How to follow 2026 Ulster Championship on BBC Sport NI
The Ulster Championship is back and you can follow all the action across BBC Sport NI. Last year's runners-up Armagh kick-start the 2026 campaign when they host Tyrone in front of the BBC cameras. The match-up at the Athletic Grounds is one of five games to be shown live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI, including the showpiece final on Sunday, 17 May.
Here's all you need to know about this year's Ulster Championship. What games are live on the BBC? Five Ulster Championship matches will be live on BBC Two NI, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website with analysis and in-play clips available on the website too.
As well as the preliminary round and two of the quarter finals, BBC Sport will also show one semi-final and the decider. Sunday 12 April Preliminary Round: Armagh v Tyrone (16. 15 BST) - Live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI Saturday 18th April Quarter-final: Derry v Antrim (17:00 BST) - Live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI Sunday 19 April Quarter-final: Monaghan v Cavan (15:00 BST) - Live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI Saturday 25 April Quarter-final: Fermanagh v Armagh/Tyrone (17:30 BST) Sunday 26 April Quarter-final: Donegal v Down (15:00 BST) Saturday 2 May Semi-final: Derry/Antrim v Monaghan/Cavan (17:00 BST) Sunday 3 May Semi-final: Donegal/Down v Fermanagh/Armagh/Tyrone (16:00 BST) - Live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI Sunday 17 May Ulster Senior Football Championship final - Live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two NI Who is part of the BBC pundit team?
Once again there will be some familiar faces in the BBC studio and pitchside for this year's Championship. Oisin McConville and Conor McManus return to our panel and the will be joined by eight-time All-Ireland winner Philly McMahon . Conor Meyler, Niall Grimley, Brendan Devenney and Owen Mulligan will be part of the team for the first game between Armagh and Tyrone.
They will be joined by some special guests as the tournament progresses while Sarah Mulkerrins and Mark Sidebottom will present the action, with Thomas Niblock in the commentary box. What happened in last year's Ulster Championship? Donegal retained the Ulster Championship in another very close encounter against Armagh .