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2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was a Gaelic football match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 27 July 2025 between Donegal and Kerry, the culmination of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. It was the 138th final of that sport's primary competition, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Kerry, the Munster champion, defeated Donegal, the Ulster champion, by ten points, with a score of 1–26 (29) to 0–19 (19), claiming their 39th title.
The game was televised nationally on RTÉ One as part of The Sunday Game live programme, presented by Joanne Cantwell from the Croke Park studio, with analysis from Peter Canavan, Tomás Ó Sé and Lee Keegan. Match commentary was provided by Darragh Maloney and Éamonn Fitzmaurice. The game was also televised on BBC Two in Northern Ireland. BBC covered the final for the 3rd year in a row presented by Sarah Mulkerrins with a different punditry lineup as joined by Oisín McConville, Philly McMahon and Conor McManus. Commentary for a 3rd year was provided by Thomas Niblock and multiple All-Ireland-winning manager Mickey Harte, with pitch-side updates from Mark Sidebottom, Brendan Devenney and Owen Mulligan.
The game received a 76% audience share, with viewers on RTÉ particularly interested in the last appearance of Michael D. Higgins ahead of the game where, as is tradition, he received the players as President of Ireland.