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21 Oct 2025

Saturday night fever for Donegal and Tyrone in All-Ireland SFC round-robin

The GAA has confirmed the north-western neighbours will meet at MacCumhaill Park at 7pm on Saturday, May 24, with GAA+ screening the match live

Saturday night fever for Donegal and Tyrone in All-Ireland SFC round-robin

Ciaran Thompson of Donegal in action against Conn Kilpatrick of Tyrone when the sides met last year at MacCumhaill Park

Ulster SFC winners Donegal will begin the round-robin stage of the All-Ireland SFC on Saturday week against Tyrone.

The GAA has confirmed the north-western neighbours will meet at MacCumhaill Park at 7pm on Saturday, May 24, with GAA+ screening the match live. The other two teams in Group 1, Mayo and Cavan, get things underway this Sunday at MacHale Park in Castlebar at 2:30pm.

Donegal beat Tyrone at the exact same stage of the competition 0-21 to 0-14 last year, having also overcome Armagh in the provincial decider. 

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Tyrone beat Donegal 0-25 to 0-19 in Division 1 of the Allianz League in March, although were still relegated with a seemingly healthy seven points. 

The side managed by Jim McGuinness overcame the All-Ireland champions Armagh 2-23 to 0-28 in Saturday's Ulster decider, to win the Anglo-Celt Cup for the 12th time. 

Donegal are due to play Cavan in the second group game, on the weekend of May 31/June 1, at Breffni Park and then round off their series a week later against Mayo at a neutral venue.

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