Ulster 0-14 Connacht 0-9
Armagh's Steven McDonnell continued his rich vein of form with a eight point haul to lift Ulster to the interprovincial football title at Brewster Park this afternoon.
Ulster started brightly and raced into an early 0-4 to 0-1 lead. But Galway trio Padraig Joyce, Sean Og de Paor and Derek Savage rallied for Connacht and bridged the gap.
Ulster, who never trailed in the game, held a single point advantage at the break (0-6 to 0-5) and had goalkeeper Micky McVeigh to thank for that lead after he denied Roscommon's Francie Grehan with a superb save.
Both sides traded scores after the break but Ulster were soon shifting gears as Christy Toye, Enda Muldoon and McDonnell edged Brian McEniff's side into a lead that Connacht would not peg back.
McDonnell sealed the victory and a superb season with two late points to secure Ulster their eighth inter-provincial title in 13 years and a tremendous personal haul of eight points.
Sunday's Results
Leinster Club Hurling Championship S/F
Birr 4-17 Castletown 1-9
O'Loughlin Gaels 0-20 Rathnure 2-11
Leinster Club Football Championship
Arles Kilcruise 1-9 O'Hanrahan's 1-8
Munster Club Hurling Championship S/F
Patrickswell 0-16 Mount Sion 1-11
Munster Club Football Championship S/F
St Senan's, Kilkee 0-14 Cahir 0-10
Connacht Club Hurling Championship final
Portumna 0-17 Athleague 0-5
