Tyrone's battling Division One win over Roscommon completed a Sunday sweep for Ulster sides after Donegal's Division Two dismissal of Cork and victories for Antrim and Down in Division Three.

And in fact, there were no Ulster losers on the opening weekend of the Allianz Football League with Fermanagh having to settle for a Division Two draw in Meath but otherwise it was a tale of total success for the northern province.

The Derry and Monaghan squads must have been in chipper form on their respective bus journeys from Tralee and Croke Park after their stirring Saturday night wins over Kerry and All-Ireland champions Dublin.

With Mickey Harte on the sideline at Austin Stack Park, the Oak Leafers withstood a second-half Kingdom comeback as Shane McGuigan's last-gasp point secured a dramatic 0-15 to 2-8 victory.

We couldn't have imagined the excitement of that being topped but those redoubtable men from Monaghan - despite being without Rory Breggan - did precisely just that as they clinched a remarkable 3-9 to 1-14 over Dublin to also avenge their All-Ireland semi-final defeat last July.

Armagh edged out Louth in the opening instalment of League action on the BBC iPlayer with Cavan also successful in their Division Two opener as they overcame Kildare at Dr Cullen Park.

Ulster GAA fans will be hoping for more of the same next weekend when Sunday's games will include Derry boss Harte hoping to overcome his native Tyrone at Celtic Park.

It should be another thrilling weekend and we'll hope you'll join us back in text commentary land.

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New Tyrone captain Peter Harte admitted he was "delighted" after the Red Hands grafted out an opening Division One win over Roscommon despite Conn Kilpatrick's sending off early in the second half.

"It took a fair bit of hard work and determination in that last 20 minutes but fair play the boys stood up and we pushed on," Harte told TG4's GAA Beo.

Like Brian Kennedy, the skipper hailed the contribution of Tyrone's six league debutants Conall Devlin, Aidan Clarke, Tarlach Quinn, Ben Cullen, Seanie O'Donnell and Ciaran Daly.

"They were brilliant. I thought any one of them could have been man of the match today," added Harte.

"They worked hard, kept it simple, did the right things. We’re delighted to have that calibre of player to come along."

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Midfielder Brian Kennedy was undoubtedly one of Tyrone's heroes today but he says the side's six League newcomers all equipped themselves well.

"The young lads stepped up today. They all scored from play or contributed very well. Ben Cullen, Ciaran Daly stepped up to the mark very well," Kennedy told TG4's GAA Beo.

"It was very windy and wet. It was difficult to play in the first half and the second half but we adapted well – especially in the second half when we were the man down.

"We got the scores at the right time then and it’s good to get over the line.

"Peter Harte controlled the game. Wee Darragh Canavan stood up well whenever the chips were down and got us a few vital scores but it was overall, a good team performance."

14-man Tyrone claim an opening round win in Division One.

Darragh Canavan finished with 0-8, five from play, as Tyrone rallied after a straight red card for Conn Kilpatrick in the early stages of the second half.

Tyrone only led by a point at that stage, but responded to the adversity with Brian Kennedy superb in the second half.

The pressure was on and this was exactly the start Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher needed, completing an excellent weekend for Ulster counties on week one of the Allianz Football League.

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Roscommon have a goal disallowed for a square ball.

Relief for Tyrone.

Roscommon sub James Fitzpatrick points to reduce the deficit to three.

Five minutes of stoppage time coming up.

The Tyrone fans react with groans when the board is raised.

Darragh Canavan scored his seventh point of the day, this time from a free, for 14-man Tyrone.

Roscommon skipper Diarmuid Murtagh scores just the visitors' third point of the second half.

Carroll saves a point blank shot from Tyrone sub David Mulgrew with his leg. That would have been game, set and match.

Ciaran Daly blazes the ball over the bar after Cormac Quinn's goalbound shot was turned onto the post by Rossies 'keeper Conor Carroll.

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Tyrone defender Cormac Quinn gets a yellow.

That's after Canavan and Murtagh trade frees.

Darragh Canavan is leading the way for Tyrone.

He's just come up with two scores from play, after breaks by Seanie O'Donnell and Brian Kennedy, and nobody better to finish them off.

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Keith Doyle ends a sequence of four Tyrone points in a row.

Darragh Canavan had settled Tyrone down after the red card by stretching their lead to two points before Doyle responds.

Tyrone midfielder Conn Kilpatrick gets a straight red.

There was a scuffle on the ground and when the dust settled, referee Martin McNally sent Kilpatrick off and showed yellow to Tyrone defender Michael McKernan. Kilpatrick did hit Roscommon corner-back David Murray on the high side in the initial challenge that led to the push and shove but he looks stunned to have been issued with a red card.

It's 14 plays 14 at the moment with Ruane still in the bin.

We're underway with the second half here in Omagh.

Roscommon remember are down to 14 players after that Dylan Ruane sin-binning just before half time.

The Red Hands score the last three points of the half to take a narrow one-point lead in at the break.

Having had the wind. it's a slender advantage but having conceded an early goal and had problems defensively, Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher will have words of encouragement for their young side.

Roscommon will also be relatively happy at this point. The game is there for whoever makes the fewest mistakes in the second half.

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Roscommon midfielder Dylan Ruane gets a black card for a late hit on Darragh Canavan.

Niall Devlin scores again to put Tyrone in front for the first time since the 12th minute.

The three Tyrone league rookies playing in the forwards have all scored.

Seanie O'Donnell from a free and Ben Cullen from play, after a brace earlier in the game from Ciaran Daly.

We're level again.

A point apiece for the number 10's.

First Niall Devlin cuts inside for a smart score for Tyrone, but seconds later the Rossies break and with barely a glove laid on him, Cian Connolly scores from close range.