Murphy returns, O’Shea leads, Donegal prevail on a glorious day for Gaelic football

Kerry came to Ballyshannon’s Fr Tierney Park for a rematch of the All-Ireland final, for an afternoon of old-fashioned league theatre. Boy, did they get it.

AFL Division 1: Donegal 1-22 (1-3-16) Kerry 1-18 (1-6-6)

Up West Port Hill in a sea of green and gold. The River Erne on the left and the local club ground on the right, packed to the rafters. Standing room only on the bank behind the goal, except for the excavator looming like a watchtower.