Draft:2025/26 MacRory Cup

2025/26 Danske Bank MacRory CupMacRory Cup
Tournament details
Province	Ulster
Level	U19
Year	2025/26
Trophy	MacRory Cup
Sponsor	Danske Bank
Date	September 2025 – 13 February 2026
Teams	18
Defending champions	St Patrick’s Maghera
Winners
Champions	Abbey CBS (6th win)
Manager	Kevin McKernan
Captain	Diarmuid O’Rourke
Qualify for	Hogan Cup
Runners-up
Runners-up	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon
Captain	Davin McKeown
Other
Matches played	72
Website	https://ulsterschoolsgaa.com/competitions/macrory-cup-25-26/
	← 2024/25 2026/27 →

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The 2025/26 Danske Bank MacRory Cup is an inter-college Gaelic Football competition played during the 2025/26 school year within Ulster at senior “A” grade.

St Patrick’s Maghera are the defending champions after defeating Abbey Vocational School Donegal in the 2024/25 final on a score of 0-12 to 2-05 on the 9th February 2025 in Celtic Park.

The 2025/26 final was contested by Abbey CBS and St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon on the 8th February 2026 in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh. The game finished on a score of 1-15 to 0-18 following a breathtaking Abbey CBS comeback. The replay was played on the 13th February at 7:30pm in the Athletic Grounds where Abbey CBS defeated St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon 0-12 to 0-8.

Group Stage

Section A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Abbey Vocational School Donegal	3	3	0	0	6
Our Lady SS Castleblayney	3	1	1	1	3
St Michael’s Enniskillen	3	1	1	1	3
Southwest Donegal	3	0	0	3	0

Round 1

Round 1	Our Lady SS Castleblayney	3-15 (24) – (12) 2-06	Southwest Donegal	Killyclogher

Round 1	Abbey VS Donegal	1-14 (17) – (8) 1-05	St Michael’s Enniskillen	Donegal

Round 2

Round 2	St Michael’s Enniskillen	1-14 (17) – (17) 3-08	Our Lady SS Castleblayney	Tempo

Round 2	Southwest Donegal	2-09 (15) – (16) 1-13	Abbey VS Donegal	Ardragh

Round 3

Round 3	Southwest Donegal	1-06 (9) – (14) 1-11	St Michael’s Enniskillen	Tempo

Round 3	Our Lady SS Castleblayney	2-13 (19) – (22) 1-19	Abbey VS Donegal	Convoy

Section B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Omagh CBS	4	3	0	1	6
Abbey CBS	4	3	0	1	6
St Patrick’s Armagh	4	2	1	1	5
St Paul’s Bessbrook	4	1	0	3	2
St Ronan’s Lurgan	4	0	1	3	1

Round 1

Round 1	St Ronan’s Lurgan	1-06 (9) – (11) 0-11	St Paul’s Bessbrook
				Venue: St Paul’s

Round 1	Omagh CBS	2-12 (18) – (24) 4-12	St Patrick’s Armagh	Omagh
				Venue: Healy Park

Round 2

Round 2	St Paul’s Bessbrook	0-09 (9) – (13) 1-10	Omagh CBS	Carrickcruppen

Round 2	Abbey CBS	3-14 (23) – (9) 0-09	St Ronan’s Lurgam	Ballymartin

Round 3

Round 3	St Patrick’s Armagh	2-15 (21) – (14) 1-11	St Paul’s Bessbrook
				Venue: Abbey Park

Round 3	Omagh CBS	2-12 (18) – (7) 1-04	Abbey CBS	Omagh
				Venue: Healy Park

Round 4

Round 4	St Paul’s Bessbrook	0-06 (6) – (24) 2-18	Abbey CBS	Carrickcruppen

Round 4	St Patrick’s Armagh	4-07 (19) – (19) 2-13	St Ronan’s Lurgan	Tullysaran

Round 5

Round 5	St Ronan’s Lurgan	1-07 (10) – (15) 2-09	Omagh CBS
				Venue: St Paul’s

Round 5	Abbey CBS	3-16 (25) – (5) 0-05	St Patrick’s Armagh	Burren

Section C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	4	3	1	0	7
St Mary's Magherafelt	4	3	0	1	6
St Joseph’s Donaghmore	4	1	1	2	3
Cathair Doire	4	1	0	3	2
St Macartan’s Monaghan	4	1	0	3	2

Round 1

Round 1	St Macartan’s Monaghan	3-08 (17) – (16) 1-13	St Joseph’s Donaghmore

Round 1	St Mary’s Magherafelt	3-10 (19) – (13) 0-13	Cathair Doire	Owenbeg

Round 2

Round 2	St Joseph’s Donaghmore	0-13 (13) – (19) 1-16	St Mary’s Magherafelt	Brocagh

Round 2	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	3-16 (25) – (12) 1-09	St Macartan’s Monaghan	Stewartstown

Round 3

Round 3	Cathair Doire	2-08 (14) – (17) 1-14	St Joseph’s Donaghmore

Round 3	St Mary’s Magherafelt	2-10 (16) – (22) 4-10	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	Newbridge

Round 4

Round 4	St Joseph’s Donaghmore	2-15 (21) – (21) 3–12	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon

Round 4	Cathair Doire	2-15 (21) – (18) 1-15	St Macartan’s Monaghan	Drumragh

Round 5

Round 5	St Macartan’s Monaghan	Loss – Win	St Mary’s Magherafelt	Emyvale

Round 5	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	1-20 (23) – (5) 0-05	Cathair Doire	Stewartstown

Section D

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
St Patrick’s Maghera	3	3	0	6
St Colman’s Newry	3	2	1	4
St Patrick’s Cavan	3	1	2	2
Partrician Carrickmacross	3	0	3	0

Round 1

Round 1	St Patrick’s Maghera	Win – Loss	Partrician Carrickmacross

Round 1	St Colman’s Newry	0-23 (23) – (18) 0-18	St Patrick’s Cavan

Round 2

Round 2	St Patrick’s Cavan	2-12 (18) – (24) 1-21	St Patrick’s Maghera

Round 2	Partrician Carrickmacross	0-18 (18) – (19) 1-16	St Colman’s Newry	Corduff

Round 3

Round 3	Partrician Carrickmacross	2-13 (19) – (22) 2-16	St Patrick’s Cavan	Corduff

Round 3	St Patrick’s Maghera	4-08 (20) – (17) 0-17	St Colman’s Newry	Stewartstown
				Venue: Mullaghmoyle Park

Knockout Stage

Play-Offs		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Abbey VS Donegal	3-11

Cathair Doire	0-09
		Abbey VS Donegal	1-13

		St Mary's Magherafelt	1-07
St Mary's Magherafelt	2-14

St Michael’s Enniskillen	2-09
				Abbey VS Donegal	0-20

				St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	1-20
St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	2-13

Southwest Donegal	1-14
		St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	1-10

		Our Lady’s SS Castleblayney	0-12
Our Lady’s SS Castleblayney	1-16

St Joseph’s Donaghmore	0-12
						St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	1-15 (0-08)R

						Abbey CBS	0–18 (0-12)R
Omagh CBS	1-12

Partrician Carrickmacross	0-12
		Omagh CBS	5-10

		St Patrick’s Armagh	0-13
St Colman’s Newry	2-09

St Patrick’s Armagh	1-13
				Omagh CBS	0-15

				Abbey CBS	1-14
St Patrick’s Maghera	0-14

St Paul’s Bessbrook	2-06
		St Patrick’s Maghera	0-12

		Abbey CBS	2-15
Abbey CBS	2-18

St Patrick’s Cavan	2-16

Semi-finals

12 October 2025 Semi-final	Abbey VS Donegal	0-20 - 1-20 (a.e.t.)	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	Ballintra
2:00PM				Stadium: Páirc Mhuire

12 October 2025 Semi-final	Omagh CBS	0-15 - 1-14	Abbey CBS	Fintona
7:00PM		Report

Final

8 February 2026 Final	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	1-15 - 0-18	Abbey CBS	Armagh
3:00PM		Report		Stadium: Athletic Grounds Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

13 February 2026 Final Replay	St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon	0-08 - 0-12	Abbey CBS	Armagh
7:40PM		Report		Stadium: Athletic Grounds