Dingle v St Brigid's: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the All-Ireland Club SFC final 

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: Dingle and St Brigid's go head-to-head in the All-Ireland Club SFC final. Picture: ©INPHO/Nick Elliott

The All-Ireland Club senior football final takes place in Croke Park this weekend with Kerry taking on Roscommon. Dingle will go head-to-head with St Brigid's in what promises to be an enteraining affair. 

Paul Geaney was sprung from the bench to drag his side to overcome a ten point deficit and defeat Dublin's Ballyboden St Enda's to book their All-Ireland final spot after extra time.

St Brigid's defence was key in their semi-final win over Scotstown from Monaghan. Sean Trundle produced two huge defensive interventions with Pearse Frost returning from a four month injury lay-off to put in an immense performance in full-back.

Dingle are in search of a first senior All-Ireland title with St Brigid's hoping for their second having one their first title in 2013.

Here's everything you need to know.

Where and when is it on?

The match takes place at Croke Park with a 3.40pm throw-in on Sunday.

Where can I watch the game?

The game will be show live on TG4.

As well as that, you can follow the action as it happens with Examiner Sport's liveblog on Sunday afternoon.

Who is the referee?

Martin McNally will be the man in the middle for the game.

What's the team news

Paul Geaney is hoping to lead out his Dingle side in the All-Ireland club final against Roscommon's St Brigid's Sunday week after making a second-half appearance in his side's sensational comeback in the semi-final which saw the Kerry talisman score 0-8.

“The injury is good. I probably know where I stand now after the last day. I was hoping to come on with maybe 20 or 25 minutes to go, because I didn’t know where I stood. I got 50 minutes under the belt so, having that, and two more weeks from that game.

“It would have been tough if it was just a week’s turnaround, as in tough to recover from the game and get back up. I’m confident now that I’ll be alright for the next day” explained Geaney.

Dingle selector Johnny B Brosnan is delighted Mark O'Connor will be available for the final but said Dingle are waiting to hear on the availability of goalkeeper Gavin Curran who returned to Australia straight after their semi-final win over Ballyboden/St. Enda's to be with his partner as they await the imminent birth of their first child.

"We'll have to wait and see. He went back the following morning. She's probably due now in the next couple of days. I suppose it's a very sensitive issue. We hope it turns out well for all concerned and that's the main thing. It's just a day-by-day situation now,"

"Gavin has just been unbelievable all year long. You'd be worried there for the couple of weeks when he was away from the whole thing but he kept us in it on Saturday. He's a brave buck, there's no fear of him. He's been excellent and I hope he picks up where he left off the last day" Brosnan said.

Back up midfielder Darragh D O'Sullivan, who missed the semi-final due to a hamstring injury, also confirmed that he has returned to training. "I picked up a knock before the semi-final so I am back doing a bit of training this week, so hopefully I will be able to tog Sunday week and play some part anyway on the day. I should be back."

O'Sullivan's brother Barry Dan is still sidelined with a cruciate injury. Mortimer Murphy

What can I read about and listen to on IrishExaminer.com?

The majority of Dingle will be in Croke Park on Sunday for the All-Ireland Club SFC final between the west Kerry outfit and Roscommon's St Brigid's.

There will also be a couple of Geelong Cats in attendance, four in fact, if you include Mark O'Connor, the AFL Premiership-winning star who'll be lining out in the middle of the park for Dingle.

Geelong have allowed 28-year-old O'Connor to miss out on pre-season training to go in search of securing a dream All-Ireland title with his club, and three of his Cats teammates are en route from Australia and will be in attendance at Croker.

Patrick Dangerfield, Mark Blicavs, Jack Henry are the trio making the long trip, but for those left behind, there'll be a watch party of Cats lending their support from GMHBA Stadium.

Speaking to 7News prior to their flight, Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield said: "It really is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of opportunity, so we said, bugger it, let's do it.

"We've got a contingent in at about 2am (at the club), we've changed our training around it to be honest. We really see the value in supporting Mark and watching it, whether it's live for us or it's at the club." Read Shane Donovan's article here. 

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Ben O'Carroll has a vivid memory of the 2024 All-Ireland club final and the finish line coming into view.

"About seven minutes left, I was like, 'Jesus, we're actually going to win this'," recalled the St Brigid's forward.

With four minutes to go, they were still four ahead. At full-time, crucially, they trailed by one.

O'Carroll played a starring role for Brigid's in that game but was powerless to prevent Glen reeling off 1-3 in the closing stages to turn an apparent lost cause into a narrow win for the Derry side. Read Paul Keane's full article here.

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The three Kerry clubs that have reached All-Ireland finals have raised over €177,000 towards their team preparations.

Dingle GAA have raised in excess of €68,000, a number which is expected to grow significantly before Sunday week’s decider with St Brigid’s. Read John Fogarty's full article here.

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Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne principal Éamonn Fitzmaurice is immensely proud of the part his past and present pupils have played in Dingle and An Ghaeltacht reaching the Senior and Intermediate All-Ireland finals.

Equally, the former Kerry boss and history teacher, who has piloted the Dingle institution since 2018, says it was the seamless collaboration between the school and all the West Kerry clubs that played a vital part in Pobalscoil's six Munster titles and two All-Irelands.

“There was just great communication and great cooperation and it brought a community together,” Fitzmaurice says. Read Luke O'Connell's full article here.