaghan v Cavan Ulster quarter-finals Down v Antrim Fermanagh v Armagh Derry v Donegal Monaghan/Cavan v Tyrone Munster quarter-finals Tipperary v Waterford Limerick v Cork Munster semi-finals Clare v Tipperary/Waterford Limerick/Cork v Kerry https://twitter.com/RTEgaa/status/1715737378671751367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1715737378671751367%7Ctwgr%5E37ed278f9c5f6faf3657eac905965e919497a47a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2F2023%2F1021%2F1412172-2024-provincial-football-championships-draw%2F Leinster Round 1 Westmeath v Wicklow Carlow v Wexford Longford v Meath Leinster quarter-finals Kildare v Westmeath/vWicklow Louth v Carlow/Wexford Dublin v Longford/Meath Offaly v Laois Connacht quarter-finals New York v Mayo London v Galway Sligo v Leitrim Connacht semi-finals New York/Mayo v Roscommon Sligo/Leitrim v London/Galway Related links:

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• Sarsfields GAA club destroyed by floods just two days after county final triumph
• Louth GAA don't mince their words after Mickey Harte's controversial departure