2024: Meath lose to Dublin and Kerry in championship by combined total of 31 points. 2025: Meath beat Dublin and Kerry in championship by combined total of 13 points. 44 point turnaround in 12 months. Hard to believe.

Kerry’s 2 biggest Championship defeats in the last 35 years have both comes against Meath. 2001: Meath beat them by 15 points 2025: Meath win by 9 points. 1990 Munster final the last time Kerry lost by 9 points or more to a team other than Meath.

There are currently 6 Ulster GAA teams in the last 12 of the All Ireland Football Championship. Since the quarter finals were introduced in 2001, there has never been more than 4 teams from one province in the last 8. Chance for Cavan, Donegal or Down to make history this week

In the last 4 years a football finalist has come from division 2, with the last 2 All Ireland winners coming from the second tier. 6 division 2 teams have made the last 12, with 2 guaranteed in the quarter finals. Chance for second tier teams to maintain that trend this year.

If Tom Leo O’Sullivan comes off the bench for Kerry Sunday, Jack O’Connor will have played 3 different players with the same name in championship football. 3 different Tom O’Sullivans could make Kerry championship appearances in his tenure - spanning 21 years from 2004-2025.

Galway have never recorded 4 successive wins over Tipperary in hurling championship history. Having beaten their rivals in 2017, 2020 and 2023, Galway will aim to make history today.

First time Limerick have lost 3 times in a row in the Championship since 2017. Have failed to win 7 of last 10 matches in all competitions and have not won any of last 4 competitions they’ve entered. Dublin were fantastic against all the odds.

Dublin have not beaten Cork in the hurling championship in 98 years. Cork have won last 11 meetings between the teams.

From July 2021 - April 2025 Tipperary won 2 championship hurling matches. They’ve won double that amount of championship matches in 6 weeks.

I believe this is Limerick GAA footballers first win in Croke Park in the Championship since 1896. Great achievement and well deserved. First championship win in HQ in 129 years.

Who lifts the trophy?

The last 27 teams to lose an All Ireland hurling or football final have failed to lift the trophy the following season. Kilkenny in 2011 the last team to do so. Cork and Galway have a chance of ending that run this year.

For 14 seasons from 2010-2023, Dublin reached an All Ireland semi final. For 2 successive seasons Dublin have failed to reach the semi finals. Joint heaviest championship defeat for Dublin in Croke Park since 2010. End of what was a truly fantastic era?

Excellent fantastic underage talent. Very good management. Huge support and tradition. Coming from absolutely nowhere in years before. Are this Meath team similar to Limerick hurlers in 2018?

Jack O’Connor has won 4 All Irelands as manager of Kerry. The first 4 have been preceded by Kerry being league champions and dethroning a team from Ulster. Chance for history to repeat itself a fifth time in 2025.

Number of All-Ireland semi-final appearances in football championship in last 20 seasons (2006-2025) Dublin 16 Kerry 16 Mayo 11 Tyrone 9 Cork 6 Donegal 5 Galway 3 Meath 3 Derry 2 Monaghan 2 Tipperary 2 Armagh 1 Cavan 1 Down 1 Kildare 1 Wexford 1

Cork and Tipperary have never met in an All Ireland hurling final. Neither team have ever beaten a Munster county in an All-Ireland final.