Monaghan and Cavan are set to meet in the 2026 Ulster senior football championship quarter-final following last night’s draw.
St Tiernachs Park, Clones will play host to the Northern Sound derby with the winners set to face either Derry or Antrim in the semi-final.
Donegal will get their defence of the title underway with a meeting against Down. Whereas, Armagh and Tyrone face each other in the preliminary round with Fermanagh awaiting the winners in the quarter-final.
Defending All-Ireland champions Kerry will begin their Munster campaign with a semi-final meeting with Clare.
In Connacht, Galway's bid for a fifth successive Nestor Cup will begin against either Leitrim or Sligo. And in Leinster, Louth's title defence will start in the quarter-finals against Wexford.
The 2026 campaign is due to begin with the return of pre-season competitions in early January.