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06 Sept 2025

Ulster Council confirm details for Dr McKenna Cup final between Donegal and Derry

Jim McGuinness and Mickey Harte will get the opportunity to cross swords in the Dr McKenna Cup final, ahead of their respective Donegal and Derry sides squaring off in the Ulster SFC in April

Ulster Council confirm details for Dr McKenna Cup final between Donegal and Derry

Brendan Rogers of Derry blocks a shot by Ciaran Thompson of Donegal during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match last June

Donegal and Derry are headed for an eye-catching Ulster SFC quarter-final clash at Celtic Park in April - but they'll get a go at one another in the Dr McKenna Cup final next weekend.

The sides will meet at O'Neill's Healy Park in Omagh at 5pm on Saturday in Ulster's curtain-raising competition. Donegal qualified for the final following a fine win over Monaghan in Castleblayney, winning out 4-14 to 0-11, while Derry - the back-to-back Ulster champions - saw off Armagh 0-17 to 2-7 on Saturday. The meeting will be the first clash of Jim McGuinness and Mickey Harte since 2013. Derry welcome Donegal on April 21 in the Ulster SFC.

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