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KERRY BOOKED THEIR place in a first Allianz Football League Division 1 final since 2022 with an eight-point win over Galway in Pearse Stadium, Salthill.
It was Galway who started the day in the driving seat for a place in Croke Park next week, with Kerry looking over their shoulder at the still-live prospect of relegation, but goals from Dylan Geaney, Damien Bourke and Gavin White ensured the Kingdom will have a shot at the first silverware of the season.
A LATE MISSED penalty from Donegal’s Daire Ó Baoill saw Donegal miss out on a place in the Division 1 final — and Mayo progress to the Croke Park decider at their expense.
Defeat here would have condemned Mayo to relegation, such were the fine margins at play, but Ryan O’Donoghue’s late score secured a two-point win — and a final berth — on a madcap final day in Division 1.
TYRONE WERE RELEGATED to Division 2 for the first time since 2016 despite finishing their campaign with a seven-point win over Dublin.
Darragh Canavan finished with 1-3 for Tyrone, who finished level with Armagh on points but were relegated on head-to-head.
Armagh 4-24
Derry 1-18
ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Armagh put four goals past already-relegated Derry to ensure their Division 1 status for another season.
Ross McQuillan, Barry McCambridge, Conor Turbitt and Darragh McMullen scored all four Armagh goals in an early second-half flurry en route to a 15-point win.
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Missed penalty indeed.. me granny would have hit that better, and she is dead 20 plus years.
@Michael O’Brien: Donegal had the good sense not to win.
@Thomas Sheridan: Indeed , looks that way. Mayo at one stage were looking likey to be relegated. Mad league altogether.
Congratulations Kerry
GAA football needs to go into rejuvenate program the game needs to overhaul the whole system and bring youth to be interested again, youth are looking at soccer more like in days of yore, premier league etc, and with national soccer team not doing much better, hopefully tonight May gives hope, and GAA for our counties, and soccer for our country gives us enthusiasm again.
The Dubs are over reliant on old man Cluxton. He doesn’t play Dublin don’t win.
@Argus Romsworth: Dubs forever we will be back , don’t know why you brought that comment in!!! Come on the Dubs great entertainment with Kerry and the like.
@Argus Romsworth: Cluxton is some player alright. How could any county not use he services as long as he is offering. Will go down in GAA history as an all time great, with a totally deserving trophy and medal haul. A true athlete with 110% passion and dedication.
@Toyo Ke: let someone else take over his days are done full stop
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