| Dr McKenna Cup | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2024 Dr McKenna Cup | |
| Irish | Corn an Dochtúra Mac Cionnaith |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Region | Ulster (GAA) |
| Trophy | Dr McKenna Cup |
| No. of teams | 9 (since 2020) |
| Title holders | Derry (13th title) |
| First winner | Monaghan |
| Most titles | Tyrone (17 titles) |
| Sponsors | Bank of Ireland |
| Motto | The one good thing about January |
| Official website | https://ulster.gaa.ie/boimckennacup/ |
The Dr McKenna Cup is an annual Gaelic football competition played between counties and universities in the province of Ulster. It is the secondary Gaelic football competition based in Ulster behind the Ulster Senior Football Championship, and the fourth most important inter-county competition in which Ulster counties take part, behind the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Championship and the National Football League.
Once held in high regard, in recent years the focus of the competition has changed, and some county teams have made use of it as a pre-season "warm up" competition ahead of the National League and Championship.[1]
Since 2016 the competition has been known—for sponsorship reasons—as the Bank of Ireland McKenna Cup.
The competition has been suspended for the 2025 season and may be scrapped.[2]
- ^ Heaney, Paddy (12 November 2008). "Orchard to pilot new approach in McKenna". The Irish News. p. 62. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ "Dr McKenna Cup scrapped as Congress asked to consider new Football Championship format for 2026". The Irish News. 8 September 2024.