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07:30 Darragh Ó Sé: Cork should have beaten Kerry - what they do next is crucial

The weekend’s action showed the merit of the new rules - let’s work with them

22/04 Kerry and Dublin footballers who were fierce rivals celebrate bonds on anniversary of 1975 final

The recent gathering of the Kerry and Dublin teams who contested the 1975 All-Ireland Football Final was a celebration of the friendship that exists between the two panels, despite the ferocious on-field rivalry they had.

22/04 Kerry captain Oisín Maunsell ‘feels great’ after firing dramatic winner over Kildare

He’s done it before you know?

21/04 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Big ball or small, Munster’s the place to be for excitement

Clare undergo championship metamorphosis; GAA+ capture Páirc thriller perfectly; Bannigan turns air blue; no loose Limerick lips; Dublin’s forward depth

19/04 Kerry secure thrilling extra-time victory over Cork to book Munster final spot

In a game of 50 scores, Kerry’s three goals proved the difference in the end

19/04 Kerry football’s first All-Ireland medal to be auctioned for estimated €7,000

While All-Ireland medals in the Kingdom might be a dime a dozen, a chance to own a medal from Kerry’s first All-Ireland football title in 1903 is a rare and unique find for GAA enthusiasts.

19/04 Football previews: Kerry and Donegal look to impress again as Galway face testing Roscommon visit

Semi-finals in Munster and Connacht, with quarter-finals in Ulster

18/04 Kerry native Fionán Mackessy named to start for Kilkenny in Leinster SHC opener with Galway

Former Kerry hurler Fionán Mackessy has been named to start for Kilkenny in their Leinster Senior Hurling Championship round robin tie with Galway at Nowlan Park on Saturday afternoon (3.45pm, live on RTÉ).

18/04 Cork name unchanged starting fifteen for visit of Kerry to Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Cork boss John Cleary has kept the faith with the same starting fifteen from the Rebels’ Munster Senior Football Championship quarter-final victory over Limerick for this weekend’s semi-final showdown with Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (Saturday 7pm).

17/04 Shane Conway misses out as Kerry name starting 15 for Joe McDonagh opener away to Kildare

Kerry star Shane Conway, who was rated by manager John Griffin as ‘touch-and-go’ to feature this week due to injury, has missed out on a place in the squad for the Kingdom’s Joe McDonagh Cup opening round contest away to Kildare on Saturday (Newbridge, 2pm).

17/04 Cork can take encouragement from recent meeting with Kerry and will relish underdog role

It’s hard to believe that ahead of Easter Sunday, just two teams will remain in contention for this season’s Munster Senior Football Championship.

17/04 Cork might give Kerry a gut-check but the Kingdom will find a way to win as always

Jack O’Connor is not wrong when he spoke this week about Kerry teams – several of which he managed – having “bad experiences against Cork” in championship football. To emphasis his point, the Kerry manager reeled off scorelines and defeats that the Kingdom suffered at the hand of the Rebels.

16/04 Darragh Ó Sé: Cork aren’t good enough to challenge Kerry and they don’t even seem angry about it

I loved how Shane Lowry got annoyed at being asked about Rory McIlroy – that’s exactly how Cork should be thinking about Kerry

12/04 Goal-hungry Kerry secure Division One crown with comprehensive win over Armagh

Kingdom emphatically reclaimed a trophy they had most recently won back in 2023

12/04 Páidí Ó Sé and Mick O’Dwyer: rogues united by football

Whether close allies in the cause of Kerry, or rivals on Croke Park sidelines, the two men’s relationship was founded on respect

11/04 Dean Rock: Armagh up for the difficult task of trying to retain the Sam Maguire

The backroom team of the Orchard County have unique and invaluable experience

09/04 Stephen Fernane: Kerry roundabout should be named after Mick O’Dwyer

It’s a roundabout at the gateway to Tralee that should be named after one of Kerry’s greatest GAA icons, the late Mick O’Dwyer.

09/04 Darragh Ó Sé: Mick O’Dwyer had a way of making you feel you were in on a secret with him

Micko was a unique character who knew how to be public property without giving too much of himself away

08/04 Split loyalties in McCambridge houshold as Armagh battle on two fronts

Clodagh McCambridge will captain Armagh women against Kerry in league final at Croke Park while brother Barry’s Orchard side face Antrim at Corrigan Park

07/04 Kerry football was blessed to have the likes of Mick O’Dwyer fanning the flames

You hope that on the sideline of an Elysian field, he stands, programme rolled up behind his back, still calling the shots

06/04 ‘There’s no control in games anymore’: Darragh Ó Sé, Dean Rock and Conor McManus chat about the 2025 All-Ireland

Donegal’s kickers, Kerry’s midfield, the unreasonable demands of a condensed season - our football columnists run the rule over the summer ahead

06/04 Obituary: Mick O’Dwyer, the most successful GAA football manager of all time who possessed a ferocious energy and was a charismatic icon

Mick O’Dwyer or ‘Micko’ as he was known to everyone but his first wife, Mary Carmel, who addressed him as ‘Michael’ was the most successful Gaelic football manager of his time, as well as a great player of the game, winning four All-Ireland medals on the pitch in his own right.

05/04 Mick O’Dwyer will ‘always be the king’ in Kerry, funeral Mass hears

Kerry GAA great brought joy not only to his native county but also to the whole of Ireland

04/04 The Irish Times view on Mick O’Dwyer: a man who defied the odds

One of the most influential figures in GAA history, he left a big legacy both as a player and a manger

04/04 ‘Micko had me in the Kerry dressing room’ – Cork GAA doctor Con Murphy recalls

Tributes have been pouring in from all over the country, following the death of Kerry football legend Mick ‘Micko’ O’Dwyer, aged 88, including across the county boundaries.

03/04 Six of the best: Some of Mick O’Dwyer’s greatest days on and off the pitch

Kerry great enjoyed enormous success both as a player and manager

03/04 ‘One of the greatest – Michael D Higgins leads tributes after death of legendary Kerry manager Mick O’Dwyer, aged 88

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes following the death of legendary GAA player and manager Mick O’Dwyer at the age of 88.

03/04 Mick O’Dwyer tributes: ‘He set the standard for all of us and we’re only trotting after him’

President leads tributes to Mick O’Dwyer as the worlds of sport and politics remember the Kerry great

03/04 Stephen Fernane – Micko showed me the hand of God and life everlasting

Mick O’Dwyer memories are a dime a dozen at present as one and all part with stories about a Kerry legend. There will never be another Micko, that’s for sure.

03/04 ‘An icon of Gaelic Games’ – Taoiseach leads tributes after death of legendary Kerry manager Mick O’Dwyer, aged 88

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has led tributes following the death of legendary GAA player and manager Mick O’Dwyer at the age of 88.

03/04 Mick O’Dwyer, in his own words: ‘I’m addicted, totally addicted to the game’

From his childhood in Kerry, through to some controversies and a whole lot of glory, O’Dwyer always had a beguiling way with words

03/04 Kerry football legend Mick O’Dwyer dies at the age of 88

Astounding success as both a player and a manager mark him as one of the most influential people in GAA history

03/04 Ciarán Murphy: Glorious uncertainty of football championship something to look forward to

With Dublin’s return to the pack and the impact of new playing rules, the race for the All-Ireland looks wide open

01/04 Championship 2025: How the provincial football championships are shaping up

Kerry out for 86th Munster title as Dublin look to make it 15 on the hop

01/04 Kerry retain eight starters from All-Ireland final for Munster U20 clash with Tipperary

Kerry Under 20 football manager Tomás Ó Sé has been able to name a strong looking side the first game of the Kingdom’s Munster title defence against Tipperary on Tuesday evening (April 1) at 7pm in New Inn, Tipperary.

31/03 Monaghan put their faith in Rory Beggan’s boot but Kerry know goals win games

Kevin McStay launches a feeble attack, new rules ready for the real test, and Croke Park fails to draw the masses

30/03 Kerry run out easy winners as Mayo fail to fire

Kevin McStay bring up what he saw as excessive protection afforded to David Clifford

30/03 Kerry do what they have to in claiming Division 1 title and leave listless Mayo to move on

Jack O’Connor’s team never looked likely not to win another league title

30/03 Half-marathon also-rans get to share the roads with the buses

‘Wow is all I can say,’ says Fiona, as Ireland annihilate Italy

30/03 Kerry v Mayo live updates: NFL Division One final

Follow all the action from Croke Park in the football league decider

29/03 Can Mayo rekindle the hope once more for their deflated fanbase?

A creeping apathy for one of the country’s best supported teams was evident in attendances so far this year

28/03 Kerry make two changes to side for National League final with Mayo

Beaufort midfielder Seán O’Brien has been ruled out of the Kerry team for Sunday’s National Football League (Division 1) Final against Mayo at Croke Park (4pm), in one of two changes to the side from last week’s victory over Galway at Pearse Stadium.

28/03 Mayo may find it harder to put the squeeze on Kerry a second time

GAA previews: Monaghan have the experience to take Division Two title

27/03 Mayo veteran Aidan O’Shea motivated and ready to confront Kerry in Division One League final

‘For the first 10 years of my career, I didn’t win any national title ... this is a great opportunity to go and grab another one’

26/03 Kerry v Mayo: Croke Park trip a chance for Kingdom to road-test new rules

Kerry player Paul Geaney looking forward to Sunday’s Division 1 final before his side start their Munster SFC campaign

25/03 GAA: League finals venues and throw-in times confirmed

Páirc Uí Chaoimh to host NHL Division 1A and 1B double-header

24/03 The Good, The Bad and The Two-Pointers: A county-by-county guide to who got what from the National Football League

Promotions, relegations, league finals made (and avoided) – there was something for everyone in the 2025 league

24/03 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Kerry’s league ambition and Dublin’s conundrum

Jack O’Connor is chasing silverware; Dessie Farrell’s number one problem; Limerick’s record-breaker

23/03 Kerry bring the dazzle to subdue Galway and reach league final

Jack O’Connor’s team shoot another big score to continue fine run of league form

23/03 Allianz Football League: Mayo and Kerry to meet in final as Tyrone relegated

It’s the final round of fixtures in the Allianz Football League with things are getting under way from 1pm.

23/03 Allianz Football League: All the action as it happens from around the grounds with promotion and relegation on the line

It’s the final round of fixtures in the Allianz Football League with things are getting under way from 1pm.

23/03 National Football League live updates: All the action from the last round of games

Prmotion and relegation at stake as National Football League reaches its final round

19/03 National Football League permutations: All to play for prior to last weekend of league fixtures

Five teams in contention to make Division One final while four remain in danger of relegation

19/03 Seán Moran: Time to revisit CCCC proposal to scrap league finals

Dignity of the competition being sacrificed over doubt as to what counties actually want to reach a final and win it

16/03 Kerry can still qualify for National Football League final or be relegated from Division 1

If a week is a long time in politics, then five hours can be even longer in the machinations of the National Football League.

15/03 Kerry slightly scratch All-Ireland itch against Armagh to ease relegation worries

A fired-up home side run out comfortable 10-point winners in Tralee

01/03 Mayo fight back against Kerry to clinch win in Castlebar

Late flurry of points gives hosts two-point victory at MacHale Park

25/02 Former Kerry player and coach Johnny Culloty dies, aged 88

The Killarney Legion clubman won five All-Ireland titles and was a true sporting all-rounder

24/02 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Football is for forwards again, and Mayo find some x-factor

Cork rue lack of efficiency in front of goal; Jarlath Burns says he is concentrating on just one presidency

24/02 Denis Walsh: GAA’s future threatened by demographic time bomb

With rural depopulation and more and more people living in Dublin, there’s a crisis in the GAA that you should care about

23/02 David Clifford scores hat-trick as Kerry turn over old foes Tyrone in Pomeroy

Kingdom come back from seven points down to end a losing run

21/02 David Clifford to make first start of the year as Kerry travel away to old foes Tyrone

Two-time footballer of the year David Clifford is set to make his return to the Kerry starting fifteen for this Sunday afternoon’s clash with old foes Tyrone in Healy Park, in Omagh.

20/02 Tomás Ó Sé vents frustation with AFL clubs tapping up young Kerry talent

Kingdom U-20 boss rues loss of several players to Aussie Rules in recent years

17/02 Risk management is the rot in Gaelic football the FRC set out to treat

New rules that reward more exciting play are already having their impact on the game

17/02 Damien Duff disappoints viewers looking for an old serial killer

TV View: Questions about the Bohemians man of the match, and perhaps Manchester United should have played a chicken wing in midfield?

15/02 Dublin steal the points from Kerry in adrenalin-fuelled finale

Luke Breathnach and Lorcan O’Dell kicked huge late scores to tip NFL clash in Tralee

15/02 Jack O’Connor continues his eventful rivalry with Dublin

Whenever the manager has led Kerry to the All-Ireland, they avoided defeat to Dublin in the preceding league fixture

15/02 How ‘outsider’ Jack O’Connor continues to fly in the face of Kerry’s style police

Over the winter there was no heave against him and no clamour for him to stay, but in a wide-open season, his ability to find solutions could prove vital

14/02 GAA weekend previews: Kerry seek to lay down a marker against Dublin in Tralee

UL look primed to deny DCU a third-level double in hurling decider

09/02 Armagh withstand late Dublin rally to maintain their fine start in Division 1

Orchard County follow up wins over Kerry and Tyrone by pipping Dubs 0-11 to 2-4 at Parnell Park

09/02 Seánie Brosnan sets the tone for Kerry hurlers to crush Derry

Kerry bounced back in some style from their opening day defeat with a whopping 20-point success over an understrength Derry in Austin Stack Park.

08/02 Donegal weather Kerry storm to take Division 1 win in Killarney

Jack O’Connor: ‘It was obvious that Donegal were a fair bit ahead of us’

08/02 As it happened: Donegal claim two-point win over Kerry in Allianz NFL Division 1 clash

Donegal travelled to Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney to take on Kerry in this refixed Allianz League Division 1 clash.

04/02 Billy Lee steps aside as Austin Stacks boss having returned them to Kerry’s top table

Former Limerick boss Billy Lee has stepped aside from his role as manager of the Austin Stacks senior footballers.

02/02 Good Derry performance crumbles in face of late Kerry onslaught

Two goals in the last 90 seconds turns match on its head in Celtic Park

02/02 Derry v Kerry live updates: O’Connor’s side take on league champions

Allianz Football League division one: Follow live coverage of clash at Celtic Park while Mayo face Galway later on

01/02 Paddy Tally, this is your life: New Derry coach may get deja vu as season kicks in

Tyrone man’s opening fixtures as Derry manager will stir up some sporting memories

31/01 Six debutants for Kerry hurlers as Shane Conway makes welcome return for Kildare clash

New Kerry senior hurling manager John Griffin has named very much a new-look side for the Kingdom’s National League opener against Kildare in Newbridge on Saturday afternoon (St Conleth’s Park, 1pm).

31/01 Graham O’Sullivan drafted into starting fifteen for Kerry’s trip to Derry

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor has made just a single change to his starting fifteen for this weekend’s National Football League second round tie against Derry in Celtic Park (Sunday, 12.30pm) from the side selected to face Donegal in the unplayed opening round fixture.

31/01 Kerry manager Mark Bourke makes four changes to team to play Waterford

Kerry manager Mark Bourke has made four changes from the starting team that lost to Armagh last weekend as the Kingdom go to Waterford in search of their first National League points.

27/01 ‘These girls have been thrown in at the deep end’ – Armagh and Dublin signal league intent with hard-fought wins

Armagh manager Darnell Parkinson said he was pleased with the way they began the defence of their Lidl NFL title when they defeated reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Kerry by 3-11 to 1-13 in Tralee.

25/01 Ladies NFL Division 1: Kerry suffer defeat as Armagh score three late goals to snatch win

Armagh came to Austin Stack Park and extended the courtesy of a guard of honour to the All-Ireland champions, and that was were the niceties ended.

24/01 Two Kerry players to make their senior debuts against Donegal in National Football League opener

Eddie Healy and Cathal Ó Beaglaoich will make their senior debuts for Kerry when they play Donegal in Killarney on Sunday in the first round of the National Football League.

24/01 Kerry’s Mary O’Connell says the financial cost to play inter-county football is a price worth paying

Mary O’Connell says it is probably costing her money to be an inter-county footballer, but without hesitation she adds that it is a price worth paying. More than that, she knows it is money well spent.

24/01 Donegal should be better positioned for National League opener than understrength Kerry

This match preview is, we’ll admit, something of a stab in the dark.

24/01 NFL Division One: Tyrone could shine as elite counties get to grips with new rules

Dublin and Armagh could struggle in what promises to be an evenly matched league

22/01 Ireland’s focus solely on England as Leinster learn to embrace the chaos

National Leagues spring into view as new rule changes in football come under spotlight again

22/01 Diarmuid O’Connor feels new rules will improve football as a spectacle but winning is still the name of the game

Diarmuid O’Connor is excited for the start of the National League this weekend, excited to be playing his part for Kerry, excited with the new rules coming into play and excited that the FRC’s enhancements can improve the sport for spectators… but when all is said and done, the Kerry midfielder just wants to win matches and competitions and medals.

22/01 Kerry midfielder O’Connor feels new rules will improve football as a spectacle but winning is what counts

Diarmuid O’Connor is excited for the start of the National League this weekend, excited to be playing his part for Kerry, excited with the new rules coming into play and excited that the FRC’s enhancements can improve the sport for spectators… but when all is said and done, the Kerry midfielder just wants to win matches and competitions and medals.

22/01 Kerry’s Diarmuid O’Connor: ‘New rules mean All-Ireland will probably be a 10-team competition’

GAA and AFL should discuss financial compensation for players who switch to Aussie Rules, says Kerry midfielder

21/01 Kerry Group invests another €1 million in Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence

Kerry Group has announced a €1 million investment in the expansion of the Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence in Currans. The funding will be used to assist the completion of Phase 2 works on the existing facility, supporting its transformation into a world-class sporting campus. This latest money brings Kerry Group’s total investment in the facility to €2 million.

21/01 Kerry boss Jack O’Connor suggests one new rule will cause ‘fierce bother’

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor, while broadly enthusiastic about the impact the new rules will have on the game of Gaelic football, has expressed a measure of concern about one particular rule: the necessity for a player to respectfully hand the opposition the ball following a foul.

20/01 Gavin White to captain Kerry football team this season

Dr Crokes have put forward White’s name for the upcoming campaign, and he succeeds Paudie Clifford

14/01 Inspired MTU Kerry bounce back in Sigerson Cup with victory over UCC

An inspired MTU Kerry bounced back strongly from a humbling by DCU last Friday to knock a fancied UCC out of the Sigerson Cup after a deserved seven-point victory at the MTU grounds in Tralee.

11/01 Canavan brothers fire Errigal Ciarán past Dr Crokes to make All-Ireland final

Peter Canavan’s sons produced one of the most dazzling performances by any pair of brothers you’ll ever see

11/01 ‘Crazy genius’ Pat O’Shea recreates old Dr Crokes magic in his third coming with club

Second comings are common in GAA and have mixed success rates.

07/01 Kerry footballers well represented across six additional Sigerson Cup sides

It isn’t only in the colours of MTU Kerry that footballers from the Kingdom will be seen in Sigerson Cup action over the next month or so. Indeed, a whopping 34 players, representing six other colleges and universities, have been named in the submitted competition squads.

06/01 ‘He’s eligible to play for Kilkenny’ – Derek Lyng had no hesitation calling up Kerry import Fionán Mackessy for Cats

Derek Lyng understands the debate among supporters around the inclusion of Kerry import Fionán Mackessy in his Kilkenny squad for this year but the Cats' boss had no hesitation in asking him to commit on the back of his club performances with O'Loughlin Gaels.

04/01 Ballinderry’s second-half surge shocks Austin Stacks in All-Ireland intermediate semi-final clash

Ballinderry surged in the second-half to see off a well-fancied Austin Stacks side in this All Ireland intermediate club championship semi-final in Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

04/01 Heartache for Austin Stacks who fall to Ballinderry in Joe O’Connor’s absence

AIB ALL IRELAND CLUB IFC SEMI-FINAL

04/01 Kerry champions Dr Crokes face toughest test yet against Canavans and Errigal Ciarán

They have been down this All-Ireland Club Championship semi-final road before – eight times as a club, in fact – and Dr Crokes record across those games stands at four wins and four losses. Discounting the first two, way back in 1991 and 1992, there is a playing link to the other six semi-finals, stretching back to 2007, and the current team that takes on Tyrone and Ulster champions, Errigal Ciará

04/01 ‘Out of 26 Stacks players, there was only one who hadn’t played for Kerry’ – Ballinderry’s Adrian McGuckin hopes for the best

Adrian McGuckin has a long list of titles and achievements next to his name.

04/01 Enda McGinley urges Errigal Ciarán players to seize the day against Kerry kingpins Dr Crokes

There are very few downsides to playing in an All-Ireland semi-final for your club, but one of the small sacrifices that you must make is having a quieter Christmas.

02/01 Ballinderry expecting their biggest test yet against Austin Stacks in intermediate semi-final

Ballinderry may have charted a difficult course into Saturday’s All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship semi-final against Kerry and Munster champions Austin Stacks at Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore (1pm), but manager Jarlath Bell is only too well aware that a mammoth challenge now awaits his side

28/12 Tadhg Kennelly calls on GAA and AFL to formalise procedures on player recruitment

Former Kerry and Sydney Swans player concerned over the lack of regulations and safeguards currently in place

24/12 Letters: A Christmas past when goose down would fly and so would wild tales of US adventure

Christmas stirs memories and I am remembering our childhood neighbour, Frank.

22/12 Kerry’s Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh announces retirement from intercounty football

Player calls end to brilliant career that included an All-Ireland title this year

22/12 Kerry legend Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh retires from inter-county football

Kerry ladies legend Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh has retired from inter-county football after 17 seasons in green and gold.

14/12 Kerry’s Tom O’Sullivan and Ciara Murphy named Munster GAA’s footballers of the year

Kerry’s Tom O’Sullivan and Ciara Murphy have been named as the Senior Men’s and Ladies Footballers of the Year by the Munster GAA Council ahead of their annual awards function in the Fota Island Resort in Cork on Saturday.

12/12 Tralee/St Brendans Board Final: Austin Stacks up against an Ardfert side chasing redemption

Since bringing their championships together a couple of seasons back, the Tralee/St Brendans Board championship has been picking up a bit of steam.

08/12 Dr Crokes and Errigal Ciarán take the spoils as the last football trophies of 2024 are handed out

The Kerry and Tyrone clubs will face off in the All-Ireland semi-final on the first weekend of the New Year

08/12 Dr Crokes claim Munster title as final task proves bridge too far for Loughmore-Castleiney

Experienced Kerry kingpins pack too much power for plucky Tipperary dual champions

08/12 Dr Crokes recapture Munster crown despite best efforts of Loughmore-Castleiney

Dr Crokes are champions of Munster for the ninth time, eventually easing past Loughmore-Castleiney in the sort of game that whets ones appetite for the new enhancements coming into play next month.

07/12 Kilmurry stun favourites Firies to claim Munster junior club title at third attempt

AIB MUNSTER CLUB JFC FINAL

07/12 Seven-goal Austin Stacks utterly crush disappointing Aherlow to take Munster IFC crown

AIB MUNSTER CLUB IFC FINAL

07/12 Joe O’Connor stars in one-sided romp as Austin Stacks swat Aherlow aside to claim Munster IFC title

Kerry midfielder Joe O’Connor was the dominant figure as Austin Stacks simply bossed the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship final in Mallow on Saturday afternoon, running out 26-point winners.

07/12 Munster Club SFC final: Spooked Dr Crokes will take nothing for granted against Tipperary champions

The close shave that Dr Crokes received from Rathgormack in the provincial semi-final will have the Kerry champions on their guard when they head to Mallow on Sunday for the Munster club SFC final against Loughmore-Castleiney.

07/12 Ciara Butler: ‘You probably don’t really realise how much of an achievement it is until you see how much it means to your family and friends’

Winning a maiden TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship title ensured 2024 was already a special year for Kerry goalkeeper Ciara Butler, but the Castlegregory native has been given a couple of extra reasons to be cheerful since that final victory over Galway back on August 4.

06/12 Munster Club IFC final: Austin Stacks should march on against Aherlow team also on the up

Prior to this year, Aherlow’s most recent game in the Munster Football Championship was against a powerhouse of Kerry, a team synonymous with ‘black and amber’, a club with a strong record of winning provincial titles. The year was 2010, the team was Dr Crokes, and the occasion was the semi-final of the Munster Club Senior Football Championship. Dr Crokes came through that game with eight points t

01/12 Niamh Cotter’s haul of 2-4 helps Kilmacud Crokes to secure All-Ireland final spot

South Dublin side make no mistake this time around after having lost semi-finals in the last two campaigns

01/12 Letters: Nostalgia for the past ignores dreadful treatment of women

Sir — Sometimes I look back with nostalgia on growing up in 1970s Ireland. It had two major benefits. First, there were no mobile phones, and, secondly, there were no concerns about global warming and the end of humanity. Yes, that was nice.

28/11 The knock-on effect: O’Neill’s says jersey sales are significantly hit by shorter inter-county GAA season

The O’Neill’s sports brand is looking overseas to increase revenues, after taking a 15pc hit to GAA replica jersey income due to the condensed inter-county All-Ireland Championship season.

24/11 Dr Crokes hold on at the death to beat Rathgormack in Munster club SFC semi-final

Conditions proved difficult for the teams at Fraher Field

24/11 Firies manager Séamus O’Connor: ‘It’s about winning and we got the job done’

To be fair, it’s a trap we fell into ourselves.

22/11 Kayleigh Cronin: ‘I had tears in my eyes, I was like, ‘I can’t do this no more’’

The All-Ireland champions speaks about the lows she experienced before helping Kerry to glory, and her determination to keep on winning

19/11 AFL star Mark O’Connor says it’s ‘a worry for Kerry’ top as prospects opt for Oz

Mark O’Connor has stressed that it’s definitely a worry for Kerry GAA that Cillian Burke has recently become the third footballer from the Kingdom to move base to Australia after being attracted to the prospect of playing professional sport.

19/11 AFL star Mark O’Connor says it’s ‘a worry for Kerry’ as top prospects opt for Oz

Mark O’Connor has stressed that it’s definitely a worry for Kerry GAA that Cillian Burke has recently become the third footballer from the Kingdom to move base to Australia after being attracted to the prospect of playing professional sport.

19/11 Cillian Burke says the ‘professionalism of the AFL stood out to him’ as he arrives in Australia for his Geelong Cats career

Cillian Burke – Kerry and Ireland’s newest recruit to the Australian Football League – says it was the professionalism of the Aussie Rules sport that stood out to him when he was weighing up whether to stay in Ireland and continue with his nascent career as a Kerry football, or move to the other side of the world to take up contract with AFL club Geelong Cats.

18/11 East Kerry SFC: Kilcummin and Rathmore win through to O'Donoghue Cup finale

AQUILA CLUB EAST KERRY SFC SEMI-FINALS

18/11 North Kerry SFC: Listowel Emmets battle past Ballyduff to set up final with Castleisland

McMUNN’S NORTH KERRY SFC SEMI-FINAL

16/11 Kerry NFC Final: Beale strike back to see off Moyvane for the title

KERRY PETROLEUM COUNTY NFC FINAL

15/11 South Kerry SFC Final: There should be little between perennial finalists St Marys and Dromid

St Mary’s and Piarsaigh Na Dromoda clash in the eagerly awaited South Kerry Senior Championship Final in Páairc Tomás Ó Donnachu, Reenard on Saturday next at 3pm.

14/11 Paddy Tally appointed as Derry manager for three-year term

Derry’s search for a new manager finally ends as Tyrone native ratified

13/11 Frank Roche: Four-month Derry soap opera comes to an end with Paddy Tally set to be ratified on Thursday

One hundred and twenty-eight days later, Derry GAA have finally got their man with Paddy Tally set to be confirmed as their new senior football manager.

12/11 Tralee native Mark Bourke expected to be appointed Kerry senior ladies boss

The Kerryman understands that Tralee native Mark Bourke is expected to assume the reins as the next Kerry senior ladies football manager, succeeding the All-Ireland winning management pairing of Darragh Long and Declan Quill.

12/11 Derry close in on appointing Paddy Tally as new senior football manager

Tyrone man has been a coach with the Kerry footballers for the last three seasons beside Jack O’Connor

12/11 See pictures as Kerry Scór na nÓg finals a great success in Glenbeigh

The County Scór na nÓg Finals were held in the comfort of Glenbeigh GAA Hall on Saturday evening. The GAA Motto reads Where We All Belong and nowhere was this more evident on Saturday evening than in the fine facilities at Glenbeigh.

11/11 East Kerry SFC: Quarter-final wins for Glenflesk and Kilcummin

AQUILA CLUB EAST KERRY SFC QUARTER-FINALS

11/11 North Kerry SFC: Castleisland Desmonds live up to favourite’s tag seeing off Moyvane

McMUNN'S NORTH KERRY SFC SEMI-FINAL

11/11 Kerry’s Clanmaurice claim third Munster title on the trot seeing off Cork's Ballinora

MUNSTER INTERMEDIATE CLUB CAMOGIE FINAL

10/11 Munster SFC quarter-final round-up: Dr Crokes end Castlehaven’s title defence

Defenders Ikem Ugwueru and Ciarán Russell come up trumps for Clare’s Éire Óg in Ennis

31/10 Kerry star Cillian Burke confirmed for AFL switch to Geelong Cats

Kerry’s breakthrough star from the 2024 campaign, Cillian Burke, has made a switch to AFL outfit Geelong from 2025, the club confirmed on Thursday morning.

28/10 Kerry SFC Final: Dr Crokes midfielder Mark O’Shea says players’ ‘pact’ drove recovery

The stand-out midfield performer in the championship this season? Easily it has to be Mark O’Shea.

27/10 Former Kerry manager Peter Keane to take charge of Clare senior footballers

Former Kerry manager Peter Keane is set to take charge of Clare footballers, filling the vacancy left after the surprise departure of fellow Kerryman, Mark Fitzgerald.

27/10 Dr Crokes claim 14th Kerry title as they sting Dingle with three quickfire goals

Goals from David Shaw, Kieran O’Leary and Evan Looney end Dingle’s hopes of first title in 76 years

27/10 Dr Crokes hit stunned Dingle for three goals to turn game and add another Kerry crown

Dr Crokes generally find a way in these matters. Dingle, unfortunately for them, too often lose their way.

26/10 Kerry SFC Final: Dr Crokes get the nod to see off Dingle in a close run thing

They say what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

26/10 Kerry Premier JFC Final: ‘Everyone fit and ready to go’ says Firies PRO

Like the rest of the club, Firies' affable PRO, Derek Comerford, knows that this will be a real battle and he's looking forward to the challenge. The good news from their perspective is that manager Seamus O'Connor will have a full hand to choose from on the day.

26/10 Kerry SFC Final: Five final meetings between Dingle and Dr Crokes

Dingle and Dr Crokes have played five significant finals against each other over the last twelve years, starting with the 2012 County Senior Football Final. The Crokes have won all five games, could this Sunday see Dingle stop the rot?

26/10 GAA weekend guide: Farney old boys’ reunion while Dingle aim to end long wait in Kerry

A familiar story in Monaghan where Scotstown are back in the county senior football final. This is the 12th season in a row where the north county men have been in the decider, winning eight of the previous 11 Monaghan showpieces, including a four-in-a-row from ’15 to ’18. It doesn’t come much more dominant than that.

25/10 Resolution but no solution to Abbeydorney fixtures clash with players forced to choose

After a week of frantic efforts to find a resolution to the Abbeydorney fixtures imbroglio, no meaningful solution has been found meaning that the Kerry Junior Club champions will likely be forced to line out a number of first-team players for Saturday’s Munster Junior Club semi-final with Mungret.

22/10 Abbeydorney players facing stark choice due to fixture clash

Ten of the Kerry club’s players must decide between featuring in a Munster junior football semi-final or provincial camogie semi-finals

22/10 North Kerry SFC: Moyvane two-point winners over Brosna in first round

McMUNNS NORTH KERRY SFC (Round 1)

21/10 Abbeydorney boss Mary Roche says fixtures clash with camogie ties ‘not very fair’

Abbeydorney look set to be forced to line out – if they can field at all – without eleven players for this Saturday afternoon’s Munster LGFA Junior Club semi-final with Limerick outfit Mungret owing to a fixtures clash with a pair of camogie games.

19/10 Kerry footballers Stephen O’Brien and Adrian Spillane retire from inter-county game

Kerry footballers Stephen O’Brien and Adrian Spillane have retired from the inter-county game, bringing an end to a combined 17 years involvement with the senior team.

12/10 Kerry JFC Final: Brilliant Duagh see off favourites Tarbert in a classic contest

KERRY PETROLEUM COUNTY JFC FINAL

06/10 Kerry Ladies SFC Final: Awesome Castleisland Desmonds make light work of Southern Gaels

BON SECOURS COUNTY SFC FINAL

06/10 Kerry Ladies IFC Final: Third time’s the charm as Scartaglen surge to deny MKL Gaels

BON SECOURS COUNTY IFC FINAL

03/10 Trading places: Hurling’s managerial merry-go-round remains in full swing

Darren Gleeson’s appointment as Laois senior hurling manager latest installment in off-season moves

30/09 All 15 of Kerry’s All-Ireland ladies football final starting team nominated for All-Stars

All 15 of Kerry’s All-Ireland ladies football final starting team have been nominated for All-Stars.

30/09 Kerry dominate TG4 All-Star short-list with fifteen players nominated

A whopping fifteen Kerry players have been nominated for a TG4 All-Star award following their first All-Ireland triumph in 31-years last August, seeing off Galway in the final. The Kingdom’s tally represents fully one third of the 45-long short-list.

30/09 Declan Quill and Darragh Long step down as managers of Kerry women’s team

In August the duo led the Kingdom to a first senior women’s title since 1993

29/09 Kerry ladies joint-managers Declan Quill and Darragh Long step down: ‘It was a very tough decision’

The joint-managers of the Kerry senior ladies footballers, Darragh Long and Declan Quill, have decided to step away from their role, leaving the Kingdom hot seat after guiding them to Brandan Martin Cup in 2024, Kerry’s first All-Ireland title in thirty one years.

29/09 Kerry SFC: Draw, dates and venues confirmed for quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Garvey’s County Senior Football Championship took place in Lewis Road on Sunday afternoon following Kenmare Shamrocks’ stirring come-from-behind victory over Mid Kerry at the Killarney venue.

27/09 North Kerry hurling final clash between Abbeydorney and Lixnaw set for Friday in Tralee

The Final of the North Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (John Joe O’Sullivan Memorial Cup) between Abbeydorney and Lixnaw is fixed for this Friday evening, September 27. Venue is Austin Stack Park where there will be an 8pm throw-in.

23/09 Kerry SFC: Round 3 draw, dates and venues confirmed

The draw for Round 3 of the Garvey’s County Senior Football championship has been made with the meeting of last year’s runners-up, Mid Kerry, and Kenmare Shamrocks arguably the tie of the round.

22/09 Kerry SFC: Templenoe secure quarter-final berth after extra-time battle with Shannon Rangers

GARVEY’S COUNTY SFC (Round 2A)

21/09 Kerry SFC: West Kerry bow out after tame effort against always-in-control Rathmore

GARVEY’S COUNTY SFC (Round 2B)

17/09 Draw for the North Kerry SFC has been made

The draw for the Bernard O’Callaghan North Kerry Senior Football Championship (sponsored by McMunn’s, Ballybunion), took place on Friday evening last in the Marian Hall Moyvane in front of a large attendance.

17/09 Kerry claim New York championship crown against Westmeath outfit with Kerry players

Sunday was a momentous day for the Kerry GAA club in New York when, after a ten-year drought, they captured the senior football championship title with an epic extra-time victory over Westmeath.

14/09 Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh named Sportswoman of the Month for August

The Kerry Gaelic football star is no longer the greatest player never to have won an All-Ireland

13/09 Kerry SFC: First round match previews

GARVEY’S COUNTY SFC (Round 1)

10/09 Wrist surgery sees Mark O’Connor miss rest of AFL season with Geelong Cats

Mark O'Connor will play no part in the remainder of the season for the Geelong Cats after undergoing surgery on a damaged wrist.

06/09 Cian O’Neill joins Jack O’Connor’s coaching team at Kerry

Coach leaves Galway footballers and returns to Kingdom, where he was involved in 2014

06/09 Jack O’Connor completes Kerry 2025 backroom team with surprise addition of former Galway head coach

Cian O’Neill is to take over as head coach to the Kerry footballers while former Kerry footballer Aodán Mac Gearailt will be a selector, thus completing Jack O’Connor’s backroom team for 2025.

06/09 Jack O’Connor to remain on?as Kingdom supremo for fourth year

Jack O’Connor will remain as Kerry football manager for a fourth year – and is expected to make significant additions to his backroom team in the coming days.

04/09 Kerry IFC Final: Austin Stacks close to full fitness as Laune Rangers sweat on Gearóid Hassett

Austin Stacks report a largely clean bill of health for Sunday’s much-anticipated County Intermediate Football Final with Laune Rangers in Fitzgerald Stadium (Sunday, 3pm).

01/09 Draws made for Kerry Premier Junior and Junior club championship semi-finals

The draws have been made for the Kerry Petroleum Premier Junior and Junior club championship semi-finals.

01/09 Kerry Senior Club final: Dr Crokes turn tables on champions Dingle to take the title

KERRY PETROLEUM SENIOR CLUB FOOTBALL FINAL

28/08 Former Kerry Group executive Frank Hayes dies after short illness

Kerry Group’s former global head of corporate affairs, Frank Hayes, has died following what is understood to have been a short illness. He was 66.

21/08 Ulster counties dominate minor football team of the year

Five Derry players have been named on the Electric Ireland Minor Star Football Team of the Year

21/08 Three Kerry players feature on Minor Star football Team of the Year

After winning the Munster championship in great style, followed by a heart-breaking one-point defeat to Derry in the All-Ireland semi-final, Kerry have been rewarded with three places on the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Star Football Team of the Year for 2024.

21/08 Next Kerry senior hurling manager to be finalised this week

The next Kerry senior hurling manager is set to be announced in the coming days, as the County Board have a firm deadline of the next County Committee meeting on Tuesday, August 27 to make the decision.

18/08 Kerry senior club FC: Dr Crokes see off Rathmore to set up final with Dingle

KERRY PETROLEUM SENIOR CLUB FC SEMI-FINAL

17/08 Kerry Premier JFC: Ballymacelligott top Group 2 with win over St Senans in barn-burner

KERRY PETROLEUM PREMIER JFC GROUP 2 (Round 3)

16/08 Kerry MHC Final: Ballyduff recover from Crotta O’Neills sucker-punch to take the title

KEANE’S COUNTY MHC FINAL

14/08 Mike Quirke announces departure from Kerry backroom team

The four-time All-Ireland winner with the Kingdom previously managed the Laois Senior footballers

06/08 Anna Galvin on ending Kerry’s 31-year All-Ireland wait: ‘When the third goal went in, I nearly started crying on the pitch’

The Kerry player says one of the keys to her team’s win over Galway in Sunday’s All-Ireland final was their focus in the build-up

05/08 Fionán Mackessy retains Poc Fada title as Kerry’s successful run goes on

This year’s event in the Cooley Peninsula took place in some of the worst weather in the competition’s history

05/08 Kerry finally make their All-Ireland dream come true after years of heartbreak

Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh’s football career has not continued with more disappointment but with a standing ovation

05/08 Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh climbs to summit at long last as ruthless Kingdom dominate?

Three minutes from the end of this TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football final, the Kerry management gave the instruction for their final substitution.

05/08 ‘The greatest day of my life, I’d say forever’ – Kerry captain Niamh Carmody

Niamh Carmody, who became the first Kerry player in 31 years to lift the Brendan Martin Cup, saluted her side’s defensive play after they overpowered Galway at Croke Park.

04/08 Kerry v Galway player ratings: Eilís Lynch lays foundations for Kingdom success

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04/08 Kerry end 31-year wait for All-Ireland title with emphatic win over Galway

Goals from Aoife Dillane, Hannah O’Donoghue and Emma Dinneen help Kingdom to victory in front of over 30,000 in Croke Park

04/08 No denying Kerry in All-Ireland final as Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh sets the tone from the start

Three minutes from the end of this TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football final, the Kerry management gave the instruction for their final substitution.

04/08 Abbeydorney celebrate first Kerry hurling title in 50 years

It was one of those days when hope and history rhymed for the black and amber of Abbeydorney.

31/07 Ailbhe Davoren and Galway aiming to take final step on redemption road

Despite a poor league campaign which ended in relegation, Galway regrouped to claim some big scalps on their way to Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC final against Kerry

29/07 Gaelic football year in review: Armagh the biggest surprise in a season of upsets

The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by Irish Times writers

22/07 Croke Park on All-Ireland Sundays still has a timeless power to enthral

The GAA headquarters is now open for all sorts of business but for the All-Ireland hurling and football finals the ground is a player too

20/07 Niamh Ní Chonchúir’s goal crucial as Kerry beat Armagh in All-Ireland semi-final

The Kingdom did enough in a low-scoring second half to seal their place in championship decider

19/07 Dean Rock: A long winter lies ahead for Kerry to ponder their short summer

A lack of strength in depth was one of the Kingdom’s main weaknesses this season

17/07 Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry’s style of play saps their energy. No wonder they looked gassed in extra-time

Jack O’Connor has a lot to ponder over the winter - short kick-outs take too much out of the players and he has to get better at bringing youth through

16/07 Tactical analysis: Armagh’s ability to control the chaos gave them edge over Kerry

Kieran McGeeney’s side showed some real innovation in attack, while Galway’s defensive shape caused problems for Donegal’s shooters

16/07 Michael Murphy: Kerry need to find a better way of managing David Clifford

Donegal will see their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Galway as a lost opportunity

15/07 Tougher road to final gave battle-hardened Armagh and Galway a vital edge

Perhaps surprisingly, both Donegal and Kerry found the pace too hot during the crucial final period of their respective semi-finals

15/07 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Galway and Armagh’s clean sheet record gives them vital edge

The finalists know how to shut up shop; Kerry have an issue with Ulster teams; Donaghy’s split loyalties; and the value of supporters

15/07 Galway kick on to make the All-Ireland final as Donegal run out of steam

‘The batteries ran a wee bit lower,’ says Jim McGuinness as Donegal miss out on their chance to face Armagh in the All-Ireland final in two weeks’ time

14/07 Armagh resilience and ‘extra man’ key to epic victory, says Kieran McGeeney

‘It was up and down, a lot more open than people were expecting but every game takes on a life of its own’

13/07 Jack O’Connor rues ‘missed goal chance into the Hill’ as ‘critical moment’ in Kerry’s defeat to Armagh

Jack O’Connor isn’t offering any excuses in the Hogan Stand auditorium. Instead he gets down to the key moments that decided the game. Kerry missed a good goal chance and later gifted one to Armagh. Sometimes a post-match analysis can be that simple.

13/07 Armagh make first All-Ireland final since 2003 after thrilling win over Kerry

Orchard county come from five points down in second-half to earn victory after extra-time in a truly titanic tussle

13/07 Armagh v Kerry player ratings – Orchard shine as Kingdom toppled

Here’s how Armagh and Kerry rated after their dramatic All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park.

13/07 ‘See youse in two weeks’ – Rian O’Neill hails Armagh’s sensational extra-time win over Kerry

Rian O’Neill says Armagh won’t be ‘making up the numbers’ in the All-Ireland final after they defeated Kerry to book their place in a first decider since 2002.

13/07 Armagh shock Kerry in extra-time to reach All-Ireland SFC final

Armagh have beaten Kerry to reach the All-Ireland SFC final after a day of drama at Croke Park.

13/07 Armagh 1-18 Kerry 1-16: As it happened

Kerry have been beaten by Armagh in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park.

13/07 Armagh v Kerry live updates: All-Ireland football semi-final

Follow all the action in the last four as Armagh look to upset Kerry at Croke Park

13/07 Malachy Clerkin: All four teams know there is an All-Ireland on offer, if they can reach out and grab it

Everybody was wrong about the football championshiop being a three-horse race. The upshot is that each of the semi-finalists are legitimate contenders for Sam Maguire

13/07 Dean Rock: Donegal’s hard work and territory game will cause a predicament for Galway

Donegal defenders will go up the field at every chance they get and pose a dilemma for Galway’s forwards – stick or twist?

12/07 Armagh v Kerry: What time, what channel and all you need to know

The All-Ireland SFC reaches its semi-final stage this weekend with Armagh and Kerry facing off. Here's all you need to know about the game.

11/07 Kerry and Armagh name unchanged teams for All-Ireland semi-final showdown

Jack O’Connor has named an unchanged Kerry team from the side that saw off Derry for this weekend’s All-Ireland semi-final clash with Armagh at Croke Park.

11/07 Kerry boss Jack O’Connor sticks with the same starting line-up that faced Derry for All-Ireland semi against Armagh

Jack O’Connor has named an unchanged Kerry team from the side that saw off Derry for this weekend’s All-Ireland semi-final clash with Armagh at Croke Park.

11/07 Ciarán Murphy: Kieran Donaghy and Armagh benefit from blurring GAA’s unwritten rules; and they’re not the only ones

The unreasonable men involved in this weekend’s All-Ireland semi-finals welcome external help

10/07 Darragh Ó Sé: No team is thinking about bonus territory but I still think it will be a Kerry v Galway final

It’s hard to remember a time when the semi-final teams were managed by such big characters as these four

09/07 Michael Murphy: Football semi-finalists prioritise not losing, but hurling semi-finalists went out to win

Contrast between the two weekends will be stark but the race for Sam Maguire is remarkably open

03/07 Darragh Ó Sé: No need to cry a river for the departing Dubs - realistically, they won’t fall too far

Darragh Ó Sé: With Dublin gone from the championship, there’s an All-Ireland sitting there waiting for the four teams left to reach out and grab it

02/07 Michael Murphy: Galway’s direct action leaves four semi-finalists trying to resolve vulnerabilities

Michael Murphy: The four counties still standing won’t have to cope with Dublin’s ruthless box-ticking but they all still have their own issues to address

01/07 GAA reveal All-Ireland football semi-final fixture details

Armagh’s fixture with Kerry to take place on Saturday, July 13th with Galway’s clash with Donegal set for the next day

01/07 Five things we learned from the GAA weekend: Kerry talk of purists when it suits them

The Kingdom is full of pragmatists; Donegal are both battle-hardened and fresh; Derry’s nihilistic streak; Tipperary’s minor miracle

01/07 Jack O’Connor makes no apologies for Kerry’s eyesore win over Derry

Kerry boss Jack O'Connor ‘If you think you can play a kind of gung-ho open football against that type of structure then that’s not living in the real world’

30/06 Surprising semi-final line-up suggests new Gaelic football order and end of Dublin era

Galway will face Donegal in All-Ireland semi-final while Kerry meet Armagh

30/06 Jack O’Connor hails ‘intensity and energy’ as Kerry find way around Derry game plan

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor has hailed the impact of their bench as a key factor in getting them back into another All-Ireland semi-final.

30/06 Derry die a slow death as Jack O’Connor finds winning answers on Kerry bench

A drab afternoon was saved by cameos from Cillian Burke, Killian Spillane and Dylan Geaney as the Munster champions progress to meet Armagh

30/06 Kerry boss Jack O’Connor hails bench impact in ‘a real tough battle’ with Derry

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor hailed the impact of his second half substitutions in helping seal victory in what he described as an ‘energy sapping’ contest with Derry.

30/06 Efficient Kerry end Derry’s run to book All-Ireland SFC semi-final showdown with Armagh

Kerry did just enough to get past Derry in Croke Park to complete the All-Ireland SFC semi-final line-up.

30/06 Kerry v Derry: All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park

Mickey Harte will take on old rivals Kerry as his Derry side attempt to reach the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.

30/06 Kerry v Derry live updates: All-Ireland quarter-final

Follow all the action with the final spot in the semi-finals up for grabs

30/06 Pat Spillane’s verdict on Sunday’s big SFC quarter-final showdowns

Donegal v Louth

30/06 Shadow boxing time over for Kerry as they knuckle down to real business

Nobody can say for sure if their ghost season of low-risk, defanged matches will leave Kerry short for Croke Park assignment

29/06 All-Ireland quarter-finals: throw-in times, TV details and team news

Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh can earn a reward for their consistency in the last two years by reaching the All-Ireland semi-finals along with Dublin, Kerry and Donegal

29/06 Dean Rock: Time for Kerry to move up a gear in their quest to reclaim Sam

Dean Rock: I expect a big performance from Kerry and reckon they will beat Derry pretty convincingly

28/06 Everyone has a story to tell in the All-Ireland quarter-finals but Dublin and Kerry remain the teams to beat

The football championship finally gets serious with the two biggest beasts out there for everyone else to take a swing at in Croke Park this weekend

28/06 Johnny Crowley confident Kerry are well prepared for Derry test

Kerry have enjoyed serene progress so far but Jack O’Connor’s men will be wary of the potent threat posed by Mickey Harte’s Derry

26/06 Seán Moran: Harte and O’Connor sound echoes of the days when there were second acts in All-Ireland lives

An old rivalry resumes at the weekend, but have the ground rules changed forever?

26/06 Darragh Ó Sé: Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was interested in everyone and had no ego about him at all

I got to know him first in the early 1990s when he was still training country players who were working in Dublin - he never had a bad word to say about anyone

25/06 Kerry boss Jack O’Connor says the late Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh ‘prompted our interest and our love for the game’

Kerry manager Jack O’Connor had paid warm tribute to the late great Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh who passed away on Tuesday morning.

25/06 ‘He was Ireland itself’ – tributes paid as legendary GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh dies aged 93

Legendary GAA commentator and personality Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh has died at the age of 93.

25/06 Tributes paid as legendary GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh dies aged 93

Legendary GAA commentator and personality Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh has died, it has been announced. He was 93.

25/06 Séamus Moynihan warns Kerry of rejuvenated Derry

Mickey Harte’s team ready for third knock-out game in a row, in contrast to Kerry’s preparation

25/06 Michael Murphy: Derry back from the brink and will believe they can beat Kerry

Mayo needed to ask the big questions from the start and didn’t. You can be sure Kerry won’t make the same mistake.

24/06 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw, dates and channels: Dublin play Galway on Saturday, while Kerry face Derry on Sunday

Kerry's All-Ireland quarter-final with Derry will throw in at 3.15 on Sunday, the showpiece game of the weekend.

24/06 All-Ireland quarter-finals draw: GAAGo to broadcast Dublin v Galway on Saturday

Armagh v Roscommon will open weekend action with Donegal taking on Louth and Derry facing Kerry on Sunday