ULSTER GAA has revealed the full fixtures itinerary for the 2023 McKenna Cup, which is set to commence on Wednesday, January 4.

Defending champions Monaghan begin their campaign on that evening against Down, with both teams under new management for the coming season. Each county will pay two group stage games, with the semi finals to take place on the weekend of January 14/15 and the final to go ahead on the 21st of January.

The full schedule is as follows:

Round 1: Wednesday, January 4 at 7.30pm

Section A

Monaghan v Down, venue tbc

Section B

Tyrone v Fermanagh, O’Neill’s Healy Park

Section C

Armagh v Antrim, Athletic Grounds

Round 2: Sunday January 8, 1.30pm

Section A

Down v Donegal, Páirc Esler

Section B

Fermanagh v Derry, Brewster Park

Section C

Antrim v Cavan Portglenone

Round 3: Wednesday, January 11, 7.30pm

Section A

Donegal v Monaghan, Ballybofey

Section B

Derry v Tyrone, Owenbeg

Section C

Cavan v Armagh, Kingspan Breffni