Sean Cavanagh says Tyrone are more determined than ever to win the Ulster senior football championship.

Whereas in the past the Red Hands may have had their eyes on a bigger prize, the former Footballer of the Year told The Belfast Telegraph that this year they will be going all out to beat neighbours Donegal in the provincial decider on July 17th:

"I can remember back in '07, '09, '10, standing here after winning the Anglo-Celt Cup and saying, 'do you know what, it doesn't make a difference.' It was a step along the journey.

"It's been a long time since that happened and we did take it for granted and we know that it would be a big feather in our cap.

"The likes of the Mattie Donnellys, the Tiernan McCanns, guys that are fantastic footballers, they haven't won Ulster medals and they are going to be chomping at the bit to get that Ulster medal.

"Whenever you are repeatedly losing to any team, whether it's Donegal or anyone else, it is always painful. They have had that upper hand and fair play to them. They have had a serious five or six years and you would just hope at some stage the tide would turn and it would be our chance.

"They have been able to go to the well whenever they needed to against good teams like Monaghan and as much as we have done reasonably well this year we haven't played a Division One team, so it's another step in the ladder and you have to climb that ladder to get to where you want to go."

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