Next year's glamour Ulster SFC opener between All-Ireland champions Tyrone and provincial kingpins Armagh could yet be staged at Croke Park after the dates and venues for the 2009 Ulster football and hurling championship ties were announced. As it stands, the fixture is scheduled to take place at Healy Park, but the Omagh venue would not have the required capacity for such a high-profile game and there has been persistent speculation that the May 31 tie will be switched to Croke Park. The arch-rivals met at Croke Park twice in 2005 in the drawn and replayed Ulster final. 2009 Ulster SFC fixtures May 17: Brewster Park, Fermanagh v Down; May 24: Celtic Park, Derry v Monaghan; May 31: Healy Park: Tyrone v Armagh; June 6: Cavan v Fermanagh/Down, Kingspan/Breffni Park or Pairc Esler; June 14: Ballybofey: Donegal v Antrim; June 21: Tyrone/Armagh v Derry/Monaghan; June 27: Donegal/Antrim v Cavan/Fermanagh/Down. June 19: SFC final. 2009 Ulster SHC fixtures May 9: Brewster Park, Fermanagh v Cavan; Letterkenny: Donegal v Tyrone; Athletic Grounds: Armagh v Monaghan; May 17/24: Ruislip: London v Fermanagh/Cavan; Donegal/Tyrone v Armagh/Monaghan; If: Donegal v Armagh (toss); Donegal v Monaghan at Clones; Tyrone v Armagh at Omagh; Tyrone v Monaghan (toss) May 31: Quarter-finals, Casement Park: Derry v London/Fermanagh/Cavan; Down v Donegal/Tyrone/Armagh/Monaghan June 14: Semi-finals Casement Park June 28: SHC final: Antrim v qualifier Tweet

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