Donegal were staggeringly flat – they never laid a hand on Kerry
Few could have predicted Kerry’s dominance after just 12 minutes of play
Jim McGuinness
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
Johnno was on the money about Donegal back in 2011
Kilmainhamwood man hot for a hit; David Clifford’s stats in Tiger Woods territory
Michael Murphy: ‘I was coming back in to help in every way possible that I could’
Donegal’s on-field high chief was a huge factor and Jim McGuinness made sure to get him off the pitch as early as possible
Donegal’s barren years seem a distant memory as they prepare for Gaelic football’s greatest day
After reducing Meath to a mere subplot, Jim McGuinness’s side are eyeing up the role of lead character in All-Ireland final against Kerry
Monaghan’s Croke Park record is of failure against big teams - Donegal clash is a chance to change it
Monaghan’s embrace of the new rules has given them a huge scoring threat and may well be enough to finally beat an All-Ireland contender
Darragh Ó Sé: Donegal are right - there’s no way they should have to play on a six-day turnaround
The squeezed season means that player welfare is way down the list behind bums on seats and keeping TV stations happy
Shane O’Donnell gets his head around Donegal’s ‘surreal’ showdown with Louth
The Ulster and Leinster champions meet on Sunday in a clash that will mark an early end to the championship for one of them
‘They do an incredible job’: GAA president Jarlath Burns defends CCCC after Jim McGuinness criticism
Donegal manager was angry over scheduling of clash with Mayo in Roscommon
‘This wasn’t a fair one’: Donegal’s Jim McGuinness criticises choice of Dr Hyde Park as neutral venue against Mayo
McGuinness says Donegal raised the matter with the CCCC to no avail
Darragh Ó Sé: Good decision-makers are gold dust – Armagh had Rory Grugan, Dublin missed Con O’Callaghan
There was little between last two All-Ireland champions on Sunday, but Kieran McGeeney had a trump card
Jimmy’s not winning matches, it’s the boys, insists Donegal’s McGuinness
Underdogs have been reduced to tiers as Tailteann grows lopsided
Dean Rock: Jim McGuinness has Donegal motoring and it’s hard to see Armagh stopping them in Ulster final
Michael Murphy and country’s best goalkeeper Shaun Patton will be key to big-match outcome
Ulster final confirmed for Clones as Donegal dispatch Down
Suggestions were made of Croke Park final but Donegal will play Armagh in Co Monaghan venue on May 10th
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
Conor McManus: Donegal had long prepared for this day – and they seized it
Jim McGuinness had plenty of depth at his disposal in Sunday’s Ulster Championship opener against Derry
Cork strive for perfection, and Donegal’s anger with history repeating − what we learned from the GAA weekend
Pat Ryan is trying to slow the hype train; the tale of Matt Hassett and little Liam; Carlow’s Joe Murphy takes the road home
Tyrone claim important points as Donegal ring the changes
Jim McGuinness keeps focus on championship preparations while Red Hand still battling to secure their Division One status
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