Jack O’Connor: ‘For whatever reason, this one seemed to matter more to Kerry people’
Five-time winning manager believes this season was David Clifford’s best to date
Football Championship
Kingdom v Dubs, 1975: Year zero for modern football and the start of Kerry’s Golden Age
On the 50th anniversary of that pivotal All-Ireland final its legacy is very much alive
Donegal pip champions Kerry with 10 All Star nominations
David Clifford, Joe O’Connor and Michael Murphy nominated for Footballer of the Year
Ex-Clare stalwart Keelan Sexton now making his mark with Dublin’s Na Fianna
Kilmurry-Ibrickane’s loss clearly Dublin club’s gain after game-changing impact in county quarter-final defeat of Ballymun Kickhams
Declan Bonner to take Fermanagh job and complete 2026 line-up of football managers
Donegal native led Erne Gaels to the 2024 Fermanagh senior football title in his maiden season
‘Just don’t call it a retirement’: Ger Brennan welcomes Stephen Cluxton to the managerial fold
Cluxton to team up with his former Dubs team-mate as Sky Blues look to mount their comeback
Mark McHugh to take over as Westmeath football manager
Former Donegal All-Ireland winner was coach under Dermot McCabe last season
GAA Central Council to discuss report on extending All-Ireland season into August
Committee report also stipulates no return of pre-season competitions nor final replays
Final FRC report proposes review of four-point goal and suggests handpass trial at youth level
Hooter to revert to signalling end of play as rule changes heads for special congress
Ciarán Murphy: Intercounty selectors have never faced this level of scrutiny
Buck still stops with the manager, but in some cases their selectors pay first for bad results
Further intervention may be needed to get a grip on issue of hand-passing - Paul Earley
Key issue for coach has been the need for rebalancing in terms of creating contests for the ball, which is undermined by long bouts of possession football
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
David Clifford calls for Jack O’Connor to stay on as Kerry manager
Clifford lands POTM award for July while Tipperary’s John McGrath takes hurling prize
John Hegarty taking Wexford footballers onwards and upwards despite club reservations
Manager admits failure to achieve promotion this year would have meant ‘project was a failure’
GAA referees signal approval for Football Review Committee rule changes
‘I didn’t think it was going to work as well ... But when there is jeopardy and there is intensity, players still were disciplined.’
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
Now it’s clear who the real beneficiaries of the GAA’s split season are
The split season has consistently been portrayed as a triumph for clubs and club players. But the reality is different
Donegal were staggeringly flat – they never laid a hand on Kerry
Few could have predicted Kerry’s dominance after just 12 minutes of play
Colm Collins critical of Munster decision to separate Cork and Kerry in football championship
FRC member calls for another national committee to review competition structures
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
Joe O’Connor’s talent comes through after early injury setbacks in Kerry career
The 25-year-old overcame a cruciate knee ligament injury three years ago to star for Kingdom in 2025
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
David Clifford for footballer of the year? Biggest disappointment? Our writers make their picks
Kerry blow Donegal away; new rules survive All-Ireland inspection; David Clifford in a class of his own
‘Tough old year’ ends sweetly for Kerry manager Jack O’Connor
His fifth All-Ireland win at the helm may well be his last hurrah, but his place in the pantheon has never been in doubt
Paudie Clifford covers every blade of the pitch – and doesn’t hold back in post-match chat
RTÉ pundit does what no Donegal player managed: nab Paudie
The great David Clifford delivers his most complete performance when it matters most
Donegal had no answer for the greatest forward of all time with Sam Maguire at stake
Jim McGuinness: ‘We’ve got to take it on the chin. We’ve also got to tip our hat to Kerry’
Donegal manager says his team made too many mistakes that they haven’t been making all year
Kerry meet the moment to blow Donegal away for one of the sweetest All-Irelands they’ve ever won
Jack O’Connor: ‘We weren’t going to sit back and just see what they had to offer. We were really going after them’
All-Ireland football final: Kerry clinch title with win over Donegal - as it happened
Departing Jack O’Connor won his fifth All-Ireland with the Kingdom
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