It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
[1] Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final.
Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final.
[2][3] DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended the final.