Monday Morning Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Dublin beat Kerry by 1-15 to 1-13 to collect a 31st All-Ireland crown and a first since 2020.

Gaelic Games

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor believes Dublin's second half goal was the key moment in yesterday's All-Ireland football final.

The Dubs won by 1-15 to 1-13 at Croke Park to collect a 31st All-Ireland crown and a first since 2020.

Kerry led by a point at half-time, but Paddy Small found the net for Dublin in the second period.

And O'Connor feels that gave Dessie Farrell's side a real boost.


With this latest success, Dublin players Stephen Cluxton, Mick Fitzsimons and James McCarthy all won a record ninth All-Ireland medal.
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The fixture details have been confirmed for the Kildare ladies footballers All Ireland Intermediate Final against Clare.

Throw-in at Croke Park is at 1:45pm on Sunday August 13th.

Before that, the Junior Final between Down and Limerick throws-in at 11:45pm.

Dublin play Kerry in the Senior Final at 4pm.

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It was a busy week in the club football championship scene:

Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round

Clane 2-15 Confey 1-6
Athy 3-19 Moorefield 1-7
Clogherinkoe 0-11 St. Laurence's 1-7
Carbury 1-12 Eadestown 1-11
Sarsfields 1-11 Kilcock 0-9
Maynooth 1-13 Ballyteague 1-6
Naas 1-21 Johnstownbridge 1-15 (After Extra Time)
Celbridge 3-21 Raheens 0-11
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The Auld Shebeen Athy Intermediate Football Championship Preliminary Round

Round Towers 3-12 Monasterevin 2-8
St Kevins 3-16 Suncroft 1-18.
Allenwood 1-21 Straffan 3-11
Leixlip 1-17 Ellistown 0-6
Sallins 3-8 Two Mile House 2-7
Castledermot 1-15 Nurney 0-11
 Kilcullen V Rathangan 1-13 Kilcullen 1-8
Caragh V Ballymore Eustace is now this evening at 7:30pm in Kicullen GAA due to bereavement in Ballymore club

Tom Cross Junior Football Championship

In Group A
Rathcoffey 2-15 Ballykelly 0-10
Ardclough gave a walk-over to Milltown.

In Group B
 Athgarvan 2-8 Rheban 1-8
Grangenolvin 1-19 Castlemitchell 0-12
Cappagh 4-15 Kill 3-13
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The Kildare U16 Camogie team lost their All Ireland B Final against Derry on Saturday.

Full time score in Monaghan was Derry 3-18 Kildare 2-6.

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Soccer

Nigeria provide the opposition as the Republic of Ireland play their final game at the World Cup later.

Vera Pauw's side are unable to qualify for the knockout stage ahead of the match in Brisbane.

Nigeria, however, lead the standings as they look to reach the last 16.

Kick off is at 11am Irish time, with Canada up against Australia at the same time.

Group C also draws to a close today, with Spain up against Japan and Costa Rica set to take on Zambia.

Both of those matches are just underway.

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GOLF

Germany's Alex Cejka beat Padraig Harrington to land the Senior Open title in Wales yesterday.

Both players finished on five-over-par in challenging weather conditions at Royal Porthcawl.

But Cejka took victory with a birdie on the second play-off hole.

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Home favourite Celine Boutier landed the honours at the Amundi Evian Championship in France.

On 14-under-par, she enjoyed a six-shot victory.

Leona Maguire ended the week on one-over-par, with Stephanie Meadow six-over.
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ATHLETICS

Sarah Healy was the winner of the women's 1500-metres title at the National Senior Outdoor Championships in Santry yesterday.

She held off the challenge of Sophie O'Sullivan to take victory in a time of four minutes, 11-point-39 seconds.

There was also more success for Sarah Lavin as she claimed gold in the women's 100-metres with a new personal best of 11.53 seconds.
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RACING

The Galway Summer Festival gets underway today.

The first of seven races is off at ten-past-five.
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Finally, a reminder that: This morning’s Kildare Today, at 10.40 and this evening’s Kildare Scoreboard from 6.30pm will review all the Kildare weekend sport.