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#1
(Dummy) Armagh team:



Westmeath team:

Can't find it. Their website is death.


We'll probably need something from this one if we're to stay up. Looked like a fixture we could target before everything started, but it has now become quite daunting. We're a bit crap and a pile of injuries aren't helping matters. All logic points to a home win as handy as the one in 2008. A dose of snow and the possibility of an extra week to get a few lads off the the treatment table is probably as much as we can hope for.
#2
Armagh team:



Louth team:

NEIL GALLAGHER
GARY O HARE
DESSIE FINNEGAN
GERARD HOEY
JOHN O BRIEN
DEREK CRILLY
ADRIAN REID
PADDY KEENAN
BRIAN DONNELLY
ANDY MC DONNELL
MARK BRENNAN
BRIAN WHITE
DARREN CLARKE
SHANE LENNON
KEVIN ROGERS


I hate Louth.
#3
General discussion / BBC Dimensions - How Big Really?
August 24, 2010, 06:07:38 PM
This is class.

http://howbigreally.com/

Turns out Ancient Rome was about the same size as Newry  :-\

http://howbigreally.com/dimension/cities_in_history/ancient_rome_25ad#newry
#5
Sunday 28th March (2.30)
Armagh v Tipperary (Crossmaglen) – Referee: Martin Higgins


Onwards from last weekend's debacle.

Should the management try a bit more experimentation with potentially only two games left to Derry, or do we go flat out for promotion? Sunday's lineup will be the most interesting so far - will Forker and Henderson get more chances? Will the Aaron Kernan experiment continue? Will Hearty get back in after McEvoy's poor showing? Will Clarke, Dyas or Vernon be risked? Will any U21s come onto the radar if they're defeated on Wednesday?

Not really much point taking a stab at a team with so many variables. One thing I will add is that I'd hope to see Brian Mallon get a start. He's probably the most experienced man on the panel yet to get a decent run out in the league.

Promotion is still very much in our own hands, two wins and we're up (with a league final and a shot at revenge). But anything less than a victory here and we're looking at midtable obscurity again. Tipperary have shown that they're no mugs in their last few outings (doing much better in Newry for one thing) and it'll be no walk in the park, but I'd fancy us against most sides in Cross and Tipp are no exception. I expect a solid win to set us up for a winner takes all clash in Letterkenny.
#6
14-03-10 (Sunday)
National Football League
Round 4
Roinn II
Crossmaglen 2.30pm Ard Macha v Cill Dara
Referee: Joe McQuillan (An Cabhán)

I'll delete this if a thread already exists. I know shortso started a few last week, but don't think he did one for this match, couldn't find any on the search anyway.

Ronan Clarke maybe out for the rest of the league apparently. Probably no Vernon for this match either by the looks of things. Without the excellent showings from those two, and Toner, down in Newbridge last year we would've been turned over easily enough. On this basis I'm not overly confident for Sunday. However, Stevie McDonnell is currently twice the player he has been for the last 2 or 3 years and we're usually tough to beat in Cross. Interesting game, without even mentioning the subplots.
#7
14.02.010 (Sunday)
Football National League
Round 2

Roinn II

Crossmaglen 2.30pm Ard Macha v An Iarmhi
Referee: Martin Higgins (Fear Manach)

Armagh FTW!
#8
Setanta announces expanded National League coverage

Setanta Sports will broadcast live 13 National Football and Hurling League games this spring.

The broadcaster's expanded live coverage will see them cover two live games most weekend's between their Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1 channels. The coverage begins on Saturday week with live coverage of the National Football League clash between Derry and Tyrone at Celtic Park on Setanta Ireland, while on Setanta Sports 1, there will be live action from Páirc Tailteann as Meath face Armagh.

The Meath versus Armagh tie fills the void left by the Mayo versus Galway clash, which has been moved back to the Sunday afternoon due to a planning issue regarding the use of the new floodlights at McHale Park.

Other highlights in the coming weeks include live action from Cork against Kerry on Saturday February 13, as well as live coverage of the clash between Tipperary and Kilkenny in the Hurling National League on Saturday, February 20.

Setanta's National Leagues coverage:

Saturday, February 6th 7.30: Live NFL - Derry v Tyrone (Setanta Ireland) 7.30: Live NFL - Meath v Armagh (Setanta Sports 1)*

Saturday, February 13th 7.30: Live NFL - Cork v Kerry (Setanta Ireland) 7.30: Live NFL - Dublin v Derry (Setanta Sports 1)*

Saturday, February 20th 7.30: Live NHL - Tipperary v Kilkenny (Setanta Ireland)

Saturday, February 27th 7.30: Live NHL - Limerick v Cork (Setanta Ireland)

Saturday, March 6th 7.30: Live NFL - Cork v Galway (Setanta Ireland)

Saturday, March 13th 7.30: Live NFL - Tyrone v Cork (Setanta Ireland) 7.30: Live NFL - Dublin v Monaghan (Setanta Sports 1)*

Saturday, March 20th 7.30: Live NFL - Cork v Dublin (Setanta Ireland) 7.30: Live NFL - Down v Armagh (Setanta Sports 1)*

Saturday, March 27th 7.30: Live NFL - Tyrone v Kerry (Setanta Ireland) 7.30: Live NFL - Dublin v Galway (Setanta Sports 1)*

* All games broadcast live at 7.30pm on Setanta Sports 1 will also be broadcast on a deferred basis at 9pm on Setanta Ireland.
#9
General discussion / Internet Argument Techniques
January 23, 2010, 12:13:44 PM


Definitely recognise a few of these  :)
#10
Saw a bit in the paper about this yesterday, seems Tyrone are playing Derry in the preliminary round. Had a look around the Ulster GAA website, but couldn't find any fixture list. Perhaps someone else has it at hand, Drici?
#11
General discussion / 2010 January Transfer Window
January 10, 2010, 11:52:36 AM
So far not much action:

Arsenal: In - none Out - none
Aston Villa: In - none Out - none
Birmingham: In - none Out - none
Blackburn: In - none Out - none
Bolton: In - none Out - none
Burnley: In - none Out - none
Chelsea: In - none Out - Tom Taiwo (Carlisle, Undisclosed)
Everton: In - none Out - Lukas Jutkiewicz (Motherwell, Loan); John Ruddy (Motherwell, Loan)
Fulham: In - none Out - none
Hull: In - none Out - none
Liverpool: In - none Out - Andrea Dossena (Napoli, Undisclosed)
Manchester City: In - Patrick Vieira (Inter Milan, Undisclosed) Out - none
Manchester United: In - none Out - none
Portsmouth: In - none Out - Paris Cowan-Hall (Grimsby, Loan); Luke Wilkinson (Northampton, Loan)
Stoke: In - none Out - Richard Cresswell (Sheffield United, Undisclosed)
Sunderland: In - none Out - none
Tottenham: In - none Out - Jake Livermore (Peterborough, Loan)
West Ham: In - none Out - none
Wigan: In - Vladimir Stojkovi (Sporting Lisbon, Loan) Out - Olivier Kapo (Boulogne, Loan)
Wolves: In - none Out - Darren Ward (Millwall, Free); Neil Collins (Preston, Undisclosed); Carl Ikeme (QPR, Loan)

Latest Gossip:

Spanish side Atletico Madrid are believed to have offered to sell Sergio Aguero, 21, to Chelsea for £30m, providing they can have the striker back on loan for the rest of the season.
Full story: Sunday Express

Dimitar Berbatov will head a sensational clear-out of £80m of Manchester United talent in the summer. Anderson, Nani, Zoran Tosic and unsettled central defender Nemanja Vidic are also set to leave.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Rubin Kazan's 23-year-old Argentine left-back Cristian Ansaldi will fly in this week to complete a £6m move to Manchester City.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester City are also closing in on a £7m deal for Portsmouth's 24-year-old centre-back Younes Kaboul.
Full story: News of the World

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has admitted for the first time he may be powerless to keep Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres if Liverpool's financial woes aren't resolved.
Full story: News of the World

Chelsea have entered the race to sign German striker Kevin Kuranyi. The 27-year-old Schalke striker has also held talks with Sunderland.
Full story: News of the World

Manchester United are interested in signing West Ham's £10m-rated Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami. Juventus, Arsenal and Manchester City have also shown interest in the former Lazio star. (Sunday Express)

Meanwhile, United have put goalkeeper Ben Foster up for sale for £4m as first choice Edwin van der Sar prepares to return after taking time off to nurse his wife.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Croatia goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa has told friends he will join Tottenham in the summer. The 30-year-old, who has 79 international caps, currently plays for Spartak Moscow in Russia.
Full story: News of the World

Wolves and Sunderland have joined the race to sign Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford. Newcastle have already bid £1.5m for the 26-year-old who is valued at £2.5m by the Elland Road club.
Full story: News of the World

Bolton and Hull are also interested in former Wealdstone striker Beckford, who scored Leeds winner against Manchester United in the FA Cup last weekend.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Kenwyne Jones is set to snub Birmingham's £10m January bid to sign him and stay at Sunderland until the summer. The striker is keen to play Champions League football next season.
Full story: Sunday Mirror

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce believes he has signed Maynor Figueroa, 26, from Wigan for £6m and Hamburg's Ivory Coast right back Guy Demel for £5m.
Full story: News of the World

Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan is set to bring in six players in an £8m swoop on Scotland's Old Firm. The former Celtic manager wants to take five players from Parkhead and £1.5m Rangers striker Kris Boyd
Full story: News of the World

Birmingham will complete the signing of Sporting Gijon's Michel on Monday. The midfielder watched the 1-1 draw with Manchester United at St Andrew's on Saturday and has already passed a medical.
Full story: News of the World

Fulham have emerged as serious challengers to Manchester City in the chase for Crystal Palace striker Victor Moses, 19.
Full story: News of the World

New Bolton manager Owen Coyle is keen to sign winger Chris Eagles and full-back Tyrone Mears from his former club Burnley.
Full story: News of the World

Coyle is also trying to hijack Burnley's loan move for Arsenal's 17-year-old midfielder Jack Wilshere.
Full story: News of the World

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce must sell Benni McCarthy before making a £2m move for Stoke striker James Beattie. McCarthy is interesting Portsmouth and Birmingham but neither club has tabled a bid for the South African striker.
Full story: News of the World

Matthew Kilgallon will join Everton if Sheffield United fail to reach the Premier League in May. The Blades defender snubbed a £2m move to Newcastle this week in favour of staying at Bramall Lane.
Full story: News of the World
#12
Hurling Discussion / 2009 Hurling Allstars
September 24, 2009, 12:12:48 AM
Hurling All Star nominations revealed

Kilkenny hurling star Henry Shefflin could join GAA legends DJ Carey and Pat Spillane on nine GAA All Stars after being nominated for the prestigious prize.

Shefflin's Kilkenny team-mate Tommy Walsh received his seventh consecutive nomination.

John Mullane (Waterford), Lar Corbett (Tipperary) and Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny) will battle it out for the Player of the Year accolade, while the Young Player of the Year nominees are Joe Canning (Galway), Padraig Maher (Tipperary) and Noel McGrath (Tipperary).

Beaten All-Ireland SFC finalists Tipperary will take some consolation from the fact that they have one more player nominated than the champions, with all bar two of the Tipperary side that started the Croke Park showdown on the nominations list.

The are 14 first-time nominees on the list: Padraic Maher, Paddy Stapleton, James Woodlock, Pat Kerwick, John O'Brien, Noel McGrath (Tipperary), Stephen Hiney, Alan McCrabbe, David Treacy (Dublin), Fergal Moore, Aengus Callinan (Galway), Gavin O'Mahony (Limerick), Noel Connors (Waterford) and Michael Rice (Kilkenny).

Tipperary's Eoin Kelly has been nominated for his sixth award, while Michael 'Brick' Walsh (Waterford) and Declan Fanning (Tipperary), who were previously selected as All Stars at midfield and full-back respectively, have been nominated for the half-back line this time around.

The GAA All Stars banquet will be held on Friday, 16 October.

The 2009 football nominations will be announced on Thursday.

GAA All Stars, sponsored by Vodafone, Hurling Nominations for 2009:

Goalkeepers:
Brendan Cummins (Tipperary)
PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)
Clinton Hennessy (Waterford)

Full Backs:

JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)
Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny)
Jackie Tyrrell (Kilkenny)
Padraig Maher (Tipperary)
Paddy Stapleton (Tipperary)
Ollie Canning (Galway)
Fergal Moore (Galway)
Noel Connors (Waterford)
Shane O'Neill (Cork)

Half Backs:
John Tennyson (Kilkenny)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
Michael Walsh (Waterford)
Tony Browne (Waterford)
Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Declan Fanning (Tipperary)
John Lee (Galway)
Mark Foley (Limerick)
Stephen Hiney (Dublin)

Midfield:
Michael Rice (Kilkenny)
Alan McCrabbe (Dublin)
Shane McGrath (Tipperary)
James Woodlock (Tipperary)
Seamus Hickey (Limerick)
Gavin O'Mahony (Limerick)

Half Forwards:
Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)
Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)
Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
Pat Kerwick (Tipperary)
John O'Brien (Tipperary)
Ben O'Connor (Cork)
Aonghus Callinan (Galway)

Full Forwards:
Eoin Kelly (Tipperary)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary)
Joe Canning (Galway)
Damien Hayes (Galway)
Martin Comerford (Kilkenny)
Richie Power (Kilkenny)
David O'Callaghan (Dublin)
David Treacy (Dublin)
John Mullane (Waterford)

Hurler of the Year
Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
John Mullane (Waterford)
Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)

Young Hurler of the Year
Joe Canning (Galway)
Padraig Maher (Tipperary)
Noel McGrath (Tipperary)

http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0923/allstar.html

Couldn't find a thread on this. If one already exists, apologies.
#13
General discussion / 600lb bomb made safe in Forkhill
September 08, 2009, 02:50:45 PM
Army makes safe 600lb border bomb

A 600lb bomb has been made safe by an Army bomb disposal team near Forkhill, County Armagh, on the border with the Republic of Ireland.

The device had a command wire running from where it was planted in Northern Ireland to a firing point across the border.

It is suspected that dissident republicans planted the bomb.

Police said that there could have been a "devastating outcome" and that the police were the targets of the bombers.

"The actions of terrorist criminals in planting this device in the Forkhill area put local people and police officers at significant risk," Chief Inspector Sam Cordner said.

'Reckless'

"Their actions were reckless and dangerous in the extreme. Their target may have been the police, but they did not care who they killed or injured.

"It is only through the hard work and professionalism of police officers and their military colleagues that the area has been made safe."

The remains of the device, which contained fertiliser-based homemade explosives, have been removed for further examination.

The Irish Army and police carried out a similar security operation in the Republic.

The alert in the area began last Tuesday following a telephoned warning to a newspaper.

Sinn Fein MP for Newry and Armagh, Conor Murphy said he was "extremely concerned."

He said: "I would question the motives of those who are putting the local community in such danger.

Dangerous

"I challenge those who have planted this bomb in the community to come forward and explain why they have done so? How is this furthering the struggle for Irish freedom?"

SDLP MLA Dominic Bradley condemned those who planted the bomb and also questioned the police response.

"Everybody accepts the dangerous nature of policing this type of threat by the PSNI, however, serious questions must be asked about the response time in dealing with the device and evacuating people from their nearby homes.

"It seems the PSNI may have known about this bomb days before they moved people and if that's the case then it's certainly cause for much concern."

In January, a 300lb bomb was defused in Castlewellan, County Down.

It is thought the bomb was planted by dissident republicans who were trying to target the Ballykinler army base.

In May the component parts of another fertiliser bomb were found near Rosslea in County Fermanagh.

About 100lbs of explosives were found in a field near the Donagh to Rosslea Road.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8244138.stm
#14
Tyrone game done and dusted, on to the next challenge.

While there were plenty on positives from that game, its also true that there's room for improvement. With that in mind, and Charlie Vernon's expected return, what is your preferred lineout for this game? I'm stuck in two minds between what I think our best team is, and the team from the last game that did alright and maybe only needs a bit of minor surgery. I'll go for this for now:

              McEvoy

    Mallon   Toner    Shannon

Donaghy   McKeever  A Kernan

          Lavery   Vernon

  MOR                       T Kernan
             
      McDonnell   S Kernan

         B Mallon    Clarke

McEvoy is a better keeper than Hearty, full stop.

Want Donaghy out the field where he seems to have more influence (V Tyrone last week, V Donegal in 07). Toner has all the attributes to be a top FB in my eyes, best tackler on the team, very strong, decent in the air. Question is though, is it wise to be changing these guys around at this stage of the summer?

Lavery has earned a place in the team for now, and the returning Vernon has to play in his best position - midfield. There's been talk about slotting him in at CHF when he returns, that would be a mistake in my eyes. While its true that CHF is a problem area for us, there's no point taking some of our best players out of their best positions to solve the problem.

MOR and T Kernan are two great workers and will help clean up around the middle. Tony is a very good passer, an attribute lacking in the HF line the last day.

I'd like to see S Kernan start in a playmaking partnership with Stevie. Stevie's playmaker role has worked at times this year, but failed largely the last day due to his isolation. He ended up as the only link man between defence and the FF line too often against Tyrone, leading to him being frequently out numbered and either muscled off the ball or forced wide and away from goal. S Kernan is another terrific passer, who is capable of providing great service to the FF line.

That brings us to Clarke's partner inside. While there are numerous young contenders for this position - Forker, Henderson, Kevin O'Rourke - perhaps we are ignoring the best corner forward (apart from McDonnell obviously) that we have in our ranks: Brian Mallon.    

Another big question is the opposition. Apparently, we don't find out their identity until the 21st. Possibles include:

1.   Fermanagh
2.   Down
3.   Leitrim
4.   Tipperary
5.   Waterford
6.   Longford
7.   Carlow
8.   Offaly
9.   London
10.   Monaghan
11.   Dublin/Meath
12.   Donegal/Antrim
13.   Kildare/Wexford
14.   Louth/Laois
15.   Westmeath/Wicklow

For me, out of these teams the only ones I'd be anyway worried about meeting are Monaghan, Fermanagh and Dublin/Meath. That said, I'd prefer to avoid Ulster opposition altogether as part of the appeal of taking the qualifier route is avoiding these claustrophobic, gritty provincial battles. Wouldn't mind a pop at Wexford, it would be a good opportunity to well and truly banish the demons of last year.
#15
Looking to get a new laptop but I pretty much haven't a clue about all the stuff that makes the computer work.

From having a look through a few websites it seems that the 3 things that dictate price most of all are the processor speed, amount of RAM and hard disk size.

The advantages of a bigger hard disk are obvious, but I've no clue about the processor or RAM. I assume that these determine how fast your computer works, but which it most important? Is is worth paying extra for 2.5GHz processor over a 2.0 one or even lower? What advantage do you get from having 3 or 4GB of RAM over having 2GB? If someone could explain these two things to me it'd be great. Also, does the type of processor matter - Pentium Dual Core, Turion, Athlon?

I know theres already a million computer threads on the board, and I've had a look at a few of them but none really seem to explain this for me.

Cheers  :)
#16
General discussion / 500,000th Post!!!
May 26, 2009, 03:13:06 AM
Quote from: BallyhaiseMan on May 25, 2009, 11:17:56 PM
Quote from: Hollow Man on May 25, 2009, 10:36:35 PM
Hello everyone! :-*

Call the Fermanagh game right now, on the facts we have:

- Fermanagh are no great shakes but have a great system
- our forwards are decent, midfield is settled but defence is dire
- we have no freetaker and can't score goals to save our lives
- they have shown themselves to be reliable in tight games, we are known for being flakey over the last few years
- we have home advantage and traditionally don't fear Fermanaagh
- we have Jelly

I'll say Cavan 1-12 Fermanagh 1-13.

Unfortunately.


welcome back HM, how are things in the Ramor camp this year?

Congratulations BallyhaiseMan!
#17
1st Round:

Donegal 1-21 Tyrone 0-6

Fermanagh 0-13 Cavan 1-9

Armagh 1-22 Monaghan 1-9  :)

2nd Round:


London 1-23 Fermanagh 0-7

Armagh 3-24 Donegal 2-12  :)

1/4 Finals:

Derry 4-10 London 3-12

Down Millions Armagh 0-14  :(

1/2 Final:

Derry V Down - 14 June, 3.30pm, Casement

Final:

Antrim V Derry/ Down - 28 June, 3.30pm, TBC
#18
General discussion / Swine Flu
April 26, 2009, 12:40:09 AM
Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic'

A new flu virus suspected of killing at least 60 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, the World Health Organization's chief says.

Margaret Chan said the outbreak was a "health emergency of international concern" and must be closely monitored.

Health experts say tests so far seem to link the illnesses in Mexico with a swine flu virus in the southern US.

Several people have also fallen ill in the US, and the authorities there are watching the situation.

A top US health official said the strain of swine flu had spread widely and could not be contained.

Ms Chan cut short a visit to the US and returned to Geneva where the WHO's emergency committee met.

The committee can recommend declaring an international public health emergency and raise the global pandemic alert level - a move that could lead to travel advisories, trade restrictions and border closures.

The WHO says it does not know the full risk yet but it quoted Mrs Chan as saying that "the current events constitute a public health emergency of international concern".

It is advising all member states to be vigilant for seasonally unusual flu or pneumonia-like symptoms among their populations - particularly among young healthy adults.

Officials said most of those killed so far in Mexico were young adults - rather than more vulnerable children and the elderly.

US cases

Schools, museums and libraries have been closed across the Mexican capital's region and people are being urged to avoid shaking hands or sharing crockery.

All public events have been suspended, an official said. Two previously sold-out soccer matches were played in empty stadiums to avoid potentially spreading the virus.

The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico has recommended measures to avoid further contagion at Mass this Sunday.

Priests have been told to place communion wafers in the hands of worshippers rather than in their mouths and to suggest to the congregation that kissing or shaking hands be avoided during the service.

In the US, the authorities say about 200 children were absent from a school in the New York borough of Queens on Friday, presumed ill.

Eight of the nine specimens taken from children were determined to be probable cases of swine fever, said city health commissioner Dr Thomas Frieden.

Those samples are now being examined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

None of the 200 children had required hospital treatment and many had fully recovered, said Dr Frieden, but the school could remain closed out of "an abundance of caution".

He urged people to maintain basic hygiene, such and covering their mouths when coughing and sneezing, washing hands regularly and keeping surfaces clean.

Six people fell have also fallen ill in California and two in Texas - only one was treated in hospital and all have since recovered.

Health officials in Kansas have also confirmed two cases of swine flu.

CDC officials have said that with cases arising in so many communities, containment is unlikely to be feasible.

"Now that we are looking more widely, I really expect us to find more," said Anne Schuchat of the CDC.

Hopeful sign

The CDC plans to send experts to Mexico to help investigate the virus which has infected more than 1,000 people in the country.

The BBC science editor Susan Watts says the new strain is a classic "re-assortment" - a combination feared most by those watching for the flu pandemic.

But she says possibly one hopeful sign is that, of the eight cases in the US, there has been only one requiring hospital treatment, and no deaths.

So it may turn out there is some other kind of infection at work in Mexico, as well as the new flu virus.

Swine flu is a respiratory disease which infects pigs. It does not normally infect humans, although sporadic cases do occur usually in people who have had close contact with pigs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8018356.stm
#19
GAA Discussion / Ulster U-21 Championship 2009
February 21, 2009, 09:53:29 PM
The Connacht boys have one, so we should have one too.

Wednesday 11th March 2009
   
(Prelim) Monaghan V Fermanagh    Emyvale   
   
Wednesday 18th March 2009

(1) Down   V   Winners of the preliminary game   TBC
(2) Tyrone   V   Antrim   TBC      
(3) Armagh   V   Cavan    TBC      
(4) Donegal   V   Derry   TBC

Semi-finals

(1) V (2)
(3) V (4)

Bit early but any ideas on what the other venues are? Does the first team out have home advantage?

Not sure that Down quarter final is on the same day as the rest, making an assumption there. The rest of the dates are off the Ulster Council website.

Who's the favourite this year? Donegal won the minor in 2006, but Tyrone will have plenty of lads from their winning minor teams of the last two years.

Armagh will have a huge task to get over Cavan given they'll be missing all the Cross lads, who'll have the AI final the day previous. I wonder could this game be postponed a week. Armagh do have 7 or 8 Cross lads in their panel after all.

#20
GAA Discussion / Shine On You Crazy Diamond
January 09, 2009, 12:26:08 AM
Clones to get floodlights in 2009

A state-of-the-art floodlighting system is to be installed at St Tiernach's Park in Clones this year, Ulster president Tom Daly has confirmed.

Although the Monaghan stadium is the province's premier venue, it is the last of the nine northern county grounds to be floodlit.

Tyrone's Healy Park was the first Ulster ground to erect lights, followed by each of the others in turn.

Evening games are now a regular feature of the Gaelic Life McKenna Cup series.

"As our programme of floodlighting of the premier inter-county venues in Ulster comes close to completion, the strategic value of this initiative is increasingly seen, with the flexibility it provides, particularly where there is little time to play competitions," said Daly.

"In the future, we will require more and more venues with floodlit capacity," added Daly.

"I have no doubt that the GAA, at all levels throughout Ulster, will respond well to this developmental need as our units see the additional options and greater flexibility that having facilities such as this provides to them."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7818982.stm