Malachy Clerkin: Heady times for football as Croke Park sells out for All-Ireland semi-finals
Kerry and Dublin, Mayo and Louth – what more could you want from the All-Ireland semi-finals?
Jack O'Connor
Ger Brennan drawing on past lessons to inform latest instalment of Dublin-Kerry rivalry
Dublin manager has been on the winning and losing side of epic encounters between the counties
‘Jack was born to manage teams and win things’: Paul Galvin ranks Jack O’Connor among Kerry’s greats
Kerry manager in the hunt for a sixth All-Ireland title with his native Kingdom
Ger Brennan says pressure is on ‘standout favourites’ Kerry in All-Ireland semi-final
Dublin manager identifies goalkeeper Shane Murphy as key part of Kerry’s game
Mastering the code: Kerry boss O’Connor lines up the latest battle with old foe Tyrone
Ulster rivals have been a huge influence on the Kingdom manager’s career but the trajectory has changed
Let’s talk about the GAA and a dangerously stupid culture of violence
Violence seems a bit rarer at intercounty level but there’s no escaping that all players must come through the club scene
Stephen Rochford: Jim McGuinness was in the wrong, but he deserves to be cut some slack
Donegal manager knows he was wrong to put his hand on a player, but context is important
Don’t expect a classic if Donegal and Kerry lean on trusted tactics in heavyweight reunion
Hand-passing and slow play were critical to recent clashes of football’s elite pairing
Monaghan v Derry had one of the most unbelievable finishes to a game you’ll ever see
Kerry face stiff test in Munster as Galway ready to rise to Connacht challenge
Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry should have dealt with Michael Murphy the moment he punched Dylan Casey
Veteran forward is one of the key reasons Donegal are contenders - Kerry let themselves down by failing to even say boo to him
Donegal turn the tables on Kerry to secure emphatic 13-point final victory
Lengthy spells without scoring left the holders in freefall against Jim McGuinness’s impressive winners
Once again, league has become the football season’s focal point
High-voltage league conclusions have been charging up since the turn of the century
Twenty-six teams with something to play for in the final round of the National Football League
Jim McGuinness and Jack O’Connor seem locked in a rivalry to show who cares less about the competition
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
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 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
Armagh look to put blitzkrieg by Kerry behind them as they face old enemy Tyrone
Defender Tiernan Kelly relishing Dr McKenna Cup opener after pain of last year’s SFC quarter-final
Kieran Donaghy joins Kerry’s backroom team for next year
Jack O’Connor adds the former Armagh selector, who won multiple All-Ireland as a player with Kerry
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
Kerry’s Joe O’Connor in favour of scrapping preseason competitions
Austin Stacks midfielder would prefer preseason window to focus on National League preparation
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
Coaching churn: Just two counties still to appoint football managers for 2026
Westmeath and Fermanagh were faced with unexpected vacancies but hope to fill them quickly
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
Jack O’Connor confirmed to stay on as Kerry manager for two more years
Pa McCarthy promoted to position of selector for senior team
Jack O’Connor set to be appointed Kerry manager for two more years tomorrow
Manager had appeared to be calling it a day after All-Ireland final
Donegal were staggeringly flat – they never laid a hand on Kerry
Few could have predicted Kerry’s dominance after just 12 minutes of play
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
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
‘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
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
True north: Kerry and Jack O’Connor’s clashes with Ulster sides are acid tests
While the Kingdom enjoy a good All-Ireland final record with representatives of other provinces, it stands at just 45% against Ulster teams
Kerry’s hopes rest on the shoulders of a giant, but can David Clifford bear the weight?
While some players may see it as a burden, the high king of forwards wears his crown lightly going in to his fourth All-Ireland final
Dean Rock: Donegal’s devastating counterattack combined with Kerry’s reliance on Clifford to settle it
Jim McGuinness’s men know Sam Maguire will be in their sights if they limit impact of gifted forward
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