Kerry 0-6 Donegal 1-6

18 mins - Moore brings his tally to 1-1 as he puts Donegal three in front once more. 

Paudie Clifford kicks a fourth Kerry wide at the other end.

Kerry 0-6 Donegal 1-5

16 mins - Tadhg Morley fizzes over when the goal was on. After a patient Kerry build-up, O’Sullivan lands a cross-field kick into the arms of Sean O’Brien, who dummies a Donegal defender, and plays Morley clean through.

Ciarán Moore scored Donegal's early goal. James Lawlor / INPHO James Lawlor / INPHO / INPHO

Kerry 0-5 Donegal 1-5

13 mins – Oisin Gallen with an excellent score, squeezing through two or three Kerry defenders and going direct before splitting the posts.

Kerry 0-5 Donegal 1-4

12 mins - Paudie Clifford flashes wide as he goes for goal, Kerry breaking fast after a Dylan Casey turnover in defence. The ball takes a nick for a ’45, which Paudie Clifford takes and it tails wide.

Kerry 0-5 Donegal 1-4

10 mins - Graham O’Sullivan scores Kerry’s fourth point in a row, after his earlier wide.

Kerry 0-4 Donegal 1-4

10 mins – Kerry have been aggressively pressing the Donegal kickout, and Gavin Mulreaney is pinged for taking too long over the ball.  David Clifford taps the free over.

Kerry 0-3 Donegal 1-4

8 mins - David Clifford announces himself with a lovely curled effort, before his brother Paudie adds another.

Kerry 0-1 Donegal 1-4

7 mins – Ryan McHugh with another brilliant two-pointer for Donegal. Comes just after Michael Langan fetches the Donegal kickout, and the ball is worked to McHugh.

Kerry 0-1 Donegal 1-2

5 mins - Michéal Burns with Kerry’s first score of the afternoon, a patient build-up before the space opens up for Burns to angle over.

Kerry 0-0 Donegal 1-2

4 mins - Donegal in the ascendency since that early Moore goal, enjoying a prolonged spell of possession before Oisin Gallen booms over a two-pointer.

GOAL FOR DONEGAL! (Ciaran Moore, 2 mins)

First blood Donegal, as Moore uses his pace to good effect and slams home to make it 1-0 to 0-0 early doors.

Kerry 0-0 Donegal 0-0

1 min - A dramatic, frantic start. As Hurson throws the ball in, players are getting to know each other. Then Kerry go straight for the jugular, and after a goalmouth scramble, a free out is awarded. 

Diarmuid O’Connor follows up with the first wide of the afternoon, and Kerry will be disappointed with two early opportunities squandered.

THROW-IN: Referee Sean Hurson throws the ball in and we’re underway in Killarney.

The teams are out on the pitch and we’re almost ready to go as the All-Ireland champions and Division 1 league winners prepare to lock horns once more.

Call it…

The big pre-match change for Kerry…

Enter Paudie Clifford.

James Lawlor / INPHO James Lawlor / INPHO / INPHO

Donegal changes: Four pre-match switches, listed below.

In – Max Campbell, Jason McGee, Oisin Gallen and Michael Langan.

Out – Caolan McColgan, Seán Martin, Shane O’Donnell and Shea Malone.

Kerry changes: Paudie Clifford and Sean O’Brien in for Tony Brosnan and Cillian Trant.

Fintan O’Toole is on the ground for us in Killarney, where the venue is pristine.

Venue update - remains majestic https://t.co/lnLFIWgWFl pic.twitter.com/QOabQLJB7D

— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole13) May 23, 2026

Here’s how the teams have been named to start. We’ll keep you up to date if there are any late changes.

Kerry

1. Shane Murphy (Dr Crokes)

2. Evan Looney (Dr Crokes), 3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue), 4. Dylan Casey (Austin Stacks)

5. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe), 6. Mike Breen (Beaufort), 7. Graham O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses)

8. Mark O’Shea (Dr Crokes), 9. Diarmuid O’Connor (Na Gaeil)

10. Micheál Burns (Dr Crokes), 11. Keith Evans (Keel), 12. Cillian Trant (St Senan’s)

13. Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes), 14. David Clifford (Fossa), 15. Dylan Geaney (Dingle)

Donegal

1. Gavin Mulreany (St Naul’s)

2. Caolan McColgan (St Patrick’s Muff), 3. Brendan McCole (St Naul’s), 4. Peader Mogan (St Naul’s)

5. Ryan McHugh (Kilcar), 6. Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Killybegs), 7. Finbarr Roarty (Naomh Conaill)

8. Caolan McGonagle (Buncrana), 9. Hugh McFadden (Killybegs)

10. Seán Martin (Sean Mac Cumhaills), 11. Shane O’Donnell (St Eunan’s), 12. Ciarán Moore (St Eunan’s)

13. Conor O’Donnell (Carndonagh), 14. Michael Murphy (Glenswilly), 15. Shea Malone (Naomh Conaill)

Good afternoon, and welcome along to our live coverage of Kerry versus Donegal in the All-Ireland senior football championship.

The sun is shining in Killarney, and we’re counting down to a heavyweight clash to open the All-Ireland series with a bang.

Throw-in at Fitzgerald Stadium is 3pm, with the action live on GAA+. We’ll keep you up to date right here.