NEW Derry manager Damien Barton will begin his Championship career with the Oak Leafs facing All-Ireland semi-finalists Tyrone in next year’s Ulster Championship.
Barton was presented with one of the toughest tasks of them all in Thursday night’s draw, although Derry will be at home to their close rivals in the Ulster quarter-final. Cavan will take on Kieran McGeeney’s Armgh to decide who will take on the winners of that clash.
Fermanagh will play Antrim in the preliminary round for the right to take on Donegal, while Ulster champions Monaghan take on currently managerless Down in the other quarter-final.
All-Ireland champions Dublin are the prize awaiting the winners of Laois versus Wicklow in the Leinster Championship, while Mayo will host London in a daunting quarter-final for the Exiles.
In the Hurling Championship, All-Ireland champions Kilkenny will await the winners of Dublin and Wexford in the Leinster quarter-final, while the winners of the qualifying group will take on Galway.
In Munster, Waterford take on Clare in the semi-finals, while Limerick will take on the winners of Cork versus reigning provincial champions Tipperary.
CHAMPIONSHIP 2016
FOOTBALL DRAW
Munster Senior Championship quarter-finals: Tipperary v Waterford; Clare v Limerick; semi-finals: Clare/Limerick v Kerry; Tipperary/Waterford v Cork
Connacht Senior Championship preliminary round: Roscommon v New York; quarter-finals: Mayo v London; Roscommon/New York v Leitrim; semi-finals: Sligo v Roscommon/NewYork/Leitrim; Galway v Mayo/London
Ulster Football Championship preliminary round: Fermanagh v Antrim; quarter-finals: Donegal v Fermanagh/Antrim; Derry v Tyrone; Cavan v Armagh; Monaghan v Down; semi-finals: Derry/Tyrone v Cavan/Armagh; Monaghan/Down v Donegal/Fermanagh/Antrim
Leinster Senior Championship first round: Laois v Wicklow; Louth v Carlow; Longford v Offaly; quarter-finals: Dublin v Laois/Wicklow; Louth/Carlow v Meath; Longford/Offaly v Westmeath; Wexford v Kildare; semi-finals: Laois/Wicklow/Dublin v Louth/Carlow/Meath; Longford/Offaly/Westmeath v Wexford/Kildare
HURLING DRAW
Leinster Senior Championship Qualifier Group: Offaly, Westmeath, Carlow, Kerry; quarter-finals: Dublin v Wexford; Qualifier Group runners-up v Laois; Qualifier Group winners v Galway; semi-finals: Dublin/Wexford v Kilkenny; Qualifier Group winners/Galway v Qualifier Group runners-up/Laois
Munster Senior Championship quarter-finals: Tipperary v Cork; semi-finals: Waterford v Clare; Limerick v Tipperary/Cork
