Tyrone 'chomping at the bit' after Ulster exit - Conor Meyler

Winning an Ulster medal has still great value fo Tyrone defender Conor Meyler, but with the Red Hand no longer involved in the race for this year's Anglo Celt Cup, the thoughts of three exciting games in the All-Ireland round-robin has certainly concentrated minds.

In one of the games of the championship so far, Tyrone were edged out by Monaghan in the provincial quarter-final. The 2021 All-Ireland champions controlled the first half on Omagh and looked on course to progress, but a Farney resurgence on the resumption, capped off by Ryan O'Toole's last-gasp goal, saw Vinny Corey's side prevail.

Tyrone had over a fortnight to wait to see who there opponents would be in the round-robin series. Following Tuesday's draw, they've ended up in a group with either Galway/Sligo, Armagh/Derry and Westmeath.

If Sunday's Connacht final goes to form, then it will be a trip to Pearse Stadium to take on the Tribesmen in their opening game on the weekend of 20/21 May. After that comes the Ulster derby, which will be played in Omagh, before they finish up against Westmeath at a neutral venue.

A series of matches that Meyler is looking forward to.

"Definitely a renewed focus, I think we are chomping at the bit now to get a game," he said at the announcement of a five-year extension of AIB's sponsorships of the GAA All-Ireland Football Championship, AIB Club Championships and AIB Camogie All-Ireland Club Championships.

"The group stage format for me is exciting too, you are just getting an opportunity to play more games against top teams at this level. So a renewed focus, for sure.

"For us there was huge disappointment after losing to Monaghan, but you are looking at the format now, we have had a bit of time to push really hard in training, get