Overview
- Ulster GAA confirmed O’Neills Healy Park in Omagh for Saturday’s final with a 5pm throw-in.
- Donegal beat holders Derry 1-18 to 1-16 at Celtic Park after an unanswered 1-7 burst that included a Dáire Ó Baoill goal.
- Monaghan defeated Tyrone 1-15 to 2-10 in Inniskeen, with captain Mícheál Bannigan posting 1-6.
- The Derry–Donegal semi-final was streamed on TG4 Sport’s YouTube channel, expanding access to the pre-season competition.
- Scheduling was influenced by conditions and facilities, including the earlier Derry–Donegal postponement for travel safety and Monaghan moving their semi to Grattan Park due to no floodlights in Clones.