Ulster Football Could Hold Unprecedented Record If Armagh Win All-Ireland  | Balls.ie

The county of Armagh is bouncing with excitement, but the whole of Ulster is enjoying an unprecedented period of success right now.

The northern province is currently one win away from completing an incredible sweep of All-Ireland trophies in 2024, with every single title going to Ulster.

If the Orchard county do manage to get over the line against Galway, and bring the Sam Maguire back across the border with them, then it will be a full house for the nine counties.

Here are trophies already locked up in the northern trophy cabinets:

Junior Club All-Ireland – Arva (Cavan)

Cavan’s Arva beat Listowel Emmet’s from Kerry to claim the Junior Club All-Ireland title back in January, and secure Ulster’s first trophy of 2024.

Intermediate Club All-Ireland – Cullyhanna (Armagh)

Armagh’s Cullyhanna beat Cork’s Cill na Martra in the Intermediate All-Ireland final, with county stars like Aidan Nugent and Jason Duffy playing a crucial role in the victory.

They will be hoping that they can end the season with one more big win Croke Park.

Senior Club All-Ireland final – Watty Graham’s Glen (Derry)

Watty Graham’s Glen beat St Brigid’s from Roscommon to win the senior All-Ireland title, after losing last year’s final to Kilmacud Croke in heartbreaking circumstances.

Undoubtedly the best team in All-Ireland right now, the Glen side boasts a plethora of county stars like Conor Glass, Ethan Doherty, and Ciaran McFaul, who will be hoping for more success at club level this season following a disappointing year with Derry.

Hogan Cup – Omagh CBS (Tyrone)

Omagh CBS claimed the Hogan Cup for the second season in a row, beating Kerry’s Mercy Mounthawk to keep the schools All-Ireland title up north.

Sigerson Cup – University of Ulster (Belfast)

University of Ulster beat the much fancied UCD in the Sigerson Cup final to win their first University All-Ireland in 14 years.

With players like the Canavan brothers and Niall Loughlin playing up front, it should come as no surprise to anyone that they managed to pull it off.

U20 All-Ireland title – Tyrone

Paul Devlin lead Tyrone to their second u20 All-Ireland success in just three years, as the Red Hand county steamrolled pretty much every team that they played.

Their biggest test came against Derry in the Ulster final where they had to come from behind to snatch a draw before winning on penalties, but after that they were a class above the other teams in the competition.

All-Ireland minor title – Derry

Derry won the All-Ireland minor trophy for the second season in a row beating fellow Ulster team Armagh in the final at Healy Park in Omagh.

The Oakleafers have been incredibly successful at minor level, winning three All-Irelands in the last four years and the county is very excited to these young players make the step up at senior level.

The Tailteann Cup – Down

Down are Tailteann Cup champions, beating Laois in the final and putting last year’s defeat against Meath behind them in the process.

Now promoted to Division Two and with All-Ireland football guaranteed for next year, they will be hoping for even bigger days in the coming years.

Sam Maguire – Armagh/Galway

Galway managed to prevent it from being an all-Ulster final by beating Donegal in the semi-final stages, but they will have their hands full with this Armagh team in two weeks time.

Padraig Joyce has a brilliant record against Ulster teams however, and was at the helm two seasons ago when the Tribesmen beat Armagh on penalties in the quarter-final stages, before knocking out Derry in the semi-finals, so if one man can put a stop to the north’s dominance in 2024, it is definitely Joyce.