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BreakingNews.ie
8 hours ago
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Pictures: Hundreds of fans welcome All-Ireland champions Kerry home
Homecoming celebrations are underway for Kerry's All-Ireland Senior Football champions. They won by 1-26 to 0-19 points against Donegal in Sunday's All-Ireland final. Advertisement Tralee was the first to host homecoming celebrations from 6.15pm, before the open-top bus travelled to Killarney for 8.30pm. Hundreds of delighted fans turned out to welcome the Kerry footballers home with the Sam Maguire Cup. The Kingdom have been parading through the county this evening after winning their 39th All-Ireland Senior football title. The official homecoming event will take place at Fitzgerald Stadium from 9pm. Graham O'Sullivan, Tadhg Morley and Gavin White arrive back to Tralee with the Sam Maguire trophy. Photo: Ben Brady/Inpho The victorious Kerry team arrive back to Tralee with the Sam Maguire. Photo: Ben Brady/Inpho Dylan Casey poses for a picture with fans as he arrives back to Tralee with the Sam Maguire trophy. Photo: Ben Brady/Inpho
The 42
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The 42
Over one million viewers tune in to All-Ireland football final on RTÉ
RTÉ'S LIVE TV coverage of yesterday's All-Ireland football final drew an average audience of 933,000 – with viewing figures peaking at 1,033,000 towards the end of the game as Kerry stormed to glory against Donegal. 79% of the available audience tuned in as Kingdom secured a record-extending 39th Sam Maguire crown following a 1-26 to 0-19 win at Croke Park. Advertisement The game also attracted 378,000 streams on the RTÉ player, while a further 175,000 people watched last night's Sunday Game on RTÉ 2. RTÉ have also revealed that 'The Sunday Game' social media accounts saw video views reaching 6.73 million with over 705,000 engagements. It was the 'top performing piece of content across all RTÉ social channels and platforms'. Last week's All-Ireland hurling final between Tipperary and Cork had an average audience of 980,000 tuned into live coverage on RTÉ, which peaked at 1,119,000. Over one million viewers also watched the 2024 All-Ireland football final on RTÉ. A peak audience of 1,085,400 watched Armagh beat Galway last summer. *****
The 42
13 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Kerry captain Gavin White lands All-Ireland football final man of the match award
KERRY CAPTAIN GAVIN White has been named man of the match after today's All-Ireland senior football final. The Kingdom stormed to Sam Maguire Cup glory with a 1-26 to 0-19 win over Donegal. White scored 0-3 in a superb half-back performance at Croke Park. Advertisement While David Clifford and Paudie Clifford were among others in the conversation, the winner was announced on The Sunday Game on RTÉ, and presented by GAA President Jarlath Burns at the team banquet at the winners' hotel. Mayo legend Lee Keegan labelled White's showing as 'one of the all-time great half-back performances,' to which he said: 'Ah look, I suppose you go out there and try to perform as best you can. 'Plenty of the lads played exceptionally well today. You see Paudie there getting 76 possessions, it's unbelievable. Look, it's a team performance, our main objective this morning was to get the Sam Maguire back to the Kingdom so we're just absolutely thrilled with that. ' Kerry captain Gavin White is the 2025 All-Ireland Final Man of the Match 📺 Watch the #SundayGame live: — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) July 27, 2025 White continued: 'One of our targets at the start of the game was to make a mark in the first 10 minutes, use our experience from the last couple of years and thankfully we were able to do that. 'I'm a bit lost for words to tell you the truth, just so emotional over the last five our six hours. Immensely proud of all the players. It's been a tough year, it's been a tough couple of years. To get Sam Maguire back home, I'm just immensely proud of all of them.' The Dr Crokes man also spoke about changing his own game, recalling a meeting with team coach Cian O'Neill at the start of the season. 'Like any player in the country with the new rules, you have to evolve to some degree,' said White. 'The kick out has obviously been a huge part of it, breaking ball being key to primary possession. It's something that probably wouldn't have been one of my strengths in previous years so it was obviously something I needed to target this year. Related Reads 'I was inside here a month ago and there steam coming out of my ears' - Jack O'Connor How Joe O'Connor put injury hell behind him and played his way into Footballer of the Year contention 'It was a bit of a struggle when I came back after the club campaign, but gradually got to grips with it and thankfully it paid off.' Both captains landed the man of the match awards in this year's All-Ireland football and hurling finals: Ronan Maher was honoured for Tipperary last week. *****
Irish Independent
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Victorious Kerry footballers bring Sam Maguire to sick kids at Children's Health Ireland in Temple Street
Fresh off their All-Ireland victory, Kerry stars visit CHI at Temple Street to share celebrations, smiles, and the Sam Maguire with delighted young patients Fresh from their impressive All-Ireland victory over Donegal on Sunday, some members of the Kerry senior football team took time out of their celebrations on Monday morning to go and visit young patients and staff at Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Temple Street in Dublin. It's one of the most wholesome and wonderful traditions after every All Ireland final and despite it undoubtedly having been a late night for them, players Diarmuid O'Connor, Paul Murphy, Killian Spillane, Gavin White and Tadhg Morley were never going to miss the chance to take part were on hand bright and early to bring Sam Maguire with them. As part of their visit, they posed for photos and spent time with children, all of whom (despite many being from staunch hurling counties such as Tipperary and Clare) were delighted to get their hands on Sam, as well as answering any and all questions they had. The event was supported by Children's Health Foundation, which raises essential funds to support sick children and their families across CHI hospitals and urgent care centres. Their work includes funding life-saving equipment, supporting patients and parents, and enabling pioneering paediatric research. Children's Health Foundation was formed in 2019 following the merger of CMRF Crumlin and Temple Street Foundation, uniting under one banner to support all CHI locations in delivering world-class care to every child in need. Whether you're gathered in a packed pub, cheering along at home, or soaking up the atmosphere at Croke Park, we want to see your photos capturing the excitement, the county colours, and the celebrations of this All Ireland showdown *Your photo or video Where was your photo taken? (optional) *Your story *Your first name *Your last name *Your email Your telephone number (optional) By submitting any contribution to Mediahuis, you confirm that Mediahuis (and any of its group publications or syndicated partners) are free to use the uploaded photos, videos, and texts worldwide, without limitation and for the full duration of their copyright protection (including copying, distributing, (re)publishing, (re)broadcasting, exhibiting, exploiting, and otherwise using them through all possible channels, digital or physical). Mediahuis is entirely free to edit, (re)publish, (re)broadcast, and exploit the photos, videos, and texts as it sees fit. You also confirm that no compensation (in any form) is required by you in relation to your contribution. By submitting any contribution to Mediahuis you hereby warrant and confirm that: - your contribution is your own original work and does not infringe the copyright of any other person - your contribution does not contain any statements that are defamatory of any third party nor is it obscene, in breach of privacy, in contempt of court or in breach of any other statutory obligation - all relevant consents and permissions have been obtained from third parties where appropriate You also confirm that you will indemnify Mediahuis, without time limitation, against all possible claims and demands from third parties relating to your contribution including all fees, expenses, costs, and interest, out-of-court settlements and legal judgments, so that all adverse financial consequences will ultimately be borne entirely by you. You give your consent for the personal data provided to be processed for this editorial initiative by Contribly, on behalf of Mediahuis Ireland Limited, in accordance with our Privacy policy.
The Journal
18 hours ago
- Sport
- The Journal
Delighted Kerry fans to welcome GAA team home with parade from Tralee to Killarney
ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL champions Kerry will attend a homecoming parade spanning from Tralee to Killarney this evening. The Kingdom lifted their 39th All-Ireland title after a 1-26 to 0-19 win over Donegal in Croke Park yesterday. The Kerry team and the Sam Maguire cup will travel across Kerry on an open top bus this evening, arriving in Tralee around 6pm before continuing on to Killarney, where they will land at 8.30pm. The night will end with celebrations at the Gleneagle Hotel, beginning at 9pm, where the team and supporters can attend a céilí and disco with DJ Donal. In Tralee, the bus will travel through Boherbee and Castle Street to a welcome home reception on stage at the Ashe Hall on Denny Street at around 6pm today. There will be live music on the Denny Street stage from 5pm, featuring Dreams of Freedom and DJ Big Jim. Advertisement Kerry County Council will close Denny Street, The Mall and Ivy Terrace to traffic from 4pm to 8.30pm today. Radio Kerry DJ Brendan Fuller will be on stage from 7.30pm. David Clifford and son Ogie. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO The Council has advised that there will be no parking on Denny Street from Park Lane to Ashe Hall from 8am today. All parked cars should be removed from Denny Street and around Ashe Hall by 2.30pm today. The bus will then continue on to Killarney, travelling down Lewis Road and College Street, before arriving on stage at the Glebe Carpark between 7pm and 9pm today. Kerry County Council will close College Street to traffic from 4.30pm to 11pm. There will be no parking on either side of College Street from the junction with Fairhill to Plunkett Street from 4.30pm. All parked cars should be removed from the Glebe Carpark by 7.00am. Kerry County Council have advised that traffic diversions will be in place. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
