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07 Sept 2025

What the pundits and podcasts said about Donegal’s All-Ireland final loss to Kerry

Donegal's hugely anticipated All-Ireland final clash with Kerry didn't materialise into the contest we'd all hoped for but there was no doubting that the Kingdom deserved their emphatic ten-point win over Jim McGuinness' men

What the pundits and podcasts said about Donegal’s All-Ireland final loss to Kerry

The Ocean FM crew of Austin O'Callaghan, Manus Boyle and Paddy McGill at Croke Park

Conor McManus, ex-Monaghan and The GAA Social.: “No one called it the way it turned out but this was all down to Kerry and their approach to the game. 

“They came after Donegal, set the agenda and had massive energy and intent right from the word go. And maybe Donegal were looking to settle into it. I think with 12 to 14 minutes on the clock they’d already ten points on the board. 

There was a lot of steel and grit attached to both David Clifford and Jack O’Connor when they spoke after”.  

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