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This includes two provincial finals and a number of football qualifiers.
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It almost slipped our attention with all the interest in provincial finals and back doors.
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Of the three provincial finals, obviously the one closest to my heart was in Ulster.
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And this before the sacred provincial finals even begin.
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Last night's draw in RTE saw three of last summer's provincial finals set to recur in the first round.
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This provides for a parallel, open-draw competition in football for all teams eliminated up as far as the provincial finals.
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The provincial finals will be restricted to 30 teams from each province, with one going forward to the All-Ireland final.
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Heavy snow caused two of the weekend's three senior provincial finals to be called off and re-fixed for this weekend.
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Most teams dread the two and a half months that fall after the provincial finals, fearing they'll lose form and momentum.
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This year's provincial finals will register a complete turnover of champions with all the title-holders having departed before the ultimate stage.
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And still nothing reveals the truth behind football and hurling better than the championship -particularly after this weekend's two provincial finals.
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Initially the provincial finals will be restricted to 30 teams from each province with the winners going forward to the Faithlegg finals.
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It was obviously a hugely exciting game and illustrated the madness of the scheduling that prevented people from seeing both provincial finals.
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Two provincial finals in one afternoon and reaching for the old chalk and cheese to sum them up feels a little inadequate.
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As a preliminary point, I would repeat that I can't see why both of these provincial finals can't be played on separate days.
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According to Croke Park, O'Rourke has indicated that he will wait until the provincial finals are over before making his initial trial selections.
