Corrigan Park set to stage Antrim v Armagh Ulster tie
Antrim's Ulster Football Championship fixture against All-Ireland champions Armagh is set to be played at Corrigan Park on 12 April.
There had been doubts over the fixture ever taking place after Antrim players said they wouldn't play the game unless it was at the Belfast venue.
But negotiations in recent days have seemingly resolved the issues of contention and the game is now set to be played in west Belfast on 12 April, with the resolution expected to be rubberstamped by Ulster GAA later this week.
Health and safety issues, largely concerning the big demand for tickets from the very well supported All-Ireland champions, had led the provincial body to move the game to Newry's Pairc Esler.
This only hardened the "Corrigan or nowhere" refrain from the Antrim players and indeed the county's GAA board which put the match in potential jeopardy.
That scenario could have led to Antrim's entire removal from the remainder of the football championship, which would have involved them being thrown out of the second-tier Tailteann Cup.
Antrim were first out of the hat in the Ulster SFC draw last October which normally means home advantage for that team.
Even with home advantage, the Saffrons will go into the contest as massive underdogs having suffered relegated to Division Four of the Allianz Football League on Sunday.
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