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The Irish Sun
20 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
David Clifford's son adorably hijacks RTE interview after dad dominates All-Ireland final
DAVID and Paudie weren't the only Clifford's getting the cameras' attention as Ógie took the spotlight in the post-match interviews. Joe O'Connor and David Clifford were speaking to the RTÉ panel during the All-Ireland celebrations after Advertisement 2 The interview was gatecrashed by none other than David's son Ógie Credit: @Thesundaygame 2 The future and present of Kerry GAA enjoyed the terrific final performance The interview was interrupted by an unexpected guest in Cantwell quickly continued the interview by going back to talking to David and Joe. David lifted his second Sam Maguire Cup in the Hogan stand with both his brother and son. Advertisement Read more on GAA Ógie - who will be four in September - must have been delighted with the performances of his father and uncle in the final and throughout the Championship. David and Paudie were crucial to Kerry's success and earned themselves a place in the Sunday Game Team of the Year while David also scooped Player of the Year. The two-time GAA/GPA Player of the Year scored 0-9 in the final including three two-pointers. The selfless yet seriously impactful performance has officially denounced the myth surrounding Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Paudie cleared up the misconception that He said: "I suppose as a team, we would feel disrespected because we were in three of the last four All-Irelands and we've won two of them now. Paudie Clifford teases David over childhood nickname during hilarious RTE interview after All-Ireland heroics "And to be called a one-man team when I see myself some of the work that our lads put in... 'Like, Joe O'Connor, the turnovers, winning balls, scoring, Jason Foley, Brian Ó Beaglaioch, Gavin White – I'm only naming a few. I see the work that they put in every day. Advertisement 'To be called a one-man team then, it's nearly like it's disrespectful. It's kind of personal. I suppose that's the angle we were coming from."
Extra.ie
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Paudie Clifford proves he's the classic older sibling in hilarious RTE interview
Clare McGoldrick 28/07/2025 Paudie Clifford proved he's still every inch the classic older sibling during a lively post-match interview on Sunday night. Fresh from Kerry's All-Ireland triumph over Donegal, Paudie and his younger brother David joined RTÉ's Marty Morrissey to reflect on their victory – and share a few laughs. One standout moment came when Paudie looked back on their football roots in Fossa, where limited numbers meant the brothers often played on the same underage teams, despite a two-year age gap. When asked about their on-field chemistry, Paudie couldn't resist taking a playful dig at his younger brother. 'The chemistry wasn't great now, we fought every day for about two years straight!' he said with a grin. From teaming up to win another All-Ireland for Kerry to settling a few childhood scores along the way, Paudie and David Clifford chat to @MartyMofficial 📺 Watch the #SundayGame live: — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) July 27, 2025 'Mom was just sick of us… Sick of dealing with David crying every two minutes. 'They actually used to call him 'Watery Eyes' because he used to cry so much! So that was the chemistry now.' While Paudie was in top form off the pitch, Kerry were just as sharp on it – delivering a dominant, clinical display to reclaim the Sam Maguire. They had the answer to every question Donegal put to them, firing home five two-pointers, a goal, and 16 points in total. Kerry flew out of the traps, racking up a commanding 0-13 to 0-04 lead before the 20-minute mark. From there, Donegal never looked like clawing their way back. Kerry flew out of the traps, racking up a commanding 0-13 to 0-04 lead before the 20-minute mark. Pic: Inpho With a seven-point cushion at halftime, it seemed all but certain the All-Ireland title was heading back to the southwest. Once again, David Clifford stole the show, with many dubbing it his 'masterpiece' performance as he struck three two-pointers in a brilliant first half. The result was put beyond doubt in the final moments, as Joe O'Connor sealed the win with a late goal – capping off a 10-point victory for the Kingdom.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Paudie Clifford teases David over childhood nickname during hilarious RTE interview after All-Ireland heroics
PAUDIE Clifford may have to look up to make eye contact with David but he very much lives up to the older brother stereotype. The older Clifford is the more verbose of the two and drove most of their post-match interview 2 Paudie, 28, did most of the talking while David, 26, was happy to play second fiddle Credit: @TheSundayGame 2 He had a whopping 76 possessions during Sunday's All-Ireland final win Credit: @TheSundayGame Some of the highlights included him noting that they were on the same teams growing up despite the age gap as their community of Fossa is so small that playing numbers were often tight. The playmaker also joked about his 76 possessions over the course of Harking back to the widely lauded Football Review Committee, he quipped: "Jim Gavin and Eamon Fitzmaurice probably didn't envision me soloing the ball on the spot about 100 times when they drew up the new rules!" The best moment, however, was a classic case of a big brother slagging his younger sibling. Read More On GAA Asked if they'd always had an innate on-pitch chemistry, Paudie shot back: "The chemistry wasn't great now, we fought every day for about two years straight! "Mom was just sick of of dealing with David crying every two minutes. They actually used to call him watery eyes because he used to cry so much! So that was the chemistry now." While Paudie was all smiles and in relaxed form by that stage of the day, the his immediate post-match interview He vented: "I suppose as a team, we would feel disrespected because we were in three of the last four All-Irelands and we've won two of them now. Most read in GAA Football "And to be called a one-man team when I see myself some of the work that our lads put in… 'Like, Joe O'Connor, the turnovers, winning balls, scoring, Jason Foley, Brian Ó Beaglaioch, Gavin White – I'm only naming a few. I see the work that they put in every day. Cork hurlers catch strays during Jack O'Connor's triumphant RTE interview after Kerry outclass Donegal 'To be called a one-man team then, it's nearly like it's disrespectful. It's kind of personal. I suppose that's the angle we were coming from. 'We were close against Armagh last year and we'd be our own worst critics as well. We admitted that we've under-performed definitely as a team over some of the years. 'But I suppose with the work we put in and the players we have there, for them things to be said, it's not nice to hear it." Still, with David on course to be named Footballer of the Year for the third time in four seasons, Clifford recognises greatness when he sees it. He said: "Obviously he's a top, top player and one of the greatest players ever. I suppose the new rules have probably given him a new lease of life. But he's had an unbelievable year. Delighted for him." MEATH MELTDOWN Kerry's response was impressive after their status as All-Ireland contenders took a battering when they suffered a nine-point defeat to Meath in the group stages. Paudie, who missed that game through injury, said: "I suppose there's a worry that you wouldn't be battle-tested. Usually that's the kind of talk about us. 'But we were definitely-battle tested and we had a lot of injuries. Losing to Meath probably ended up being the best thing that ever happened to us. 'Obviously with the new rules, we had basically the same kickout strategy, we had basically the same, say, defensive strategy since we won the league. 'Everyone was only figuring things out and fair play to the lads. After the Meath game, we kind of realised that structurally in a few areas, we probably weren't where we should be. 'Once we fixed that and once we saw Croke Park and started getting bodies back all the time, it led from there." A fourth All-Star award could now be in store for Clifford, who has looked as good as ever since his half-time introduction in the quarter-final against Armagh. The 28-year-old said: "Obviously I had a good league but I just couldn't get a hamstring injury right for a while. In the lead-up to the Armagh game, I just didn't feel great that week even. 'So I suppose I'm just delighted really that everything worked out for myself and us obviously. We put a lot of work into it all year so I'm just delighted that it worked out for us.'
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
David Clifford: 'You have to go out and prove that they are wrong'
David Clifford savoured the feeling of securing the 2025 All-Ireland SFC title with Kerry and lifting Sam Maguire alongside his son, Ógie, and brother Paudie on the steps of the Hogan Stand. The wrongs of 2023 and 2024 have been righted and the doubters have been proven wrong, after delivering their best performance of the season. It's his second All-Ireland triumph. Jack O'Connor's fifth as manager, perhaps his sweetest of all. "We won the All-Ireland in 2022 with a lot of that team, and you can fall into the trap thinking that it's going to happen every year," Clifford said post-match on RTÉ. "Personally, dealing with the disappointment of 2023, and then obviously, last year losing out to Armagh so, we put a massive emphasis on getting back here this year. "Without ever mentioning the All-Ireland, though, one performance at a time is what we said, we tried to stick to it, and we had to re-evaluate after the Meath game, but we'd be massively proud of how we came back after that Meath game, to be honest. His older brother Paudie had mentioned post-match that Kerry had been disrespected by the "one-man-team" talkin 2025. It's a sentiment shared by David. "Absolutely, look, I don't think anyone goes out to read articles, but they get to you, to be honest. You get sent something or someone mentions something to you. No one likes it, but it's no good either feeling sorry for yourself, 'oh why are they saying that about us?'. You have to go out and prove that they are wrong. "As good as our last two performances were, if we didn't get over the line today it would have been all for nothing, so we're just delighted we did." Asked whether it was his side's best performance of the year, Clifford referenced their ability to navigate a crucial period in the second-half. "I suppose so. You'd be very proud, I think they got it back to four and put a really big press on our kick-out, and I just remember Paudie getting a point, Gavin White won a break and slipped it to Paudie and he was away. They're huge scores. "They just give the rest of the team such a lift, so today was probably the best performance, thankfully."
The 42
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Kerry have the best attack left in the championship - the rest is just pub talk
AS THE KERRY team made their way out onto the pitch for the second half of their quarter-final win over Armagh, the RTÉ production team were sharp enough to spot that Paudie Clifford had been introduced, and stalked his every move as he circled round the pitch, getting in the zone. On the coverage, Joanne Cantwell asked Lee Keegan if the introduction of the elder Clifford brother would alter the way Seán O'Shea plays; the Kenmare man having led the fight in the first half with a superb haul of eight points, boosted by a brace of two-pointers from play. 'It definitely adds something for David in particular,' said Keegan. 'We all know the connection that Paudie has with his brother… We always know Paudie's head's up and he wants to deliver ball inside.' In the second play of the half, after Darragh McMullan stretched Armagh's lead to two, Paudie jinked into space away from Peter McGrane, playing a handpass forward to Joe O'Connor. His shot grazed the crossbar on its' way over for a point. Paudie Clifford. James Lawlor / INPHO James Lawlor / INPHO / INPHO Armagh enjoyed the next period of the game to go five points up before Joe O'Connor again answered back with a point. It was the 41st minute. A minute earlier, Ethan Rafferty was bouncing on the halfway line, looking for a defender to come back over halfway so he could be released to a right wing that was entirely emptied out. But now he had more prosaic duties to attend to with a kickout. Paudie Clifford was on high alert around the top of the shooting arc, continually keeping an eye on the movement behind him. Rafferty's intended target was Jason Duffy but there was no power in the kick. Clifford was instantly onto it, stealing the ball and giving it to his brother David for a hop, a solo and a kick from 45 metres that dropped short. Advertisement After the next kickout, Joe O'Connor was bundled up by some Armagh bodies. Paudie managed to chip-pick the ball up and get it to safety. In the same play he kicked a ball inside. The move ended with a Seán ÓSé two-pointer. Graham O'Sullivan won the next kickout from Rafferty, the ball was played inside to David who laid it off for Paudie to sell two dummies before kicking over. Rafferty's next kickout was aimed at Andrew Murnin and too tight to the sideline that it went over. When Kerry got the ball back into play, Paudie was involved in the next play that ended with David Clifford's first two-pointer. From four down to one up, Paudie Clifford's contribution was all over the Kerry team. The game of Gaelic football, in its' current guise, may feel in the early stages of development more unpredictable than ever. Wild momentum swings and leads being wiped out gives that feel. There is a case to be made, however, that the game has actually become more predictable when you look at the variables. And those are; A) How little you can concede off your own kickout, and… B) How much you can score off the oppositions. At half time on Sunday, Armagh had won eleven of their own kickouts, Kerry had won ten. Armagh went in a point to the good. After Paudie Clifford's intervention, Jack O'Connor had the luxury of sending on Micheál Burns in the 50th minute for Mark O'Shea, leaving Joe O'Connor to move to midfield while Burns took up his position tight to the Cusack Stand. Paul Murphy had a free in midfield. He played it to Dylan Geaney who moved infield and handpassed to Burns. He took on Tiernan Kelly and sidestepped him to get a kick over the bar. Rafferty's next kickout went over the Cusack Stand sideline. Burns took delivery and the move finished with a Brian Ó Beaglaoich point. Raffery's next kickout was won by Joe O'Connor. Burns and Paudie Clifford were part of the next move that led to Gavin White's score. Again a Rafferty kickout and Burns won it clean. He ran it close to goal, passing to Paudie Clifford who fisted it over the bar. The next kickout had Graham O'Sullivan winning the break and a David Clifford point. All of a sudden, Kerry were eight ahead. Burns won the next kickout after it flew over the hands of the intended target and after a long build-up, Graham O'Sullivan landed another point. Even allowing for momentum switches, it felt the game was settled at this stage. The thing is that Paudie Clifford took a while to come to the boil, only making his championship debut at 23 against Cork in 2020. Burns is another interesting case. He was let go from the Kerry panel in 2024. He held his counsel until a podcast interview with Colm Parkinson when he said he never wanted to leave Kerry and his form for Dr Crokes in winning the county and Munster club competitions was so good that Jack O'Connor invited him back in. By then he won an AIB Club All-Star. Related Reads 'What's to be gained by slating people? It's the easiest thing in the world' - Jack O'Connor Kerry knock Armagh off their perch as they dump champions out of race for Sam 'We're probably the only group in the country that thought we could make it this far' Micheál Burns' club form was too good to ignore. Tom Maher / INPHO Tom Maher / INPHO / INPHO It's difficult to know what to make of the assertion made in Joe Brolly's column that the Kerry public don't rate their own forwards. Perhaps it's pubtalk and hot air. More likely, something said with an air of mischief to provoke a bit of hop-balling in a certain atmosphere. The two go way back to Jack's first year in charge of the county minors in 2014, when they won the All-Ireland beating Donegal in the final. Either way, it's complete nonsense. Kerry could now conceivably head into an All-Ireland semi-final with the two Clifford brothers, Paul, Conor and Dylan Geaney, the majestic Seán O'Shea, Tony Brosnan and the worker bees in Micheál Burns, Dara Moynihan and Graham O'Sullivan all capable of adding points from play. Is there a better attack left in the championship? * Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here
