Malachy’s Clerkin’s top 21 moments of the Gaelic football summer

Championship 2019: From Castlebar to Croke Park, from Clones to Killarney

Kevin McStay: If Kerry aren’t winning midfield, they aren’t winning the All-Ireland

If Dublin can win the crucial midfield battle a fifth All-Ireland in a row beckons

Darragh Ó Sé: I don’t buy this idea that Kerry have nothing to lose

Peter Keane has a young team but that doesn’t mean they get a pass for losing the final

Darragh Ó Sé: Improving Kerry will need a different game plan for Donegal

Keane’s tactics worked a treat against Mayo but will need to be tweaked for Croke Park test

Peter Keane knows Kerry are hitting the heights at right time

Kerry chief hails David Moran while Mayo boss admits side ‘comprehensively’ beaten

Driver who hit cyclist with car door ordered to pay €6,000 damages

Craig Lancaster denied being at scene of incident on Dublin’s Aungier Street

Graham targets another fairytale victory with all eyes on Ulster

Cavan’s clash with Donegal takes centre stage as Munster and Leinster fail to enthuse

Kerry make four changes for Munster final clash against Cork

Dara Moynihan to make his Championship debut in place of injured James O’Donoghue

Kerry make a break for victory over battling Clare in second half

Clare manager Colm Collins rues a number of missed chances to put pressure on Kerry

Kerry pull away from Clare early on to book Munster final slot

James O’Donoghue grabs goal just before half-time to put Kerry nine clear

Mayo hit redemption road as second half goals derail Kerry

After nine national final losses since last league win, Mayo finally take national title

Clifford returns as Roscommon defeat confirms relegation

Kerry All Star scores five points in his first match of 2019 in 10 point win at Hyde Park

Kerry’s winning edge down to more than minor matters

Peter Keane has cast his net wider than just Kerry’s recent underage winning teams

Men ruled by doctor to be ‘exaggerating’ injuries awarded damages

Taxi driver involved in Kildare incident also contradicted plaintiffs’ version of events

‘A totemic figure for Kerry’ - Kieran Donaghy has retired

Éamonn Fitzmaurice feels that after 69 appearances ‘Star’ will become a great manager

20 moments that lit up 2018 All-Ireland football championship

Football the poor relation at the end of summer where complaining is true national sport

Eamonn Fitzmaurice steps down as Kerry manager

He’s been involved with Kerry seniors, as a player or manager, for 17 of the past 21 years

Super 8s: What are the final weekend permutations?

Draw would be enough for Galway and Monaghan to advance at Kerry’s expense

High Court judge overturns 'racket' injury claim ruling

Passengers complained of pain despite paramedics’ evidence of little vehicle damage

Jim McGuinness: Kerry in unfamiliar position of not controlling their destiny

Kerry will work hard to beat Kildare, but reaching semi-final is out of their hands

Monaghan count blessings despite Kerry’s miraculous escape

David Clifford’s wonder goal keeps the Kingdom in the championship, for now

Monaghan had every inch of Kerry’s number until final conclusion was drawn

David Clifford takes the rug out from under Monaghan’s feet with late goal in Clones

A bad Kerry display will leave Fitzmaurice on borrowed time

There is an undeniable sense of a dam about to burst if Kerry don’t beat Monaghan

Darragh Ó Sé: Kerry hurting because they lack the men to lead

David Moran, Paul Geaney and Paul Murphy need to stand up and be counted in Clones

Galway announce themselves with win over super bad Kerry

David Clifford scores 1-5, all from play, as Paul Conroy breaks his leg in flat contest

Jim McGuinness: Fine details are key as real business starts

Pace, aggression and tactical acumen a common theme for Dubs, Kerry and Donegal

Kerry look the part as championship moves up a gear

Eamonn Fitzmaurice's side stroll through to the Super-8s and play Galway next

Cork sell the crowd a pup before Kerry wolf them down whole

Two early goals for the Rebels gave the Munster Final the false appearance of a contest

Cork must start as they mean to go on to disrupt Kingdom

Kerry’s ability to build early leads has killed the Rebels in recent years

Ciarán Murphy: Galway now live Championship contenders

Paddy Tally’s influence is in the bite and the hurt they’re putting into their defence

Prisoner granted compassionate bail to visit critically-ill children

Michael Lynch’s partner and three children were injured in fire at their Dublin home

Dublin’s achievement reflected in 13 All-Star nominations

Champions total highest since Tyrone in 2003. Mayo’s 12 record for finalists in qualifier era

Mayo once again show that they have no short-term memory

High-energy assault through the middle helped them dominate Kerry in semi-final win

Mayo can get it right against Kerry second time around

All-Ireland semi-final replay preview: Croke Park, Saturday, 3pm

Jack O’Shea foresees little change in Kerry-Mayo rematch

Kingdom legend believes Mayo may stick with Aidan O’Shea at full back on Donaghy

Darragh Ó Sé: I felt sorry for Aidan O'Shea - I've been there

Curbing Kerry's Kieran Donaghy remains a major problem for Mayo’s management

Fool’s errand: Aidan O’Shea out of his depth in defence

Mayo’s gamble in sending him to mark Kerry’s Kieran Donaghy backfired spectacularly

Kerry and Mayo do their level best but can’t be parted

Sides will meet again at Croke Park next Saturday to decide All-Ireland final spot

Mayo's remorseless climb may have peaked for another year

Greater variety in Kerry’s game can thwart opponents’ great All-Ireland quest

Kieran Donaghy still causing confusion long after we assumed he was gone

After not touching a football throughout the spring, Kerry's number 14 is wreaking havoc

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