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
Jim McGuinness
Donie Smith says 12-week minimum ban for GAA managers is ‘far too much’
GAA needs wider range of sanctions rather than just one severe minimum penalty
Darragh Ó Sé: Jim McGuinness acted like any manager would when he saw his player get split open
Sean Hurson handled the problem in Killarney by not handling it. It was a wise call and he went on to have a great game
McGuinness and Clifford getting off scot-free is a bad look for the GAA’s disciplinary process
The current iteration of the GAA’s disciplinary committee has been notably non-interventionist
Jim McGuinness to face no disciplinary action over incident during Kerry-Donegal game
GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee deemed the matter to have been dealt with by referee Seán Hurson
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
Jim McGuinness made a huge error of judgment – there will be a price to pay
The Donegal manager could get a 12-week ban after an incident with a Kerry player in Killarney on Saturday
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
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
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’
Malachy Clerkin: Gaelic football’s old friend appeared the other day, out of the clear blue sky
The evidence on the first two weeks of the league is that the stats Poindexters are being ignored in favour of lorrying it in
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
Donegal were staggeringly flat – they never laid a hand on Kerry
Few could have predicted Kerry’s dominance after just 12 minutes of play
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
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
‘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
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
Donegal v Kerry: Throw-in time, TV details and team news about All-Ireland football final
Everything you need to know about the football decider at Croke Park
Michael Murphy to start against Kerry as Donegal name unchanged line-up
Jim McGuinness makes just one switch to his panel from the semi-final win over Meath
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
Conor McManus on the Donegal team: Profiling the men tasked with avenging 2014 All-Ireland final loss
Mix of hard runners, experienced heads and depth of panel strength leaves Donegal well positioned
Ryan McHugh on Michael Murphy’s brilliance: ‘People from all over Ireland are starting to get it now’
All-Ireland final could be decided by who shines brighter between Murphy and David Clifford
Donegal v Kerry: Breakdown of the 2025 All-Ireland football final by numbers
Three sets of brothers could play a role in showpiece clash at Croke Park
How Kerry or Donegal could win or lose the All-Ireland final
High press, kickouts and goals all keys to victory as Jim McGuiness and Jack O'Connor plot their approaches
The obvious way Donegal can be beaten by Kerry is ... David Clifford
Perhaps winning a final requires something different, that deciders are the exception and call for a distinct approach
Jim McGuinness will be putting 2014 out of his mind as Donegal face Kerry
Manager returns to lead Donegal in their first All-Ireland final in 11 years, but they will be facing one of the best players in the game
Donegal’s Ryan McHugh: ‘We’re going to have to put in our best performance to beat Kerry’
The 31-year-old says becoming a father has given him ‘a new cause’ to play for
A Kerry v Donegal All-Ireland final isn’t the clash of styles you think it is
Kerry have changed their game plan to suit Donegal before so don’t be surprised if they tone down the kicking in order to win
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