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The Top Ten moments of the 2025 All-Ireland football championship
THE RULES MAY have been changed, the format soon will be changed and we are still getting used to the new calendar. But the more things change, the more they remain the same as Sam Maguire will be wintering in Kerry. Here, we pick out ten stand-out moments of the 2025 All-Ireland football championship. 1. The Importance of Being Idle (sort of) By now, you'll have seen the clip from a fan's phone where Kerry are running down the clock before half-time. Eamonn Maguire trained his phone on David Clifford who was being closely marked by Donegal's Brendan McCole as he drifted towards the Hogan Stand side. At times, Clifford had his hands on his hips and looked vaguely disinterested. When the time was right, he threw in a dummy run, got across McCole's body and accepted the hand pass from his brother Paudie to kick from the 45 metre line. It put Kerry seven up at the break. It was, simply, The Moment. 2. Louth and Proud It had been a long, long time since Croke Park was sold out for a Leinster final. Some years, it would almost have been questionable if Croke Park was even suitable for these deciders. Not this year. With Louth and Meath through to the decider, interest in the game was as high as could be. In other sell-out games, usually the fan passion can be somewhat diluted. This hit different, as Louth took home their first provincial title since 1957. Advertisement Louth players Ciaran Byrne, Conor Grimes and daughter Izzy and Ryan Burns celebrate Leinster success. Tom Maher / INPHO Tom Maher / INPHO / INPHO 3. An Empire Crumbles What really made that competition, of course, was the fact that Dublin were not there. Meath's victory over the Dubs in Portaloise was another huge moment in the course of the season and created an unbelievable resurgence in interest among the Meath GAA population. That day in Portlaoise was crowned by a sprinkling of two-pointers and the bravery of Eoghan Freyne with his two two-pointers and eleven points in total. Not to be outdone, full-back Sean Rafferty put in enormous hits all year that were highlight reel-worthy. 4. No Quit In Ciaran Moore For a few glorious seconds, Mayo thought they had cracked it. That disastrous opening round of the group stages had brought defeat to unfancied Cavan. They then went to Omagh and beat Tyrone and had Donegal in the final round in the neutral venue of Roscommon. As the game went down the stretch they had their chance of a goal, but when Fergal Boland put them level at 0-18 each, they looked set to go into the preliminary quarter-finals on three points. Some of the Donegal bench were roaring at goalkeeper Shaun Patton to kick the ball out as the hooter approached, but instead he launched it downfield. It ended up in the hands of the indefatigable Ciaran Moore. Ciaran Moore kicks the winner against Mayo. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO He advanced, kicked the winner and knocked Mayo out. It was some year for Moore, who also kicked the goal late on against Armagh in the Ulster final. 5. Kerry Bring The Noise There was something undeniable about Kerry this summer; they played like underdogs and they acted like them too. From David Clifford issuing a call to arms to the Kerry support to get up to Croke Park and cheer them on against Armagh – mindful of how he felt the support influenced their semi-final loss the year before – to the way he would pump his arms and let out some emotion when he and others scored. The most notable element though, was Jack O'Connor having a cut at his critics in the wake of their win over Tyrone on 12 July. After the All-Ireland was secured, he assured reporters that none of it was fake, all of it was authentic. Those present that night knew it already. 6. Mayo Defiance In Omagh When you look at where they were that evening, nothing felt in their favour. Mayo had lost the opening group stage game to Cavan. That week, their manager Kevin McStay took ill during a training session and would not appear on the line for Mayo before his unceremonious sacking by the county board. Paddy Durcan greets fans in Omagh. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO But they landed in Omagh with something to prove and in broiling heat, Paddy Durcan had a game for the ages as they downed the Red Hands. 7. Ballybofey Rocked After an extra-time Ulster final win, Donegal looked infallible as they prepared for a homecoming of sorts with their group stage opener against Tyrone. Malachy O'Rourke has a better record as manager against Jim McGuinness than anyone else. They attacked Donegal and Seanie O'Donnell helped himself to two goals. The game was still in the mix when Pete Teague and Michael Murphy had a fascinating game within the game under the kickouts. Up popped Peter Harte at the end with a spectacular two-pointer to seal the win. 8. And for Seconds… He had already gotten off the mark in the All-Ireland with his first touch of the ball, a routine (for him) two-pointer. But David Clifford's second score of the All-Ireland final was stupendous. Running away from goal, on the wrong side of the pitch for a left foot shot, having to contort himself and still get enough power, while doing it all in the blink of an eye. It was supreme athleticism. 9. Cork take Kerry down the stretch Back in April when the rain was coming down hard, nobody was sure who would end up lifting Sam Maguire. Many leaving Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the middle of that month would have cast doubts on Kerry's capabilities. Related Reads In pics: Kerry footballers and fans rejoice at All-Ireland homecoming Where to now for Donegal after a final where they were thoroughly outplayed and outthought? A day of days for Kerry as they complete the Ulster clean sweep Chris Óg Jones goals against Kerry. Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO On Easter Saturday, Cork set about their own Easter Rising as they tore into Kerry after allowing them to slip into a seven point lead. Chris Óg Jones' goal put the home support on red alert and Ruairi Deane put them into the lead that they would surrender. In the end it took a Joe O'Connor goal in extra-time to finally shake off the pesky Rebels. 10. Down Comeback Another game that feels like another world away, but notable all the same for illustrating early on in the championship, just how much of a role momentum and two-pointers would come into play, along with the new rules around the kickout. With eight minutes remaining, Fermanagh led by seven points. Daniel Guinness then hit a superb two-pointer and followed it with a goal. All that was left was Ryan McEvoy to dance through and hit a final goal and secure the win for Conor Laverty's men. Jeopardy had arrived. Ryan McEvoy wheels away after completing the Down comeback. Lorcan Doherty / INPHO Lorcan Doherty / INPHO / INPHO Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here
BBC News
13-07-2025
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- BBC News
Donegal cruise past Meath into All-Ireland final
Donegal are into a first All-Ireland SFC final since 2014 after a ruthless display in their sizeable 3-26 to 0-15 victory over Meath in their semi-final at Croke have defeated Dublin, Kerry and Galway in a giant-killing season, but they fell short against the more efficient Ulster the Donegal carefully crafted points, Meath tried at every opportunity to shoot on sight, particularly within the two-point range, with varying degrees of success resulting in them trailing 0-13 to 0-8 at dialled it up a notch in the second half showing an even greater clinical edge with Oisin Gallen, Ciaran Moore and Conor O'Donnell scoring goals which put the result beyond McGuinness' side will now face Kerry in a mouth-watering decider on 27 July as they look to win the Sam Maguire for the first time in 13 years. Patience pays off for efficient Donegal In a breathless start in the sun, Sean Coffey hit the post when aiming for a point before Michael Murphy got Donegal off and running with a looping two sides then traded scores before Meath's first two-pointer arrived from Eoghan successive Donegal points followed, but another two-pointer, this time from Ruairi Kinsella, had Meath right back in it.A lull followed midway through the half, as both sides misfired going forward, with Meath guilty of 12 wides in a wasteful first-half display they failed to recover Brenan's side were dealt a blow as Bryan Menton limped off with an injury before Donegal wrestled control by demonstrating the efficiency Meath got the first point of the game in over 10 minutes with Murphy, Gallen and Ciaran Thompson helping McGuinness' side rattle off four successive scores as the tide started to turn in the then got Meath's first score since 14th minute, but they were indebted to goalkeeper Billy Hogan for keeping them in the game as he denied Hugh McFadden from close quiet Jordan Morris registered his first score on 33 minutes but late efforts from Gallen and Murphy, when he may have opted to go for goal, gave Donegal a five-point lead. Three Donegal goals in strong second half showing Points at either end followed early in the second half before Gallen netted to virtually end Meath's hopes of a stirring jinked his way inside before clinically dispatching beyond Hogan and into the far corner, with Murphy adding another point soon after to stretch their advantage to Patrick McBrearty tagged on another before Moore stroked home a second goal to add to Donegal's healthy lead with 24 minutes still pushed Thompson's effort away, but with space opening up, Donegal kept the scoreboard ticking, adding on five more were still hungry for more goals and Conor O'Donnell weaved his way inside before firing into an empty net as they inflicted further damage on a jaded Meath side, whose fairytale run came to crashing can now look ahead to the All-Ireland final in a fortnight's time against a Kerry side that dispatched Tyrone with similar ease to which McGuinness' side saw off Meath. Line-ups Donegal: Shaun Patton; Finnbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Peadar Morgan; Ryan McHugh, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Caolan McColgan; Hugh McFadden, Michael Langan; Shane O'Donnell, Ciaran Thompson, Ciaran Moore; Conor O'Donnell, Micheal Murphy, Oisin Gavin Mulreany, Stephen McMenamin, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Eoin McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Odhran Doherty, Patrick McBrearty, Jamie Brennan, Niall O'Donnell, Daire O Baoill, Jason Billy Hogan; Seamus Lavin, Sean Rafferty, Ronan Ryan; Donal Keoghan, Sean Coffey, Ciaran Caulfield; Bryan Menton, Adam O'Neill; Conor Duke, Ruairi Kinsella, Keith Curtis; Jordan Morris, Matthew Costello, Eoghan Sean Brennan, Brian O'Halloran, Eoin Harkin, James McEntee, Cian McBride, Conor Gray, Aaron Lynch, Daithi McGowan, Shane Walsh, Diarmuid Moriarty, Cathal Paul Faloon (Down)
BreakingNews.ie
13-07-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Donegal hammer Meath to secure place in All-Ireland football final
Donegal have thrashed Meath 3-26 to 0-15 at Croke Park to secure their place in the All-Ireland football final. Ciarán Moore, Conor O'Donnell and Oisin Gallen scored three goals in the second half for the Ulster champions. Donegal are into their first All-Ireland final since 2014, where they overcame Kerry to land the Sam Maguire cup. More to follow... Advertisement
Irish Daily Mirror
22-06-2025
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Donegal v Louth live updates from the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final
Donegal and Louth clash in the last of this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-finals. Following the earlier meeting of Down and Galway, Donegal host the Wee County in Ballybofey, with throw-in scheduled for 4pm. The match is only being shown live on GAA+. The winners of this clash will join Dublin, Kerry and the winners of Down v Galway in Monday's quarter-final draw, along with Meath, Tyrone, Monaghan and Armagh. Here are the teams: Donegal: Shaun Patton; Finnbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan; Ryan McHugh, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Ciaran Moore; Hugh McFadden, Michael Langan; Daire O Baoill, Ciaran Thompson, Shane O'Donnell; Conor O'Donnell; Michael Murphy, Oisin Gallen. Subs: Gavin Mulreany, Stephen McMenamin, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Mark Curran, Odhran Doherty, Aaron Doherty, Patrick McBrearty, Jamie Brennan, Eoin McHugh, Caolan McColgan, Jason McGee. Louth: Niall McDonnell; Daire Nally, Dermot Campbell, Donal McKenny; Emmet Carolan, Peter Lynch, Craig Lennon; Tommy Durnin, Dara McDonnell; Conal McKeever, Ciaran Downey, Conor Grimes; Ciaran Keenan, Sam Mulroy, Ryan Burns. Subs: Tiernan Markey, Liam Jackson, Anthony Williams, Sean Callaghan, Kieran McArdle, Ciaran Byrne, Dan Corcoran, Conor Branigan, Ryan Walsh, Daire McConnon, Paul Matthews. In the other preliminary quarter-final, Down are on the comeback and trail 1-20 to 1-17 after being 10 points behind at the break. There are 14 minutes to go. Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog for this All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final clash between Donegal and Louth. Ger Brennan shared his thoughts on referees during a local radio broadcast during the week, making an intriguing decision to delve into that topic. Louth have found it challenging to regain their momentum following their remarkable Leinster Championship victory over Meath, suffering losses to Monaghan and Down. However, they did manage to secure a win against Clare last weekend. Donegal are having difficulties in the forward line, with Michael Murphy being the exception. Nonetheless, young talents Finbarr Roarty and Ciaran Moore are providing them with great energy. We'll keep you up to date with all the action from Ballybofey right here throughout the afternoon. There's just over an hour to go until throw-in.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Donegal must not let supporters down
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness challenged his players "not to let the supporters down" when they return to Ballybofey for their All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final this Ulster champions will have home advantage against Lough after finishing second in their group. Ideally, Donegal would have preferred to have topped Group One and move straight into the quarter-finals, but their last-gasp one-point win over Mayo in Roscommon on Sunday was only good enough for was due to their defeat at home by Tyrone in the opening round, meaning the Red Hands topped the group and will enjoy the week off due to the head-to-head tiebreaker as both finished with four points from their three suffered his first loss as Donegal manager at MacCumhaill Park in league or championship in that game and he is keen to ensure the same doesn't happen this week."We're happy, it's one game, we have another one next Sunday and hopefully the Sunday after that," he said."We know what is coming down the line. We know if we want to be where we want to be, we had to win this weekend. We did that and we have another game coming."The fact that it's at home is brilliant. The last time we were at home we let our supporters down, so we're hoping to not do that this time around and put in as big a performance as we can." It was a thrilling afternoon in Roscommon which culminated in Ciaran Moore's winning point after the hooter had seconds prior, Mayo thought they had snatched a draw and a lifeline to stay in the championship when Fergal Boland slung over an equaliser, but Donegal's will to win shone through, even though a draw would not have made any difference to their second-place finish in the said he was unaware of that situation during the game and had not been paying attention to the updates from Enniskillen where Tyrone were beating Cavan, but insists all he and his players were concerned about was putting two wins back-to-back."Absolutely delighted - it always is a tough battle when you face Mayo," he reflected."We had to go to the wire and they did that very well. We had no ears or eyes on the other game, we were focussed on ourselves. We spoke about that in the hotel this morning: bring our own performance levels and we're delighted with that."They're playing games in training and there's a final phase called. They have to go do something in that final phase so Ciaran Moore, brilliant for him to step up and the way he went at Mayo's defence and mixed a score under serious pressure was a lot of class. "The squad is huge and you have to have everyone prepared to step in and do the right thing for the team in clutch moments."
