Ulster football champions Donegal have been handed a tough start to the defence of their provincial title next year, following Saturday's draw for the 2025 GAA provincial football championships.
Jim McGuinness' side will face Derry in the preliminary round, with the winners to take on Monaghan, under new manager Gabriel Bannigan in the quarter-finals. Former Leitrim bainisteoir Andy Moran is also part of the new Farney management set-up.
All-Ireland champions Armagh are on the other side of the Ulster draw - they face Antrim in the quarter-finals.

In Connacht, Tony McEntee's Sligo face a trip to Castlebar to play Kevin McStay's Mayo in the Connacht SFC quarter-finals.
The winners will play Leitrim in the semi-finals.
It's Galway's turn to travel to New York next year - with Roscommon making the trip to London.
2025 Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-Finals
New York v Galway (holders)
London v Roscommon
Mayo v Sligo
Semi-finals
Leitrim v Mayo/Sligo
New York/Galway v London/Roscommon
2025 Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Finals
Waterford v Tipperary
Limerick v Cork
Semi-finals
Limerick/Cork v Kerry
Waterford/Tipperary v Clare
2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship First Round
Wexford v Laois
Carlow v Meath
Wicklow v Longford
Quarter-finals
Offaly v Carlow/Meath
Dublin v Wicklow/Longford
Kildare v Westmeath
Louth v Wexford/Laois
Semi-finals
Offaly/Carlow/Meath v Dublin/Wicklow/Longford
Kildare/Westmeath v Louth/Wexford/Laois
Dates and times for the provincial championship games will be finalised early in the New Year.