The obvious way Donegal can be beaten by Kerry is ... David Clifford
Perhaps winning a final requires something different, that deciders are the exception and call for a distinct approach
Ciarán Murphy: At 42 I took up hurling, the world’s most frustrating and beautiful sport
If this sounds suspiciously like a midlife crisis, it at least had the advantage of being a lot cheaper than a sports car
Ciarán Murphy: It’s fundamental to the sport that Kerry win this All-Ireland
It could be written in the stars that both counties battle it out in the All-Ireland final
Ciarán Murphy: Football’s best forwards are being rewarded for their genius and it’s a joy to behold
Quarter-final weekend provided irrefutable evidence that the game is back in the best of health
Ciarán Murphy: Nostradamus would have been proud of my tip. I should have shouted it from the rooftops
Unscrambling the reality of match predictions teaches us that it’s something of a mug’s game
Ciarán Murphy: Keeping cool in front of goal is key to landing All-Ireland
That said, Peter Canavan goal in the 2005 All-Ireland final basically cheated us out of one of the simple joys of life
Ciarán Murphy: Kildare looked preconceived notions in the eye and decided to ignore them
The Lilywhites’ Joe McDonagh Cup triumph represents one of the most heartwarming GAA stories of the year
Cork may be willing to lose the Munster battle to win the All-Ireland war
Gunning for their seventh successive Munster title Limerick look the hungrier of the two sides
Ciarán Murphy: Tyrone’s ability to stand the heat as Donegal emptied the tank was as compelling as it gets
Breathless closing stages in Ballybofey again showed us why football is returning to full health for the first time in years
Ciarán Murphy: Dublin’s leaders prove an old lion is still a lion - and Limerick are roaring now too
Limerick and Dublin last weekend, with 14 All-Irelands between them in the last 15 years, were case studies in greatness
Ciarán Murphy: Provincial finals exist as their own entity and are deemed worth winning in their own right
Only in Munster could it be reasonably stated that no one was too upset or too ecstatic about how the provincial championship went
Ciarán Murphy: Daft scheduling leaves GAA fans channel-hopping between games in biggest Saturday of season so far
Some matches should have been moved to Sunday to give players the viewership they deserve
Ciarán Murphy: Potential ‘group of death’ leaves me wondering if Connacht final is worth winning
The draw for the group stage shouldn’t happen until after the provincial finals are played
Ciarán Murphy: This weekend’s big one is the game between Louth and Kildare
Louth are the prodigal son’s brother - they have worked diligently and they have reaped the rewards
Ciarán Murphy: Roscommon and Monaghan continue to fight the good fight
Back in Division One again, the perennial outsiders will throw down the gauntlet to Galway and Donegal