Kerry GAA

Ten-time All-Ireland winner Eileen Lawlor (Dardis) was the last woman to captain Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1993 and she’s hoping the county's famine is almost over

The best players, games and moments along with the biggest surprises and disappointments, as chosen by Irish Times writers

Despite a poor league campaign which ended in relegation, Galway regrouped to claim some big scalps on their way to Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC final against Kerry

The GAA headquarters is now open for all sorts of business but for the All-Ireland hurling and football finals the ground is a player too

The Kingdom did enough in a low-scoring second half to seal their place in championship decider

A lack of strength in depth was one of the Kingdom’s main weaknesses this season

Jack O’Connor has a lot to ponder over the winter - short kick-outs take too much out of the players and he has to get better at bringing youth through

Kieran McGeeney’s side showed some real innovation in attack, while Galway’s defensive shape caused problems for Donegal’s shooters

Donegal will see their All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Galway as a lost opportunity

Perhaps surprisingly, both Donegal and Kerry found the pace too hot during the crucial final period of their respective semi-finals

The finalists know how to shut up shop; Kerry have an issue with Ulster teams; Donaghy’s split loyalties; and the value of supporters

‘The batteries ran a wee bit lower,’ says Jim McGuinness as Donegal miss out on their chance to face Armagh in the All-Ireland final in two weeks’ time

‘It was up and down, a lot more open than people were expecting but every game takes on a life of its own’

Orchard county come from five points down in second-half to earn victory after extra-time in a truly titanic tussle

Famous win for the Orchard County at Croke Park as they reach their first final since 2003

Everybody was wrong about the football championshiop being a three-horse race. The upshot is that each of the semi-finalists are legitimate contenders for Sam Maguire

When the former Kerry full-forward joined Kieran McGeeney’s backroom team, it felt like an unlikely marriage. But his worth as a forwards coach and dressingroom presence has been huge

Donegal defenders will go up the field at every chance they get and pose a dilemma for Galway’s forwards – stick or twist?

After 19 years of trying, Armagh are back in the All-Ireland semi-finals, but can they beat the Kingdom?

The unreasonable men involved in this weekend’s All-Ireland semi-finals welcome external help

It’s hard to remember a time when the semi-final teams were managed by such big characters as these four

Everything you need to know ahead of Armagh v Kerry and Donegal v Galway, and the Tailteann Cup final

Contrast between the two weekends will be stark but the race for Sam Maguire is remarkably open

Darragh Ó Sé: With Dublin gone from the championship, there’s an All-Ireland sitting there waiting for the four teams left to reach out and grab it

Michael Murphy: The four counties still standing won’t have to cope with Dublin’s ruthless box-ticking but they all still have their own issues to address

Armagh’s fixture with Kerry to take place on Saturday, July 13th with Galway’s clash with Donegal set for the next day

The Kingdom is full of pragmatists; Donegal are both battle-hardened and fresh; Derry’s nihilistic streak; Tipperary’s minor miracle

Kerry boss Jack O'Connor ‘If you think you can play a kind of gung-ho open football against that type of structure then that’s not living in the real world’

Galway will face Donegal in All-Ireland semi-final while Kerry meet Armagh

A drab afternoon was saved by cameos from Cillian Burke, Killian Spillane and Dylan Geaney as the Munster champions progress to meet Armagh

Kingdom through to play Armagh, while Donegal will play Galway

Nobody can say for sure if their ghost season of low-risk, defanged matches will leave Kerry short for Croke Park assignment

I expect a big performance from Kerry and reckon they will beat Derry pretty convincingly

Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh can earn a reward for their consistency in the last two years by reaching the All-Ireland semi-finals along with Dublin, Kerry and Donegal

The football championship finally gets serious with the two biggest beasts out there for everyone else to take a swing at in Croke Park this weekend

Kerry have enjoyed serene progress so far but Jack O’Connor’s men will be wary of the potent threat posed by Mickey Harte’s Derry

An old rivalry resumes at the weekend, but have the ground rules changed forever?

I got to know him first in the early 1990s when he was still training country players who were working in Dublin - he never had a bad word to say about anyone

Mayo needed to ask the big questions from the start and didn’t. You can be sure Kerry won’t make the same mistake.

Mickey Harte’s team ready for third knock-out game in a row, in contrast to Kerry’s preparation