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So who can count themselves unlucky? which sections were close?

Ballad Groups was an amazing category, and could have went any way but Killyclogher were very good.

Recitation was also very good, with three completely different recitations and I believed that any one of them deserved an Ulster title.

As for novelty acts, I believe that Killyclogher was very unlucky not to win, they were amazing and the novelty act was hilarious and very original!! As for the winners I have seen that novelty act numerous times before, and have seen it done better than what they did it.

These are only my opinions!

Were you at the final last night sportacus? What did you think?

Any word of the Connacht Final last night?

I personally thought that the most tightly contested section was without doubt the instrumental music. Both Tyrone and Down in particular were exceptional and the eventual winner (Tyrone) will emerge as an All Ireland champion. As for the Recitation, I believe there was a clear winner and that the girl from Armagh throughly deserved the win. Ballad group could've gone either way between Down and Tyrone again but the Novelty Act should've went to Tyrone hands down!

[Solo Singing: Aine Brolly, Bredagh, Co. Down]

The Ulster Scor Sinsear Champions for 2010 are....

Figure Dancing: Dromintee, Co. Arnagh

Solo Singing: Aine Brolly, Bredagh, Co. Down

Instrumental Music: Derrygonnelly, Co. Fermanagh! 

Recitation: Michael McGibney, Cornafean, Co. Cavan

Ballad Group: Aghagallon, Co. Antrim

Novelty Act: Eglish, Co. Tyrone! 

Set Dancing: Emyvale, Co. Monaghan

Quiz: Cornafean, Co. Cavan

Great night of entertainment!   

absolutely brilliant and well done

Aine has superb voice and is a wonderful musician.  Another fine example of the many talented singers/musicians to have come from the Brolly clan and the Dungiven area.   Well done Aine.

I hear she is fantastic altogether! How come she's representing Down; did she move from Derry or is she a student in Belfast playing for Bredagh or something?

Brilliant result for scor as the titles were distributed between 7 counties, makes a change from one or two counties dominating every year!

Any word on the results of 2nites Ulster final?

Results of the Down Scór (from Down GAA homepage);

Ceili dancing - Saval
Solo Singing - Bredagh (Aíne Brolly)
Instrumental Music - Darragh Cross (Hurling)
Recitation - Glenn (Micheal McConaghy)
Ballad Group - Rostrevor
Novelty Act - Clonduff
Set Dancing - Clonduff
Quiz - Longstone

Anyone hear about the Monaghan/Armagh results as they usually feature well in Ulster?

Any word on how the Down Scór final went last night?

Good prices for Derry and Tyrone but as for the rest of the Ulster teams...I think 100-1 wouldn't be a fair price 

Did anyone see the Captain of the cork side giving the fingers to someone in the crowd yesterday when he was about to be presented with the cup? It was the funniest thing I ever saw happening at an all-ireland final...awh the joys of sky plus    Exciting second half which Down largely dominated but it was the first half performance of Cork which saw them through to glory undoubtedly! Down never seem to have luck when it comes to the all-ireland final of the u-21's...they were beaten by a couple of points by Galway round the turn of the millenium...extra points go to those who remember the score that day!!?? Will it be another case of Down losing these young hopefuls in the future or, will they be able to carry them through to senior football? The past would suggest the latter!

...sometimes I have too muct time on my hands! Cornafean...is there anything you don't know? Were you in the Quiz team?

Was it a pair of gloves he bought her?

That's an old comedy routine alright...I remember Brendan Grace doing it as an impersonation of Monica Carr.

Bonus marks for anyone who can tell me who Monica Carr is.

That's hilarious and he took the credit for it at the Bard of Armagh competition, but it was really well written Thanks for that Ball Hooper, I must youtube it or look about somewhere for it! I tried looking up Monica Carr there, couldn't find anything on her...must have been before my time 

Anyone have the words to "the Present"?

No its not the french one, its about a man looking for a woman and he buys her a present, getting it mixed up with her mothers knickers  written by some man Mcgeeney (probably spelt wrong) from Armagh. I think perhaps Ciaran Mcgeeney's father! You'll get it on one of the Bard of Armagh cd's!

Indeed, Michael McGibney did "The Present" in the AIF two years ago. I heard that the guy from Moate did a fantastic job of it on Saturday. Well done to him.
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Yes your man from Cornafean was excellent at it, I think even better than your man from Moate. He was robbed in the All-Ireland that year!

Armagh jersey Corn??? way off lad! Aye gr8 weekend and yeah it was good to see Nicky Brennan doing what he is supposed to be! Was slightly disappointed with only one All Ireland for Ulster! Perhaps it being the 40th year and after the clean up by Ulster last year, that went against the Ulster contingents! Or maybe im being too sceptical!:) I felt sorry for your girl from armagh doing the recitation; she was beat by "The present"; didn't some fella from Cornafean win the Ulster with that 2 years ago? Fair play to her though, I hear she is only 18 or something! Aye, I do agree with the instrumental being a big shocker, I didn't see that one coming Joxer! Also in an earlier post, someone said about the Emyvale Ceili dancers being shocked and somewhat implying they were undeserving of their Ulster win, well they're All-Ireland champs now and fair play! It's the same always with scor; the quiz is the only discipline which will go undisputed and jeez them guys are impressive, they really know their stuff!

Good luck to all the Ulster representatives in tomorrows final! I hope it is as successful as last years was!

Sorry Seamus Heaney but the fact that they spent 500,000 euro on a firework display is baffling since they always complain how much in debt croke park still is? Also, how much does it cost to send county footballers away on holidays before the season begins? I dont know the exact figures but could some more funding not be put into promotion of the All-ireland scor? Again, as I have said, scor is becoming an almost seperate entity and has very little to do with the GAA! Yes it may be true that they fund 52M euro into clubs etc. but the All-Ireland final of scor demonstrates that this is at the expense of many vulnerable members of society! For example, my cousin has an ulster title in scor this year, it is going to cost her family an absolute fortune to take her husband (who is currently out of work) and children to Kilarney for the Weekend and these extortionate ticket prices are going to prevent her from sharing her success with the rest of her family! You are completely ignorant to the fact that there are so many empty seats every year and that this could be avoided if ticket prices were lowered; that way, with a full venue the grab all would get as much money!