Donegal’s dominance from restarts leaves Kerry with an overwhelming problem
Meath did a similar number on Cork in the Division Two final, underlining a renewed focus on the strategy
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Donegal turn the tables on Kerry to secure emphatic 13-point final victory
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Donegal beat Kerry at their own game in dominating the kick-out battle
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Donegal and Kerry to contest final; Meath and Cork are promoted; dramatic finishes in Division Three and Four see Wexford and Longford promoted
Donegal see off game Monaghan challenge to set up Division One decider with Kerry
Donegal’s quality off the bench was key to their four-point win in Clones
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Division 1 final likely to see All-Ireland rematch between Donegal and Kerry
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Jim McGuinness and Jack O’Connor seem locked in a rivalry to show who cares less about the competition
Roscommon survive Donegal’s hurricane fightback to keep league final hopes alive
Difficult conditions go the Rossies’ way at the Hyde
Donegal’s Ulster championship match against Down to be played in Letterkenny
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National League: Cork beat Kilkenny; Donegal and Galway share the spoils - as it happened
Mayo squeze past Armagh, while Dubin best Roscommon in football
Donegal and Galway share the spoils in drawn Ballyshannon league fixture
Peadar Mogan saved blushes for home side when visitors appeared to be closing in on victory
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Bruised Monaghan face daunting Kerry interrogation
Jim McGuinness defends Kieran McGeeney’s kick-out ‘piggery’ depiction as fair comment
‘It becomes a game of chance and the ball’s going to bounce one way or another’
Kieran McGeeney counts the cost of Armagh’s wasteful shooting as Donegal move clear at the top
Late Oisin Conaty penalty miss costs the home side at the Athletic Grounds
Championship ambitions in February as Donegal and Mayo chase rainbow’s end
Ulster champions gave their best display of the season to leave Mayo with plenty to ponder
Impressive Donegal continue to serve notice of intentions by sweeping Mayo aside
Visitors struggled to get a foothold as Conor O’Donnell and teenager Conor McCahill shone for Jim McGuinness’s team
National Football League previews: Division 1 front-runners Mayo and Donegal meet in Letterkenny
Kerry welcome Galway to Tralee while Monaghan face Dublin at Croke Park
Cork look to put winter of discontent behind them in reunion with Tipperary
Rebel hurlers will be keen to follow in footsteps of the Donegal footballers, but All-Ireland rematches are best viewed through the filter of time
Donegal make hard work of it, but there is no such thing as a bad win over Kerry
Jim McGuinness’s team were pretty comfortable, although the odd weakness will have to be worked on
Dáire Ó Baoill goal powers Donegal to Division 1 win over Kerry
Seán O’Shea leads Kingdom’s fightback in Ballyshannon but hosts hold out
Jim McGuinness can sniff out disrespect in an instant, but chasing Kerry matters above all
Fallout from All-Ireland final no-show adds to significance of Sunday’s league game against champions
NFL previews: Donegal primed for All-Ireland rematch as Kerry travel to Ballyshannon
Armagh can sustain good opening weekend at home to Galway
Ger Brennan era off to losing start as Donegal take down Dublin at Croke Park
Half-time sub Luke Breathnach helps the home side make a contest of it after they were six points down at the break
NFL previews: Donegal aiming to upset the odds by beating refreshed Dublin in league opener
McGrath Cup losers Kerry missing players as they begin title defence against weakened Roscommon
NFL Division One: Who can challenge Kerry in 2026 as teams assessed ahead of new campaign
Rebuilding jobs in Dublin, Mayo and Roscommon contrast with continuity in Kerry and Galway
Shea Malone shines in Donegal McKenna Cup win, Cork seal precious Killarney triumph
Galway edged out Dublin on penalties at Parnell Park to win the Walsh Cup
Donegal’s Ciarán Thompson sees no reason to ‘rip up the script’ ahead of new season
Thompson hoping to return to action after ACL injury in time for the start of the Ulster championship
Clock runs out on master of good timing Patrick McBrearty’s ‘phenomenal’ Donegal career
‘On his day, Patrick was one of the best forwards in Ireland’
Donegal’s Patrick McBrearty announces retirement from intercounty football
Forward steps away after ‘sustained recurrence of a knee injury’
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National Leagues to kick off on January 24th with a number of heavyweight clashes
Holders Slaughtneil progress to face St John’s in Ulster SHC final
Derry side held off Portaferry in repeat of last year’s final
Scotstown find their flow to beat Naomh Conaill in sunny Clones
Every score from both teams was from open play as Monaghan champions progressed
Kerry’s dominance in Croke Park harvests eight All Stars
Comeback award for Donegal’s Michael Murphy and a first for Meath in many years
Naomh Conaill fight back to beat Gaoth Dobhair after extra-time in Donegal SFC decider
Young Footballer of the Year nominee Finnbarr Roarty puts in Man of the Match performance
Na Fianna put Dublin hurling title on the line on weekend of decisive showdowns
Naomh Conaill and Gaoth Dobhair vie again for football supremacy in Donegal
GAA imposes €7,500 fines on Armagh and Donegal county boards over post-Ulster final brawl
Counties have three days to decide whether they want to take matter to Central Appeals Committee
Donegal pip champions Kerry with 10 All Star nominations
David Clifford, Joe O’Connor and Michael Murphy nominated for Footballer of the Year
Seán Moran: Tale of two All-Ireland managers shows importance of legacy and experience
Jack O’Connor and Pat Ryan had similar trajectories up until half-time in late July
The All-Ireland final was no classic, but new rules meant a big improvement on 2024
There was a 51 per cent increase in the number of shots in 2025
Donegal were staggeringly flat – they never laid a hand on Kerry
Few could have predicted Kerry’s dominance after just 12 minutes of play
Ciarán Murphy: Kerry have pointed us to Gaelic football’s bright future
To attend the All-Ireland final was to get a reminder of what makes this sport so important
Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry came to win Sam Maguire, Donegal came to see if they could hang in the fight
The ultimate example came at the start of both halves - Gavin White steamed on to the ball while Donegal players were caught on their heels
Seán Moran: Kerry find a way to do the usual when a ‘big year’ arrives
Ultimately, no team harnessed the FRC amendments to greater effect
How Kerry pulled off tactical masterclass to beat Donegal in All-Ireland final
Cian O’Neill’s dictum is role clarity, acceptance and execution and Kerry showed that in spades
Jack O’Connor resisted urge to quit Kerry in 2024 but now he is at peace with his next move
Kingdom boss likely to walk away once the celebrations from All-Ireland win have died down
Conor McManus: Trusting their process left Donegal playing entirely on Kerry’s terms
Kerry came to play from the start and never gave the Ulster champions a foothold
Kerry were on a tried and tested path to Sam Maguire that escaped the attention of everyone
Just as night follows day, Jack O’Connor’s team followed the National League with an All-Ireland
It wouldn’t be an All-Ireland weekend without Jim Gavin
Former Dublin manager guided his county to six All-Irelands, but on this occasion he guided debate
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