All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final: Kerry v Mayo

Kerry take on Mayo in the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park on Sunday, 26 July, with the Sam Maguire Cup at stake. Kerry arrive as Munster champions and defending All-Ireland champions, having beaten Dublin in the semi-final earlier in July. It is the latest chapter in a competition that has shaped Kerry’s sporting calendar for well over a century, and the county’s green and gold will fill Dublin’s northside for the day.

What to expect

Throw-in is at 3:30pm, with the match broadcast live on RTE and BBC. Kerry go into the final off a semi-final win over Dublin, the county they beat on the weekend of 9 July, and enter the game as reigning Munster champions for 2026. Croke Park holds up to 82,300 supporters and is expected to be close to capacity, with the ground and the streets around Jones’s Road filling from early afternoon. The Kerry Supporters’ Club has organised coach travel to Dublin for the day, a sign of the demand around the county. Games at this level are contested by amateur county panels who have trained through the winter and spring for this single afternoon, and the closing stages of an All-Ireland football final are rarely decided early. Kerry are already the most successful county in the competition’s history, and a win over Mayo would add to that record.

Getting there

Croke Park is on Dublin’s northside, a short walk from O’Connell Street and the city centre. Driving is not practical on final day, as car parks around the stadium fill hours before throw-in. Dublin Bus routes serve Jones’s Road directly, and the Luas cross-city stop at Parnell is roughly a 15-minute walk from the ground. Kerry’s Supporters’ Club and county board run coach travel from Tralee and Killarney on the day, and private operators also run buses from around the county.

While you’re in Tralee

For supporters watching from home rather than travelling to Dublin, Tralee is Kerry’s county town and the administrative home of Kerry GAA, with Austin Stack Park hosting the county’s club championship games throughout the summer. There is more to see in Tralee and across Co. Kerry.

Good to know

• Date: Sunday, 26 July 2026
• Throw-in: 3:30pm
• Venue: Croke Park, Jones’s Road, Dublin 3
• Opponent: Mayo, contesting the Sam Maguire Cup
• Tickets: on sale through GAA clubs; check with a local Kerry club or gaa.ie
• Broadcast: live on RTE and BBC