Football

Tyrone draw Meath in All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers

Tyrone captain Mattie Donnelly in action against Monaghan during the Ulster SFC quarter-final at Healy Park. Picture Margaret McLaughlin
Tyrone captain Mattie Donnelly in action against Monaghan during the Ulster SFC quarter-final at Healy Park. Picture Margaret McLaughlin Tyrone captain Mattie Donnelly in action against Monaghan during the Ulster SFC quarter-final at Healy Park. Picture Margaret McLaughlin

Tyrone will face Meath in Navan in the Round 1 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers.

Beaten by eventual champions Dublin at the All-Ireland semi-final stages last year, Mickey Harte's Tyrone lost out in a thrilling Ulster Championship clash to Malachy O'Rourke's Monaghan last weekend.

Tyrone went under 1-18 to 1-16 at Healy Park in Omagh.

Despite a late rally, Meath lost out to Longford yesterday, going down 0-14 to 0-16 at Pearse Park.

All-Ireland SFC First Round Qualifier draw

Derry v Kildare

Meath v Tyrone

London v Louth

Wicklow v Cavan

Offaly v Antrim

Limerick v Mayo

Westmeath v Armagh

Wexford v Waterford

The draw, featuring the 16 teams eliminated before the provincial semi-final stage, was made live on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland today by former Kerry star Colm Cooper and the GAA's head of games administration and player welfare Feargal McGill.

The first team drawn in each tie will have home advantage except where a Division 3 or 4 team from the current year's Allianz league was drawn against a Division 1 or 2 team. 

The Division 3 or 4 team will play at home. 

**The match venues and times will be confirmed by the CCCC on Tuesday afternoon with the fixtures scheduled for weekend of June 9th/10th. All matches will be required to finish on the day under the new Championship protocols.