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06 Sept 2025

Dáire Ó Baoill and Ciaran Thompson named in Ulster's official Inter-Provincial squad

Donegal duo Daire Ó Baoill and Ciaran Thompson are ready to showcase their skills in this weekend's showdown at Croke Park

Dáire Ó Baoill and Ciaran Thompson named in Ulster's official Inter-Provincial squad

Dáire Ó Baoill is one of two Donegal players named on the Ulster squad

Donegal footballers Dáire Ó Baoill and Ciaran Thompson have been selected in the Ulster team for the upcoming Allianz GAA Football Inter-Provincial Series at Croke Park this weekend. 

The Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh Conaill players were selected for Kieran Donnelly’s squad with Sean MacCumhaill’s man Oisin Gallen surprisingly omitted despite being tipped to be in the squad.  

The action kicks off on Friday evening with Connacht taking on Leinster at 6pm, followed by Ulster’s clash with Munster at 8pm.  

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On Saturday, the two losing teams from Friday’s games will face each other at 5.30pm, and the day concludes with the winners of Friday’s matches squaring off at 7.30pm. 

This series serves as the backdrop for testing seven proposed changes from the Football Review Committee, ahead of a special GAA congress scheduled for the end of November. 

The Ulster Panel is as follows:

  1. Niall Morgan, Tyrone
  2. Diarmuid Baker, Derry
  3. Mark Bradley, Tyrone
  4. Paddy Burns, Armagh
  5. Aidan Clarke, Tyrone
  6. Oisin Conaty, Armagh
  7. Padraig Faulkner, Cavan
  8. Aidan Forker, Armagh
  9. Niall Grimley, Armagh
  10. Daniel Guiness, Down
  11. Pat Havern, Down
  12. Marc Jordan, Antrim
  13. Conn Kilpatrick, Tyrone
  14. Barry McBennett, Monaghan
  15. Ronan McCaffrey, Fermanagh
  16. Sean McNally, Fermanagh
  17. Darren McCurry, Tyrone
  18. Eoin McElholm, Tyrone
  19. Joe McElroy, Armagh
  20. Eoin McEvoy, Derry
  21. Kieran McGeary, Tyrone
  22. Peter McGrane, Armagh
  23. Ross McQuillan, Armagh
  24. Odhran Murdock, Down
  25. Daire Ó Baoill, Donegal
  26. Rian Ó Neill, Armagh
  27. Oisin Ó Neill, Armagh
  28. Gerry Smith, Cavan
  29. Ciaran Thompson, Donegal
  30. Niall Toner, Derry

Standby Players
31. Frank Burns, Tyrone
32. Mick Byrne, Antrim
33. Joe Finnegan, Antrim
34. Jason Irwin, Monaghan
35. Jason McLoughlin, Cavan
36. Fionan O’Brien, Fermanagh

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