In 34 years, nine times Dublin tried and failed in championship before Stephen Cluxton’s cloudbursting free in 2011. Between 2000 and ’09, Dublin and Kerry met seven times and the latter won five, drawing two. Their return of one win from five league meetings since 2020 isn’t much to shout about either but where Kerry really haven’t kept up their side of the rivalry is in Croke Park. Years can often inflate a statistic – Dublin and Kerry only met once in championship between 1985 and 2001 – but The Kingdom have lost all five of their previous round clashes with Dublin in Croke Park. Dublin may have plenty learning the ropes, but then so do Kerry, and they remain Dublin.

Source: Irish Examiner February 20, 2026 14:30 UTC